Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com) vs Bachelor of Computer Application (BCA)

Indian education system is witnessing a demise of engineering UG courses. ‘The education trend’ for past few years support this claim. The ‘B.tech’ space was firstly filled by paramedical and allied health science UG courses followed by commerce UG program, namely, Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com). One interesting aspect of B.Tech/B.E. loosing its steam is that, the ‘turn-off’ from engineering education platforms is non-uniform across various disciplines. Mechanical engineering is the worst affected and badly hit. Computer science engineering and Information Science and Technology (IT) fields are keeping its glamour among students and parents. Thanks to campus placements and easiness of landing in a job, plus possibility of becoming a business owner if you own a laptop/smart phone, long term vision, holistic approach and passion for coding. Plus funding and public attention, media will celebrate ‘start-up success story’ by another youngster.

Not compulsory that you undergo a complex and complicated 4 years of torturous, uncertain 8 semesters long ‘B.tech life’, computer technology can be learned through BCA, a professional UG course almost as professional as B.Tech CSE, and better application oriented than its B.Sc Computer Science counterpart.

This article will hence explain 14 basic parameters across which B.Com and BCA can be compared, the two promising UG courses to build a successful career ahead.

Question.	Bachelor of Commerce (B. Com)	Bachelor of Computer Application (BCA)
How long does it take to study? (Duration)	3 years  – 6 semesters	3 years  – 6 semesters
Distance Education possible?	Yes	Yes
Recognition	University Grant Commission (UGC)	University Grant Commission (UGC) & All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)
Who Can Study? (Eligibility)	+2 pass, 50%, H/C/S Maths & English in +2 (better)	+2 pass, 50%, H/C/S Maths & English in +2 (better)
Nature of Degree?	Academic/Education Degree	Professional Degree
Types of courses	B.Com General B.Com professional B.Com Honors B.Com LLB	BCA BCA Honors
What you Study? (Core subjects)	Business management Finance Accounting Statistics Economics Marketing	Fundamentals of IT & Computers C Language Operating Systems and Fundamentals Introduction to Linux Web Designing Data Structures Object-Oriented Programming Python C++ C JAVA Application Development
Where You Can Work?(Specializations)	1 ACCOUNTS AND FINANCE 2 ECONOMICS 3 INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT 4 BANKING AND INSURANCE 5 FINANCIAL MARKET 6 TAXATION 7 HUMAN RESOURCES 8 LAW 9 INFORMATION MANAGEMENT 10 MARKETING	1 E COMMERCE 2 MULTIMEDIA 3 CYBER SECURITY 4 ETHICAL HACKING 5 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 6 Computer Graphics 7 Programming Languages 8 Database Management 9 STOCK MARKET 10 INSURANCE AND BANKING
Who Should Study? (Target Audience)	Interested in commerce, financial transactions, accounting, business management and economics.	Interested in computer, internet technology, coding, software engineering and related domains.
Comparable/sister Courses?	BBA/BBM/BBS/BCA (commerce specialization)	BSC CS/B. Tech Computer Science Engg./B Com IT
Higher Education options?	MBA/M.Com/MCA (form B Com in IT or related fields)/MA(in subject studied in B Com course as elective/regular)	MBA/MCA/MS/MA (in subject studied in B Com course as elective/regular)
Career Prospects?	Tax Consultant Auditor Stock Broker Export-Import Manager Accountant Finance Consultant Banker Insurance Consultant	Computer Programmer Software Developer System Analyst Network Engineer System Admin Software Architect Software Tester
Average Salary Scale?	3 Lakhs PA to 6.5 Lakhs PA	4 Lakhs PA to 10 Lakhs PA
Top Employers	Banks, Accenture, Capgemini, TCS, Genpact, Ernst & Young, Wipro, Cognizant, Flipkart, Deloitte, Big 4 (Deloitte, PwC, Ernst & Young, KPMG)	Google, Microsoft, IMB, HP, HCL, TCS, Wipro, Infosys, Cognizant, Deloitte
Who should not pursue?	Those who are not interested in commerce accounting and business.	Those who are not interested in computer, information technology.

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