After b.com

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30 October 2013 dear friends
kindally priferd me which course is best after b.com for me i am finel year student of b.com.
thanks

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30 October 2013 You can do CA/CS/CWA....

All the three courses have similarities with regard to the course syllabus.
A person doing a particular course studies more or less the same subjects as the person doing any other course.

The only difference being the depth of the subjects studied and the examination orientation. Chartered accountancy course has in depth study relating to financial accounting, auditing, tax aspects. Cost accounting course has in depth study relating to cost and management accounting. Company secretaryship has in depth study relating to company law.

Which course you take up is dependent on what you are interested in and what you wish to specialise in.
Depending on your ability, aptitude, career outlook, you need to choose the relevant course.

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30 October 2013 i am interested in CS & ICWA
Kindally give me the detals.
thanks.

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30 October 2013 COMPANY SECRETARY
Duration:
Foundation programme is of eight months. It is open to students of all backgrounds - Arts, Science or Commerce stream. After passing Executive programme, a student has to undergo practical training for about 15 months. After successful completion of training a candidate is eligible to be called as an Associate Company Secretary.

Admission:
Admission to the CS course is open throughout the year. Examinations are held twice a year in June & December. ICSI has 66 examination centres pan India, including one overseas centre at Dubai. The course is recognised by the various universities for admission to PhD course.

Fee:
For Foundation, the cost is Rs. 3600 and for the Executive programme, the fee is Rs. 7000 for Commerce graduates while for non-Commerce students the fee is Rs. 7750.

Course and Coaching classes:
There are four papers in CS Foundation programme that includes English and Business Communication along with Economics, Statistics and others. In the final stage of professional programme, there are 8 papers divided into 4 modules that cover topics like, Drafting, Appearances and Pleadings, Restructuring & Insolvency, Forex management among others. Some students take coaching classes. Puneet Gupta, All-India CS topper 2010, never took any. He emphasizes the importance of practical training.

Read more on how self-study and practical training paved way for Puneet.

Placement, Role and Salaries:
The institute assists students on placements. A candidate gets employed as a legal advisor by a company, guiding the company in matters pertaining to corporate law, corporate governance, ethics, corporate social responsibility, risk management and capital market among others. In the recently held, ICSI Foundation Day event, Anil Murarka, President, ICSI said, “In order to be an efficient CS one should gain thorough understanding of domestic and international regulatory regimes. Possessing knowledge in risk management to help corporates maintain standards of accountability, transparency and ethics is also important as these aspects are gaining wider currency in a globally integrated workplace.”

Corporate firms like Ernst and Young, KPMG, GE who hire CS start with a salary range of Rs. 30,000 and above.

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30 October 2013 COST ACCOUNTANT
Duration:
The three stages of course can be completed at one go. But students unable to clear Intermediate at first shot or later, can try for another seven years. After a lapse of seven years, they can re-register and appear for test for yet another seven years. But only a very few pass the exam.

Admission:
Exams are held two times in a year, starts on June and December. For June Term Exam one needs to apply before December 5 of previous year and for December, before June 5.

Fee:
For foundation course, along with oral Coaching, the fee is Rs. 3500. For executive, the fee is Rs. 7,000. Those who take oral coaching, pay Rs. 4,000 extra.

Course details:
You train to be a Cost Accountant. After course completion, you can start working independently or in partnership with private or public companies. For further academic enhancement, one can enroll for MPhil and PhD. Several Universities recognize ICWA qualification for further studies. IGNOU offers specialized BCom and MCom programmes for ICWAI students. The students can simultaneously study the specialized BCom (Financial & Cost Accounting) programme with ICWAI Foundation/Intermediate Course and specialized MCom (Management Accounting & Financial Strategies) with ICWAI Final Course.

Placement, Role and Salaries:
Companies keep and maintain cost records, and have to get auditing done. Qualified professionals can go on to top management positions to be finance director, internal auditor etc. Realising the importance of the profession in the economic development of the nation, the central government has constituted an all-India cadre known as Indian Cost Accounts Service (ICAS) at par with other Class-I services such as IAS and IFS to advise the government in cost pricing and in framing tax policies. There is provision of campus placement and average salaries start from Rs. 25,000 onwards. of course can be completed at one go.

But students unable to clear Intermediate at first shot or later, can try for another seven years. After a lapse of seven years, they can re-register and appear for test for yet another seven years. But only a very few pass the exam. Know more about these three evergreen programmes here...