1st September, 2011

                             Announcement

As approved by the Academic Council's Standing Committee meeting held on
20th December, 2010 of Indira Gandhi Open University (IGNOU), it is decided
to exclude:

   Ø BCOL-001: 100 hours IT Training through Accredited Institutions from
     the programme structure of B.Com (A&F) for all the students.

   Ø It is also decided to exclude the requirement of Completion of 3 years
     of articleship of ICAI.

After excluding "BCOL-001: 100 hours IT Training through Accredited
Institutions' and `3 years of Articleship' from the programme structure, the
revised programme structure of Bachelor of Commerce with Major in
Accountancy and Finance (B.Com A&F) is as under:







         REVISED PROGRAMME STRUCTURE OF B.COM (A&F)

Sl. Course      Course Title                   Credits   Status
No code
PART A: Courses of Common Proficiency Test (CPT) offered by ICAI.
Courses already passed by students as part of CPT or PE-I or
Foundation, and automatic credit transfer is given to all the students
admitted in B.Com (A & F).
1. BCO-001      Fundamentals of Accounting     4 credits Automatic
                                                         Credit Transfer
2. BCO-002      Mercantile Law                 4 credits Automatic
                                                         Credit Transfer
3. BCO-003      General Economics              4 credits Automatic
                                                         Credit Transfer
4. BCO-004      Quantitative Aptitude          4 credits Automatic
                                                         Credit Transfer
PART B: Courses offered by IGNOU. To be studied by all students
5. a) FEG-1     Foundation Course in English   4 credits Compulsory
                1
    b) FEG-2    Foundation Course in English   4 credits Compulsory
                2
                                      OR
    a) BHDF-    Foundation Course in Hindi 1   4 credits Compulsory
    101
    b) FHD-2    Foundation Course in Hindi 2   4 credits Compulsory
                                      OR
6. EEG-4        English for Practical Purposes 8 credits Compulsory
                                      OR
    EHD-8       Prayojan Mulak Hindi           8 credits Compulsory






7.   FHS-1      Foundation Course in           8 credits Compulsory
                Humanities & Social Science
                                    OR
     FST-1      Foundation Course in Science 8 credits Compulsory
                and Technology
8. a) ECO-13 Business Environment              4 credits Compulsory
     b) AED-1   Export Procedures and          4 credits Compulsory
                Documentation
PART C: Courses of Professional Competence Course (PCC) offered by
ICAI. These Courses are to be passed as part of Chartered Accountancy
First Stage and students get credit transfer in this B.Com (A & F)
Programme.
     BCO-005    Advanced Accounting            8 credits Compulsory
     BCO-006    Auditing and Assurance         8 credits Compulsory
     BCO-007    Law, Ethics & Communication 8 credits Compulsory
     BCO-008    Cost Accounting & Financial    8 credits Compulsory
                Management
     BCO-009    Taxation                       8 credits Compulsory
     BCO-010    Information Technology and     8 credits Compulsory
                Strategic Management



                                            Director, Board of Studies