Birla College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Kalyan.
 Department of Management Studies
B.Com(Banking & Insurance)
Scope & Objective :

  1. To provide a basic foundation of the fundamental principles and practices of Banking and Insurance and their application in practice.
  2. To enables the students gain a fair idea as to how these principles are applied in practices through live cases/examples published in paper and cited by lecturers.
  3. To equip the job-seekers to get into position of responsibility in the area of Financial services( as this would prove a definite advantages to the recruiters in term of time, cost and skill requirements)
Eligibility :

  • A Candidate for being, eligible for admission to the Degree Course in Banking & Insurance shall have passed XII Std. Examination of the Maharashtra Board of Higher Secondary Education or its equivalent and secured not less than 45% marks in aggregate at first attempt. Every candidate admitted to the degree course in the constituent /affiliated college/recognized institution conducting the course, shall have to register himself/herself with the University.
Duration of the Course : 6 Semesters spread over 3 years. The Course shall consist of 40 Subjects.
Course content :
The scheme of Modules is as under :
First Year
          Semester-I
1.1 Environment and Management of Financial Services
1.2 Principles Of Management
1.3 Effective Communication – I
1.4 Economics – I (Micro)
1.5 Quantitative Methods – ( I )
1.6 Introduction to Computer Systems		          Semester-II
2.1 Principles and Practices of Banking & Insurance
2.2 Financial Accounting
2.3 Effective Communication – (II)
2.4 Economics – II (Macro)
2.5 Quantitative Methods – ( II )
2.6 Business Law
Second Year
           Semester-III
 3.1 Laws Governing Banking & Insurance
3.2 Financial Management – I
3.3 Management Accounting (Tools & Techniques, Focus on Banking & Insurance)
3.4 Customer Relationship Management in Banking And Insurance.
3.5 Information Technology in Banking & Insurance
3.6 Organizational Behavior
3.7 Taxation of Financial Services		             Semester-IV
4.1 Universal Banking
4.2 Financial Management – II
4.3 Innovations in Banking & Insurance

4.4 Corporate Law & Laws Governing Capital Market

4.5 Entrepreneurship Management
4.6 Financial Markets (Equity, Debt, Forex and Derivatives)
4.7 Cost Accounts
Third Year
        Semester-V
 5.1 Marketing in Banking & Insurance
5.2 Financial Services Management
5.3 International Banking & Finance
5.4 Financial Reporting & Analysis (Corporate Banking & Insurance)
5.5 Security Analysis and Portfolio Management
5.6 Auditing 		              Semester-VI
 6.1 Strategic Management (Banking & Insurance)
6.2 Central Banking
6.3 International Resource Management in Banking & Insurance
6.4 Human Resource Management in Banking and Insurance
6.5 Business Ethics & Corporate Governance
6.6 Turnaround Management
6.7 Special Studies in Banking & Insurances

The maximum number of students at the F .Y . & S.Y . & T .Y .B.&I . will be 60 at each Semester in the academic year 2009-10.

Scheme of Examination for Banking & Insurance :
The Scheme of Examination shall be divided in two parts. 

  1. Internal Assessment :- 40% i.e. 40 marks.
  2. Semester End Examination :- 60% i.e. 60 marks.
Passing Standards for Banking & Insurance :
The performance grading of the student shall be of the Seven point ranking system as under :-

No. Division Total % Marks Grade
I I - I 65 or above O
I - II 60 ---------- 64 A
II II - I 55 ---------- 59 B
II-II 50 ---------- 54 C
II -III 45 ---------- 49 D
III III 40 ---------- 44 E
IV Fail 39 or below F
Teaching Methodology :
  • Classroom Learning.
  • Projects & Assignments.
  • Guest Lecturers.
  • Group Discussions.

 

  • Workshops & Seminars.
  • Role Plays.
  • Management Games.
  • Presentations.
Healthy Practices :
1. Guest Lectures/ Seminars

We take the initiative, ensuring that students benefit from guest lectures. They provide fair idea as to how these principles are applied in practices through live cases/examples published in paper.

2. Advantage +

It is a programmee of special guest lectures on various topic in the syllabus organized by junior students for the benefit of senior students where in , where in eminent resource persons from academic & corporate sectors are invited

3. Campus to Corporate

C 2 C training program is organized for the students of Final year. Its objective is to ensure better performance of students at the entry level of corporate sector, to build confidence & to prepare students for Selection procedure.

  • Effective Communication
  • Corporate Etiquettes
  • Mock Aptitude Test
  • Body Language
  • Mock Group Discussion.
  • Interviewing Techniques, etc

4. Placement

More then 80% students have been placed during 2008-09 in the companies like

  • Aspire training &consultancy 
  • HDFC Standard Life. 
  • Wipro BPO.
  • Kotak Mahindra Life Insurance 
  • Vodafone 
  • Techno Perfect 
  • Intellinet 
  • 3 Dimensions

5. Industrial Visits

We organize 2 to 5 days industrial visit every year for First, Second & Third Year students to the industries & institutes.

6. Value Added Activities: 

  • Regular follow-up of students’ attendance.
  • Excellent interaction with students. 
  • Parents meeting. 
  • Dress code. 
  • Personal attention on projects.   
  • UGC sponsored ADD-ON courses
Core Faculty :
  • Dr.Himanshi Mansukhani (Co-ordinator)
    M.Com,M.A, Ph.d

 

  • Mr.Anand Dharmadhikari (Lecturer)
    M.Com(A/c’s),NET,LLB,DBM
Contact :

          Tel. No. - 0251-2230740 
                          0251-2230840