Commerce Colleges in Punjab

Punjab, also known as the land of rivers, has 350 Commerce colleges in Punjab, out of which 212 are private colleges, 77 are public-private colleges and the rest 61 are government colleges. Commerce as an academic stream provides an excess of career avenues for students. These commerce colleges provide a full-time, part-time, distance/ correspondence, and online mode of study at all levels of education including Undergraduate (UG), Postgraduate (PG), Doctorate (Ph.D.) levels.

Top Commerce Colleges in Punjab: Specialisations 

Commerce colleges in Punjab offer various specialisations including Finance, Accounting, International Business, IT & Systems, etc. The following given table shows various commerce specialisations offered by the colleges in Punjab:

Specialisation

Accounting

Finance

Human Resources

Sales and Marketing

Financial Planning & Analysis

International Business

IT & Systems

Operations

Top Commerce Colleges in Punjab: Eligibility Criteria

Commerce programmes can be pursued at Undergraduate, Postgraduate and Doctorate levels. The eligibility criteria may differ across colleges as per the branch and course selected by the students. 

For Undergraduate (UG) level:

• Candidates are required to pass their class 12 examination with a minimum aggregate of 50% in commerce stream.

For Postgraduate (PG) level:

• Students must have cleared their graduation degree i.e. B.com or B.Com Honors with a minimum mark of 50% from a recognised university/ college.

For Ph.D in Commerce:

• Candidates who want to get admission into Ph.D courses in commerce are required to complete their postgraduate (PG) studies in the related field.

Top Commerce Colleges in Punjab: Admission Process

Admission process varies across colleges and universities as per their set guidelines. Students can get admission into Commerce courses through a merit-list and entrance i.e, the scores they secured in the entrance examination they appeared for.

Apart from merit-based admission to Commerce courses in Punjab, many top ranked colleges also accept the scores secured in many National and state level entrance examinations including CUET, UGC NET, SAT India, PU CET (PG), SAT India, MAT, LPU NEST and others.

• Students need to fill out the application forms of respective colleges and universities.
• Admissions into commerce programmes are based on the merit lists released by the universities and colleges.
• Students are requested to submit their valid documents to complete the admission application process.

Best Commerce Colleges in Punjab

There are around 350 Commerce colleges in Punjab, out of which 212 are private colleges, 77 are public-private colleges and the rest 61 are government colleges.

Top Commerce Colleges in Punjab

Following are the top commerce colleges in Punjab-

• Panjab University, Chandigarh
• Guru Nanak Dev University
• Punjabi University
• Khalsa College Patiala
• Kamla Nehru College For Women, Phagwara
• SSD Girls College
• Goswami Ganesh Dutta SD College
• DAV College, Chandigarh
• MCM DAV College for Women
• Chandigarh University

Top Private Commerce Colleges in Punjab

Following are the top private commerce colleges in Punjab-

• Goswami Ganesh Dutta SD College
• DAV College, Chandigarh
• MCM DAV College for Women
• Chandigarh University
• BBK DAV College for Women
• Kanya Maha Vidyalaya
• Lovely Professional University (LPU)
• Chandigarh Group of Colleges 
• CT University
• Sri Aurobindo College of Commerce and Management

Top Government Commerce Colleges in Punjab

Following are the top government commerce colleges in Punjab-

• Panjab University, Chandigarh
• Guru Nanak Dev University
• Punjabi University
• University Business School, Chandigarh
• Government College, Hoshiarpur
• S.C.D. Government College
• Central University of Punjab

Top Commerce Colleges in Punjab: Entrance Exams

Following are the top entrance exams accepted by the colleges in Punjab for admission to commerce courses-

Exams

CUET

SAT India

CSIR NET

UGC NET

GPAT

CAT

MAT

GATE

Top Commerce Colleges in Punjab: Recruiting Companies

Some of the top recruiting companies for the Commerce Colleges in Punjab are as follows-

Commerce Colleges	Recruiting companies
Goswami Ganesh Dutta SD College	Accountant Anywhere Services Pvt. Ltd. Amazon Ashiana Children's Home eClerx Services Genpact HDFC Standard Life Insurance Abt Associates
Lovely Professional University	Amazon Microsoft Flipkart Synopsys Vistara Cognizant Tech Mahindra
Panjab University	Tech Mahindra Master Capital Services Ltd Balaji Enterprises Bajaj Finserv Bajaj Capital Accurate Accounting Services Limited Anil K Sareen & Associates

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