Girls Fascinating Studies in Commerce Stream

 

PATNA: With the admission fever gripping Patna University and Magadh University colleges these days, a section of students, particularly girls, are more interested in pursuing their studies in commerce stream. Science and Arts are secondary for them. Perhaps, these girls find commerce an ideal stream to pursue MBA or Bachelor of Business Management (BBM) courses in future.
Shreya has passed the school final examination this year with high marks in commerce subjects. She opted for commerce from school days and wants to pursue her career in management. "I would try my luck outside Bihar to get admission to a college which imparts better teaching in commerce stream. Otherwise, I would prefer any of the colleges in Patna," she said.
Soma opted for commerce with an aim to pursue chartered accountancy (CA) course. She feels commerce is the best bet for career-oriented girls. After doing her graduation from B D College, a constituent college of Magadh University, she would like to join CA course in Patna itself, she said.
According to B D College principal B N Ojha, the college has introduced a separate section for girls in Intermediate due to rush of students. While there are over 200 seats for girls in Intermediate, the college has two other separate sections for boys at Intermediate level, which include 250 students in each section of boys, he said, adding commerce has become the first choice for girls up to degree-level courses.
"Since most of the girls are from social justice group at this college, the university finally permitted the college to offer postgraduate (PG) teaching in commerce from last year. There are 77 seats in PG commerce," he said.
Arvind Mahila college has also started teaching commerce at degree level. "Girls fascinating in commerce these days as they want to become self-dependent in life. The college has developed its infrastructure for girl students pursuing commerce on its campus," said college principal Asha Singh.
College of Commerce is another old college imparting teaching in commerce at PG level. Hundreds of students are pursuing their career in commerce at this college, said a senior teacher of the college, adding that the college is fully geared up to admit students in commerce at Intermediate level in July this year .
According to HoD of Commerce at B D College, P K Agrawal, the college has started separate counselling for girls to opt commerce. They are very well briefed about the importance of the subject soon after their admission to this stream. The college provides all kinds of facilities, including books, to girl students and give extra care to meritorious and talented students," he said.