About the Department
The Department of Commerce was started on 1969 with student strength of 30 and with staff of 2 Assistant professors. In successive academic years, required number of Lecturers was inducted into service. Towards the year 1972-73 the Department became a full-fledged one. Students have been achieving academic excellence and career success right from its inception. The Pondicherry University came into existence in the year 1985-86 and thereafter the college was affiliated to the Pondicherry University.
The year 1986-87 was also a milestone in the history of the Department of Commerce with the starting of Post Graduate Course in Commerce (M.Com) with student strength of 20. In 1989-90, the Government of Pondicherry siphoned out all Post Graduate Courses from the various colleges of the Union territory of Pondicherry by starting a centre for Post Graduate Studies. Since then, the Department of Commerce, Tagore Government Arts and Science College offers only B.Com Degree course like any other discipline.
Subject like Income Tax, Entrepreneurial Development, Insurance, Auditing, Advertising and Salesmanship were included in the syllabus so as to provide a professional touch to the course. Principles of Accountancy is taught as optional subject in B.Sc (Computer Science) and as allied subject for B.A (Economics) course.
In order to provide Commerce education to rural students, an Annexe of Tagore Government Arts and Science College was constituted in the academic year 1995-96 with an initial students' strength of 30 each, for UG course in Commerce and Co-Operative Management. Consequent to the compositions of Society for Arts, Science and Technical Education in the year 2003, the Annexe is now vested to the society.
The B. Com Degree programme provides ample exposure to subjects from the fields of Commerce, Accountancy and Management. The course equips the students for entry level jobs in Industry as well as to become future entrepreneurs and thus play the role of a key contributor to the economic development of the country.
