Post Graduate & Research Department of Commerce
The Department of Commerce of St. Michael’s College was started in the year 1999 with a strength of 60 students. The elective paper of the course was Computer Application. In 2019, the elective has been changed from Computer Application to Finance. A major milestone in the history of the department was the introduction of the Master’s Degree Programme in Commerce (M.Com) in the year 2013 and transformed it to a Post Graduate Department. During the year 2023, the department was elevated to the status of a Research Centre in Commerce under the University of Kerala. The Department consists of 7 faculties with around 250 students. The Department offers best academic resources for excellence by way of faculty, infrastructure etc. The department has a vibrant Entrepreneurship Development Club (ED Club) and a very active Commerce Association named Commerce Union for Excellence (COMMUNE). The COMMUNE offers the students a dynamic environment for the overall development of their personalities, interrelationship skills and talents. Additions for Commerce Students (AD4COMS) and Career Endeavour for Commerce Students (CARE4COMS) are the two flagship organizations of the department that target the exhaustive academic and career development of the students. To this end, AD4COMS conducts Add- on-Courses and CARE4COMS organizes career guidance programmes for the students. Diploma in GST Practice (DGSTP), Basic Corporate Accountant, Diploma in Accounting and Tax Management (DATM), Certified Insurance Advisor and Risk Analyst (CIARA) and Certificate in Event Planning and Management (CEPM) are the few Add-on-Courses offered by the Department.
