Five decades of disciplined inquiry into accounting, finance, banking, and the science of business — shaping practitioners, scholars, and leaders since 1970.
The Post Graduate Department of Commerce is one of the oldest departments of the College, with the under-graduate programme in Commerce inaugurated on July 19, 1970 with sixty students, five faculty members, and Prof. R. C. Kaushal as the founding Head. Following his superannuation, the department was led successively by Prof. SPS Yadav and Prof. RS Chhiller — each shaping its character.
Responding to the growing demand for the discipline, the Master of Commerce programme was introduced in 2004, and the Bachelor of Business Administration was added in 2021–22 to serve students drawn to management. Today, under the headship of Dr Tejinder Singh Brar, the department supports more than 1,000 students, mentored by 24 faculty members — twenty of whom hold doctoral degrees with specialisations spanning accounting, finance, law, economics and management.
Beyond its core programmes, the department offers Honours in Accounting & Finance and Economics, alongside add-on courses in e-Commerce and e-Banking. A recently introduced Certified Course in Tally, in collaboration with Tally Education Pvt. Ltd., prepares students for employment in accounts, audit, and taxation — the architecture of modern enterprise.
BCom inaugurated on July 19 with 60 students and 5 faculty members under Prof. R. C. Kaushal.
The Master of Commerce programme is introduced, expanding the department's intellectual horizons.
The Commerce Society is reimagined as the Expressions Club — a forum for debate and competition.
Bachelor of Business Administration introduced to meet rising interest in management studies.
Bachelor of Commerce
Centralised admissions through DHE. Honours in Accounting & Finance and Economics offered in years two and three. Interdisciplinary options span Economics, English, Punjabi, History and Computer Science.
Bachelor of Business Administration
Introduced in 2021–22 to serve students drawn to management. Centralised admissions through DHE. Curriculum integrates strategy, organisational behaviour, marketing, and analytical reasoning.
Master of Commerce
Merit-based admission. Advanced coursework in financial management, strategic accounting, and applied research methodology — preparing graduates for academia, professional practice, and doctoral study.
Specialisations in Accounting & Finance · Economics
Honours pathways for BCom students who attain at least 50% in the respective subject — designed for those who wish to read deeper, write more, and treat commerce as a discipline in its own right.
A direct industry collaboration that places students inside the workflows of accounting, audit, and taxation — preparing them for employment from day one.
Specialisation in Business Management & Marketing Management
32 years of teaching experience · 6 publications · Project Co-Director, ICSSR funded study on academic social networking · brar.sggs@gmail.com
Accounting and Finance
Law & Research Methodology
HRM, Entrepreneurship & Strategic Management
Accounting and Finance
Banking and Insurance
Accounting and Finance
Accounting
Accounting and Finance
Finance & Human Resources
Finance & Marketing Management
Human Resource Management
Human Resource Management
Accounting and Finance
Banking & Finance
HRM & Finance
Finance
Marketing, Entrepreneurship & Small Business
Human Resource Management
Finance
Finance
Accounting and Finance
Accounting and Finance
Marketing Management
Major research projects awarded by ICSSR and UGC — empirical work on disclosure, banking, gender at work, and family business.
Usage and Perception of Academic Social Networking Websites on Academia: A Cross-Sectional Study of the Universities of North India
Corporate Web Disclosure in India: An Empirical Study
Web Based Business Reporting Practices in India: A Comparative Study of Public and Private Sector Giants
Occupational Stress, Work-Life Balance and Job Satisfaction among Female Employees: A Study of Public and Private Sector Banks of Punjab and Chandigarh
The Comparative Study of Indian Family and Non-Family Business with regard to Conservatism in Accounting and Reporting Practices
Best Paper on Finance Track for "Bancassurance — A Logical Step for Growth of Banking Sector" · Editorial Board member of six international journals.
Certificate of Appreciation from PGIMER & AIDS Control Society, Chandigarh for contribution to voluntary blood donation.
Dr Taranjit Rao, Dr Seema Mahajan, and Dr Seema Chopra have chaired and co-chaired sessions at national and international conferences.
Drs Rao, Singh, Virk, Kaur, and Dhaliwal have served as invited resource persons at national and international academic events.
From real estate boardrooms in the United States to senior posts in Indian governance, our alumni demonstrate the reach of an SGGS commerce education.
Managing Director of a leading United States company in the real estate business — and the department's first University Gold Medalist.
Former Director General of Police, Punjab — a distinguished career in the Indian Police Service.
Officer of the Indian Revenue Service — representing the department in the higher echelons of central administration.
— and many other entrepreneurs, leading educationists, and senior commerce faculty across the region's institutions.
A dedicated commerce collection of 2,000 titles, with subscriptions to 21 print and online journals.
Interactive boards and LCD projectors for case studies, presentations, and immersive learning.
Internet-equipped terminals, e-journal access, and the N-LIST database via the central library.
Shared, well-equipped labs with internet access through the PG Department of Computer Science.
Join a department where rigorous classroom learning meets industry collaboration, funded research, and a community of scholars committed to your success.