The Commerce stream equips students with foundational concepts, theories, and practical skills in areas such as accountancy, finance, business, and management. While Mathematics is not a compulsory subject in this stream, basic arithmetic is essential and regularly applied in core subjects like Accountancy.
Students may opt for Mathematics as an elective based on their interests and the specific requirements of the college courses they intend to pursue after Class 12. Studying Mathematics in the Commerce stream helps develop quantitative aptitude and imparts valuable skills in quantitative research, mathematical modeling, and data analysis. This blog is a complete guide for key subjects to choose from in Commerce with Maths.
Mathematics in PUC Commerce is useful in careers in finance and business roles, especially when one works in accounts, auditing, entrepreneurship, etc. The PUC Maths syllabus is essential for many competitive entrance exams, such as CA Foundation and B.Com entrance tests, and banking exams. PUC Maths syllabus is also covered in postgraduate programme entrance exams such as CAT and GMAT.
| Syllabus for Maths in PUC | |
| Class 11 | Class 12 |
| Sets and FunctionsAlgebra (Matrices, Determinants)Permutations and CombinationsSequence and SeriesLimits and Derivatives (Introductory Calculus)StatisticsProbabilityLinear InequalitiesMathematical Reasoning | Relations and FunctionsInverse Trigonometric FunctionsMatrices and DeterminantsContinuity and DifferentiabilityApplications of DerivativesIntegrals and Differential Equations (Basics)Linear ProgrammingProbability and Statistics |
Business Studies, Accountancy and English are compulsory subjects in PUC Commerce. Other than these, with Maths, students can choose one elective subject from Economics, Statistics and Computer Science. Course combinations with Mathematics are –
Mathematics perfectly complements Economics because the theorems and concepts apply to research and data collection. This is a versatile course combination, and the skills learnt here are relevant in many fields. Both subjects will give an edge to students appearing for competitive entrance exams such as –
For students with strong quantitative aptitude and analytical skills, Mathematics and Statistics are an excellent course combination. The subjects instil knowledge and skills for technical programmes that require strong mathematical aptitude. This course combination will lead to careers in analytics, forecasting, economics, or finance. It is also relevant for in-demand jobs in the age of AI, data, and automation.
Mathematics and Computer Science develop logical thinking and analytical reasoning aptitude for software programming, coding and software application development. Many of the software certification courses require a background in mathematics to build specific programmes. Business is going virtual, and many of the finance activities and roles that were previously done in person are being done digitally.
JAIN College, a part of the JAIN Group of Institutions, in the PUC Commerce stream programme offers –
The college offers coaching for CA Foundation exams with Yeshas Academy as part of the Integrated Programme. Both campuses of the college have technology-enabled classrooms where teachers can engage students with interactive lessons. After PUC, students can consider the various degree programmes that will lead them to strong career pathways in business, management, banking and finance.
Commerce students have to learn basic mathematical skills, as most fields require quantitative aptitude. The subject forms the bedrock for financial aptitude for calculating returns, profit percentages, tallying the books of accounts and comparing investment gains. To learn more about the Commerce programme at JAIN College, click here.
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