Faculty of Commerce, Banaras Hindu University (FOC-BHU), also known as Shri Thakur Ratan Pal Singh Faculty of Commerce is a faculty in the

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which offers

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and

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courses in

Commerce Commerce is the organized Complex system, system of activities, functions, procedures and institutions that directly or indirectly contribute to the smooth, unhindered large-scale exchange (distribution through Financial transaction, transactiona ...

. It was founded in 1940.

History

The faculty of Commerce was started in 1940 as an adjunct to the Department of Economics and attained independent department status soon after. In 1965, the ''Department of Commerce'' was accorded status of a faculty. It is the only faculty in entire Banaras Hindu University which is named after an individual.

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*1940: Started as adjunct to the ''Department of Economics''; attained independent department status soon after. *1965: ''Department of Commerce'' was accorded status of a faculty and renamed Faculty of Commerce. *1968: Introduced Management courses as a separate discipline of study. *1975: Renamed as the ''Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies''. *1984: Two separate

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(Faculty of Commerce &

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) had been created from existing faculty. *1984: Started offering B.Com. (

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), M.Com (

) and Ph.D degrees. *2015: Faculty of commerce started offering the degree of M.B.A. in Financial Management, Financial Management (Risk and Insurance) and Master of Foreign Trade.

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* {{Education in India Departments of the Banaras Hindu University Commerce colleges in India Universities and colleges established in 1940 1940 establishments in India

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