Ph. D:Commerce

The Kuvempu University offers Ph. D:Commerce course to its students. The course structure for it is as follows:

Departmental Trust Areas of Research:
Accounting
Financial Management and Services
Industry-specific Managerial/Functional Issues

Research Projects

A Study of Commercial Viability of State Road Transport Undertakings
Performance Appraisal of Credit Rating Agencies in India (with special reference to CRISIL and ICRA)
Tourism Industry in Coastal Karnataka Problems and Prospects – An Empirical Study
Potentiality of Tourism Industry in Uttar Kannada District- An Empirical Study


Owing to LPG and WTO, there is a paradigm shift in the economic environment all over the world and they have not only posed threats but also thrown open abundant avenues of employment to the qualified people. These developments, together with the expansion (both intensive and extensive) in the economic activities, lead to the enormous increase in the demand for Commerce Graduates and Post-Graduates. Kuvempu University took this as an opportunity and a challenge. By assuming social responsibility of providing access to higher education in Commerce/Business Studies to more number of students, and to train and supply the skilled manpower to meet the demands of the new economy, Kuvempu University has started the Department of Post-Graduate Studies and Research in Commerce at Jnana Sahyadri, the headquarters of the University, during 2006-07 academic year.