B.Com in Retail Operations and Merchandising at Sunstone

Sunstone offers B.Com in Retail Operations and Merchandising as a 3-year undergraduate degree. Fees for the full course come to ₹2.1 lakh (roughly ₹70,000 a year).

Expect to spend most of your time on operations planning, supply chain, logistics and quality management.

Sunstone is a other institute, founded in 2014. This page brings together what is on record for this course at Sunstone — fees, seats, eligibility, the admission route and placements — so you can judge it before you apply.

Most B.Com programmes follow a similar pattern: the first year builds the foundations, the middle years go deep into the subject, and the final year is given over to electives, a major project and usually an internship.

Here that means operations planning, supply chain, logistics and quality management. Typical first jobs: operations, supply-chain or logistics roles. Many graduates also go on to a master's degree.

The exact syllabus is set by the college or its affiliating university and changes from year to year, so ask Sunstone for the current semester-wise plan.

The fee figures on record for this course are below. Fees are for the whole course unless marked otherwise.

Colleges revise fees most years, and hostel, transport and exam charges are often billed separately. Confirm the current figure with Sunstone before you pay anything.

To get into B.Com in Retail Operations and Merchandising, you usually need Class 12, usually with Commerce (many colleges take any stream). The minimum marks on record at Sunstone are: X: 0.0, XII: 50.0, Graduation: 0.0.

Admission to this kind of course is usually through CUET and merit. Reserved-category candidates generally get a relaxation in the minimum marks. Check Sunstone's prospectus for the exact cut-off this year.

In most years, admission follows these steps:

1. Check that you meet the eligibility above and register for the entrance exam in time.
2. Take CUET and merit and keep your scorecard.
3. Apply to Sunstone or through the enquiry form on this page, and take part in counselling if a state or central body runs it.
4. Once you are offered a seat, verify your documents (marksheets, ID, category certificate if any) and pay the admission fee to confirm it.

Sunstone runs 8 B.Com specialisations in all. If this one is not quite right, compare it with:

• B.Com in Accounting Finance: Tally.ERP9-TallyPrime-GST-IncomeTax-TDS
• B.Com in Stock Market Trading and Investments by NSE
• B.Com in Advanced Financial Accounting
• B.Com in Corporate Finance
• B.Com in Logistics and Supply Chain Management
• B.Com in Advanced Digital Marketing
• B.Com in Business Operations Management

Ask yourself — and the college — these questions first:

• Are you genuinely interested in operations planning? You will spend 3 years on it.
• Can you manage ₹2.1 lakh over the course, plus hostel and living costs? Ask about scholarships and education loans.
• What do recent graduates of this course actually go on to do?
• How does Sunstone compare with other colleges offering B.Com?