The Department of Commerce and Business Management

started in 1968 in the erstwhile PG Centre, it now offers MBA, M.Com, M.Phil and Ph.D. programmes. As a result of sustained research efforts of the staff and research scholars, the Department could develop specialization in the areas of Marketing, Finance, Accounting, Organizational Behaviour, Banking, Co-operation, Entrepreneurship Development and Rural Marketing. The Faculty has completed 9 major research projects and 32 minor research projects. They have extensively participated and presented 283 papers in national and international seminars and symposia and published 425 papers in national and international journals. About 183 books have been authored/co-authored or contributed to by the faculty. Three teachers were honoured with the Best Teacher Award by the A.P. State Government. So far 200 Research Scholars have obtained Ph.D. degree from the Department and about 150 scholars are pursuing their research. It organized the All India Accounting Conference in 1980 and the All India Commerce Conference in 1992. The Department is now upgraded into University College of Commerce and Business Management offering Post-Graduate and Research Programs both in Commerce and Business Management. tgicet 2024 It has successfully conducted the State Level Integrated Common Entrance Test (ICET) in 2005, 2006, 2012, 2013, 2014 and TG ICET – 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 , 2020 , 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, tgicet 2024