Quick answer: after B.Com, the one-year PG Diploma in Logistics and Supply Chain Management with SAP MM at Laurus, Kochi, is the route most commerce graduates in Kerala take into freight forwarding, shipping, warehouse and supply chain jobs. Any degree is accepted, there is no entrance exam, SAP MM is taught in the lab and included in the fee, and placement support runs until you are placed. Fees and batch dates are quoted on enquiry: call 0484 4023484 or WhatsApp us.
Why B.Com is the best-fitting degree for logistics
Logistics runs on documents and money: invoices, packing lists, bills of lading, shipping bills, GST, duty, payment terms, vendor and customer ledgers. A B.Com graduate already reads all of that. What the degree does not give you is the industry procedure — how a container moves through a CFS and the port, what an HS code decides, how a purchase order becomes a goods receipt in SAP — and that is the whole of the one-year PG Diploma. Employers who have hired Laurus students include Flipkart, XpressBees, CUMI, TVS, Hyatt Regency, DMX Logistics, Galactico Express Solutions, AGS Logistics, Jayem Express Cargo, Symega Foods, Elite Foods, Cyrix Healthcare, Logifex Freight Services and Meridian Express.
What the year looks like for a B.Com graduate
- Freight forwarding — air and sea export–import, booking, bills of lading, incoterms. Your accounts background makes freight costing and invoicing easy.
- Customs documentation — shipping bills, bill of entry, HS codes, clearance flow. Duty and GST logic you already know, applied to shipments.
- Warehousing and inventory — receiving, put-away, picking, stock control, WMS basics. Stock valuation and audits will feel familiar.
- SAP MM (Materials Management) — hands-on in the lab: purchase orders, goods receipt, inventory and vendor management. The purchasing cycle you studied, on the system companies actually run. See what the SAP MM module covers.
- Shipping and port operations, transport planning, Excel and ERP, communication and interviews — the rest of the desk.
Certificates on the one-year course come from Medhavi Skills University, STED Council and NSDC, plus a separate SAP training certificate. Practical exposure comes through the group’s own logistics operations, industrial visits and an internship.
Where B.Com graduates get placed
Laurus students are placed into freight forwarding operations, logistics coordinator, dispatch coordinator, warehouse supervisor, hub in-charge, supply chain analyst, documentation executive and inside sales coordinator. Freight forwarding operations is the most common first role; commerce graduates also do well in documentation, customs and inside-sales desks where the paperwork is the job. Laurus has 400+ direct company tie-ups and has placed 4,000+ students since 2011 — placement support, not a guaranteed job with a third-party employer. Salary depends on employer, role and city; see what decides logistics pay in Kerala and jobs after a logistics course.
B.Com + PG Diploma vs the alternatives
| Option after B.Com | Time to first job | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| PG Diploma in Logistics + SAP MM (Laurus) | Within the year, via placement drives | Industry procedures, SAP MM, internship, placement support; certificates from Medhavi Skills University, STED Council and NSDC |
| M.Com | 2 years, then the job search | Academic depth in commerce; no operations skills or placement |
| MBA (general) | 2 years, then the job search | Management degree; logistics only if you choose the specialisation — see the MBA + PG Diploma route |
| Short computer / Tally course | Weeks | One tool; no industry, no placement |
How to join
Any degree (final-year students can apply). Counselling and document verification — degree certificate or final-year proof, mark lists, ID, photographs. Batches start several times a year (January, June and September in 2026). See logistics courses after a degree, eligibility and duration, batches and admission and how the fee is structured.
Questions B.Com students ask
Is logistics a good option after B.Com?
Yes. Commerce graduates already understand documents, invoices, GST and accounts — exactly what freight forwarding, customs documentation and warehouse operations run on. The one-year PG Diploma adds the industry procedures and SAP MM.
B.Com + logistics or M.Com?
Different goals. M.Com is two more years of academic study; the PG Diploma is one year aimed at a first operations job. Many students do the PG Diploma first and a distance M.Com or MBA while working.
Can a B.Com graduate become a supply chain analyst?
Yes, usually as a second or third role. The first job is on the operations desk; analyst, pricing and customs roles open once you know the flow and the data.
Do I need any computer background for SAP MM?
No. SAP MM is taught hands-on in the lab from the first screen — purchase orders, goods receipt, stock and vendor records. B.Com students pick it up quickly because the logic is the purchasing and inventory logic they studied.
What about BBA or BA graduates?
Same course, same roles. Any degree is accepted; arts, science, commerce and BBA graduates are placed into the same desks.
Published 30 September 2026. Laurus Institute, Karipai Road, North Kalamassery, Kochi 683104.