  Bankruptcy is a legal procedure that claims a person or organization as a
debtor. It is essential to ascertain the risk of bankruptcy at initial stages
to prevent financial losses. In this perspective, different soft computing
techniques can be employed to ascertain bankruptcy. This study proposes a
bankruptcy prediction system to categorize the companies based on extent of
risk. The prediction system acts as a decision support tool for detection of
bankruptcy
  Keywords: Bankruptcy, soft computing, decision support tool
