B.COM.

(3 YEARS COURSE)

RECOMMENDATION

The clause 6 of the ordinance for B.Com. Three Years degree course be replaced by-
Every candidate shall be examined in the following subjects:

B.COM. PART I

A) GENERAL GROUP:
RASHTRA GAVRAV – One paper of 100 Marks.

B) ACCOUNTS AND STATISTICS

Two papers of 100 marks each

Paper I- FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
Paper II- BUSINESS STATISTICS

C) BUSINESS ADMINISTARTION
Two papers of 100 marks each
Paper I- PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT
Paper II- BUSINESS COMMUNICATION

D) ECONOMIC AND FISCAL ADMINISTRATION

Paper I- ECONOMIC THEORY

Paper II- MONEY AND FINANCIAL SYSTEM

B.COM. PART II

A) ACCOUNTS AND STATISTICS

Two papers of 100 marks each
Paper I- COST ACCOUNTING AND AUDITING
Paper II- INCOME TAX

B) BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Two papers of 100 marks each
Paper I- BUSINESS REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
Paper II- COMPANY LAW
C) ECONOMIC AND FISCAL ADMINISTRATION

Two papers of 100 marks each

Paper I- BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
Paper II- FUNDAMENTALS OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP
B.COM PART III

A candidate will offer any two of the following three subjects:

SUBJECT I – ACCOUNTS AND STATISTICS

This subject will consist of the following groups and a candidate can offer only one of the
two groups:

GROUP A

Paper I- CORPORATE ACCOUNTING

Paper II- FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS
Paper III- ADVANCED AUDITING

OR

GROUP B

Paper I- FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS

Paper II- FUNDAMENTALS OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Paper III- FINANCIAL MARKET OPERATIONS

SUBJECT – II BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

This subject will consist of the following groups and a candidate can offer only one of the
three groups:

GROUP C

Paper I- PRINCIPLES OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

Paper II- LABOUR LAWS IN INDIA
Paper III- INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

OR

GROUP- D

Paper I- PRINCIPLES OF MAKETING

Paper II- SALES PROMOTION AND ADVERTISING
Paper III- MAKETING PRACTICES IN INDIA
OR

GROUP -E

Paper I- INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND ITS APPLICATION IN

BUSINESS
Paper II- BUSINESS MATHEMATICS
 Paper III- ELEMENTS OF ACTUARIAL SCIENCE

SUBJECT III – ECONOMIC AND FISCAL ADMINISTRATION

This subject will consist of the following groups and a candidate can offer only one of the three
groups:

GROUP- F

Paper I- INDIRECT TAXES

Paper II- INDIAN BANKING SYSTEM
Paper III- PUBLIC FINANCE
OR

GROUP -G

Paper –I FUNDAMENTALS OF INSURANCE

Paper II- INSURANCE MANAGEMENT
Paper III- LEGISLATIVE INSURANCE FRAMEWORK

OR

GROUP - H

Paper I- INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT

Paper II- INDIAN FOREIGN TRADE AND POLICY
Paper III- EXPORT – IMPORT PROCEDURES AND DOCUMENTATION

B.COM FIRST YEAR

ACCOUNTS AND STATISTICS GROUP

PAPER – I

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

COURSE INPUTS

UNITIMeaningand scope of Accounting: Need,Development and definition of accounting: Book-

Keeping and accounting: Persons interested in accounting: Branches of accounting:
Objectives of accounting. Accounting Mechanism: Recording, classifying and
summarizing of transactions, Ledger posting, Trial Balance.

UNIT II Capital and Revenue : Classification of Income: Classification of expenditure:

Classification of receipts. Final accounts: Manufacturing account: Trading account :
Profit and loss account : Balance sheet: adjustment entries.
 Depreciation: Concept of depreciation: Causes of depreciation: Methods of
depreciation: Provisions and Reserves.

UNIT III Special Accounting Areas : Accounts related to: Royalty, packages, Branch Accounts:
Dependent branch : Debtors system, stock and debtor system: Final accounts system:
Wholesale branch: Independent branch: Foreign branch:

Hire-purchase and installment purchase system: Insurance claims.

UNIT VPartnership Accounts: Essential characteristics of partnership: Final accounts: Adjustments

after closing the accounts: Fixed and fluctuating capital: Goodwill: Joint Life Policy:
Change in profit sharing ratio.

Reconstitution of a partnership firm-admission of a partner: Retirement of partner: Death

of a partner: Amalgamation of partnership firms: Dissolution of a partnership firm.
Modes of dissolution of a firm: Accounting entries: Insolvency of partners: Sale of firm
to a company: Gradual realization of assets and piecemeal distribution.

Suggested Readings

1. Anthony, R.N. and Reece, J.S.: Accounting Principles: Richard Irwin Inc.
2. Gupta, R. L. and Radhaswamy, M: Financial Accounting: Sultan Chand and sons, New
Delhi
3. Monga J.R. Ahuja Girish, and Sehgal Ashok: Financial Accounting: Mayur Paper Back,
Noida.
4. Shukla, M.C. Grewal T.S. and Gupta, S.C.: Advanced Accounts: S. Chand & Co.New
Delhi
5. Compendium of statement and standards of Accounting: The Institute of Chartered
Accountants of India, New Delhi.
6. Agarwala A.N. Agarwala K.N.: Higher Sciences of Accountancy: Kitab Mahal,
Allahabad.
 PAPER – II

BUSINESS STATISTICS

COURSE INPUTS

UNIT I Introduction: Statistics as a subject: Descriptive Statistics-compared to inferential Statistics:

Types of data: Summation operations: Rules of Sigma & operations.

UNIT II Analysis of Univariate Data: Construction of a frequency distribution: Concept of central

tendency and dispersion-and their measures: Partition Values: Skewness and measures:

UNIT III Regression and correlation.

UNIT IV Index Number: Meaning, Types and uses: Methods of constructing price and quantity
indices (simple and aggregate): Tests of adequacy: Chain-base index numbers: Base
shifting, splicing and deflating: Problems in constructing index numbers: Consumer price
index.

UNIT V Analysis of Time Series: Causes of variations in time series data: Components of a time
series: Decomposition-Additive and multiplicative models: Determination of trend-moving
averages method and method of least squares (including linear, second degree, parabolic
and exponential trend):

UNIT VI Interpolation & Extrapolation. Newton’s Method , Binomial Expansion Method,

Lagrange’s Method.

UNIT VII Indian Statistics- Main Statistical units at Central Level. Central Statistical Organization,
National Sample Survey organization, Population Statistics- Census in India. Agricultural
Statistics, Industrial statistics, Price Statistics, National Income statistics.

Suggested Readings

1. Hooda, R.P.: Statistics for Business and Economics: Macmillan, New Delhi.
2. Ya-Lun Chou: Statistical Analysis with Business and Economic Applications, Holt:
Rinehart & Winster, New York.
3. Lewin and Rubin: Statistics for Management: Prentice – Hall of India, New Delhi.
4. Hoel & Jessen: basic Statistics fo Business and Economics: John Wiley and Sons, New
York.
 BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION GROUP
PAPER – I

PRINCIPLES OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

COURSE INPUTS
UNIT IIntroduction: Concept , Nature, Process and significance of management: Managerial roles
(Mintzberg): An overview of functional areas of management: Development of
management thought: F.W. Taylor, H.Fayoe and Elten Mayo.

UNIT II Planning: Concept, process and types. Decision making-concept and process: bounded
rationality: Management by objectives: Corporate planning: Environment analysis and
diagnosis: Strategy Formulation.

UNIT IIIOrganizing: Concept, nature, process and significance: Authority and Responsibility
Relationships: Centralization and decentralization, Departmentation: Organization
structure-forms and contingency factors.

UNIT IVMotivating and Leading People at work: Motivation-concept: Theories-Maslow, Herzberg,

McGregor and Ouchi: Financial and non-financial incentives. Coordinating: Meaning,
Importance and methods. Leadership-Concept and leadership styles: Leadership theories.

Communication-nature, process and barriers: Effective communication.

UNIT VManagerial control: concept and process: Effective control system: Techniques of control-
traditional and modern.

UNIT VIManagement of change: Concept, nature and process of planned change: Resistance to change:
Emerging horizons of management in a changing environment.

Suggested Readings

1. Drucker Peter F: Management Challenges for the 21st Century: Butterworth Heinemann.
Oxford.
2. Weihrich and Koontz, et al: Essentials of management: Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi.
3. Fred Luthans: Organizational Behavior: McGraw Hill,, New York.
4. Louis A.Allen: Management and Organization: McGraw Hill, Tokyo.
5. Ansoff H.I: Corporate Strategy: McGraw Hill, New York.
6. Hampton, David R: Modern Management: McGraw Hill, New York.
7. Stoner and Freeman: Management: Prentice-Hall, New Delhi.
8. Maslow Abraham: Motivation and Personality: Harper & Row. New York, 1954.
9. Hersey Paul and Blanchard Kenneth: Management of Organizational Behavior-Utilizing the
Human Resources: Prentice Hall of India, New Delhi.

PAPER - II

BUSINESS COMMUNICATION

COURSE INPUTS
UNIT IIntroducing Business Communication Basic forms of communicating: Communication
models and processes: Effective communication: Theories of communication:
Audience analysis.
UNIT II Self-Development and communication: Development of positive personal attitudes:
SWOT analysis: Vote’s model of interdependence: whole communication.
UNIT III Corporate Communication: Formal and Informal Communication networks:
Grapevine: Miscommunication (Barriers): Improving communication.
Practices in business communication: Group discussion: Mock interviews: Seminars: Effective
listening exercises: Individual and group presentations and reports writing.
UNIT IV Principles of Effective Communication.
UNIT V Writing skills: Planning business messages: Rewriting and editing: The first draft:
Reconstructing the final draft: Business letters and memo formats: Appearance
request letters: Good news and bad news letters; Persuasive letters: Sales letters:
Collection letters: Office memorandum.
UNIT VI Report writing: Introduction to a proposal, short report and formal report, report
preparation. Oral Presentation; Principles of oral presentation, factors affecting
presentation, sales presentation, training presentation, conducting surveys, speeches to
motivate, effective presentation skills.
UNIT VII NON-Verbal Aspects of Communicating. Body Language: Kinesics, Proxemics,
PARAlanguage. Effective Listening: Principles of Effective listening: Factors
affecting listening exercises: Oral, Written and video sessions, Interviewing skills:
Appearing in interviews: Conducting interviews: Writing resume and letter of
application. Modern forms of communicating: Fax: E.Mail: Video Conferencing: etc.

Suggested Readings
1. Bovee and Thill: Business Communication Today: Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi.
2. Ronald E. Dulek and John S.Fielder Principles of Business Communication Macmillan
publishing company, London.
3. Ronald E.Magors: Business Communication : Harper and Row New York.
4. Webster’s Guide to Effective Letter Writing: Harper and Row, New York.
5. Balasubramanyam : Business Communication : Vikas Publishing House, Delhi.
6. Kaul: Business Communication: Prentice Hall, New Delhi.
7. Kaul: Effective Business Communication: Prentice Hall, New Delhi.
8. Patri VR: Essentials of Communication : Greenspan Publications, New Delhi.
9. Senguin J: Business Communication : The Real World and Your career, Allied Publishers,
New Delhi.

ECONOMIC AND FISCAL ADMINISTRATION GROUP

PAPER - I

ECONOMIC THEORY
COURSE INPUTS

UNIT I Introduction: Nature of Economics: Definition and scope, Micro and Macro Aspects,
Consumption: Utility Analysis, Laws of Marginal utility and Substitution Law of demands and its
elasticity : Concept and measurement of elasticity of demand: Price, income and cross elasticities :
Average revenue, marginal revenue and elasticity of demand: Determinants of elasticity of
demand; Importance of elasticity of demand. Indifference curve Analysis: effects of changes in
income and price on consumer's equibrium, consumers surplus.
UNIT II Production Function: Law of variable proportions: Internal and External economics and
diseconomies.

UNIT III Theory of costs & Revenue: Short-run and long-run cost curves traditional and modern
approaches, Concept of Revenue Total Revenue, Average Revenue and Marginal Revenue.

UNIT IV Market Structures: market structures and business decisions: objectives of a business firm.

a. Perfect Competition: Profit maximization and equilibrium of firm and industry: short-run and
long run supply curves: Price and Output determination.

b. Monopoly : Determination of price under monopoly: Equilibrium of a firm: Comparison

between perfect competition and monopoly price discrimination.

c. Monopolistic Competition: Meaning and characteristics; Price and Output determination under
monopolistic competition: product differentiations: selling costs: Comparison with perfect
competition: Excess capacity under monopolistic competition.

d. Oligopoly: Characteristics, indeterminate pricing and out kinked demand curve.

UNIT VFactor pricing-I : Marginal Productivity theory and demand for factors: Nature of supply of factors
inputs: Determination of wage rates under perfect competition and monopoly: Exploitation of
labor: Rent-concept : Ricardian and modern theories of rent : Quasi-rent.

UNIT VI Factor Pricing-II : Interests-concept and theories of interest; Liquidity Preference Theory, Loan able
Fund Theory Profit: Nature, concepts and Theories of Profit ; knights Uncertainty Bearing theory,
Hawtey’s Risk Bearing Theory and Modern Theory.

Suggested Readings

1. John P. Gould, Jr. and Edward P.Lazear : Micro-economic Theory : All India Traveller, Delhi.
2. Browning Edger K. and Browning Jacquenience M: Microeconomic Theory and Applications:
Kalyani, New Delhi.
3. Watson Donald S. and Gotz Molcoim: Price Theory and its Uses: Khosla Publishing House, New
Delhi
4. Kousoyianni A.: Modern Microeconomics: Macmillan, New Delhi.
5. Richard G. Lipsey: An introduction to Positive Economics: ELBS, Oxford.
6. Stigler G: The Theory of Price: Prentice Hall of India.
7. Nellis & Parker: The Essence of Business Economics: Prentice Hall, New Delhi.
8. Ferguson P.R. and Rothschild R. and Ferguson G.J.: Business Economics: MacMillan, Hampshire.
9. Ahuja H.L: Business Economics: S.Chand & Co. New Delhi.

ECONOMIC AND FISCAL ADMINISTRATION GROUP

PAPER – II
MONEY AND FINANCIAL SYSTEMS
COURSE INPUTS

UNIT I Money: Functions: Alternative measures to money supply in India-their different

components: Meaning and changing relative importance of each: High powered
money-meaning and uses: Sources of changes in high powered money.

UNIT II Finance: Role of Finance in an economy: Kinds of finance: Financial System:

Components: Financial intermediaries: Markets and instruments and their functions.

UNITIII Indian Banking System: Definition of bank: commercial Banks-Importance and

functions: structure of commercial banking system in India: Balance sheet of a Bank:
Meaning and importance of main liabilities and assets: Regional rural banks:
Cooperative banking in India.
UNIT IV Process of credit creation by banks: Credit creation process: Determination of money
supply and total bank credit.

UNIT V Development Banks and other Non-Banking Financial Institution : Their main features:
Unregulated credit markets in India-main feature.

UNIT VI The Reserve Bank of India: Functions: Instruments of monetary and credit control:
main features of monetary policy since independence.

UNIT VII Problems and Policies of Allocation of institutional Credit: Problems between the
government and the commercial sector; Inter-Sectoral and Inter-regional problems:
Problems between large and small borrowers: Operation of conflicting pressure before
and after bank nationalization in 1969.

UNIT VIII Interest Rates: Various rates in India (Viz. bond rate, bill rate, deposit rates, etc):
Administered rates and market determined rates: Sources of difference in rates of
interest : Behavior of average level of interest rates since 1951 impact of inflation and
inflationary expectations.

Suggested Readings

1. ML Seth: Money, Banking and International Trade, Laxmi Publications, New Delhi
2. Gupta S.B: Monetary Planning of India: SChand, New Delhi.
3. Khan M.Y: India Financial System Theory and Practice : Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi.
4. Reserve Bank of India: Functions and Working.
5. Banking Commission: Reports.
6. Reserve Bank of India: Bulletins.
7. Reserve Bank of India: Annual Report(s).
8. Report on Currency and Finance.
9. Sengupta A. and Agarwal M.K: Money Market Operations in India: Skylark Publications,
New Delhi.
10. Vinayakan N: Banking by 2000 A.D. : Kanishka Publishers, Delhi.
11. Panchmukhi V.R. Raipuria K.M. and Tandon R. Money and Finance in world Economic
order: Indus Publishing Co. New Delhi.
12. Khubchandani : Practice and Law of Banking: Macmillan India ltd. New Delhi.
13. Hatler: Bank investment and funds management: Macmillan India Ltd. New Delhi.
14. Mernil: Financial Planning in the Bank: Macmillan India Ltd, New Delhi.

B.COM. SECOND YEAR

ACCOUNTS AND STATISTICS
PAPER – I

COST ACCOUNTING & AUDITING

COST ACCOUNTING
COURSE INPUTS

UNIT IIntroduction: Nature and scope of cost accounting : Cost concepts and classification:
Methods and techniques: Installation of costing system:

UNIT II Accounting for Material: Concept Pricing of material issues: Treatment of material losses.

UNIT III Accounting for Labour: Labour cost control procedure : labour turnover: Idle time and
overtime: Methods of wage payment-time and piece rates: incentive schemes.

UNIT IVAccounting for Overheads: A brief introduction of Allocation apportionment, overheads:

Determination of overhead rates:

UNIT VCost Ascertainment : Unit costing: Job, batch and contract costing: Operating costing:
Process Costing-excluding inter-process profits, and joint and by-products.

AUDITING

UNIT IIntroduction: Meaning: Importance; Objectives of Auditing: Types of Audit.

UNIT IIAudit Process; Audit Programme: Basic Principles Governing an audit: Evidence in
Auditing: Working Papers; Routine Checking and Test Checking.

UNIT III Internal Check: Meaning, Essentials of an Efficient system of Internal check, Internal
Check system regarding cash sales and credit sales, cash purchase and credit purchase,
wage payment.

UNIT IVVouching meaning. Importance, Types of Vouchers; Vouching of cash purchase: Credit
purchase: Cash Sales: credit Sales, wage payments purchase of Fixed Assets.

UNIT VValuation and Verification of Assets and Liabilities.

Suggested Readings

1. Arora M.N: Cost Accounting-Principles and practice: Vikas New Delhi.

2. Jain S.P. and Narang K.L. Cost Accounting: Kalyani New Delhi.
3. Anthony Robert, Reece,et al : Principles of Management Accounting Richard D.Irwin
Inc,Illionis.
4. Homgren, Charles, Foster and Datar: Cost accounting-A Managerial Emphasis; Prentice-Hall
of India, New Delhi.
5. Khan M.Y. and Jain P.K: Management Accounting: Tata McGraw Hill.
6. Kaplan R.S. and Atkinson A.A.: Advanced Management Accounting: Prentice India
International.
7. Tulsian P.C: Practical Costing : Vikas, New Delhi.
8. Maheshwari S.N: Advanced Problems and Solutions in Cost accounting Sultan Chand, New
Delhi.
 PAPER - II

INCOME TAX

COURSE INPUTS

UNIT IBasic Concepts: Income, agricultural income, person assessce, assessment year, previous
year, gross total income, total income. Residence and Tax Liability, Incomes Exempt
from Tax.

UNIT IIHeads of Income; Salaries;Income from house property; Profit and gains of business or
profession, capital gains: Income from other sources.

UNIT IIIAggregationof Income: set-off and carry forward of losses; Deduction from gross total
income. Computation of Tax Liability; Computation of total income and tax liability
of an individual H.U.F. and firm:

UNIT IVTax Management and Administration; tax deduction at source: Advance payment of tax:
assessment procedures, Tax Authorities, appeals, penalties.
Suggested Readings

1. Singhaniai V.K: Students Guide to income tax: Taxmann, Delhi.

2. Prasad, Bhagwati: Income Tax Law & Practice : Witey Publication, New Delhi.
3. Mehrotra H.C: Income Tax Law & Accounts, Sahitya Bhawan, Agra.
4. Dinker Pagase: Income Tax Law and Practive; Sultan Chand & Sons. New Delhi.
5. Giish Ahuja and Ravi Gupta: Syatematic approach to income tax: Sahitya Bhawan
Publications, New Delhi.
6. Chandra Mahesh and shukla D.C. ; Income Tax Law and Practice: Pragati Publications, New
Delhi.

BUSINESS AND ADMINISTARTION

PAPER - I

BUSINESS REGULATORY FRAMEWORK

COURSE INPUTS

UNIT ILaw of Contract 1872: Nature of contract : classification : Offer and acceptance; capacity
of parties to Contract: Free consent; Consideration: Legality of object ; Agreement as
declared void: Performance of contract ; Discharge of Contract : Remedies for breach of
contact.

UNIT IISpecial Contracts: Indemnity: Guarantee: Bailment and pledge: Agency.

UNIT IIISale of Goods Act 1930: Formation of contracts of sale: Goods and their classification,
price: Conditions and warranties: Transfer of property in goods: Performance of the
contract of sales: Unpaid seller and his rights, sale by auction; Hire purchase agreement.

UNIT IVNegotiable instrument Act 1881: Definition of negotiable instruments: Features:

Promissory note: Bill of exchange & cheque: Holder and Holder in the due course:
Crossing of a cheque, types of crossing: Negotiation: Dishonour and discharge of
negotiable instrument.

UNIT VThe Consumer protection Act 1986: Salient Features: definition of consumer: Grievance
Redressal machinery:

UNIT VIForeign Exchange Management Act 2000: Definitions and main Provisions.
UNIT VIIIndian Partnership Act.

Suggested Readings

1. Desai T.R.: Indian Contract Act. Sale of Goods Act and partnership Act. S.C. Sarkar & Sons
Pvt. Ltd. Kolkata.
2. Khergamwala J.S. The Negotiable Instruments Act; N.M. Tripathi Pvt. Ltd. Mumbai
3. Singh Avtar: The Principles of Mercantile Law; Eastern Book Company, Lucknow.
4. Kuchal M.C. Business Law: Vikas Publishing House, New Delhi.

PAPER - II

COMPANY LAW
COURSE INPUTS

The Companies Act Excluding provisions relating to accounts and audit sections, managing agents
and secretaries and treasurers Sections 324- 388E, arbitration, compromises, arrangements and
reconstructions-sections 389-396).

UNIT ICorporate personality kinds of companies.

UNIT II Promotion on and incorporation of companies.

UNIT IIIMemorandum of Association: Articles of Association; Prospectus.

UNIT IVShares: Share capital: Members: Share Capital-Transfer and Transmission.

UNIT VCapital management-borrowing powers, mortgages and as charges debentures.

UNIT VIDirectors-Managing Director, whole time director.

UNIT VIICompany meetings-kinds, quorum, voting, resolutions, minutes.

UNIT VIII Majority powers and minority rights: Prevention of oppression and mismanagement.

UNIT IXWinding up-kinds and conduct.

Suggested Readings

1. Gower L.C.B: Principles of Modern Company Law Stevens & Sons, London.
2. Ramaiya A: Guide to the Companies Act: Wadhwa & Co.Nagpur.
3. Singh Avtar: Company Law, Eastern Book Co. Lucknow.
4. Kuchal M.C. Modern India Company Law: Shri Mahavir books, Noida.
 5. Kapoor N.D.: Company Law Incorporating the provisions of the Companies Amendment
Act, 2000: Sultan Chand & sons, New Delhi.
6. Bagrial A.K.: company Law: Vikas Publishing House, New Delhi.
7. Kapoor N.D: Business Law: Sultan Chand & Sons, New Delhi.
8. Chandha P.R: Business law: Galgotia, New Delhi.

ECONOMIC AND FISCAL ADMINISTRATION GROUP

PAPER - I
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT

COURSE INPUTS

UNIT IIndian Business environment : concept ; Components : and Importance.

UNIT IIEconomic Trends (Overview) : Income : Savings and Investment: Industry : trade and
balance of payments.

UNIT IIIProblems of Growth: Unemployment: Poverty; regional Imbalances: Social Injustice;

Inflation: Parallel economy ; Industrial Sickness.

UNIT IVRole of Government Monetary and Fiscal Policy; Industrial policy: Industrial licensing,
Privatization: Devaluation: Export-Import Policy: Regulation of foreign investment:
Collaborations in the light of recent changes.

UNIT VThe Current Five Year Plan: Major Policies : Resource allocation.

UNIT VIInternational Environment ; International Trading Environment (overview): Trends in

world trade and the problems of developing Countries : Foreign trade and economic
growth: International economic groupings : International economic Institutions- GATT,
WTO, UNCTAD, World Bank, IMF: GSP : GSTP:

Suggested Readings

1. Sundaram & Black : The International Business Environment : Prentice Hall, New Delhi.
2. Agarwal A.N. : Indian Economy : Vikas Publishing House, Delhi.
3. Khan Farooq A: Business and Society : S. Chand, Delhi.
4. Dutt R. and Sundharam K.P.M. Indian Economy : S. Chand, Delhi.
5. Misra S.Kr and Puri V.K. Indian Economy : Himalaya Publishing House, New Delhi.
6. Hedge Ian : Environmental Economics ; MacMillan, Hempshire.
7. Dutt Ruddar: Economic Reforms in India-A Critique ; S. Chand , New Delhi.
 PAPER - II
FUNDAMENTALS OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP

COURSE INPUTS

UNIT IIntroduction: The entrepreneur : Definition : Emergence of entrepreneurial class: Theories of

entrepreneurship ; Role of Socio-economic environment : characteristics of
entrepreneur: Leadership : Risk taking : Decision-making and business planning.

UNIT IIRole of Entrepreneur : Role of an entrepreneur in economic growth as an innovator,

generation of employment opportunities, complimenting and supplementing economic
growth, bringing about social stability and balanced regional development of
industries: Role in export promotion and import substitution. Forex earnings and
augmenting and meeting local demand.

UNIT IIIEntrepreneurial Behavior: Innovation and entrepreneur : Entrepreneurial behavior and

Psycho-Theories. Social responsibility.

UNIT IV Entrepreneurial Development Programmes (EDP): EDP, their role relevance and
achievements: Role of Government in organizing EDPs: Critical evaluation.

UNIT VPromotion of a Venture : Opportunities analysis: External environmental analysis-economic.

Social and technological : Competitive factors: Legal requirements for establishment of
new unit and raising of funds : Venture capital sources and documentation required.

Suggested Readings

1. Tandon B. C: Environment and Entrepreneur : Chugh Publications, Allahabad.

2. Siner A David: Entrepreneurial Megabucks: John Wiley and sons, New York.
3. Srivastava S.B. A Practical Guide to Industrial Entrepreneurs: Sultan Chand and Sons, New
Delhi.
4. Prasanna Chandra : Project Preparation, Appraisal, Implementation: Tata McGraw Hill, New
Delhi.

B.COM THIRD YEAR

ACCOUNTS AND STATISTICS GROUP
 GROUP - A
PAPER - I
CORPORATE ACCOUNTING

COURSE INPUTS

UNIT IIssue , Forfeiture and Re-issue of shares ; Redemption of preference shares: Issue and
redemption of debentures.

UNIT IIFinal accounts ; Provisions relating to final accounts as per Indian Company Act.

UNIT IIIValuation of Goodwill and Shares.

UNIT IVAccounting for Amalgamation of Companies as per Indian Accounting Standard 14:
Accounting for internal reconstruction excluding inter-company holdings and
reconstruction scheme.

UNIT VConsolidated Balance Sheet of holding companies with one subsidiary only.

UNIT VILiquidation Statement of Affairs and Deficiency Accounts Liquidation statement of

Account.

Suggested Readings

1. Gupta R.L. Radhaswamy M: Company Accounts : sultan Chand and Sons, New Delhi.
2. Maheshwari S.N; corporate Accounting ; Vikas Publishing house, New Delhi.
3. Manga J.R. Ahuja, Girish and sehgal Ashok; Financial Accounting: Mayur Paper Backs,
Noida.
4. Shukla M.C. Grewal T.S. and Gupta S.C.: Advanced Accounts : S Chand & Co. new Delhi.
5. Moore C.L. and Jaedicke R.K; Managerial Accounting ; South Western Publishing Co.
Cincinnati, Ohio.
6. Pandey I.M; Venture Capital- The Indian Experience: Prentice Hall of India.
7. Holt: Entrepreneurship- New Venture Creation : Prentice Hall Of India.

GROUP – A
PAPER - II
FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS

COURSE INPUTS

UNIT IManagement accounting Definition, Functions and Role of Accounting as a tool of Decision
Making. Limitations of Management Accounting. Basic Postulates of accounting and
accounting policy.
UNIT IIFinancial Statements- Meaning, Types of Financial statements. Limitations of financial
statements. Financial Analysis – Types & methods of financial analysis, Tools of
Financial analysis, Trend percentages common size statements.

UNIT IIIFinancial Statement Analysis – Ratio analysis , funds slow analysis, cash flow analysis.

UNIT IVMarginal cost concept-cost classification. Theory of contribution profit volume relationship,
Break even analysis.

UNIT VStandard costing – Definition, Nature , Setting Standards, Establishment of standard costing
system, Variance analysis (only Material Variance).

UNIT VIBudgets- Nature, Types of budgets, Preparation of Budget (Sales & Cash Budget Only).
Zero Base Budgeting – concepts & Applications.

GROUP - A
PAPER – III
ADVANCED AUDITING

Company Audit-Salient features of Audit of Company Accounts, Divisible Profits, Dividends and
Reserves. Select Provisions of the Company Act relating to the Appointment, removal and
remuneration of Company auditors, Rights , duties and liabilities of Company auditors.

AUDIT REPORTConcept of true & fair: distinction between report and Certificate, contents of the
Audit Report, types of the Auditor’s report

INVESTIGATIONMeaning, Purpose, investigation to detect frauds, Misappropriations and

Defalcations: Investigations under companies Act: Investigations in connection
with purchase of a business appraisal by Banks and Financial Institutions.
SPECIAL AUDITSBanks , Insurance Companies: Cooperative Societies, Government Companies

MANAGEMENT AUDITIts Meaning, Need and Procedure, Future Trends in Auditing; Price level
adjusted Statements and their Audit, Audit committees, Social Audit.

COST-AUDITConcept, Need, Procedure, cost Audit Report

ACCOUNTS AND STATISTICS

GROUP – B
PAPER - I
FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS

COURSE INPUTS

UNIT IManagement Accounting- Definition, Functions and Role of Accounting as a tool of

Decision making, Limitations of management Accounting. Basic Postulates of
accounting and Accounting Policy.

UNIT IIFinancial Statements- Meaning, Types of financial statements. Limitations of financial

statements. Financial Analysis- Types & methods of financial analysis. Tools of
financial analysis, Trend percentages common size statements.

UNIT IIIFinancial Statement Analysis- Ratio analysis, funds flow analysis, cash flow analysis.

UNIT IVMarginal cost concept-cost classification. Theory of contribution Profit Volume

relationship, Break even analysis.
UNIT V Standard costing-Definition, Nature, setting Standards, Establishment of Standard costing
system, variance analysis (Only material variance).

UNIT VIBudgets-nature, Types of budgets, Preparation of Budget (Sales & cash Budget only).
Zero Base Budgeting – Concepts & Applications.

GROUP – B
PAPER - II
FUNDAMENTALS OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

COURSE INPUTS

UNIT IFinancial Management : Financial goals: Profit VS wealth maximization : Financial

functions-investment , financing and dividend decisions: Financial planning.

UNIT IICost of Capital: Significance of cost of capital : Calculating cost of debt: Preference shares,
equity capital and retained earnings : Combined (weighted) cost of capital.

UNIT IIIOperating and Financial Leverage: Their measure: Effects on profit, analyzing alternate
financial plans, combined financial and operating leverage.

UNIT IVCapital Structure ; Theories and determinants.

UNIT VCapital Budgeting : nature of investment decisions, investment evaluation criteria, payback
period, accounting rate of return, net present value, internal rate of return profitability
index; NPV and IRR comparison.

UNIT VIManagement of working capital: Nature of working capital, significance of working

capital, operating cycle and factors determining of working capital requirements:
management of working capital-cash, receivables, and inventories.

UNIT VIIDividend Policies: Issues in dividend policies : Walter’s Model: Gordon’s Model: M.M.
Hypothesis, Forms of dividends and stability in dividends, determinants.

Suggested Readings

1. Van Horne J.C: financial management and policy: Prentice Hall of India, New Delhi.
2. Van Horne J.C; Fundamentals of Financial Management : Prentice Hall of India, New Delhi.
 3. Khan M.Y and Jain P.K.; Financial Management : Text and Problems; Tata McGraw Hill,
New Delhi.\
4. Prasanna Chandra: Financial Management Theory and Practice : Tata McGraw Hill, New
Delhi.

GROUP B
PAPER - III
FINANCIAL MARKET OPERATIONS

COURSE INPUTS

UNIT IAn Overview of Financial markets in India.

UNIT IIMoney Market: Indian money market’s composition and structure; (a) Acceptance houses,
(b) discount houses and (c) Call money market : Recent trends in Indian money
market.

UNIT IIICapital Market : Security market (a) New issue market. (b) Secondary market: Functions
and role of stock exchange: Listing procedure and legal requirements; Public issue-
pricing and marketing: Stock Exchanges-National Stock Exchange and over the
counter exchanges.

UNIT IVSecurities Contract and Regulations Act: Main Provisions.

UNIT VFunctionaries on Stock Exchanges : Brokers, Sub brokers, market makers, jobbers, portfolio
consultants, institutional investors and NRIs.

UNIT VIFinancial Services ; Merchant banking – functions and roles: SEBI guidelines: Credit
rating-concept, functions and types.

UNIT VII Investors Protection: Grievances concerning stock exchange dealings and their removal:
Grievance cells in stock exchanges: SEBI : Company Law Board: Press: Remedy
through courts.

Suggested Readings

1. Chandler M.V. and Goldfield S.M: Economics of Money and Banking: Harper and Row,
New York.
2. Gupta Suraj B: Monetary Economics: S. Chand and Co. , New Delhi.
3. Gupta Suraj B: Monetary Planning in India: Oxford, Delhi.
4. Bhole L.M: Financial Markets and Institutions: Tata McGraw-Hill, New Delhi.
5. Hooda R.P.: Indian securities Market – investors view point: Excell Books, New Delhi.
6. R. B. I. : Functions and working.
7. R. B. I.: Report on Currency and Finance.
8. Pandey I.M.: Financial Management: Vikas Publishing House, New Delhi.
9. Brigham E.F. Gapenski L.C. and Ehrhardt M.C: Financial Management Theory and Practice:
Harcourt College Publishers, Singapore.
 10. Bhalla V.K.: Modern Working Capital Management, Anmol Pub., Delhi.
11. R.B.I. Report of the Committee to Review the working of the monetary system: Chakravarty
Committee.
12. R.B.I. Report of the Committee on the Financial System, Narsimham Committee.

GROUP – C
PAPER – I
PRINCIPLES OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

COURSE INPUTS

UNIT IPERSONNEL MANAGEMENT : Meaning, Functions, Importance, Scope & Role, Organization
of Personnel Department, Personnel Policies.

UNIT IIHIRING:

I. Manpower planning: Determining quality and quantity of personnel.

II. Recruitment – Methods and Evaluation.
III. Selection, Induction and Placement.
IV. Promotion, Transfer, Demotion.

UNIT IIITRAINING: Meaning, Importance, Need, Methods of Performance Appraisal, Motivation

and Morale.

UNIT IVWAGE AND SALARY ADMINISTRATION ; Meaning, Significance , Factors, Job-Evaluation,

Methods of wage & Payment Including, Incentive, payments.

UNIT VEmployee Benefits & Services.

Concept, objectives, significance, Types of Benefits & Services, Fringe Benefits in India.

PAPER – II
LABOUR LAWS IN INDIA
COURSE INPUTS

UNIT IIntroduction : Principles involved in labour legislation in India, Impact of Industrial

Revolution on Labour Problems, Origin and growth of Labour legislation in India.

UNIT IIWages:
Payment of wages Act – 1936
Minimum Wages Act – 1948
Payment of Bonus Act – 1965

UNIT IIIConditions of work.

Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) 1946.
Factories Act. 1948.

UNIT IVSocial Security, Employees state Insurance Act 1948, Maternity Benefits Act 1961,
Employees Provident Fund Act 1952, Workman’s Compensations Act 1923.

UNIT VIndustrial Disputes Act 1947, Trade Union Act 1926.

GROUP – C
PAPER – III
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

COURSE INPUTS

UNIT IINTRODUCTION
Concepts of Industrial relations and its scope. Problems of Labour Management Relations- causes of
Poor Industrial relations. Conditions of good industrial relations, Industrial relations in
India.

UNIT IITRADE UNIONISM

The concept, objectives, functions and types of trade unions. Historical Development of Trade
Unions in India Obstacles in the growth of strong trade unionism.

UNIT IIIINDUSTRIAL DISPUTES AND GRIEVANCE

Meaning, classification, Causes of Industrial disputes,
settlement of industrial disputes, Concept, Nature and Causes of Grievances, The grievance
procedure.

UNIT IVCOLLECTIVE BARGAINING

Concept, features, necessity and importance of collective bargaining: Collective
Bargaining Procedure, Collective Bargaining in India.

UNIT VEMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE

Causes & Types of Indiscipline, Essentials of a Good Disciplinary System. Procedure for taking
Disciplinary Actions.

GROUP – D
PAPER – I
PRINCIPLES OF MARKETNG

COURSE CONTENTS

UNIT IIntroduction: Nature and Scope of Marketing: Importance of Marketing as a business

function and in the economy: Marketing concepts-traditional and modern: Selling VS
marketing: Marketing Mix: Marketing environment.

UNIT IIConsumer Behavior and Market Segmentation: Nature, scope and significance of
consumer behavior : Market segmentation-concept and importance: Bases for market
segmentation. Marketing Research; Nature Scope, Process and Limitations.
UNIT IIIProduct: Concept of Product, Consumer and Industrial goods: Product planning and
development: Packing-role and functions: Brand name and trade mark: After sales
services: Product life cycle concept.

UNIT IVPrice: Importance of Price in the Marketing Mix, Factors affecting price of a
Product/Services.

UNIT VDistributions Channels and Physical Distribution: Distribution channels-concept and role: Types
of distribution channels: Factors affecting choice of a distribution channel: Retailer and
Wholesaler: Physical distribution of goods: Transportation: storage and Warehousing.

UNIT VIPromotion: Methods of promotion: Optimum promotion mix:

Suggested Readings

1. Philip Kotler : Marketing Management Englewood Cliffs: Prentice Hall N.J.

2. William M. Pride and O.C. Ferrell: Marketing: Houghton-Mifflin Boston.
3. Stanton W.J. Etzel Michael J. and Walker Bruce J: Fundamentals of Marketing: McGraw –
Hill, New York.
4. Lamb charies W.Hair Joseph F. and McDaniel carl: Principles of Marketing: south-western-
publishing, Cincinnati, Ohio.
5. Cravens David W.Hills Gerald E. Woodruff Robert B. Marketing Management: Richard D.
Irwin . Homewood. Illinois.
6. Kotler Philip and Armstrong Gray: Principles of Marketing: Prentice Hall of India, New
Delhi.
7. Fulmer R.M; The New marketing: Mc Millan, New York.
8. Mc Carthy J.E. basic Marketing-A Managerial Approach, McGraw Hill, New York.
9. Cundiff, Edward W and Stiu R.R. Basic Marketing-concepts, Decisions and Strategies ,
Prentice Hall, New Delhi.
10. Bushkirk, Richard H.: Principles of Marketing ; Dryden Pren, Illinois.

GROUP – D
PAPER – II
ADVERTISING AND SALES PROMOTION
COURSE INPUTS

UNIT IPersonal Selling, Process of Selling, Communication Process: Basic Communication Process,
role of source: Encoding and Decoding of message, media, audience, feedback and
noise.

UNIT II Advertising and Communication mix: Different advertising functions: Types of

advertising: Economic aspects of advertising: Advertising process an overview: Setting
advertising objectives and budget.

UNIT III Creative Aspects of Advertising: Advertising appeals, copy writing, headlines,
illustration, message , copy types; campaign planning.

UNIT IVAdvertising Media: Different types of media: Media planning and scheduling.

UNIT VImpact of Advertising: Advertising agency roles, relationship with clients, Advertising
department ; Measuring advertising effectiveness, Legal and Ethical aspects of
advertising.
UNIT VISales Promotion, Meaning, Nature and Functions: Limitation of sales promotion: Types of
Sales promotion schemes: Consumer and trade, sales promotion.

UNIT VIISales Promotion Schemes: Sampling: Coupon: Price Off: Premium plan: Consumer
contests and sweeps takes: POP displays: Demonstration: Trade fairs and exhibitions:
Sales Promotion techniques and sales force.

Suggested Readings

1. Aaker, david and Myers John G., et. Al: Advertising Management: Pontice hall of India, New
Delhi.
2. Border W.H. Advertising: john Wiley, NY.
3. Oglvy D.: Oglvy on Advertising: Longman Publication.
4. Aaker Daind A. Batra Rajeev, Myers G: Advertising Management: Prentice hall of India,
New Delhi.
5. Sengupta Subroto: Brand Positioning Strategies for Competitive Advantage; Tata McGraw
Hill, New Delhi.
6. Coundiff Still and Govani: Sales Management: Prentice Hall, New Delhi.
7. Rorsiter John R. Percy Larry: Advertising and Promotion Management : McGraw Hill, New
York.
8. Sundage, fryburger, Rotzoll: Advertising Theory and Practice: AITBS, New Delhi.

GROUP – D
PAPER – III
MARKETING PRACTICES IN INDIA

COURSE INPUTS

UNIT IRural Marketing: Importance, Nature and Scope: Rural VS Urban Marketing, Rural
Marketing Environment. Marketing of Agricultural Commodities in India, Marketing
of Selected Agricultural Inputs, Seed, Fertilizer, Pesticides and Tractor.

UNIT IIMarketing of Consumer Goods in India-Consumer Durables and Consumer Nondurables,

Marketing of Industrial Commodities, Public Distribution System in India.

UNIT IIIStock Exchange – Meaning , Importance and Function, Regulation of Stock Exchange in
India. Securities and Exchanges Board of India, Produce Exchange in India.

UNIT IVMarketing of Services; Concept, Evolution, Characteristics of Services, Elements of

marketing Mix. Co-operative Marketing in India.

UNIT VInternational Marketing, Nature Definition and Scope of International Marketing,

International Marketing VS Domestic Marketing; International Marketing
Environment-external and Internal. Recent Trends in India’s Foreign trade.
Institutional Infrastructure for Export Promotion, Direct and on-line Marketing.

Suggested Readings

1. Modern marketing; S.A. sherlekar.

2. Modern marketing: R.S.N. Pillai & Bagavathi
3. Marketing Principles & Practice S.A. Chunawalla
 4. Principles & Practice of marketing: Memoria and Memoria.

GROUP – E
PAPER – I
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND ITS APPLICATIONS IN BUSINESS

COURSE INPUTS

UNIT IInformation Revolution and Information Technology (IT):, Development of IT in Business:

Basic features of IT: Impact of IT on Business Environment and Social fabric:
Invention of writing: written books, Printing press and movable type –Gutenberg’s
invention: Radio, telephone, wireless and satellite communication: computing and
Dissemination of Information and knowledge and convergence of technologies (internet
with wireless – WAP).

UNIT IIFundamentals of Computers; Data, Information and EDP: Data, information, need and
concept of data and information, Level of Information from data: Data processing,
Electronic data processing: electronic machines.
Number system and codes: different number system-binary, octal, decimal, hexagonal and their
conversion codes used in computers: BCD, EBCDIC, ASCII: Grey and conversions.
Computer Arithmetic and Gates: Binary arithmetic, Complements addition and subtraction:
Conversion from one system to another: Logic gates, Their Truth table and applications
minimization and K-maps.
Computer Processing System: definition of computer: hardware/ Software concepts: Generation of
computers: Types of computers, elements of digital computer: CPU and its functions:
Various computer systems.
I/O devices: Basic concepts of I/O devices: Various input devices-Keyboard, mouse: MICR, OCR,
Microphones.
Various output Devices: VDU , Printer, plotter, Spooling, Ls storage, Devices: Primary and
Secondary memory; types of memories; Memory capacity and its enhancement:
Memory devices and their comparisons; auxiliary storage, tapes, disks (magnetic and
optical): Various devices and their comparison. System Software- Role of software,
Different system software: O.S. Utilities, element of O.S.- Its types and variations: DOS
and windows.
Computer and Networks: Needs of communication: Data transmission: Baud: Bandwidth:
Communication Channel: Multiplexing: Basic network concepts: O.S.I. model: Types
of topologies: LAN.WAN: Client server concept.

UNIT IIIComputer – Based Business Applications

Word Processing: Meaning and role of word processing in creating of documents editing,
Formatting and printing documents, using tools such as spelling check, thesaurus, etc .
in word processors (Ms-Word):
Electronic Spreadsheet: Structure of spreadsheet and its applications to accounting, finance and
marketing functions of business: Creating a dynamic/sensitive worksheet: Concept of
absolute and relative cell reference: Using built-in functions: Goal seeking and solver
tools: Using graphics and formatting of worksheet: Sharing data with other desktop
applications: Strategies of creating error-free worksheet (Ms-Excel, Lotus 123).
Practical Knowledge of wings Accounting (software), tally etc.
Programming under a DBMS environment: The concept of data base management system: Data
field, records and files, sorting and Indexing data: Searching records, designing queries
and reports: Linking of data files: Understanding programming environment in DBMS:
Developing menu driven applications in query language (Ms-Access).

UNIT IVElectronic Data Interchange (EDI): EDI standards: Financial EDI for international trade
transaction: applications of EDI: advantages of EDI: Future of EDI.

UNIT VThe Internet and its Basic Concepts.

Internet –Concept, History, development in India: technological foundation of internet: Distributed
computing: Client-server computing: Internet protocol suite in the internet
environment: Domain Name System (DNS): Domain Name Service(DNS): Generic
top-level domain (GTLD): Country Code Top-Level Domain (CCTLD):- India:
Allocation of second-level domains: IP addresses: Internet protocol: Applications of
internet in business, education, governance, etc.

UNIT VI Information System Audit

Basic idea of information audit: Difference with the traditional concepts of audit: Conduct and
applications of IS audit in internet environment.

Suggested Readings

1. .Agarwala Kamlesh N. and Agarwala Deeksha: business on the Net-Introduction to E-

Commerce: Macmillan India, New Delhi.
2. Agarwala Kamlesh, N. and Agarwala Deeksha: Bulls, Bears and the Mouse: An introduction
to online stock market trading: Macmillan in India, New Delhi.
3. Agarawala Kamish N. and Agarwala Prateek Amar: WAP the Net: An Introduction to
wireless application protocol: Macmillan India, New Delhi.
4. Bajaj Kamlesh K. and Nag Debjani: E. Commerce: The cutting edge of business: Tata
McGraw Hill, New Delhi.
5. Edwards, ward and Bytheway; The Essence of Information System: Prentice Hall, New
Delhi.
6. Garg & Srinivasan : Work Book on System Analysis & Design: Prentice Hall, New Delhi.
7. Kanter: Managing with information: Prentice hall New Delhi.
8. Minoll Daniel: Internet & Intranet Engineering: Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi.
9. Minoll Daniel, Minoli Emma: Web Commerce Technology Handbook: Tata McGraw Hill,
New Delhi.
10. Yeats: Systems Analysis & Design: Macmillan India, New Delhi.
11. Goyal: Management Information System: Macmillan India, New Delhi.
12. Timothi J O’Leary: Microsoft Office 2000: Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi.

GROUP – E
PAPER -II
 BUSINESS MATHEMATICS

COURSE INPUTS

UNIT ICalculus (Problems and theorems involving trigonometrically ratios are not to be done).
Differentiation: Partial derivatives up to second order: Homogeneity of functions and Euler’s
theorem: Total differentials: Differentiation of implicit function with the help of total
differentials.
Maxima and Minima : Cases of one variable involving second or higher order derivatives: Cases of
two variables involving not more than one constraint.
Integration: Integration as anti-derivative process: Standard forms: Methods of integration- by
substitution, by parts and by use of partial fractions: Definite integration: Finding
areas in simple cases: Consumers and producers surplus: Nature of commodities
learning curve: Leontiff input-output Model.

UNIT IIMatrices and Determinants: Definition of a matrix: Types of matrices: Algebra of

matrices: Properties of determinants: Calculation of values of determinants up to third
order: Adjoint of a matrix, elementary row or column operations: Finding inverse of a
matrix through Adjoint and elementary row or column operations: Solution of a
system of linear equations having unique solution and involving not more than three
variables.
UNIT IIILinear Programming-Formulation of LPP: Graphical method of solution: Problems
relating to two variables including the case of mixed constraints: Cases having no
simplex method- solution of problems up to three variables, including cases of mixed
constraints: Duality: Transportation Problem.

UNIT IVCompound Interest and Annuities: Certain different types of interest rates: Concept of
present value and amount of a sum. Types of annuities: Present Value and amount of
an annuity. Including the case of continuous compounding: Valuation of simple loans
and debentures: Problems relating to sinking funds.

Suggested Readings

1. Allen R.G.D.: Basic Mathematics: Macmillan, New Delhi.

2. Dowling, E.T.; Mathematics for Economics: Schaum Sorie, McGraw Hill, London.
3. Loomba, Paul: Linear Programming: Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi.
4. Vohra. N. D.: Quantitative Technique in Management: Tata McGraw Hill,New Delhi.
5. Oni, R.S.: Business Mathematics: Pitamber Publishing House.
6. Kapoor, V.K. : Business Mathematics : Sultan Chand & Sons, Delhi.
7. Holden: Mathematics for business and economics: Macmillan India, New Delhi/

PAPER - III
ELEMENTS OF ACTUARIAL SCIENCE

Probability: Meaning and scope of probability. Difficulties involved in obtaining a satisfactory

definition, classical definition and its limitation. Computation of probability by direct
enumeration of favorable cases. Theorems of total and compound probability.
Repeated trails.
Finite Differences: Definition and fundamental formula including the use of operators. Interpolation
with equal and unequal intervals, Central differences, Inverse interpolation, Compound
Interest : Basic functions, Annuities construction of tables, capital redemption
assurances valuation of simple loans and debentures. Cumulative Banking Funds, etc.

Life and other contingencies: Mortality tables elementary functions. The expectation of life, The
general death rate, The force of mortality, joint life probabilities. Life annuities and
assurances, Commutation columns, Temporary and deferred annuities assurances,
Periodical payment, completed annuities.

GROUP – F
ECONOMIC AND FISCAL ADMINISTARTION GROUP
PAPER - I
INDIRECT TAXES

UNIT I
Goods and Services Tax: Nature and scope of GST. Overview of the Central Goods and Services
Tax Act, 2017 and the Uttar Pradesh Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017.
Important terms and definitions under the Act. Meaning and Scope of Supply. Time of Supply.
Valuation in GST. Input Tax Credit. Tax Invoice. Credit and Debit Notes. Electronic Way Bill.
Impact of GST on Job Work and Electronic Commerce. Input Service Distributor. Registration
Procedure. GST Rates and Exemptions. Composition Scheme.
UNIT II
General Procedures: Returns-Types and Filing Procedure. Payment of Tax. Interest on delayed
payment of tax. Deduction of Tax at Source. Collection of Tax at Source. Refund of tax. Accounts
and other records.
An Overview of the Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017. Determination of Nature of
Supply, Inter-State supply. Intra-State supply. Supplies in territorial waters. Place of supply of goods.
Zero rated supply. Apportionment of tax and settlement of funds. Transfer of input tax credit.
UNIT III
GST Administration: GST Council. GST Network- Ecosystem of GST Suvidha Providers. Dual
Control in GST-Division of Jurisdiction and Administrative Powers over Assessees.
Authorities and Powers: Officers under the Act. Powers of officers. Levy and collection of tax.
Power to grant exemption from tax. Assessment and Audit by Authorities. Inspection, search and
seizure. Demands and Recovery. Advance Ruling. Appeals, Reviews and Revision. Offences,
Penalties and Prosecution.
UNIT IV
Customs: Role of customs in international trade: Important terms and definitions under the customs
act 1962: Assessable value: Baggage: Bill of entry: Dutiable goods: Duty : Exporter: Foreign going
vessel: Aircraft goods: Import: Import Manifest: Importer: Prohibited goods: Shipping bill: Store:
Bill of lading : Export manifest: Letter of credit: Kinds of duties basic, auxiliary, additional or
countervailing: Basic of levy advalorem, specific duties: Prohibition of export and import of goods
and provisions regarding notified & specified goods: Import of goods-free import and restricted
import: Types of Import-import of cargo, import of personal baggage, import of stores.
Clearance Procedure-for home consumption, for warehousing, for re-export: Clearance procedure for
import by post: Prohibited exports: Canalized exports: Exports against licensing: Types of exports,
export of cargo, export of baggage: Export of cargo by land, sea and air routes.
Suggested Readings
1. Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017
2. Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017
3. Customs act.
4. Uttar Pradesh Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017
 GROUP – F
PAPER - II
INDIAN BANKING SYSTEM

COURSE INPUTS

UNIT IIndian banking System: Structure and Organization of banks: Reserve Bank of India: Apex
banking institutions: Commercial Banks: Regional Rural Banks: Co-Operative Banks:
Development Banks.

UNITIIState Bank of India: Brief History: Objectives: Functions: Structure and Organization:
working and Progress.

UNIT IIIBanking Regulation Act 1949: History: Social Control: Banking Regulation Act as
applicable to banking companies and public sector banks: Banking Regulation Act as
applicable to co-operative banks.
UNIT IVRegional Rural and Co-operative Banks in India: Functions: Role of regional rural and
cooperative banks in rural India: Progress and Performance.

UNIT VReserve Bank of India: Objectives: Organization: Functionsand working: Monetarypolicy:

Credit control measures and their effectiveness.

Suggested Readings

1. Basu A.K. Fundamentals of Banking Theory and Practice: A. Mukherjee and co. Calcutta.
2. Sayers R.S. Modern Banking: Oxford University Press.
3. Panandikar S.G. and Mithani D.M: Banking in India: Orient Longman.
4. Reserve Bank of India: Functions and Working.
5. Dekook: Central Banking: Crosby Lockwood Stapies, London.
6. Tennan M.L. banking and Practice in India: India Law house, New Delhi.
7. Khubchandani B.S.; Practice and Law of Banking: Macmillan, New Delhi.
8. Shekhar and Shekhar: Banking Theory and Practice: Vikas Publishing House, New Delhi.

GROUP - F
PAPER – III
PUBLIC FINANCE

COURSE INPUTS

UNIT IMeaning & Scope of Public Finance Public goods vs. Private goods , Principle of Maximum
Social Advantage, Public Budget , Techniques of Budgeting(ZBB PBB), Deficit
Financing.

UNIT IIPublic Expenditure: Meaning&Nature, Wagner’s views on increasing state activities

Wiseman-peacock hypothesis, Canons and classification of public expenditure effects
on production, distribution and economic stability.

UNIT IIIPublic Revenue: Main sources of revenue, Tax revenue , Direct and Indirect Taxes,
Progressive, proportional & Regressive Taxes, Value added tax, The Division of tax
burden, Incidence of a tax, effects on production & distribution.

UNIT IVPublic Debts: Role and classification of Public debts and methods of their
redemption.
UNIT VIndian Public Finance: Financial Federalism under constitution, Financial Adjustments in
India, Finance Commission, review of Indian Tax System. Budgetary Procedure and
Financial Control in India.

GROUP - G
PAPER - I
FUNDAMENTALS OF INSURANCE

COURSE INPUTS

UNIT IIntroduction to Insurance: Purpose and need of insurance: Insurance as a social security
tool: Insurance and economic development.

UNIT IIFundamentals of Agency Law: Definition of an agent; Agents Regulations: Insurance

intermediaries: Agents compensation.

UNIT IIIProcedure for becoming an agent: Pre-requisite for obtaining a license: Duration of
license: Cancellation of license: Revocation or suspension/termination of agent
appointment: Code of conduct: Unfair Practices.

UNIT IVFunctions of the Agent: Proposal Form and others forms for grant of cover: Financial and
Medical underwriting: Material information: Nomination and assignment: Procedure
regarding settlement of policy claims.

UNIT VCompany Profile: Organizational set-up of the company: Promotion strategy: Market
share: Important activities: Structure: Product: Actuarial Profession: Product pricing-
actuarial aspects: distribution channels.

UNIT VIFundamentals/Principles of Life Insurance/Marine/Fire/ Medical/ General Insurance:

contracts of Various kinds: Insurable Interest.

Suggested Readings
 1. Mishra M.N. Insurance Principles and Practice: S.Chand and Co. New Delhi.
2. Insurance Regulatory Development Act 1999.
3. Life Insurance Corporation Act 1956.
4. Gupta OS: Life Insurance: Frank Brother, New Delhi.
5. Vinayakam N, Radhaswamy and Vasudevan SV: Insurance- Principles and Practice, S.
Chand and Co. New Delhi.
6. Mishra MN: life Insurance Corporation of India, Vols I, II & III: Raj Books, Jaipur.

GROUP – G
PAPER – II
INSURANCE MANAGEMENT

COURSE INPUTS

UNIT IIntroduction: Savings and investment schemes like shares, Units, Capital , markets, mutual
funds, etc. Vis-à-vis insurance: Tax benefits under insurance policies: Life cycle
needs- including solutions, matching of the customer’s needs and requirements to
available products: Comparison between different products offered vis-à-vis
chargeable premium and coverage.

UNIT IIComputation of Premiums /Bonuses: Premium calculation-including rebates, mode of

rebate, large- sum assured policies rebate: Extra premium: Under Premiums:
computation of benefits, Surrender value: Paid-up value.

UNIT IIIInsurance Documents: Insurance Document, Including Proposal forms and other relevant
forms: First premium receipt/ renewal premium receipt : Policy contract:
Endorsements: Renewal notice/ bonus notices: Other insurance documents related to
receipt.

UNIT IVLife Insurance Products: Traditional Unit Linked Policies: Individual and Group
policies: With-profit and without-profit policies: Different types of insurance
products-whole life products, interest sensitive products, term-assurance annuities
Endowment: Assurance.

UNIT VOptions and Guarantees.

UNIT VIGroup insurance and pension plans.

UNIT VIIHealth Related Insurance.

Suggested Readings

1. Mishra M.N. Insurance Principles and practice: S. Chand & Co. New Delhi.
2. Insurance Regulatory Development Act 1999 and other relevant Acts.
3. Life Insurance Corporation Act 1956.
 4. Gupta O.S. Life Insurance : frank Brothers, New Delhi.
5. Vinayakam N. Radhaswamy and Vasudevan SV: Insurance Principles and Practice, S. Chand
& Co. : New Delhi.
6. Mishra M.N. Life Insurance Corporation Of India, Vols I, II, & III Raj Books, Jaipur.

GROUP – G
PAPER – III
LEGISLATIVE INSURANCE FRAMEWORK

COURSE INPUTS

UNIT IInsurance Act 1938.

UNIT IILIC Act 1956.

UNIT III Insurance Regulatory & Development Authority Act 1999.

UNIT IVConsumer Protection Act 1985.

UNIT VOmbudsman Scheme.

UNIT VIIncome Tax Act. Married Women’s Property Act and Contract Act as relevant to the conduct of
insurance business.

UNIT VIICode of conduct in advertisement and publicity areas.

Suggested Readings

1. Mishra M.N. Insurance principles and Practices: S. Chand & Co. New Delhi.
2. Insurance Regulatory Development Act 1999.
3. Life Insurance Corporation, Act 1956.
4. Consumer Protection Act 1985.
5. Indian Contract Act 1872.
6. Gupta OS: Life Insurance: Frank Brothers, New Delhi.
7. Vinayakam N. Radhaswamy and Vasudevan SV: Insurance-Principles and Practice, S. Chand & Co.,
New Delhi.
8. Mishra MN. Life Insurance Corporation of India: Raj Books, Jaipur.
 GROUP – H
PAPER – I
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT

COURSE INPUTS

UNIT IInternational Business Environment – An Overview: Nature, Importance and scope, Environment
analysis-economic, geographic, socio-cultural, commercial, legal and political environments.

UNIT IITheoretical Foundations of International Business: Theories of international trade: Gains from
international trade: Balance of payments analysis.

UNIT IIIInstruments of Commercial policy : Tariff and non-tariff measures: Arguments for and against
protectionism.

UNIT IVCurrent Trends and issues in International Trade : Pattern and structure of world trade: Trade in
Services.

UNIT VForeign investment : Types, motives and effects: Present structure of foreign direct investment.

UNIT VIMultinational Corporations (MNCs): Nature ,role , types and operations: Policy towards MNCs:
Transfer of technology.

UNIT VIIRegional Economic Integration: Forms of integration: Forms of integration, Regional economic
groupings in practice-EU, NAFTA, ASEAN, SAARC and SAPTA.

UNIT VIIIInternational Economic co-operation, Institution and Agreements: WTO: World Bank: IMF:
UNCTAD: GSP: Commodity Agreements.

Suggested Readings

1. Daniels, John D., and Redebaugh, Lee H: International Business Environments and Operations:
Addison Wesley pub. Co. Massachusetts.
2. Cateora, Philip: International Marketing: Richard D. Irwin, Illinols.
3. Sodersten, Bo: International Economics: MacMillan, London.
4. Hodgson, Jhon S. N. and Herander, Mark G. International Economic Relation: Prentice Hall, NJ.

GROUP-H
PAPER –II
INDIAN FOREIGN TRADE AND POLICY

COURSE INPUTS

UNIT I India’s Foreign Trade: Trends and developments: Commodity Composition and
direction: India’s foreign trade in global context.
UNIT II Foreign Trade Policy and Control in India: Policy making body and institutions:
Exchange control in India-objectives and definition.

UNIT IIIImport substitution and Export Promotion Policies: Export Incentives-duty exemption
schemes, EPCG, duty draw backs: Role of commercial banks in foreign trade:
Deferred payment system: Exim Bank: Export credit insurance and ECGC.

UNIT IVInfrastructure support for export Promotion: Export promotion councils: Commodity
boards/ Product export development authorities: Specific service institutions: State
Trading Organizations Export and Trading Houses: Export Processing Zones/ Special
Economic Zone (EPZ/SEZ): Export Oriented units (EOUs).

UNIT-VForeign investment Policy: Indian Joint Ventures abroad: Multilateralism and Bilateralism
in India’s foreign trade.

Suggested Readings –

1. Verma M.L. : Foreign Trade Management in India : Vikas Publishing House, New Delhi.
2. Bhashyam S: Export Promotion in India-The Institutional Infrastructure: Commonwealth
Pub., New Delhi.
3. Chaudhuri B.K: Finance of Foreign Trade and Foreign Exchange: Himalaya Publication,
New Delhi.
4. Mahajan V.S: Indias Foreign Trade and Balance of Payment S: Deep & Deep Publications,
New Delhi.
5. Varshney R.L.: India’s Foreign Trade: Kitab Mahal, Allahabad.
6. Export-Import Policy : 1997-2001 Ministry of Commerce, Government of India., New Delhi.

GROUP- H
PAPER – III
EXPORT-IMPORT PROCEDURES AND DOCUMENTATION

COURSE INPUTS

UNIT-I Documentary Framework for Exports and Imports : Registrations of an export firm
and licensing regulations: Processing of an export order: Export documents-need and
types: Overview of various export documents.

UNIT-IIInternational Business Contracts: Types and formation.

UNIT-IIIPayment Terms : Instruments and methods of financing, including documentary credits and
collection, Uniform customs of Practices (UCP) 500.

UNIT-IVExport Finance: Facilities, incentives and procedures for pre and post-shipment finance.
UNIT-VBusiness Risk Coverage : Cargo, credit, and foreign exchange risk coverage: Cargo
insurance: Role and schemes of ECGC and commercial Banks.

UNIT-VIForeign Exchange Regulations and Formalities.

UNIT-VIIQuality Control and pre-shipment Inspection: Concept, Scheme, and procedures.

UNIT-VIIIExcise clearance of export cargo: customs clearance of export import cargo: claiming
duty drawbacks and other incentives.

Suggested Readings –

1. Paras Ram, Export: What where and How: Ahupam Publishers, Delhi.
2. Uniform Customs & Practice for Documentary Credits: International Chamber of Commerce,
Paris.
3. 3. Handbook of Import-Export Procedures : Ministry of Commerce, Government of India,
New Delhi.
4. Mahajan M.I.: Exports: Do it yourself : Snowwhite Publications. Mumbai
5. Export Documentation and Procedures : Nabhi Publications, New Delhi.