CBSE SYLLABUS on CBSE 12th Class Business Studies Syllabus

course structure

parts/units topics marks
part a principles & functions of management 50
1 nature and significance of management 16
2 principles of management
3 business environment
4 planning 14
5 organizing
6 staffing 20
7 directing
8 controlling
part b business finance & marketing 50
9 financial management 15
10 financial markets
11 marketing management 15
12 consumer protection
part c project work 20
total (part a + part b + part c) 100

course syllabus

part a: principles and functions of management

unit 1: nature and significance of management

  • management −
    • concept
    • objectives
    • importance
  • management as −
    • science
    • art
    • profession
  • levels of management
  • management functions −
    • planning
    • organising
    • staffing
    • directing
    • controlling
  • coordination −
    • concept
    • characteristics
    • importance

unit 2: principles of management

  • principles of management −
    • concept
    • nature
    • significance
  • fayol’s principles of management
  • taylor’s scientific management −
    • principles
    • techniques

unit 3: management and business environment

  • business environment −
    • concept
    • importance
  • dimensions of business environment −
    • economic
    • social
    • technological
    • political
    • legal
  • impact of government policy changes on business with special reference to −
    • liberalization
    • privatization
    • globalisation in india.

unit 4: planning

  • planning −
    • concept
    • importance
    • limitations
  • planning process
  • single use and standing plans −
    • objectives
    • strategy
    • policy
    • procedure
    • method
    • rule
    • budget
    • programme

unit 5: organising

  • concept and importance
  • organizing process
  • structure of organization −
    • functional
    • divisional
  • formal and informal organization
  • delegation − concept, elements and importance
  • decentralization − concept and importance

unit 6: staffing

  • concept and importance of staffing

  • staffing as a part of human resource management

  • staffing process −

    • recruitment - sources; selection - process

  • training and development −

    • concept and importance

    • methods of training - on the job and off the job - induction training, vestibule training, apprenticeship training and internship training

unit 7: directing

  • concept and importance

  • elements of directing −

    • supervision - concept, functions of a supervisor.

    • motivation - concept, maslow’s hierarchy of needs

    • financial and non-financial incentives

    • leadership - concept, styles - authoritative, democratic and laissez faire

    • communication - concept, formal and informal communication; barriers to effective; communication, how to overcome the barriers.

unit 8: controlling

  • concept, nature and importance
  • relationship between planning and controlling
  • steps in the process of control

part b: business finance and marketing

unit 9: financial management

  • concept and objectives of financial management
  • financial decisions −
    • investment
    • financing
    • dividend
    • factors affecting
  • financial planning −
    • concept
    • importance
  • capital structure −
    • concept
    • factors affecting
  • fixed and working capital −
    • concept
    • factors affecting (their requirements)

unit 10: financial markets

  • financial markets −
    • concept
    • types
  • money market and its instruments
  • capital market and its types (primary and secondary)
  • stock exchange −
    • functions and training procedure
    • depository services and d'mat account
  • securities and exchange board of india (sebi) −
    • objectives
    • functions

unit 11: marketing management

  • marketing −
    • concept
    • functions
  • marketing management philosophies
  • marketing mix −
    • concept
  • product −
    • concept
    • branding
    • labeling
    • packaging
    • price - factors determining price
  • physical distribution −
    • concept
    • channels of distribution: types, choice of channels
  • promotion −
    • concept and elements
    • advertising - concept, role, objections against advertising
    • personal selling - concept and qualities of a good salesman
    • sales promotion - concept and techniques
    • public relations - concept and role

unit 12: consumer protection

  • concept and importance of consumer protection
  • consumer protection act 1986 −
    • meaning of consumer and consumer protection
    • rights and responsibilities of consumers
    • who can file a complaint and against whom?
    • redressal machinery
    • remedies available
  • consumer awareness −
    • role of consumer organizations and non-governmental organizations (ngos)

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