UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS

(With effect from the academic year 2017-2018)

B.Com. Degree Course
ANNEXURE-II
REVISED SCHEME OF EXAMINATION:
SEMESTER I

External
Ins.Hours

Total
Course

Credits
Name of the Course
Content

CIA
PART 1 Language Paper – I 4 3 25 75 100
PART II English Paper - I 4 3 25 75 100
Core Paper – I :Financial Accounting 6 4 25 75 100
PART III Core Paper – II :Business Communication 6 4 25 75 100
Allied Paper – I :Business Economics 6 5 25 75 100
* Basic Tamil / Advanced Tamil / NME 2 2 25 75 100
PART IV
Soft Skill –I 2 3 50 50 100
Non Major Elective Papers:-
Any one of the following:
1. Basics of Computer
2. Basics of Retail Marketing
3. An Overview of ISO
4. Basics of Health Care Management.
SEMESTER II
Ins Hours

External
Credits

Total
CIA
Course
Name of the course
Content

PART I Language Paper – II 4 3 25 75 100

PART II English Paper - II 4 3 25 75 100
Core Paper – III : Advanced Financial Accounting 6 4 25 75 100
PART III Core Paper – IV : Principle of Management 6 4 25 75 100
Allied Paper –II :Indian Economy 6 5 25 75 100
* Basic Tamil / Advanced Tamil / NME 2 2 25 75 100
PART IV
Soft Skill – II 2 3 50 50 100

Non-major Elective Papers

Any one of the following :
1. Consumer Protection and Consumer Rights
2. Basics of Business Insurance
3. Fundamentals of Disaster Management
4. Concept of Self Help Group

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 SEMESTER III

Course Name of subject

External
Ins Hrs

Credits
content

Total
CIA
Core Paper V :Corporate Accounting 6 4 25 75 100
Core Paper VI :Business Laws 5 4 25 75 100
PART III Core Paper VII :Banking Theory Law and Practice 5 4 25 75 100

Core Paper VIII :Marketing 5 4 25 75 100

Allied Paper III:

1.Business Statistics or 6 5 25 75 100
2.Rural Economics
Environmental Studies 1 Examination will be
PART IV held in Semester IV
Soft Skill 2 3 50 50 100

SEMESTER IV

External
Course Name of subject Ins Hrs

Credits

Total
content

CIA
Core Paper IX : Advanced Corporate Accounting 6 4 25 75 100
Core Paper X :Company Law 5 4 25 75 100
PART III
Core Paper XI :Financial Services 5 4 25 75 100
Core Paper XII :Indirect Taxation 5 4 25 75 100
Allied Paper IV:
1. Elements of Operational Research (or) 6 5 25 75 100
2. International Economics
Environmental Studies 1 2 25 75 100
PART IV
Soft Skill - IV 2 3 50 50 100

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 SEMESTER V

Course Name of subject

External
Ins Hrs
content

Credits

Total
CIA
Core Paper XIII: Elements of Cost Accounting 6 4 25 75 100
Core Paper XIV :Practical Auditing 5 4 25 75 100
Core Paper XV : Entrepreneurial Development 6 4 25 75 100
PART III
Core Paper XVI : Financial Management 6 4 25 75 100

Elective Paper I: 6 5 25 75 100

1. Income Tax Law and Practice – I (or)
2. Visual Basic Programming
PART V Value Education 1 2

SEMESTER VI

Course Name of subject

External
Credits
Ins Hr

Total
CIA
content

Core Paper XVII : Advanced Cost Accounting 6 4 25 75 100

Core Paper XVIII : Management Accounting 6 4 25 75 100
Core Paper XIX : Business Environment 5 4 25 75 100

Elective Paper II:

1. Income Tax Law and Practice - II 6 5 25 75 100
PART III
Or
2. Visual Basic Practical 40 60 100
Elective Paper IIII:
1. Human Resource Management 6 5 25 75 100
or
2.Portfolio Management
Extension Activities 1 1
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AC.F’16

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 UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS
B.Com. Degree Course
(With effect from the academic year 2016-2017)
REVISED SYLLABUS
I SEMESTER
Core Paper I - FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
Objectives No of Credits : 4
To enable the students to know the Principles of Accounting in General.
To Understand the System of Keeping Financial Accounting Records.

Unit I : Introduction
Meaning and Scope of Accounting - Objectives of Accounting - Basic Accounting
Concepts - Accounting Transactions - Double Entry Book Keeping - Journal - Ledger -
Preparation of Trial Balance - Preparation of Cash Book.
Unit II : Final Accounts
Preparation of Final Accounts of a Sole Trading Concern - Adjustments - Preparation of
Receipts and Payments Account, Income and Expenditure Account and Balance Sheet of
Non-Trading Organizations.
Unit III : Rectification of Errors and Bank Reconciliation Statement
Classification of Errors - Rectification of Errors - Preparation of Suspense A/c.
Bank Reconciliation Statement - Need and preparation.
Unit IV : Depreciation and Insurance Claims
Depreciation - Meaning - Causes - Types - Straight Line method - Written down value
method - Concept of useful life under Companies Act, 2013.
Insurance Claims - Calculation of Claim Amount - Average Clause.
Unit V : Single Entry System
Meaning and Features of Single Entry System - Defects - Difference between Single Entry
and Double Entry System - Methods of Calculation of Profit - Statement of Affairs Method-
Conversion Method.
Note : Questions in Sec. A, B & C shall be in the proportion of 20:80 between
Theory and Problems.
Suggested Readings
1. Gupta, R.L & Gupta, V.K, Advanced Accounting, Sulthan Chand & Sons, New Delhi.
2. Jain & Narang, Financial Accounting, Kalyani Publishers, New Delhi.
3. Reddy, T.S & Murthy, A. Financial Accounting, Margham Publications, Chennai.
4. Shukla & Grewal, Advanced Accounting, S. Chand & Co. New Delhi.
5. Parthasarathy, S. & Jaffarulla, A. Financial Accounting, Kalyani Publishers, New Delhi.

E-Resources
www.accountingcoach.com
www.accountingstudyguide.com
www.futureaccountant.com
www.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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 Core Paper II - BUSINESS COMMUNICATION
Objectives No of Credits : 4
To facilitate the students to understand the concept of Communication.
To know the Basic Techniques of the Modern forms of Communication.

Unit I : Communication
Definition - Methods - Types - Principles of Effective Communication - Barriers to
Communication - Business letters - lay out.
Unit II : Business Letters
Meaning - Kinds of Business Letters - Application for a situation - Interview - Appointment
letter - Acknowledgement - Promotion - Enquiries - Reply Letter to Enquiries - Orders -
Sales Letter - Circular Letter - Complaints Letter.
Unit III : Correspondence
Bank Correspondence - Insurance Correspondence - Agency Correspondence -
Correspondence with Share Holders & Directors.
Unit IV : Reports and Meetings
Reports - Meaning - Writing of Reports - Meetings - Agenda - Minutes - Memorandum -
Office order - Circular Notes.
Unit V : Forms of Communication
Modern forms - Fax - email - video conference - internet - websites - uses of the various
forms of communication.
Suggested Readings
1. Rajendra Paul & Korlahalli, J.S. Essentials of Business Communication,
Sultan Chand & Sons, New Delhi.
2. Shirley Taylor, Communication for Business, Pearson Publications, New Delhi.
3. Bovee, Thill, Schatzman, Business Communication Today - Peason Education Private
Ltd - New Delhi.
4. Penrose, Rasbery, Myers, Advanced Business Communication, Bangalore.
5. Simon Collin, Doing Business on the Internet, Kogan Page Ltd, London.
6. Mary Ellen Guffey, Business Communication - Process and Product, International
Thomson Publishing, Ohio.
7. Sundar, K. A, Business Communication, Vijay Nicole Imprints Pvt. Ltd.,
Chennai.
E-Resources
www.newagepublishers.com
www.managementstudyguide.com
www.businesscommunication.org
www.smallbusiness.chron.com

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 Allied Paper – I - BUSINESS ECONOMICS

UNIT I

Introduction to Economics – Wealth, Welfare and Scarcity Views on Economics -

Positive and Normative Economics

Definition – Scope and Importance of Business Economics

Concepts: Production Possibility frontiers – Opportunity Cost – Accounting Profit

and Economic Profit – Incremental and Marginal Concepts – Time and Discounting
Principles – Concept of Efficiency

UNIT II

Demand and Supply Functions:

Meaning of Demand – Determinants and Distinctions of demand – Law of

Demand – Elasticity of Demand – Demand Forecasting – Supply concept and
Equilibrium.

UNIT III

Consumer Behaviour : Law of Diminishing Marginal utility – Equimargianl Utility –

Indifference Curve – Definition, Properties and equilibrium.

UNIT IV

Production: Law of Variable Proportion – Laws of Returns to Scale – Producer‟s

equilibrium – Economies of Scale

Cost Classification – Break Even Analysis

UNIT V

Product Pricing: Price and Output Determination under Perfect Competition,

Monopoly – Discriminating monopoly – Monopolistic Competition – Oligopoly – Pricing
objectives and Methods

Recommended Texts

1. S.Shankaran, Business Economics - Margham Publications - Ch -17

2. P.L. Mehta, Managerialo Economics – Analysis, Problems & Cases - Sultan
Chand & Sons - New Delhi – 02.
3. Francis Cherunilam, Business Environment - Himalaya Publishing House -
Mumbai – 04.
4. Peter Mitchelson and Andrew Mann, Economics for Business - Thomas Nelson
Australia -Can -004603454.
5. C.M.Chaudhary, Business Economics - RBSA Publishers - Jaipur - 03.
6. H.L. Ahuja, Business Economics – Micro & Macro - Sultan Chand & Sons - New
Delhi – 55.

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 NON MAJOR ELECTIVE – Any one of the following (Semester wise)

I SEMESTER
1. BASICS OF COMPUTER
INTRODUCTION - UNIT – I
1. Introduction to computers
2. Input Devices
3. Output Devices
4. Operating System

MS WORD – UNIT - II
5. Text Manipulations
6. Usage of Numbering, Bullets, Footer and Headers
7. Usage of Spell check, Find & Replace
8. Text Formatting
9. Picture insertion and alignment
10. Creation of documents, using templates
11. Creation templates
12. Mail Merge Concepts
13. Copying Text & Pictures from Excel

MS-EXCEL - UNIT – III

14. Cell Editing
15. Usage of Formulae and Built-in Functions
16. File Manipulations
17. Data Sorting (both number and alphabets)
18. worksheet Preparation
19. Drawing Graphs
20. Usage of Auto Formatting

MS-POWER POINT – UNIT – IV

21. Inserting Clip arts and Pictures
22. Frame movements of the above
23. Insertion of new slides
24. Preparation of Organization Charts
25. Presentation using Wizards
26. Usage of design templates

INTERNET – UNIT – V
27. Introduction to Internet
28. WWW
29. E-Mail

REFERENCE BOOKS :
1. A first Course in Computers, Sanjay Saxena, Vikas Publishing House Pvt. Ltd.,
2. Microsoft Office in Easy steps, Stephen Copestake, Comdex Computer
Publishing
3. Teach yourself, MS Office for Windows, Corey Sandler, Tom Bedgelt, Jan
Weingarten, BPB Publication.

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 2. BASICS OF RETAIL MARKETING

UNIT – I

Retailing – Definition – Retail Marketing – Growth of organized retailing in India –

Importance of retailing

UNIT – II

Functions of Retailing – characteristics of Retailing – Types of Retailing – store retailing

– Non-store retailing

UNIT – III

Retail location factors – Branding in retailing – private labeling – Franchising concept.

UNIT – IV

Communication tools used in Retailing – Sales promotion, e-tailing- window display

UNIT - V

Supply chain management – definition – importance – Role of information Technology in

retailing.

Reference Books:

1. Modern Retail Management – J.N.Jain & P.P.Singh Regal Publications , New

delhi

2. Retail Management – Suja Nair, Himalaya Publishing house.

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 3. AN OVERVIEW OF ISO

UNIT-I

An Introduction to ISO 9000, 9001,9002,9003. The Quality systems to be

certified- Meaning of ISO- Benefits of ISO 9001- Certification- General Scheme of ISO
9001.

UNIT-II

QMS (Quality Management Systems). Meaning- Principles of ISO 9001-2000-

Preparing a specimen QMS – future of ISO? – QMS Documentation- QMS Process &
Measurement.

UNIT-III

ISO 9001-2000 Requirements- Explanation of main clauses – Time Line and cost
Implication of Implementing.

UNIT-IV

ISO 9001-2000 and QIS- Comparison of ISO 901 and the capability Maturity
Model for software. Certification bodies operating Multinationals.

UNIT-V

ISO and how to hire an ISO 9000 Consultant- What is Internal Quality Auditing.

REFERENCE BOOKS

1. guide to ISO 9001-2000.

A.K.Chakraborty
P.K.Basu
S.C.Chakravarthy

PUBLICATIONS: Asian Books Pvt. Ltd.

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 4. BASICS OF HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT

UNIT – I PERSONAL (SELF) HEALTH CARE

Personal Hygiene – Personal Diet pattern – Self health maintenance by yoga and other
spiritual practice – Drills

UNIT – II FAMILY HEALTH CARE

Family hygiene – group health care by vaccination – propitiation and prevention –

Sanitation and diet patterns

UNIT - III COMMUNAL HEALTH CARE

Mass – Hygiene (Social Hygiene) – Environmental Hygiene - Communal health care

centres – Hospitals – Statistical bodies - Government and Non government
organizations (NGO) for propagation of nutritious diet patterns - maintained by
voluntary health organizations and government schemes.

UNIT – IV HEALTH AWARENESS

Health awareness programme organized by governmental and non governmental

agencies. Communal amenity programme.

UNIT – V HEALTH DISASTER MANAGEMENT

First Aid – Disaster management techniques like epidemic eruption control,

management and eradication.

Books for reference :

Text books on

1. Social and preventive Medicine, K. Park, Brimnot publishers

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 II SEMESTER

Core Paper III - ADVANCED FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

Objectives No of Credits : 4
To enable the students to get a comprehensive understanding of the Financial
Accounting
To make the students know the various methods of maintaining the accounting
records in various forms of Business.

Unit I : Branch Accounts

Dependent Branches - Stock and Debtors system - Distinction between Wholesale Profit
and Retail Profit - Independent Branches (Foreign Branches excluded)
Unit II : Departmental Accounts
Basis of Allocation of Expenses - Calculation of Profit - Inter-departmental Transfer at
Cost or Selling Price.
Unit III : Hire Purchase and Instalment System
Hire Purchase System - Default and repossession - Hire Purchase Trading Account.
Instalment System - Calculation of Profit.
Unit IV : Partnership Accounts
Admission of a Partner - Retirement of a Partner - Death of a Partner.
Unit V : Partnership Accounts
Dissolution of a Partnership Firm - Insolvency of a Partner - Insolvency of all Partners -
Piece meal Distribution of cash in case of Liquidation of Partnership Firm.
Note : Questions in Sec. A, B & C shall be in the proportion of 20:80 between
Theory and Problems.
Suggested Readings
1. Gupta, R.L & Gupta, V.K, Advanced Accounting, Sulthan Chand & Sons, New Delhi.
2. Jain & Narang, Financial Accounting, Kalyani Publishers, New Delhi.
3. Reddy, T.S & Murthy, A. Financial Accounting, Margham Publications, Chennai.
4. Shukla & Grewal, Advanced Accounting, S. Chand & Co., New Delhi.
5. Tulsian P.C. - Financial Accounting.
6. Parthasarathy, S. & Jaffarulla, A. Financial Accounting, Kalyani Publishers, New Delhi.

E-Resources
www.accountingcoach.com
www.accountingstudyguide.com
www.futureaccountant.com
www.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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 Core Paper IV - PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT

Objectives No of Credits : 4
To make the students to understand the basic concepts of management.
To prepare the students to know about the significance of the management in
Business.

Unit I : Introduction
Definition - Importance - Nature and Scope of Management - Process of Management -
Role and functions of Managers - Levels of Management - Scientific Management -
Contributions to Management by different Schools of thought.
Unit II : Planning
Nature - Importance - Types of Planning - Steps in planning - Objectives of Planning -
Policies - Decision making Process - Types of Decisions.
Unit III : Organisation
Meaning and Types of organisations - Principles - Formal and Informal organisation -
Organisation Structure - Span of Control - Departmentalisation - Basis - Meaning and
Importance of Departmentalisation. Policies - Meaning and Types - Procedures -
Forecasting.
Unit IV : Authority and Responsibility
Authority - Definition - Sources - Limitations - Difference between Authority and
Responsibility - Delegation of Authority - Meaning - Principles and importance -
Centralisation Vs Decentralisation.
Unit V : Direction Co-ordination & Control
Direction - Nature - Purpose. Co-ordination - Need - Types and Techniques - Requisites
for Excellent Co-ordination. Controlling - Meaning - Importance - Control Process.
Suggested Readings
1. Gupta, C.B. Management Theory & Practice, Sulthan Chand & Sons, New Delhi.
2. Prasad, L.M. Principles & Practice of Management, Sultan Chand & Sons, New Delhi.
3. Tripathi, P.C. & Reddy, P.N. Principles of Managements, Tata Mac. Graw Hill, New Delhi.
4. Weihrich and Koontz, Management - A Global Perspective.
5. N. Premavathy, Principles of Management, Sri Vishnu Publications, Chennai.
6. Jayasankar, J. Business Management , Margham Publication, Chennai.
7. Sundar, K. Principles of Management, Vijay Nicole Imprints Pvt. Ltd., Chennai.
E-Resources
www.wisdomjobs.com
www.aima.in
www.clep.collegeboard.org
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 Allied Paper - INDIAN ECONOMY

UNIT I

Economic growth and economic Development-Features of economic

development-Indicators of economic development-National Income - Basic concepts
and computation of National Income

UNIT-II

Major problems of Indian Economy-Poverty-Inequalities-Unemployment-

Population. Transport & Foreign Trade

UNIT-III

Agriculture –Contribution to economic development-Green Revolution-Irrigation-

Minor, Medium, Major irrigation works. Land Reforms-Food policy and Public
Distribution System

UNIT IV

Industry-Role of industries in economic development-Large and Small scale

Industries-New Economic Policy 1991

UNIT V

Five Year plans in India-Achievements and failures-Economic development under

Five Year Plans

Recommended Texts

1. I.C. Dingra, Indian Economy

2. Ruddar Datt & K.P.M. Sundharam, Indian Economy - S.Chand & Sons - New
Delhi.
3. K.N. Agarwal, Indian Economy – Problem of Development of Planing - Wishwa
Prakasan - New Age of International Ltd.
4. S.K.Misra & V.K.Puri, Indian Economy – Its Development - Himalaya Publishing
House - Mumbai.

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 NON MAJOR ELECTIVE – Any one of the following (Semester wise)

II SEMESTER

1. CONSUMER PROTECTION AND CONSUMER RIGHTS

UNIT - I

Introduction of consumer protection act1986-other amendments-salient features

UNIT – II

Definitions of the terms- : consumer - appropriate laboratory - complainant -

consumer dispute -complaint-restrictive trade practice.

UNIT - III
The various consumer rights:-right to safety, Right to information, Right to
choose, -right to be heared -Right against exploitation -Right to consumer education

UNIT - IV
Consumer protection councils:-Central - State.

UNIT - V
Consumer disputes redressal agencies:-Direct forum-state commission-national
commission

REFERENCE BOOKS:

1. Lectures On Torts And Consumer Protection Laws By

Dr.Rega Surya Rao--Asia Law House. Hydrabad.

2. Consumer Protection Laws --By Prof.Rakesh Khanna--Central Law Agency.

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 2. BASICS OF BUSINESS INSURANCE

Unit – I

Introduction to Insurance – Type of Insurance – Principles of Insurance.

Unit – II

Salient features of IRDA Act – Administration of IRDA Act – Regulatory measures

of IRDA

Unit – III

Life insurance products – Term, Whole life, Endowment.

Unit – IV

Introduction to general Insurance – fire, marine and motor insurance.

Unit – V

Government and insurance companies – LIC India- private players in Insurance

in India.

Text Books Recommended:

Dr.N.Premavathy – Elements of Insurance, Sri Vishnu Publications, Chennai.

Dr.A.Murthy – Elements of Insurance, Margham Publications, Chennai
M.N.Mishra – Insurance, Principles and practice, S.Chand & Co. Ltd., New Delhi

References

Nalini Prava Tripathy, Prabir Paal – Insurance Theory & Practice, Prentice Hall of India
Anand Ganguly – Insurance Management, New Age International Publishers.

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 3. FUNDAMENTALS OF DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Objectives

1. To develop an understanding of the process of Disaster Management.

2. To understand the mitigation programmes of Disaster Management.
3. To develop an understanding of the Disaster Management poling and legislation.

UNIT I

Meaning, definition, basic aspects and types of disasters.

UNIT II

Stages IN Disaster - Pre, during and post disaster.

UNIT III

Disaster Mitigation – guiding principles of Mitigation. Formulation and

implementation of Mitigation programmes.

UNIT IV

Disaster training – Utilisation of resources, training and public awareness.

UNIT V

Disaster Management policy and legislation; Disaster Management – Strategy in

India.

Books for Reference

1. “Disaster Management” , I sundar, T. Sezhiyan 1st Edition, Sarup and Sons, New
Delhi, 2007.
2. “Disaster Management” , A Disaster Manager‟s Hand boob; Carter.W, ASTAN
Development Bank, Manila.
3. Natural Disaster Management, Destruction, Safety and Pre cautions, S. Prasad,
Mangalam publishers and Distributors, New Delhi – 2007.
4. Challenge and Response; K.D.Gangrade, S.Dhadde, Delhi, Rachna publications,
1973.

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 4. CONCEPT OF SELF HELP GROUPS

Objectives of the course

1. To develop an understanding of the basic concepts of SHGS.
2. To enable the students Understand the operative mechanisms of SHGS
3. To Help the students to know about the various activities undertaken by SHGS
4. To help the students to understand the concept of women empowerment through
SHGS
5. To develop an understanding of the role of govt. & NGO‟s for the development of
SHGS.

UNIT - I Meaning, Concept and Functions of SHGS

UNIT - II Women empowerment through SHGS
UNIT - III Micro finance through SHGS
UNTI - IV Social Development through SHGS
UNIT -V Role of Govt. and NGO‟s in fostering SHGS

Bibliography

1. “Clinical approach to promotion of entrepreneurship” ED.Setty, Anmol

publications Pvt., Ltd, New Delhi 2004.
2. “India economic Empowerment of Women”, V.S. Ganesamurthy, New Century
publications, New Delhi, 1st published – May 2007.
3. “Readings in Microfinance”, N. Lalitha Dominant publishers and Distributors, New
Delhi, 1st Edition 2008.
4. “Rural Credit and Self Help Groups, Micro finance needs & concepts in India”,
K.G.Karmakar, Sage publications, New Delhi, 1999.
5. “Rural empowerment through, SHGS, NGO‟s & PRI‟s S.B.Verma, Y.T. Pavar,
Deep & Deep publications, New Delhi 2005.
6. “Women‟s Own; the Self help movement of Tamil Nadu”. C.K. Gariyali, S.K.
Vettivel, Vetri publishers, New Delhi, 2003.

Journals

1. Yoja na, A Development Monthly, Chief Editor Anurag Misra, Published by

Ministry of information and Broad casting.
2. Kurukshetra, A Journal on Rural Development, Montly Journal, Editors; Kapil
kumar, Lalitha Khurane published by Ministry of Rural Development.

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 III SEMESTER

Core Paper V - CORPORATE ACCOUNTING

Objectives No of Credits : 4
To enable the students about the Preparation of the Company accounts.
To motivate the students to understand the various Provisions of the
Companies Act.

Unit I : Share Capital

Issue of Shares - Types of Shares - Forfeiture of shares - Reissue of shares - Underwriting
of shares - Stock spilit - Meaning of Redemption - Redemption of Preference Shares.

Unit II : Debentures & Acquisition of Business

Meaning - Types of Debentures - Issue - Underwriting of Debentures - Redemption of
Debentures. Acquisition of Business - Meaning - Profit Prior to Incorporation.

Unit III : Final Accounts

Final Accounts - Preparation of P & L A/c and Balance Sheet - Managerial
Remuneration- Calculation and Legal Provisions.

Unit IV : Valuation of Shares and Goodwill

Valuation of Shares and Goodwill - Meaning - Methods of Valuation of Shares and
Goodwill.

Unit V : Alteration of Share Capital

Meaning - Internal Reconstruction - Reduction of Share Capital.

Note : Questions in Sec. A, B & C shall be in the proportion of 20:80 between

Theory and Problems.

Suggested Readings
1. Gupta, R.L & Radhaswamy, M, Advanced Accounts, Sulthan Chand, New Delhi.
2. Jain, S.P & Narang, N.L., Advanced Accounting, Kalyani Publications.
3. Reddy T.S. & Murthy, A , Corporate Accounting, Margham Publications, Chennai.
4. Shukla & Grewal & Gupta, Advanced Accounting, S. Chand & Co., New Delhi.
E-Resources
www.accountingcoach.com
www.accountingstudyguide.com
www.futureaccountant.com
www.education.svtuition.org

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 Core Paper VI - BUSINESS LAWS
Objectives No of Credits : 4
To highlight the Provisions of Law governing the General Contract and Special
Contract.
To enable the students to understand the Legal Remedies available in the Law
to the Business and other People.

Unit I : Formation of Contract

Indian Contract Act - Formation - Nature and Elements of Contract - Classification of
Contracts - Contract Vs Agreement.

Unit II : Offer, Acceptance and Consideration

Offer - Definition - Forms of Offer - Requirements of a Valid Offer. Acceptance - Meaning
- Legal rules as to a Valid Acceptance. Consideration - Definition - Types - Essentials.

Unit III : Other Elements of Valid Contract

Capacity of Parties - Definition - Persons Competent to contract. Free consent - Coercion
- Undue Influence - Fraud - Misrepresentation - Mistake. Legality of object - Void
agreements - Unlawful Agreements.

Unit IV : Performance of Contract

Performance of Contracts - Actual Performance - Attempted Performance - Tender. Quasi
Contract - Definition and Essentials. Discharge of Contract - Modes of Discharge -
Breach of Contract - Remedies available for Breach of Contract.

Unit V : Sale of Goods Act

Sale - Contract of Sale - Sale Vs Agreement to Sell - Meaning of Goods - Conditions and
Warranty - Caveat Emptor - Exceptions of Caveat Emptor - Buyer and Seller of Goods -
Unpaid Seller - Definition - Rights of an Unpaid Seller.

Suggested Readings
1. Balachandran. V & Thothadri.S, Business Law, Vijay Nicole Imprints Pvt. Ltd. Chennai
2. Kapoor, N.D. Business Laws, Sultan Chand and Sons.
3. Sreenivasan, M.R. Business Laws, Margam Publications.
4. Dhandapani, M.V. Business Laws, Sultan Chand and Sons.
5. Badre Alam, S. & Saravanavel, P. Mercantile Law
6. Pillai, R.S.N. & Chand, S, Business Law, S Chand & Co, Delhi
7. Ramaswamy, K.N., Business Law, S Chand & Co, Delhi
8. Shukla, M.C, Business Law, S. Chand & Co.

E-Resources
www.cramerz.com
www.digitalbusinesslawgroup.com
http://swcu.libguides.com/buslaw
http://libguides.slu.edu/businesslaw

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 Core Paper VII - BANKING THEORY, LAW AND PRACTICE
Objectives No of Credits : 4
To facilitate the understanding of the origin and the growth of the Indian Banking
System.
To understand the Modern day Developments in Indian Banking Sector.
UNIT I : Introduction to Banking
History of banking - Components of Indian banking - Indian banking system - Phases of
development - Banking structure in India - Payment banks and Small Banks - Commercial
banking - Definition - Classification of banks. Banking system - Universal banking -
Commercial Banking - functions - Role of Banks in Economic Development. Central Banking
- Definition - Need - Principles - Central Banking Vs. Commercial banking - Functions of
Central bank.
UNIT II : RBI
Establishment - Objective - Legal framework - Functions - SBI - Origin and History -
Establishment - Indian subsidiaries - Foreign subsidiaries - Non-banking - Subsidiaries -
Personal banking - International banking- Trade financing - Correspondent banking.
Co-operative banks - Meaning and Definition - Features - Co-operative banks Vs Commercial
banks - Structure.
UNIT III : e - banking
Meaning - Services - e-banking and Financial services - Initiatives - Opportunities - Internet
banking - Meaning - Internet banking Vs Traditional banking - Services - Drawbacks - Frauds
in Internet banking. Mobile banking - Meaning - Features - Services - Security issues -
Electronic Mobile Wallets. ATM - Evolution - Concept - Features - Types - Mechanism -
Functions. Electronic money - Meaning - Categories - Merits of e-money - Electronic Funds
Transfer (EFT) system - Meaning - Steps - Benefits.
UNIT IV - Bank Account :
Opening - Types of accounts - FDR - Steps in opening Accounts - Savings Vs Current
Account - „Donatio Mortis Causa‟ - Passbook - Bank Customer Relationship - Special Types
of customers - KYC norms. Bank Lending - Lending sources - Bank Lending Principles -
Forms of lending - Loan evaluation process - Securities of lending - Factors influencing
Bank lending - Negotiable Instruments - Meaning - Characteristics - Types. Crossing -
Definition - Objectives - Crossing and negotiability - Consequences of crossing.
UNIT V - Endorsement
Meaning - Components - Kinds of Endorsements - Cheques payable to fictitious persons -
Endorsement by legal representative - Negotiation back - effect of endorsement - Rules
regarding endorsement. Paying banker - Banker‟s duty - Dishonoring of cheque - Discharge
of paying banks - Payment of a crossed cheque - Material alteration - Statutory protection
under Section 85 - Refusal of cheque payment. Collecting Banker - Statutory protection
under section 131 - Collecting banker‟s duty - RBI instructions - Paying banker Vs Collecting
Banker - Customer grievances - Grievances redressal - Banking Ombudsman.
Suggested Readings
1. Gurusamy S, Banking Theory: Law and Practice, Vijay Nicole Publications, 2015, Chennai
2. Clifford Gomez, Banking and Finance, Theory, Law and Practice, Jain Book Agency, 2010, Mumbai
3. Gupta, R K BANKING Law and Practice, Jain Book Agency, 2001, New Delhi
4. Sundaram and Varshney, Banking Theory Law and Practice, Sultan Chand Co, 2010, New Delhi
5. Maheswari, S.N. Banking Law Theory and Practice, Kalyani Publications, 2011, Mumbai
6. Santhanam B, Banking Theory Law and Practice, Margam Publications
7. Nirmala Prasad, Banking and Financial Services, Himalaya Publications
E Resources
www.lawcommissionof india.nic.in
www.rbi.org
www.bankingombudsman.org

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 Core Paper VIII - MARKETING

Objectives No of Credits : 4
To make the students understand the importance and the relevance of Marketing
in To-day‟s Business World.
To enable the students to understand the Features of the Indian Marketing.

Unit I : Introduction
Marketing - Meaning - Definition and Functions of Marketing - Marketing Orientation -
Role and Importance of Marketing - Classification of Markets.

Unit II : Market Segmentation and Consumer Behaviour

Market Segmentation - Concept - Benefits - Basis and Levels. Introduction to Consumer
Behavior - Need for study - Consumer Buying Decision Process - Buying Motives.
Marketing Research - MIS - Meaning and Differences.

Unit III : Marketing Mix and Product Policy

Marketing Mix - Meaning - Product - Introduction - Product policy - Product Planing -
Stages of New Product Development - Introduction to PLC - Packaging - Branding -
Labelling - Product Mix - Price - Pricing Policies and Methods.

Unit IV : Channels of Distribution

Channels of Distribution - Levels - Channel Members - Promotion - Communication Mix -
Basics of Advertising, Sales Promotion and Personal Selling.

Unit V : Recent Trends in Marketing

E - Marketing - Online Retailing - Shopping Malls - Consumer Protection Act - Salient
Features - Consumerisation - Consumer Rights, Consumer Grievance Redressal Fo-
rums- Role of Social Media in Marketing.

Suggested Readings
1. Rajan Nair, Marketing, Sulthan Chand & Sons, New Delhi.
2. Varshney, Marketing Management, Sulthan Chand & Sons, New Delhi
3. Chandrasekar K S, Marketing Management: Text and Cases, Vijay
Nicole Imprints, Chennai, 2014
4. Gandhi, J.C, Marketing, Himalaya Publications.
5. Radha, Marketing, Prasanna Publications, Chennai.
6. Santhanam, Marketing, Margham Publications, Chennai
7. Sundar, K. Essentials of Marketing, Vijay Nicole Imprints Pvt. Ltd., Chennai

E-Resources
www.marketmotive.com
http://emailmarketing.comm100.com/email-marketing-
tutorial/
www.marketing91.com
www.managementstudyguide.com

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Allied Paper III
(1) BUSINESS STATISTICS
Objectives No of Credits : 4
To facilitate the understanding of the relevance and need of the Statistics in the
Current Scenario.
To Customize the importance of Business Statistics for the Commerce Students.

UNIT - I Introduction
Meaning and Definition of Statistics - Collection and Tabulation of Statistical Data -
Presentation of Statistical Data - Graphs and Diagrams
UNIT- II Measures of Central Tendency and Measures of Variation
Measures of Central Tendency - Arithmetic Mean, Median, Mode, Harmonic Mean and
Geometric Mean. Measures of Variation - Standard deviation - Mean Deviation - Quartile
Deviation - Skewness and Kurtosis - Lorenz Curve
UNIT- III Correlation and Regression Analysis
Simple Correlation - Scatter Diagram - Karl Pearson‟s Correlation - Spearman‟s Rank
Correlation - Regression - Meaning - Linear Regression.
UNIT - IV Time Series
Analysis of Time Series - Causes of variation in Time Series Data - Components of Time
series; Additive and multiplicative models - Determination of Trend by Semi average,
Moving average and Least squares (Linear, Second degree and Exponential) Methods -
Computation of Seasonal indices by Simple average, Ratio-to-moving average, Ratio-to
Trend and Link relative methods
UNIT - V Index Numbers
Meaning and Types of Index numbers - Problems in Construction of Index numbers -
Methods of Construction of Price and Quantity indices - Tests of adequacy - Errors in
Index numbers - Chain Base Index numbers - Base shifting - splicing - deflating - Consumer
Price index and its uses - Statistical Quality Control
Note : Questions in Sec. A, B & C shall be in the proportion of 20:80 between
Theory and Problems.

Suggested Readings
1. Dhingra I C & M.P. Gupta, Lectures in Business Statistics, Sultan Chand and Sons, New Delhi, 2009
2. Gupta S P and Archana Agarwal, Business Statistics (Statistical Methods), Sultan
Chand and Sons, New Delhi, 9 th revised edition 2013
3. Gupta S. C, Fundamentals of Statistics, Himalaya Publishing House
4. Sharma J K, Fundamentals of Business Statistic‟s, 2nd edition, Vikas Publishing
House Pvt Ltd, 2013
5. Rajagopalan.S.P, and Sattanathan, R., Business Statistics and Operations
Research, Vijaya Nicole Imprint Pvt. Ltd., Chennai
6. J o s e p h A n b a r a s u , Business Statistics, Vijay Nicole Imprint Pvt. Ltd, Chennai
E-Resources
www.spss.co.in
https://statlearning.class.stanford.edu
http://www.mit.edu
www.springer.com
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 (2) RURAL ECONOMICS

UNIT-I

Structure of the Rural Economy of India – Predominance of the Rural sector in the
Indian Economy – Features of the Indian Rural Economy.

UNIT – II

Role of Agriculture in Rural Development – Pattern of Agricultural holding – Strategy of

Agricultural development and Green Revolution – Problems of Agricultural Labourers
and Artisans in the Rural Economy – Measures to solve their problems.

UNIT-III

Non-farm sector in the Rural Economy – Role of Small Scale Industries, Cottage
industries, Khadi and village Industries in the Rural Economy.

UNIT-IV

Rural Indebtedness – Causes and magnitude – Role of RBI, Commercial Banks, RRBs
and NABARD in rural Economy.

UNIT-V

Poverty and unemployment Problem in the rural Economy – Steps taken to solve the
problems – Rural Development – Strategy for Rural Development with special reference
to PURA.

Study Material:

1. Rural Economics – T.N.Chhabra and P.L.Taneja

2. Rural Economics - I.C.Dhingra
3. Fundamentals of Rural Economics – S.S.M.Desai.
4. Rural Economy of India – A.N.Agrawal and Kundan Lal

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 IV SEMESTER
Core Paper IX - ADVANCED CORPORATE ACCOUNTING

Objectives No of Credits : 4
To make the students understand the applications of Accounting Transactions
in Corporate Sector.
To facilitate the students to understand the Provision of the Indian Companies
Act.

Unit I : Company Accounts

Amalgamation, Absorbtion and External Reconstruction of Companies.

Unit II : Holding Company

Holding Company - Subsidiary Company - Meaning - Preparation of Consolidated Final
Statement of Accounts - Treatment of Dividend. (Inter - Company Owing excluded)

Unit III : Banking Company & Insurance Company

Preparation of - Final Accounts of Banking Insurance Companies.

Unit IV : Liquidation
Meaning - Preparation of Liquidator‟s Final Statement of Account - Calculation of
Liquidator‟s Remuneration.

Unit V : Special Accounting

Accounting for Price Level Changes - Human Resource Accounting - Computrised
Accounting Meaning.

Note : Questions in Sec. A, B & C shall be in the proportion of 20:80 between

Theory and Problems.
Suggested Readings :
1. Gupta, R.L. & Radhaswamy, M., Advanced Accounts, Sulthan Chand & Sons,
New Delhi.
2. Jain, S.P. & Narang K.L., Advanced Accounts - Kalyani Publishers.
3. Reddy, T.S & Murthy, A , Corporate Accounting, Margham Publications, Chennai.
4. Shukla, M.C. & Grewal, J.S, Advanced Accounts, S. Chand and Company, New Delhi.

E-Resources
www.accountingcoach.com
www.accountingstudyguide.com
www.futureaccountant.com
www.education.svtuition.org

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 Core Paper X - COMPANY LAW

Objectives No of Credits : 4
To enlighten the students on the Provisions governing the Company Law.
To make the students aware on the recent amendements to Companies Act.
Unit I : Joint Stock Company
Meaning - Kinds of Companies (Special Provisions with respect to Private Company,
Public Company, One Person Company, Small Company, Dormant Company) -
Formation - Memorandum of Association - Contents - Restriction on “Other Objects” -
Doctrine of Ultra Vires - Articles of Association - Contents - Prospectus - Contents - Types
(Statement in Lieu of Prospectus, shelf Prospectus, Red Herring Prospectus) -
Underwriting - Book Building Process - Green Shoe Option - E-Filing -
Dematerialisation.
Unit II : Share Capital and Debentures
Meaning of Shares - Kinds of Shares - Voting rights - Issue of shares at a Premium and
Discount - Partly paid shares - Bonus Shares - Rights shares - Sweat Equity Shares.
Debentures - Meaning - Types.
Unit III : Managerial Personnel
Directors - Women Directors - Independent Directors - Director Identification Number -
Other Key Managerial Personnel - Related Party Transactions.
Unit IV : Meetings and Resoultions
Meeting - Statutory Meeting - Annual General Meeting - Extraordinary General Meeting -
Notice of Meeting - Quorum - Proxy - Board of Directors Meeting - Committee - Types of
Committee - Audit Committee - Stake Holders Relationship Committee - Corporate
Social Responsibility Committee. Resolutions - Ordinary Resolution - Special Resolution
- Resolution requiring special notice.
Unit V : Winding up of Company
Modes of Winding up - Winding up by the Court - Voluntary Winding up - Types - Members
Voluntary Winding up - Creditors Voluntary Winding up. National Company Law Appllate
Tribunal.
Suggested Readings
1. Kapoor, N.D., Business Laws, Sulthan Chand and Sons, New Delhi.
2. Sreenivasan,M.R. Business Laws, Margam Publications, Chennai.
3. Dhandapani, M.V. Business Laws, Sultan Chand and Sons, New Delhi.
4. Avatar Singh, Company Law, Eastern Book Company
5. Shukla, M.C. & Gulshan, S.S., Principles of Company Law
6. Badri Alam, S & Saravanavel, Company Law, Himalaya Publications
7. Gogna, P.P.S., Text Book of Company Law, S. Chand & Co.
8. Gaffor & Thothadri, Company Law, Vijay Nicole Imprints Pvt. Ltd. Chennai
E-Resources
www.mca.gov.in
www.companyliquidator.gov.in
www.companyformationinindia.co.in
www.iepf.gov.in
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 Core Paper XI - FINANCIAL SERVICES
Objectives No of Credits : 4
To enable the students to understand the world of financial services.
To facilitate the understanding of the various Financial Services.
Unit I : Introduction
Financial Services - Concept - Objectives - Functions - Characteristics - Financial Services
Market - Concept - Constituents - Growth of Financial Services in India - Financial Services
Sector Problems - Financial Services Environment - The Forces - Players in Financial
Markets - Interest Rate Determination - Macro Economic Aggregates in India.
Unit II : Merchant Banking and Public Issue Management
Definition - Functions - Merchant Bankers Code of Conduct - Public Issue Management
- Concept - Functions - Categories of Securities Issue - Mechanics of Public Issue
Management - Issue Manager - Role of lssue Manager - Marketing of Issue - New Issues
Market Vs Secondary Market - Underwriting - Types - Benefits Functions.
Unit III : Money Market and Stock Exchange
Characteristics - Functions - Indian Capital Market - Constituents of Indian Capital Market
- New Financial Institutions and Instruments - Investor Protection - Stock Exchange -
Functions - Services - Features - Role - Stock Exchange Traders -Regulations of Stock
Exchanges - Depository - SEBI - Functions and Working.
Unit IV : Leasing
Characteristics - Types - Participants - Myths about Leasing - Hire Purchase - Lease
Financing Vs Hire Purchase Financing - Factoring - Mechanism - Functions of a Factor
- Factoring - Players - Types - Operational Profile of Indian Factoring - Operational
Problems in Indian Factoring - Factoring Vs bills Discounting - Consumer Finance -
Mechanics - Sources - Modes - Demand for Consumer Finance - Factors - Consumer
Finance Insurance.
Unit - V : Venture Capital
Origin and Growth of Venture Capital - Investment Nurturing Methods - Mutual Funds -
Portfolio Management Process in Mutual Funds - Credit Rating System - Growth Factors
- Credit Rating Process - Global and Domestic Credit Rating agencies - Principles of
Insurance - Life and Non - Life Insurance - IRDA - Powers - Pension Fund - Objectives -
Functions - Features - Types - Chilean Model - Pension Investment Policy - Pension
Financing.
Suggested Readings
1. Gurusamy S, Essentials of Financial Services, Vijay Nicole Imprints, Chennai, 2014
2. Gomez Clifford, Prentice Hall of India, Financial Markets, Institutions and Financial
Services, 2008
3. Meir Kohn, Financial Institutions and Markets, Oxford University Press
4. Rajesh Kothari, Financial Services in India: Concept and Application,
Sage publications, 2012, New Delhi.
5. Madhu Vij & Swati Dhawan, Merchant Banking and Financial Services, Jain Book
Agency, 2000, Mumbai
6. Vasant Desai, Financial Markets and Financial Services, Himalayan Publishing House
Pvt Ltd, 2000, Mumbai
7. Santhanam B, Financial Services, Margam Publications
E- Resources
www.rbi.org
www.sebi.org
www.nse.org
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 Core Paper : XII - INDIRECT TAXATION

Objectives No of Credits : 4
1.To make the students to gain Knowledge of the Principles of Indirect Taxation
2.To enable the students to gain knowledge of Goods and Services Tax(GST)
3.To highlight the students about Customs duty.

Unit I : Introduction
History and Objectives of Taxation –Tax Systems in India – Direct & Indirect Taxes –
Meaning and Types -Powers of Union and States to levy taxes.

Unit II: GST- Overview & Concepts

Background behind implementing GST – The need for GST- Business impact –Benefits
of GST-SGST-CGST and IGST – Taxes covered by GST- Definitions - Scope and
Coverage Scope of supply-Levy of tax - Rate Structure –Taxable Events.

Unit III: GST- Taxation/Assesment Proceedings

Return – Refunds - Input Tax Credit - Reverse charge Mechanism, Transitional
Provisions composition under GST- Administrative structure of GST - Officers as per
CGST Act - Officers as per SGST Act - Jurisdiction - Appointment Powers.

Unit IV: GST- Audit

Assessment and Audit under GST – Demands and Recovery – Appeals and revision –
Advance ruling Offences and Penalties.

Unit V: Customs duty

The customs duty –Levy and collection of customs duty –Organisations of custom
departments -Officers of customs – powers – Appellate Machinery – Infringement of the
Law –Offences and penalties - Exemptions from duty Customs duty draw back – duties
free Zones.

SUGGESTED READINGS
1. Swetha Jain GST Law&Practice Taxmann Publishers. July 2017
2.V.S.Daty-GST-Input Tax Credit- Taxmann Publishers. 2nd Edition.Aug 2017
3.C.A.Anurag Pandy-Law & Practice of GST- Sumedha Publication House 2017
4.Dr.Vandana Banger- Beginner's- GuideAadhaya Prakahan Publishers- 2017
5.Dr.M.Govindarajan-A Practical Guide-Centax publishers- July 2017.

E-Resources.
1WWW.gstjockey.com
2.WWW.gst.gov.in
3. http:gstpanacea.com
4..http//taxheal.com

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Allied Paper IV
(1) Elements of Operations Research

Objectives No of Credits : 4
To facilitate the understanding of the Concept of Operation Research.
To help the student to understand the various techniques of solving problems.
UNIT I : Introduction
Operations Research - Meaning - Definition - Origin and History - Characteristic features
- Need - Scope - Steps - Techniques - Application - Limitations.
UNIT II : Linear Programing Problem (LPP)
Meaning - Requirements - Assumptions - Applications - Formulating LPP - Advantages -
Limitations - formulating LP Model (simple problems only)
UNIT - III : Methods of LPP
Obtaining Optimal solution for Linear Programing Problem (LPP) - Graphical Method -
Problems - Simplex Method for type of LPP & for Slack Variable Case - Maximization
Function - Minimization Function (simple problems only)
UNIT - IV : Transportation Problems
Meaning - (Initial Basic Feasible Solution) - Assumptions - Degenerate Solution - North -
West Corner Method - Least Cost Method - Vogel‟s Approximation Method - Assignment
Problems - Features - Transportation Problem Vs Assignment Problem - Hungarian Method
(Simple problems only).
UNIT - V : Game Theory
Meaning - Types of Games - Basic Assumptions - Finding value of game for Pure Strategy
- Mixed Strategy - Indeterminate Matrix and Average Method - Graphical Method - Pure
Strategy - Saddle Point - Pay off Matrix Value of game (simple problems only)
Note : Questions in Sec. A, B & C shall be in the proportion of 20:80 between
Theory and Problems.

Suggested Readings
1. Agarwal, N.P. and Sonia Agarwal, Operations Research and Quantitative techniques,
RB S A Publishers, New Delhi, 2009
2. GURUSAMY S, Elements of Operations Research, Vijay Nicole Imprints, 2015, Chennai
3. Anand Sharma, Operations Research, Himalayan Publishing House, 2014, Mumbai
4. Gupta P K & Gupta S P, Quantitative Techniques & Operations Research, Sulthan
Chand and Sons, 2014, New Delhi
5. Kanti Swarup, P.K.Gupta & Man Mohan, Operations Research, Jain Book Agency,
2014, New Delhi
6. Sarangi, S.K. Applied Operations Research and Quantitative Methods, Himalayan
Publishing House, 2014, Mumbai
7. Shridhara, K. Bhat, Operations Research, Himalayan Publishing House, 2011, Mumbai
E-resources
http://www.learnaboutor.co.uk/
http://www.theorsociety.com/
www.orcomplete.com/
http://www.orsi.in/
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 (2) INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS

UNIT –I

International Trade – Importance of International Trade , Theories of Foreign

Trade – Theories of Adam Smith, Ricardo, Haberler‟s Hechsher – Ohlin.

UNIT – II

Balance of Trade, Balance of Payment – Concepts – Causes of Disequilibrium –

Fixed and Floating Exchange Rates – Euro-Dollar Marketing (An overview)

UNIT-III

Export Management – Export procedure and Documents – Export Finance –

Export Promotion – Export pricing.

UNIT-IV

International Economic Organizations and its Functions, IMF, IDA , IFA, IBRD ,
ADB , UNCTAD , UNIDO

UNIT – V

WTO and Trade Liberalization – Liberalization of Trade in Manufacturing and in

Agricultural Trade – TRIPS , TRIMS – Indian Patent Law.

REFERENCE BOOKS

1. International Trade and Export Management - Francis Cherunilam.

2. International Economics – K.R. Gupta.
3. International Economics (Theory and Policy) – Paul R. .Krugam and Maurice
Obstfeld.
4. International Economics – Robert J. Carbaugh
5. International Economics – H.G. Mannur.

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 V SEMESTER
Core Paper XIII - ELEMENTS OF COST ACCOUNTING

Objectives No of Credits : 4
To make the students to know the Process of Accounting for Cost Elements.
To understand the advantages of Costing to the Stakeholders, Workers,
Creditors and the Public.
Unit I : Cost Accounting
Definition - Nature and Scope - Principles of Cost Accounting - Cost Accounting and
Financial Accounting - Cost Accounting Vs Management Accounting - Installation of
Costing System - Classification of Costs - Cost Centre - Profit Centre.
Unit II : Cost Sheet
Meaning - Preparation of Cost Sheet - Reconciliation of Cost and Financial Accounts.
Unit III : Material Costing
Material Control - Meaning and Objectives - Purchase of Materials - Stock Levels of
Materials - EOQ - Stores Records - ABC Analysis - Issue of Materials - Methods of Issue -
FIFO - LIFO - HIFO - Base Stock Method - Specific Price Method - Simple and Weighted
Average Method - Standard and Inflated Price Method.
Unit IV : Labour Costing
Direct Labour and Indirect Labour- Time Keeping - Methods and Calculation of Wage
Payments - Time Wages - Piece Wages - Incentives - Different Methods of Incentive
Payments - Idle time - Overtime - Labour Turnover - Meaning, Causes and
Measurement.
Unit V : Overheads Costing
Overheads - Definition - Classification - Allocation and Apportionment of Overheads -
Basis of Allocation - Absorbtion of Overheads - Preparation of Overheads Distribution
Statement- Machine Hour Rate - Computation of Machine Hour Rate.
Note : Questions in Sec. A, B & C shall be in the proportion of 20:80 between
Theory and Problems.

Suggested Readings
1. Murthy A & Gurusamy S, Cost Accounting, Vijay Nicole Imprints Pvt. Ltd. Chennai
2. Jain, S.P & Narang, K.L., Cost Accounting, Kalyani Publishers
3. Khanna, B.S. Pandey, I.M - Ahuja, G.K and Arora M.N., Practical Costing, S Chand &
Sons
4. Reddy, T.S. and Hariprasad Reddy, Y, Cost Accounting, Margam Publications
5. Prasad, N.K and Prasad, V.K, Cost Accounting, Book Syndicate
6. Saxena and Vashist, Cost Accounting Sulthan Chand and Sons, 2014, New Delhi
E-Resources
www.accountinglectures.com
www.accountingcoach.com
http://simplestudies.com/accounting-lectures.html
www.accountingstudyguide.com

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 Core Paper XIV - PRACTICAL AUDITING
Objectives No of Credits : 4
To make the students to understand the concept of present day Auditing
Practices.
To enable the students to gain knowledge of various techniques of Auditing.
UNIT I : Introduction
Meaning and Definition of Auditing - Distinction between Auditing and Accounting -
Objectives - Advantages and Limitations of Audit - Scope of Audit - Classifications of
Audit - Audit Planning - Meaning. Audit programme - Meaning - Objectives and Contents
- Audit Note Book, - contents, Usefulness of Audit Note Book - Audit working papers -
Meaning. Ownership and Custody - Test checking and Routine checking - Meaning.
Internal control - Meaning - Definition - Objectives - Technique for evaluation of Internal
Control System. Internal check - Meaning - Objectives difference between Internal
control, Internal check and Internal Audit .
UNIT - II : Vouching and Verification
Vouching - Meaning and Definitions - Objectives. Trading Transactions - Audit of Ledger-
Scrutinizing of ledgers - Vouching of cash Receipts and Payments - Vouching of
outstanding Assets and Liabilities - Verification - Meaning - Objectives and Process -
Valuation of Assets and liabilities - Distinction between Verification and Valuation.
Unit III : Audit and Accounting Standards
Types of Audit - Statutory Audit - Concurrent Audit - Stock Audit - Cost Audit - Secretarial
Audit - CAG Audit - Management Audit. Accounting Standards - Standards on Auditing -
Standards on Internal Audit - Penal Provisions - Role of National Financial Reporting
Authority (NFRA)
Unit IV : Auditors and Audit Report
Appointment - Procedures - Eligibility and Qualifications - Powers and Duties - Rotation
and Removal of Auditors - Resignation of Auditors - Remuneration of Auditors - Audit
report - Preparation and presentation. Auditor‟s Responsibilities and liabilities towards
Shareholders, Board and Audit Committee. Restriction on other Services.
Unit V : Recent Trends in Auditing
EDP Audit - Meaning - Division of auditing in EDP environment. Impact of
Computerization on Audit Approach - Online Computer System Audit - Types of Online
Computer System Audit - Audit around with the Computers - Procedure of Audit under
EDP system.
Suggested Readings
1. Auditing, D.P. Jain Konark Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
2. Auditing, Principles and Practice, Ravinder Kumar and Virender Sharma, Eastern
Economy Edition.
3. Practical Auditing, B.N. Tandon, Sultan Chand and Co., New Delhi.
4. Contemporary Auditing, Kamal Gupta, Tata Mc Graw Hill.
5. Practical Auditing, Dinkar Pagare, Sultan Chand & Sons
6. Sundar. K & Paari. K, Practical Auditing, Vijay Nicole Imprints Pvt. Ltd. Chennai
E-Resources
http://www.osbornebooksshop.co.uk/p/auditing_tutorial
www.mu.ac.in
www.learnthat.com

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 Core Paper XV - ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT
Objectives No of Credits : 4
1. To make the students to understand the concept of Entrepreneurship and there work in
life.
2. To enable the students to know the effectiveness of the Manpower in
Entrepreneurship.
UNIT I : Concept of Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship - Meaning - Types - Qualities of an Entrepreneur - Classification of
Entrepreneurs - Factors influencing Entrepreneurship - Functions of Entrepreneurs.
UNIT II : Entrepreneurial Development Agencies.
Commercial Banks - District Industries Centre - National Small Industries Corporation - Small
Industries Development Organisation - Small Industries Service Institute. All India Financial
Institutions. SIPCOT and its objectives. MSME Sector and its coverage- Objectives of
Ministry of MSME. Role and Functions of MICRO Small and Medium Enterprises -
Development Organisation (MSME - DO) - Objectives of SIDCO - Functions of Tamil Nadu
SIDCO - IRBI and its Role. NABARD and its role in the Rural Development of India -
Introduction to Micro Units Development Refinance Agency (MUDRA).
UNIT III : Project Management
Business idea generation techniques - Identification of Business opportunities - Feasibility study -
Marketing, Finance, Technology & Legal Formalities - Preparation of Project Report
- Tools of Appraisal.
UNIT IV - Entrepreneurial Development Programmes
Entrepreneurial Development Programmes (EDP) - Role, relevance and achievements - Role of
Government in organizing EDPs- Critical evaluation.
UNIT V - Economic development and Entrepreneurial growth
Role of Entrepreneur in Economic growth - Strategic approaches in the changing Economic scenario
for small scale Entrepreneurs - Networking, Niche play, Geographic Concentration, Franchising /
Dealership - Development of Women Entrepreneurship. Self-help groups and empowerment of
Women in India - Financing SHG and their role in Micro-financing. Financial inclusion and its
penetration in india, Challenges and Government role in Financial inclusion - Pradhan Mantri Jan-
Dhan Yojana - Six Pillars of Its Mission objectives
Suggested Readings
1. Saravanavel, P. Entrepreneurial Development, Principles, Policies and Programmes,
Ess Pee Kay Publishing House - 1997, Chennai.
2. Tulsian, P.C & Vishal Pandey, Business Organization and Management, Pearson
Education India, 2002, Delhi.
3. Janakiram, B, and Rizwana, M, Entrepreneurship Development, Text and Cases, Excel
Books India, 2011, Delhi.
4. Arun Mittal & Gupta, S.L - Entrepreneurship Development, International Book House
Pvt. Ltd, 2011, Mumbai.
5. Anil Kumar, S, Poornima, S, Abraham, K, Jayashree, K - Entrepreneurship Development,
New age International (P) Ltd, 2012, Delhi
6. Gupta C B and Srinivasan NP, Entrepreneurial Development, Sultan Chand & Sons
7. Raj Shankar, Entrepreneurship, Vijay Nicole Imprints Pvt. Ltd. Chennai
E-resources
http://inventors.about.com/od/entrepreneur/
http://learnthat.com/tag/entrepreneurship/
www.managementstudyguide.com
www.quintcareers.com
www.entrepreneur.com
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 Core Paper XVI - FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

Objectives No of Credits : 4

To impart the basics of Financial Management for the benefit of Commerce
students.
To enable the students to know the concepts of the Investment, Financing and
Working Capital.
Unit I : Introduction
Meaning and Objectives of Financial Management - Functions of Financial Management.
Finance - Importance of Finance - Sources of Finance - Role of Financial Manager in
Financial Management.
Unit II : Capital Structure
Meaning - Factors affecting Capital Structure - Planning - Theories of Capital Structure -
Determining Debt Equity Proportion - Leverage Concept.
Unit III : Cost of Capital
Definition - Cost of Equity Capital - Cost of Preference Capital - Cost of Debt - Cost of
Retained Earnings - Weighted Average (or) Composite cost of capital (WACC)
Unit IV : Dividend
Meaning - Dividend Policies - Factors affecting Dividend Payment - Provisions on
Dividend Payment in Company Law - Dividend Models - Walter‟s Model - Gordon‟s Model
- M.M. Model - Hypothesis Model.
Unit V : Working Capital
Working Capital - Meaning and importance - Factors Influencing Working Capital -
Determining (or) Forcasting of Working Capital requirements - W orking Capital
Operating cycle.

Note : Questions in Sec. A, B & C shall be in the proportion of 20:80 between

Theory and Problems.

Suggested Readings
1. I.M. Pandey, Financial Management, Vikas Publishing House
2. Prasanna Chandra, Financial Management, Tata McGraw Hill Publications
3. S.N. Maheswari, Financial Management, Sultan Chand & Sons
4. Y. Khan and Jain, Financial Management, Sultan Chand & Sons
5. P. Periyasamy.P, Financial Management, Vijay Nicole Imprints Pvt. Ltd. Chennai
6. Murthy A, Financial Management, Margam Publications, Chennai
7. Srivatsava, Financial Management, Himalaya Publications

E-Resources
www.cpdwise.com
www.simplilearn.com
www.findtutorials.com
www.studyfinance.com
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Elective Paper I

INCOME TAX LAW AND PRACTICE-I

Objectives No of Credits : 5
To Provide a detailed understanding of the various provisions of I.T. Act.
To enable the students to about the Assessment Procedures and Tax Planning.
Unit I : Introduction
Meaning of Income - Features of Income Tax - Types - Important Definitions Under the
Income Tax Act - Assessee - Types - Rates of Tax - Residential Status - Scope of Total
Income - Incomes Exempt from tax.
Unit II : Income from Salary
Definition - Allowances - Valuation of perquisities - Deductions from Salary - Gratuity -
Pension - Commutation of Pension - Leave Salary - Profits in lieu of Salary - Provident
Funds - Deductions under Sec. 80.
Unit III : Income from House Property
Annual Value - Meaning and Computation - Deductions from Annual Value - Legal
Provisions.
Unit IV : Profits and Gains from Business or Profession
Income from Business or Profession - Allowable expenses - Not allowable expenses -
General deductions - Provisions relating to Depreciation - Deemed Business Profits -
Undisclosed incomes - Investments - Compulsory maintenance of Books of accounts -
Audit of Accounts of certain persons - Speical provisions for Computing Incomes on
estimated basis - Computation of Income from Business or Profession.
Unit V : e-filing & Submission of Returns
e-filing - Concept - Procedure - 26 AS - TDS - Traces - Filing of Return - Various Returns
- Permanent Account Number (PAN) - Usage of PAN - Concept of Transfer Pricing -
Fundamentals.
Note : Questions in Sec. A, B & C shall be in the proportion of 20:80 between
Theory and Problems.
SuggestedReadings
1. Vinod, K. Singhania, Students Guide to Income Tax, Taxman Publications Pvt. Ltd.
2. Mehrotra - Income Tax Law & Accounts, Goyal, Sathiya Bhavan Publications.
3. Gaur & Narang, Income Tax Law & Practice, Kalyani Publishers.
4. Reddy, T.S. & Hariprasad Reddy, Y, Income Tax Theory, Law & Practice, Margham
Publications, Chennai.
5. Murthy.A, Income Tax Law & Practice, Vijay Nicole Imprints Pvt. Ltd. Chennai
6. Hariharan N, Income Tax Law & Practice, Vijay Nicole Imprints Pvt. Ltd. Chennai
E-Resources
www.incometaxindia.gov.in
www.incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in
www.onlineservices.tin.egov-nsdl.com
www.cleartax.in

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 (2) VISUAL BASIC PROGRAMMING – THEORY

UNIT I

Data Types – String - Numbers – Variables – Text Boxes – Labels – Creating

Controls – Tool Box – Name Property Command button – Access keys – Image controls
message Boxes Grid Editing tools.

UNIT II

Displaying Information - Determinate Loops – Indeterminate Loops – Conditional

Built in Functions – Customizing a Form – Writing Simple Programs.

UNIT III

Functions and Procedures – Lists – Arrays – Control Arrays – Combo Boxes –

Grid control – Do Events and Sub Main.

UNIT IV

Event Handling – Module – Monitoring Mouse Activity – Dialog Boxes –

Common controls – Menus.

UNIT V

MDI Forms – Database connectivity using Data control and DAO.

Note : Theory only

Reference Books

1. Visual Basic 6 – The comple to Reference – Noel Jerke – Tata MC Graw Hill
1999.

2. Visual Basic from the Gromand Up – Gary cornell - Tata MC Graw Hill 1999.

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 VI SEMESTER

Core Paper XVII - ADVANCED COST ACCOUNTING

Objectives No of Credits : 4
To make the students to understand the process of ascertaining, classification
and controling costs.
To enable the students to learn the various methods of cost elements
Unit I : Contract Costing
Definition - Features of Contract Costing - Calculation of Profit on Contracts - Cost plus
Contract - Contract Costing Vs Job costing - Preparation of Contract A/c.
Unit II : Process Costing
Features of Process costing - Process Loss - Normal and Abnormal Loss - Abnormal
Gain - Joint Products - By Products - Concept of Equivalent Production - Process
Accounts - Process Lossess & Gains.
Unit III : Operation Costing
Operating Costing - Meaning - Preparation of Operating Cost Sheet - Transport Costing -
Power Supply Costing - Hospital Costing - Simple Problems.
Unit IV : Marginal Costing
Meaning - Features - Absorbtion Costing - Marginal Costing Vs Absorbtion Costing -
Contribution - PV Ratio - Break Even Point - Key Factor - Margin of Safety - Preparation of
Marginal Cost Statement.
Unit V : Standard Costing
Definition - Objectives - Advantages - Standard Cost and Estimated Cost - Installation of
Standard Costing - Variance analysis - Material, Labour, Overhead and Sales Variances
- Calculation of Variances.
Note : Questions in Sec. A, B & C shall be in the proportion of 20:80 between
Theory and Problems.
Suggested Readings
1. Jain, S.P & Narang, K.L., Cost Accounting, Kalyani Publishers
2. Khanna, B.S. Pandey, I.M - Ahuja, G.K and Arora M.N., Practical Costing, S Chand &
Sons
3. Reddy, T.S. and Hariprasad Reddy, Y, Cost Accounting, Margam Publications
4. Prasad, N.K and Prasad, V.K, Cost Accounting, Book Syndicate
5. Saxena and Vashist, Cost Accounting Sulthan Chand and Sons, 2014, New Delhi
6. Murthy A & Gurusamy S, Cost Accounting, Vijay Nicole Imprints Pvt. Ltd. Chennai
E-Resources
www.accounting coach.com
www.accounting studyguide.com
www.future accountant.com
the student cpa.com

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 Core Paper XVIII - MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING

Objectives No of Credits : 4
To enable the students to get knowledge about the various techniques of
Management Principles.
To make the students to get practical skill in solving management problems.
Unit I : Introduction
Management Accounting - Meaning - Scope - Importance - Limitations - Management
Accounting Vs Cost Accounting - Management Accounting Vs Financial
Accounting.
Unit II : Financial Statement Analysis
Analysis and Interpretation of Financial Statements - Nature and Significance - Types of
Financial Analysis - Tools of Analysis - Comparative Statements - Common size
Statement - Trend Analysis.
Unit III : Ratio Analysis
Meaning - Advantages - Limitations - Types of Ratios - Liquidity Ratios - Profitability
Ratios - Turnover Ratios - Capital Structure Ratios - Leverage Ratios - Calculation of
Ratios.
Unit IV : Cash Flow Analysis & Marginal Costing
Meaning of Cash Flow Statements - Advantages - Limitations - Preparation of Cash Flow
Statement - Types of Cash flows - Operating, Financing and Investing Cash flows.
Application of Marginal Costing in Decision Making - Make or Buy - Shutdown or
Continue - Exploring New Markets.
Unit V : Budgetary Control & Capital Budgeting Control.
Budgetary Control - Meaning - Preparation of various Budgets - Cash Budget - Flexible
Budget - Production Budget - Sales Budget. Capital Expenditure Control - Meaning of
Capital Budgeting - Assessement of Capital Expenditure through Pay Back Method,
Net Prsent Value Method and Accounting Rate of Return Method.
Note : Questions in Sec. A, B & C shall be in the proportion of 20:80
betweenTheory and Problems.
SuggestedReadings
1. Maheswari, S.N., Management Accounting, Sultan Chand & Sons
2. Murthy A and Gurusamy S, Management Accounting- Theory & Practice, Vijay Nicole
Imprints Pvt. Ltd. Chennai
3. Charles T. Horngren and Gary Sundem, N, Introduction to Management Accounting,
Prentice Hall
4. Sharma and Shashi K. Gupta, Management Accounting, Kalyani Publishers
5. Reddy, T.S. & Dr. Hariprasad Reddy, Y, Management Accounting, Margham
Publications, Chennai.
6. Hansen - Mowen, Cost Management Accounting and Control, South Western
College

E-Resources
www.accountingcoach.com
www.accountingstudyguide.com
www.futureaccountant.com
www.thestudentcpa.com
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 Core Paper XIX - BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT

Objectives No of Credits : 4

To impart the knowledge of Business environment.

To enable the students to know the factors influencing the changes in the
Business Climate.

UNIT I : Introduction
The Concept of Business Environment - Its Nature and Significance - Brief overview of
Political, Cultural, Legal, Economic, Social and Global Environments and their impact on
Business and Strategic Decisions.
UNIT II : Political Environment
Meaning - Government and Business Relationship in India - Provisions of Indian Constitution
pertaining to Business.
UNIT III : Social Environment
Meaning - Cultural heritage - Social attitudes - impact of foreign culture - Castes and
Communities - Joint family systems - Linguistic and Religious groups - Types of Social
Organization - Social Responsibilities of Business.
UNIT IV : Economic Environment
Economic Systems and their impact on Business - Macro Economic parameters like GDP,
Growth Rate Population - Urbanisation. Fiscal Deficit - Plan investment - Per Capita
income and their impact on Business decisions - Five Year Planning.
UNIT V : Global Environement
Factors Determing Global Environment - Forex Environment - Financial Environment.
Financial System - Commercial Banks - Financial Institutions - RBI - Monetary Policy-
Stock Exchange - IDBI - Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs).
Suggested Readings
1. Sankaran.S., Business Environment
2. Francis Cherunilam, Business Environment, Himalaya Publishing House
3. Aswathappa, Business Environment, Himalaya Publishing House
4. Dasgupta & Sengupta, Government and Business in India.
5. Srinivasan.K., Productivity and social Environment, ASIA
6. Dhanabakiyam & Kavitha.M, Business Environment, Vijay Nicole Imprints Pvt. Ltd.
Chennai
E-Resources
www.businesscasestudies.co.uk
www.yourarticlelibrary.com
www.mbaofficial.com
www.mbaknol.com

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Elective Paper II
(1) INCOME TAX LAW AND PRACTICE - II

Objectives No of Credits : 5

To help the students to understand the relevance and significance of Tax.
To Facilitate the students in understanding the various Provisions I.T. Act.
UNIT I : Income from Capital Gain
Capital Gain - Meaning - Short term and Long term Capital Gains - Certain Transactions
not included as transfer - Cost of Acquisition - Cost of Improvement - Indexation - Capital
Gain under different circumstances - Exempted Capital Gains - Computation of Capital
Gains.
UNIT II : Income from other sources
Computation - Grossing up - Deductions in Computing Income under the head and other
related provisions.
UNIT III : Clubbing of Incomes and Set off / Carry forward and Set - Off of losses
Clubbing of Incomes under various situations - Deemed Incomes - Simple Problems on
clubbing of incomes - Set off - Carry forward and set off of losses.
UNIT IV : Deductions from Gross Income
Permissible Deductions from Gross Total Income - Sec. 80C, 80CCC, 80CCCD, 80 D,
80DD, 80DDB, 80E, 80G, 80GG, 80GGA, 80QQB, 80RRB, 80U. Assessment of
Individual- Computation of Tax.
UNIT V : Income Tax Authorties and Procedure of Assessment
Income Tax Authorities - Powers of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT),
Commissioners of Income Tax and Income Tax officers. Assessment Procedures -
Self Assessment - Best Judgement Assessment - Income Escaping Assessment
(Re assessment) - Advance Payment of Tax - Meaning and Due dates.
Note : Questions in Sec. A, B & C shall be in the proportion of 20:80 between
Theory and Problems.

Suggested Readings
1. Vinod, K. Singhania, Students Guide to Income Tax, Taxman Publications Pvt. Ltd.
2. Mehrotra - Income Tax Law & Accounts, Goyal, Sathiya Bhavan Publications.
3. Gaur & Narang, Income Tax Law & Practice, Kalyani Publishers.
4. Reddy, T.S. & Hariprasad Reddy, Y, Income Tax Theory, Law & Practice, Margham
Publications, Chennai.
5. Murthy.A, Income Tax Law & Practice, Vijay Nicole Imprints Pvt. Ltd. Chennai
6. Hariharan N, Income Tax Law & Practice, Vijay Nicole Imprints Pvt. Ltd. Chennai
E-Resources
www.incometaxindia.gov.in
www.incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in
www.onlineservices.tin.egov-nsdl.com
www.cleartax.in

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 (2) VISUAL BASIC – PRACTICAL

VB Practicals

1. Develop simple calculator

2. Event handling using wring timer control
3. Performing cascading windows operation (horizontal & Vertical & tiles)
4. Changing the color, font and size of text.
5. Implementation of Drag and Drop events using images.
6. Payroll Processing
7. Inventory Management
8. E-Banking
9. Work Flow Applications
Electricity Bill

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Elective Paper III
(1) HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Objectives No of Credits : 4
To facilitate the students to know about the importance of Human Resources.
To make the students to understand the various aspects of the Human Resources
Management.
UNIT I : Introduction
Nature and Scope of Human Resources Management - Differences between Personnel
Management and HRM - Environment of HRM - Human Resource Planning - Recruitment
- Selection - Methods of Selection - Uses of various Tests - Interview techniques in Selection
and Placement.
UNIT II : Training
Meaning - Induction - Methods - Techniques - Identification of the Training needs - Training
and Development - Performance appraisal -Transfer - Promotion and Termination of
services - Career Development.
UNIT III : Compensation
Cost to Company - CTC Fixed and Flexible Pay - Components - Incentives - Benefits -
Motivation - Welfare and Social Security Measures.
UNIT IV : Labour Relation
Need - Functions of Trade Unions - Forms of Collective bargaining - Workers Participation
in management - Types and effectiveness. Industrial Disputes and Settlements (laws
excluded) .
UNIT V : Human Resource Audit
Human Resource Audit - Nature - Benefits - Scope - Approaches.
Suggested Readings
1. Rao, V S P, Human Resource Management, Excel Books
2. Ashwathappa, Human Resource Management, Himalaya Publishing House
3. Garry Deseler, Human Resource Management, Prentice Hall
4. Prasad, L M, Human Resource Management, Sultan Chand & Sons
5. Tripathi, Human Resource Management, Prentice Hall
6. Sundar & Srinivasan, Essentials of Human Resource Management, Vijay Nicole
Imprints Pvt. Ltd. Chennai
E-Resources
www.whatishumanresource.com
www.managementstudyguide.com
www.humanresources.about.com
www.managementhelp.org

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 (2) PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT

Objectives No of Credits : 4
To acclimate the students on the concept of Portfolio Management.
To facilitate the students to know the techniques of Portfolio Management.
UNIT I : Introduction
Portfolio - Meaning - Objectives - Terms relating to Portfolio - Securities - Risk -
Return - Introduction to Portfolio Management - Role of Portfolio Managers.
UNIT II : Value of Money
Time value - Computation of Present Value Interest Factor (PVIF), Future Value
Interest Factor (FVIF), Present Value Interest Factor at an Annuity (PVIF A) - Future
Value Interest Factor at an Annuity (FVIF A) Simple Problems relating to it.
UNIT III : Portfolio Analysis
Planning - Selection - Evaluation - Revision - Various Steps involved in Protfolio
Development - Theories relating to Portfolio Analysis.
UNIT IV : Risk & Return
Interpretation of Risk & Return - Mean - Variance Analysis - B (Beta) Measures. Portfolio
Diversification - Bond Valuation.
UNIT V : Need and Importance of Portfolio Mangement
Portfolio Management Vs Wealth Management - Introduction to Derivatives - Futures
Options - Swaps - SEBI Regulations relating to Portfolio Operations.
Note : Questions in Sec. A, B & C shall be in the proportion of 80:20 between
Theory and Problems.
SuggestedReadings
1. Francis - Management of Investments, McGraw Hill
2. V.K. Bhalla - Investment Management, S Chand & Co
3. GURUSAMY S, Security Analysis and Portfolio Management, Vijay Nicole Imprints,
Chennai
4. Fisher & Jordan - Security Analysis & Portfolio Management, prentice Hall
5. Punithaathi Pandian- Security Analysis & Portfolio Management, Vikas Publishing
House
E-Resources
www.portfolio management.in
www.sebi.gov.in
www.money control.com
www.pms.sharekhan.com
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