Syllabus & Subjects For the Exams

Paper 2: Business Laws and Business Correspondence and Reporting

Weightage

Section A: Business Laws (60 Marks)

The Indian Contract Act, 1872

25% - 35%

The Sale of Goods Act, 1930

20% - 25%

The Indian Partnership Act, 1932

20% - 25%

The Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008

5% - 10%

The Companies Act, 2013

15% - 20%

Section B: Business Correspondence and Reporting (40 Marks)

Part I: Communication

10% - 15%

1. Communication

(i) Types

(ii) Directions

(iii) Network

(iv) Process

(v) Problems

(vi) Barriers

(vii) Types of Communication

(viii) Sample Questions with Answers

(ix) Exercises

Part II : Sentence Types and Word Power

20% - 30%

2. Sentence Types (Direct-Indirect, Active-Passive Speech)

(i) Sentence: Definition

(ii) Classification of sentence based on connotation

(iii) Sentence Structure

(iv) Types of sentences

(v) Direct-Indirect Speech

(vi) Active Passive Voice: Introduction

(vii) Verbs Voice Active or passive

(viii) Exercises

3. Vocabulary Root Words, Synonyms, Antonyms, Prefixes, Suffixes), Phrasal verbs, Collocations and Idioms

(i) Introduction

(ii) Significance of improving vocabulary

(iii) How to improve vocabulary

(iv) Root words

(v) Synonyms and Antonyms

(vi) Words formed by using Prefixes

(vii) Words formed by using Suffixes

(viii) Phrasal verbs

(ix) Collocations

(x) Idioms

(xi) Exercises

Part III : Comprehension Passages and Note Making

20% - 30%

4. Comprehension Passages

(i) Introduction to Comprehension Passages

(ii) Points to ponder

(iii) Sample Passages with answers

(iv) Exercises

5. Note Making

(i) Introduction to Note Making

(ii) Significance of Note Making

(iii) Detailed Format Heading(Title)

(iv) Steps to Comprehend and summarize text

(v) Helpful Hints

(vi) Sample Passages with Notes

(vii) Exercises

Part IV : Developing Writing Skills

35% - 40%

6. Introduction to Basic Writing

(i) Introduction

(ii) Process of writing

(iii) Styles of Writing

(iv) Significance of writing skills for students

(v) Writing Conventions

(vi) Characteristics of good writing

(vii) Do’s and Don’ts of good writing

7. Précis Writing

(i) What is Précis writing?

(ii) Features of good Précis writing

(iii) How to write a Précis

(iv) Do’s and Don’ts of Précis writing

(v) Examples (Passages with Précis)

(vi) Exercises

8. Article Writing

(i) What is an Article?

(ii) Essential elements of Article Writing

(iii) Detailed Format

9. Report Writing

(i) What is a Report?

(ii) Essential elements of Report Writing

(iii) Kinds of Reports

(iv) Detailed Format for (iii) above

10. Writing Formal Letters

(i) Types of Letters

(ii) Detailed format for (i) above

(iii) Points to Remember

(iv) Sample Letters

(v) Exercises

11. Writing Formal Mails

(i) How to Write a Formal Mail?

(ii) Writing Effective Mails

(iii) Essential elements of Mails

(iv) Tips and Conventions of Mails

(v) Sample Mails

(vi) Exercises

12. Resume Writing

(i) Essential Elements of Resume

(ii) Resume Writing Tips and Conventions

(iii) Sample Resumes

(iv) Exercises

13. Meetings

(i) Notice

(ii) Agenda

(iii) Drafting minutes

(iv) Action Taken Report

Paper 4: Business Economics and Business and Commercial Knowledge

Weightage

Part I: Business Economics (60 Marks)

Introduction to Business Economics

15% - 20%

Theory of Demand and Supply

35% - 40%

Theory of Production and Cost

Price Determination in Different Markets

25% - 30%

Business Cycles

15% - 20%

Part II: Business and Commercial Knowledge (40 Marks)

Business and Commercial Knowledge – An Introduction

15% - 18%

Business Environment

15% - 18%

Business Organizations

15% - 20%

Government Policies for Business Growth

15% - 18%

Organizations Facilitating Business

15% - 18%

Common Business Terminologies

15% - 18%