CUET Business Studies Syllabus 2026: Download PDF Here, Important Topics

Topics

Units

Sub- Unit

Principles and Functions of Management

1. Nature

and the significance of management.

• Management - concept, objectives, importance.

• Nature of management: Management as Science, Art, Profession.

• Levels of management - top, middle supervisory (First level). •Management functions - planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling.

• Coordination - nature and importance.

2. Principles of Management

•Principles of Management - meaning, nature, and significance.

• Fayol’s principles of management.

• Taylor’s Scientific Management - Principles and Techniques.

3. Business Environment

• Business Environment – meaning and importance.

• Dimensions of Business Environment – Economic, Social, Technological, Political, and Legal.

• Economic Environment in India; Impact of Government policy changes on business and industry, with special reference to the adoption of the policies of liberalization, privatization, and globalization.

4. Planning

• Meaning, features, importance, limitations.

• Planning process.

• Types of Plans – Objectives, Strategy, Policy, Procedure, Method, Rule, Budget, Programme.

5. Organising

• Meaning and importance.

• Steps in the process of organizing.

• Structure of organization – functional and divisional.

• Formal and informal organization.

• Delegation: meaning elements and importance.

• Decentralization: meaning and importance.

• Difference between delegation and decentralization.

6. Staffing

• Meaning, need, and importance of staffing.

• Staffing as a part of Human Resources Management.

• Steps in the staffing process.

• Recruitment – meaning and sources.

• Selection – meaning and process.

• Training and Development – meaning, need, methods – methods of training.

7. Directing

• Meaning, importance, and principles.

• Elements of Direction: Supervision – meaning and importance, Maslow’s hierarchy of needs; Financial and non-financial incentives. Leadership – meaning, importance; qualities of a good leader. – Communication – meaning, and importance, formal and informal communication; barriers to effective communication.

8. Controlling

• Meaning and importance.

• Relationship between planning and controlling.

• Steps in the process of control.

• Techniques of controlling.

Business finance and marketing

1. Business Finance

• Business finance – meaning, role, and objectives of financial management.

• Financial planning – meaning and importance.

• Capital Structure – meaning and factors.

• Fixed and Working Capital – meaning and factors affecting their requirements.

2. Financial Markets

• Concept of Financial Market: Money Market – nature instruments;

• Capital market: nature and types – primary and secondary market.

• The distinction between capital market and money market.

• Stock Exchange – meaning, functions, NSEI, OCTEI, Trading Procedure.

• Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) – Objectives, Functions.

3. Marketing

• Marketing – meaning, functions, role.

• The distinction between marketing and selling.

• Marketing mix – concept and elements: – Product – nature, classification, branding, labeling, and packaging – Physical distribution: meaning, role; Channels of distribution, – meaning, types, and factors, determining the choice of channels. – Promotion – Role of Advertising and personal selling; objections to Advertising. – Price: factors influencing pricing.

4. Consumer Protection

• Importance of consumer protection.

• Consumer rights.

• Consumer responsibilities.

• Ways and means of consumer protection – Consumer awareness and legal redressal with special reference to the Consumer Protection Act.

• Role of consumer organizations and NGOs.

5. Entrepreneurship Development

• Concept, Functions, and Need.

• Entrepreneurship Characteristics and Competencies.

• Process of Entrepreneurship Development.

• Entrepreneurial Values, Attitudes, and Motivation – Meaning and Concept.

Subject

Number of Questions

Marks in each question

Maximum Marks

Business Studies

50

For correct answer: +5

For incorrect answer: -1

250

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