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CUET (UG) Business Studies Syllabus 2025
The CUET (UG) Business Studies Syllabus for the CUET (UG) 2025 is available by the National Testing Agency. The CUET (UG) Business Studies Syllabus is available for review from the link below. The CUET (UG) 2025 Business Studies syllabus defines and describes each unit covered on the CUET (UG) 2025 Business Studies exam.
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NTA Entrance Exam Business Studies Revised Syllabus
Units and Topics
| # | Unit/Topic | Weightage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Principles and Functions of Management | |
| 1 | Nature and Significance of Management | |
| 2 | Principles of Management | |
| 3 | Business Environment | |
| 4 | Planning | |
| 5 | Organising | |
| 6 | Staffing | |
| 7 | Directing | |
| 8 | Controlling | |
| 2 | Business Finance and Marketing | |
| 9 | Business Finance | |
| 10 | Financial Markets | |
| 11 | Marketing | |
| 12 | Consumer Protection | |
| 13 | Entrepreneurship Development | |
| Total | - |
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Syllabus
1: Principles and Functions of Management
NTA Entrance Exam Business Studies Syllabus
1 Nature and Significance of Management
- Concept of Management
- Introduction
- Definition: Management
- Importance
- Functions
- Comparison: Traditional vs Modern Management
- Key Point Summary
- Objectives of Management
- Importance of Management
- Management as an Art, Science and Profession
- Introduction
- Flow Chart
- Management as an Art
- Introduction
- Art Qualities in Management
- Real-Life Application
- Key Point Summary
- Management as a Science
- Introduction
- Management and Its Scientific Approach
- Limitations of Management as a Science
- Real-Life Application
- Key Point Summary
- Management as a Profession
- Introduction
- Key Features of Management vs. Professions
- Real-Life Application
- Key Point Summary
- Management as a Profession
- Introduction
- Key Features of Management vs. Professions
- Real-Life Application
- Key Point Summary
- Levels of Management
- Introduction
- Flow Chart
- Levels of Management
- Real-Life Application
- Key Point Summary
- Functions of Management
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Introduction
-
Definition
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- Coordination as an Essence of Management
- Nature of Coordination
- Importance of Coordination
2 Principles of Management
- Concept of Management Principles
- Introduction
- Définition
- Significance of Management Principles
- Henry Fayol's Administrative Theory of Management
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Introduction
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14 Principles of Management
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- Frederick Winslow Taylor's Scientific Management Theory
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Introduction
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Principles of Scientific Management
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Techniques of Scientific Management
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3 Business Environment
- Concept of Business Environment
- Introduction
- Definition: Business Environment
- Business Factors
- Importance
- Real-Life Application
- Key Point Summary
- Importance of Business Environment
- Introduction
- Importance
- Dimensions of Business Environment
- Introduction
- Flow Chart
- Key Point Summary
- External Factors> Economic Environment
- Introduction
- Components of Economic Environment
- Economic Conditions
- Economic Policies
- Economic System
- Other Factors
- Real-Life Applications
- Key Point Summary
- Impact of Government Policy Changes on Business with Special Reference to Liberalization, Privatization and Globalization in India
4 Planning
- Functions of Management
- Planning
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Introduction
-
Definition
-
Importance
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- Planning
- Limitation of Planning
- Planning Process
- Types of Plans
Types of Plans
- Objectives
- Strategy
- Policy
- Procedure
- Method
- Rule
- Programme
- Budget
5 Organising
- Functions of Management
- Organising
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Introduction
-
Definition
-
Importance
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- Organising
- Steps in the Process of Organising
- Structure of Organisation
- Structure of Organization:
- Formal Organisation
- Informal Organisation
- Types of formal organisation based on their structure
- Line Organisation
- Line and Staff Organisation
- Functional Organisation
- Divisional Organisation
- Concept of Delegation of Authority
- Elements of Delegation
- Importance of Delegation of Authority
- Concept of Decentralization
- Importance of Decentralization
- Comparison Between Delegation and Decentralization
6 Staffing
- Functions of Management
- Staffing
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Introduction
-
Definition
-
Importance
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- Staffing
- Need for Staffing
- Staffing as a Part of Human Resource Management
- Staffing Process
- Steps in the staffing process
- Staffing - Recruitment Process
- Meaning and sources of staffing
- Steps in Employee Selection Process
- Concept of Training and Development
- Meaning and Features of Training and Development
- Need for Training and Development
- Importance of Training and Development
- Methods of Training
- on the job
- off the job
- Induction training
- vestibule training
- apprenticeship training
- internship training
- Classroom training
- Distinction between on the job and off the job training
7 Directing
- Functions of Management
- Directing
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Introduction
-
Definition
-
Importance
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- Directing
- Principles of Directing
- Elements of Directing
- Concept of Supervision
- Meaning and Features of Supervision
- Importance of Supervision
- Concept of Motivation
- Meaning and Features of Motivation
- Importance of Staff Motivation
- Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
- Pyramid
- Assumption
- Criticism
- Motivation - Financial and Non Financial Incentives
- Concept of Leadership
Meaning and Features of Leadership
- Importance of Leadership
- Leadership - Qualities of a Good Leader
- Types of Business Services
- Communication
- Importance of Communication in Business
- Role of Communication in Business Operations
- Organisational Benefits of Effective Communication
- Formal and Informal Communication
- Barriers to Communication
- Semantic Barriers
- Physical and Mechanical Barriers
- Organisational Barriers
- Socio-Psychological Barriers
8 Controlling
- Functions of Management
- Controlling
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Introduction
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Process
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Definition
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Importance
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- Controlling
- Relationship Between Planning and Controlling
- Techniques of Managerial Control
Techniques of Managerial Control
- Traditional Techniques
- Modern Techniques
2: Business Finance and Marketing
NTA Entrance Exam Business Studies Syllabus
9 Business Finance
- Concept of Financial Management
- Meaning and Features of Financial Management
- Role and Objectives of Financial Management
- Concept of Financial Planning
- Meaning of Financial Planning
- Importance of Financial Planning
- Concept of Capital Structure
- Meaning of Capital Structure
- Factors of Capital Structure
- Concept of Fixed and Working Capital
- Meaning and Features of Fixed and Working Capital
- Factors Affecting Fixed and Working Capital Requirements
10 Financial Markets
- Concept of Financial Market
- Introduction
- Flowchart
- Meaning
- Financial Instruments
- Money Market in India
- Meaning
- Capital Market in India
- Meaning
- Characteristics of Capital Market
- Securities Market
- Price
- Participants
- Location
- Market for Financial Assets
- Kinds of Capital Market
- Primary Market
- Public Issue
- Rights Issue
- Private Placement
- Secondary Market
- Distinction Between Capital Market and Money Market
- Stock Exchange
- Origin, Meaning and Definition
- Functions of Stock Exchange
- Trading Procedure of Stock Exchange
- National Stock Exchange of India (NSE)
National Stock Exchange of India (NSE)
- Objectives of NSE
- Market Segments of NSE
- Over-The-Counter Exchange of India (OTCEI)
- Objectives of OTCEI
- Function of OTCEI
- Trading Procedure of Stock Exchange
- Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
- Overview and Objectives of SEBI
- Functions of SEBI
- Mutual Funds
11 Marketing
- Concept of Marketing
- Introduction
- Definition
- Functions of Marketing
- Role of Marketing
- Comparison Between Marketing and Selling
- Concept of Marketing Mix
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Introduction
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Types
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- Nature of Product
- Classification of Product
- Product - Branding
- Product - Labelling
- Product Mix - Packaging
- Meaning of packaging
- Features of good packaging
- Concept of Physical Distribution
- Meaning and Features of Physical Distribution
- Role of Physical Distribution
- Meaning of Channels of Distribution
- Introduction
- Definition
- Types of Channels of Distribution
- Channels based on the middlemen
- Direct Channel
- Indirect Channel or Distribution Through Middlemen
- Channels Based on the Type of Goods and Services
- Consumer Goods Distribution Channels
- Industrial Goods Distribution Channels
- Services Distribution Channels
- Channels Based on National and International Markets
- Factors of Channels of Distribution
- Choice of Channels - Factors Determining
- Concept of Promotion (Marketing)
- Meaning and Features of Promotion
- Role of Promotion (Marketing)
- Elements of Promotion Mix
- Role of Advertising
- Concept of Personal Selling
- Meaning and Features of personal selling
- Role of personal selling
- Objections Against Advertising
- Concept of Price (Marketing)
- Factors Influencing Pricing
12 Consumer Protection
- Concept of Consumer Protection
- Responsibilities of Consumers
- Consumer Awareness
- Legal Redressal Machinery Under Consumer Protection Act 1986
- Remedies Available to the Consumer Under Consumer Protection Act 1986
- Role of Consumer Organisations and NGO's
- Legal Protection to Consumers
13 Entrepreneurship Development
- Entrepreneurship Development
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Introduction
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Characteristics
- Process of Entrepreneurship Development
- Training
- Entrepreneurship Development Programmes (EDP)
- Objectives of EDP
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- Function of Entrepreneurship Development
- Need of Entrepreneurship Development
- Concept of Entrepreneur
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History
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Concept
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Definition
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Characteristics
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Qualities
-
Functions
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- Competency of Entrepreneurship
- Entrepreneurial Values, Attitudes and Motivation
- Features of attitude
- Sources of attitudes
- Essential attitudes of an Entrepreneur
- Motivation
