This document outlines the syllabus for the Business Studies course at Srisai PU College for Women. It covers 12 chapters on topics such as the nature and purpose of business, forms of business organizations, private and public enterprises, business services, emerging modes of business like e-business, social responsibilities and ethics of business, corporate organization, finance, trade, and international business. The syllabus provides an overview of key concepts, terms, and frameworks that will be examined in each chapter.

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SRI SAI PU COLLEGE FOR WOMEN
I PUC BUSINESS STUDIES SYLLABUS
PART- A
CHAPTER-1 NATURE & PURPOSE OF BUSINESS
• Business – Meaning /Characteristics.
• Business, profession and employment – Differences.
• Classification of business activities: Industry and Commerce.
• Industry – types: primary, secondary, tertiary.
• Trade & Auxiliaries to trade.
• Objectives of business – economic and social, role of profit in business.
• Business Risk –Meaning/Types/Nature/Causes & Methods to deal with risk.
• Basic Factors to start business.
CHAPTER 2- FORMS OF BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS
• Sole Proprietorship; Joint Hindu Family Business – meaning, features, merits and
limitations.
• Partnership – meaning, features, Partnership deed, types, registration, merits,
limitations, types of partners.
• Cooperative Societies – meaning, features, types, merits and limitations.
• Company: Private Ltd., Public Ltd – features, merits, limitations, types.
• Choice of form of business organizations.
CHAPTER 3- PRIVATE, PUBLIC AND GLOBAL ENTERPRISES
• Mixed & Indian Economy
• Private Sector and Public Sector - Features
• Forms of Organizing public sector enterprises:
• Departmental Undertaking- Features/Merits/De-Merits.
• Statutory Corporation- Features/Merits/De-Merits.
• Government Company- Features/Merits/De-Merits.
• Changing role of public sector.
• Global Enterprises (Multinational Companies): meaning and features,
• Joint ventures — meaning, benefits
CHAPTER 4- BUSINESS SERVICES
• Meaning & Nature of Services.
• Differences between Goods & services,
• Types of Business Services.
— Banking, Insurance, Transportation, Warehousing, Communication.
• Banking — types of Banks, Functions of Commercial banks, E-banking & Benefits.
• Insurance: functions, principles, Types:- life, fire and marine, Elements of
Insurance, Difference between life, fire and marine
• Communication - Postal and Telecom services & types.
• Transportation.
• Warehousing: types and functions

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CHAPTER 5- EMERGING MODES OF BUSINESS
• Trends in E-Business.
• E-Business — Meaning, scope and benefits, Differences between E-Business & E-
commerce. Scope & Limitations
• Difference between Traditional & E-Business.
• Resources required for successful e-business implementation, On-line
transactions, payment mechanism, security and safety of business transactions.
• Business Outsourcing — concept, features, need, limitations and scope.
CHAPTER 6- SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF BUSINESS & BUSINESS ETHICS
• Concept of social responsibility;
• Need, Arguments for & against social responsibility;
• Responsibility towards different interest groups: owners, investors, employees,
consumers, government, community and public
• Business and environmental protection- ( Causes & Types of pollution & Need for
pollution control)
• Role of business in environmental protection.
• Business ethics: concept and elements.
PART B- CORPORATE ORGANIZATION FINANCE & TRADE
CHAPTER 7- FORMATION OF A COMPANY
• Stages in the formation of a company:
❖ Promotion,
❖ Incorporation, and
❖ Commencement of business.
• Functions of Promoter.
• Documents required- MOA clauses, AOA, Position of promoters.
• Incorporation – Documents, COI, Specimen of certificate of Incorporation.
• Capital Subscription & Steps.
• Difference between MOA & AOA
• Commencement of Business
CHAPTER 8- SOURCES OF BUSINESS FINANCE
• Nature and significance of Business Finance, Financial requirements & classification
of funds. Sources of business finance- owners funds and borrowed funds
❖ – Equity and Preference shares
❖ – Debentures and Bonds
❖ – Retained profits
❖ – Public deposits
❖ – Loan from Commercial Banks & Financial Institution
❖ – Trade Credit
❖ – Discounting of Bills of Exchange
❖ – Global Depository Receipt, American Depository Receipt
• Factors affecting the choice of source of funds.

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CHAPTER 9- SMALL BUSINESS
• Meaning , Nature & Classification
• Manufacturing – Services, Village & Cottage Industries.
• Administrative set up of SSI & role of Small business in India & in rural areas.
• Problems in small business.
• Government assistance, Institutional Support.
• Marketing assistance- Schemes, Objectives, MAS & Incentives
CHAPTER 10- INTERNAL TRADE
• Meaning and types of internal trade:
• Wholesale and retail Trade- Services of a wholesaler and a retailer.
• Types of Retail Trade:- Itinerant retailers , Peddlers, Hawkers and fixed shop
retailers
• Advantages/Limitations of -
❖ Departmental store, super market,
❖ Malls, chain store, mail order business,
❖ Consumer’s Co-operative store.
• Automatic Vending Machine.
• Role of Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry in promotion of Internal Trade.
CHAPTER 11- INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS - I
• Meaning & reasons.
• Difference between domestic & foreign trade.
• Scope & benefits of IB.
• Ways of entering into international business-
❖ Contract manufacturing; licensing; franchising; Joint ventures and Setting up
Wholly Owned Subsidies.
• India’s foreign trade in goods & services
• India’s Foreign Investment.
CHAPTER 12- INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS - II
• Export-Import procedures and Documentation;
• Foreign Trade Promotion: Organizational Support and Incentives; Measures &
schemes.
• Nature and Importance of Export Processing Zone/Special Economic Zones;
• International Trade Institutions and Agreement: WTO, UNCTAD, World Bank/IMF.