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PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT

  • Concept of Management
  • Definitions of Management
  • Management Vs. Administration
  • Management Process
  • Principles of Scientific Management
  • Principles of Modern Management
  • Span of management

FUNCTIONS OF MANAGEMENT

  • Main Functions
  • Subsidiary Functions

MANAGEMENT BY OBJECTIVES (MBO) and
MANAGEMENT BY EXCEPTION (MBE)

  • Meaning and Definition of MBO
  • Objectives of MBO
  • Features of MBO
  • Process of MBO
  • Advantages of MBO
  • Disadvantages of MBO
  • Meaning of MBE
  • Process of MBE
  • Advantages of MBE
  • Disadvantages of MBE

INTRODUCTION TO FINANCIAL MARKETS

  • Meaning and Definition of Financial Market
  • Scope of Indian Financial Market
  • Types of Financial Markets
  • Role of Financial Market
  • Functions of Financial Market
  • New Issue Market (NIM) Vs. Secondary Market

CAPITAL MARKET

  • Meaning and Definition
  • Characteristics of Capital Market
  • Kinds of Capital Market
  • Functions and Importance of Capital Market
  • Indian Capital Market – Evolution and Growth
  • New Financial Institutions

MONEY MARKET

  • Meaning and Definition
  • Characteristics
  • Difference between Capital Market and Money Market
  • Participants in Money Market
  • Money Market Instruments
  • Treasury Bills
  • Certificate of Deposit
  • Commercial Bills
  • Government or Gilt-Edged Securities Market.

STOCK EXCHANGE

  • Stock Exchange – Origin, Meaning and Definition
  • Functions of Stock Exchange
  • Features of Stock Exchange
  • Benefits and Limitations of Stock Exchange
  • Stock Exchanges in India
  • Types of Speculators
  • Stock Exchange Vs. Commodity Exchange
  • Recent Development in Stock Exchange

SECURITIES EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA (SEBI)

  • Introduction of SEBI
  • Objectives of SEBI
  • Functions of SEBI
  • Powers of SEBI
  • Dematerialization
  • Benefits of Dematerialization

FUNDAMENTALS OF HRM

  • Meaning and Definition of Human Resource
  • Characteristics of Human Resource
  • Significance of Human Resource
  • Meaning and Definition of Human Resource Management
  • Nature and Features of Human Resource Management
  • Significance of Human Resource Management
  • Functions of Human Resource Management

RECRUITMENT METHODS

  • Meaning and Definition of Recruitment
  • Recruitment Process
  • Sources of Recruitment
  • Recent Trends in Recruitment

EMPLOYEE SELECTION PROCESS

  • Steps in Employee Selection Process
  • Factors influencing Selection Process
  • Importance of Selection
  • Selection differs from Recruitment
  • Placement
  • Significance of Placement
  • Principles of Placement
  • Principles of Placement

EMPLOYEE TRAINING METHOD

  • Purpose of Training or Need for Training
  • Steps in Designing a Training Programme
  • Training Method
  • On the Job Training
  • Off the Job Training
  • Differences Between on the Job Training and off the Job Training
  • Benefits of Training

CONCEPT OF MARKET AND MARKETER

  • Meaning and Definition of Market
  • Need for Market
  • Classification of Markets
  • Meaning and Definition of Marketer
  • What can be Marketed?
  • Role of a Marketer
  • Functions of Marketer

MARKETING AND MARKETING MIX

  • Introduction
  • Evolution of Marketing
  • Marketing Concepts
  • Definition of Marketing
  • Objectives of Marketing
  • Importance of Marketing
  • Functions of Marketing
  • Meaning and Definition of Marketing Mix
  • Elements of Marketing Mix
  • Marketing Mix Matrix

RECENT TRENDS IN MARKETING

  • Recent Trends in Marketing
  • E-Marketing
  • E-Tailing
  • Green Marketing
  • Social Marketing
  • Rural Marketing
  • Services Marketing
  • Commodity Exchanges
  • Niche Marketing
  • Viral Marketing
  • Ambush Marketing
  • Guerrilla Marketing
  • Multi Level Marketing
  • Referral Marketing
  • Content Marketing

CONSUMERISM

  • Consumer
  • Consumer Exploitation
  • Consumerism and Need for Consumerism
  • Importance of Consumerism
  • Origin, Evolution and Growth of Consumerism
  • Consumer Protection
  • Need for Consumer Protection
  • Consume Legislation
  • The Consumer Protection Act, 1986
  • Caveat Emptor
  • Caveat Venditor

RIGHTS, DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES OF CONSUMERS

  • Duties of Consumers
  • Consumer Responsibilities
  • Consumer Rights

GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL MECHANISM

  • Grievance and Need for Redressal Mechanism
  • Consumer Councils
  • Three Tier Courts or Quasi Judiciary
  • District Forum
  • State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission or State Commission
  • National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) or National Commissiom
  • Voluntary Organizations for Consumer Awareness

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS

  • Meaning and Definition of Business Environment
  • Types of Business Environment
  • Internal Environment
  • External environment:
  • Micro Environment;
  • Macro Environment:
  • Future Environment of Business-VUCA
  • Corporate Governance
  • Goods and Services Tax – GST

LIBERALIZATION, PRIVATIZATION AND GLOBALIZATION

  • Dimensions of New Economic Policy
  • Meaning and forms of Liberalisation
  • Advantages and disadvantages of Liberalisation
  • Impact of Liberalisation
  • Meaning and Forms of Privatisation
  • Advantages and disadvantages of Privatisation
  • Impact of Privatisation
  • Meaning and Forms of Globalisation
  • Advantages and disadvantages of Globalisation
  • Impact of Globalisation
  • Highlights of LPG policy

THE SALE OF GOODS ACT, 1930

  • Formation of Contract of Sale
  • Difference between Sale and Agreement to Sell
  • Types of Goods
  • Transfer of Ownership
  • Conditions and Warranties
  • Rights of an Unpaid Seller

THE NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS ACT, 1881

  • Negotiable Instruments – Meaning, Characteristics, Assumptions
  • Negotiability and Assignability
  • Bills of Exchange, Cheque, Promissory Note – A Comparison
  • Crossing of Cheque
  • Endorsements

ELEMENTS OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP

  • Entrepreneurship – Concept, Meaning and Definition
  • Characteristics of Entrepreneur
  • Importance of Entrepreneurship
  • Entrepreneur, Intrapreneur and Manager – A Comparison
  • Women Entrepreneurs – Opportunities and Challenges
  • Entrepreneurial Functions

TYPES OF ENTREPRENEURS

  • Types of Entrepreneurs
  • Classification According to Function
  • Classification According to Type Of Business
  • Classification Based on Technology Adopted
  • Classification in terms of Motivation
  • Classification Based on Development Stage
  • Classification According to Area
  • Classification According to Owner- ship

GOVERNMENT SCHEMES FOR ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT

  • India’s Efforts at Promoting Entrepreneurship and Innovations
  • Specific Entrepreneurship Schemes
  • Steps in Promoting an Entrepreneurial Venture
  • Entrepreneurial Schemes of Government of Tamilnadu

COMPANIES ACT, 2013

  • Evolution and History of Company Law in India
  • The Companies Act 2013
  • Meaning and Definition of Body Corporate (Company)
  • Formation / Incorporation of Company
  • Promoter
  • Procedural Aspects of Company Formation
  • Share and Share Capital
  • Issue of Shares, Bonus Shares and Rights Shares
  • Share Certificate and Share Warrant
  • Share and Stock
  • Debentures

COMPANY MANAGEMENT

  • Introduction, Meaning and Definition of Director
  • Key – Managerial Personnel of a Company
  • Board of Directors
  • Types of Directors as per Companies Act 2013
  • Number of Directors
  • Legal position of Director
  • Appointment of Director
  • Qualification of Director
  • Disqualification of Director
  • Removal of Director
  • Remuneration of Director
  • Power of Director
  • Rights of Director
  • Duties of Director
  • Liabilities of Director
  • Directorial Register
  • Manager Vs. Director
  • Managing Director Vs. Whole time Director

COMPANY SECRETARY

  • Company Secretary
  • Qualifications of Company Secretary
  • Statutory Qualifications
  • Other Qualifications
  • Appointment of Company Secretary
  • Functions/ Duties of Company Secretary
  • Statutory Functions
  • Non-Statutory Functions
  • Powers and Rights of Company Secretary
  • Removal / Dismissal of Company Secretary
  • Company Meetings
  • Kinds of Company Meetings
  • Shareholders Meetings
  • Meeting of the Board of Directors
  • Special Meeting
  • Resolution
  • Kinds of Resolution
  • Voting
  • Procedures of Voting