UGCNET17 Syllabus

UGCNET17 Management Syllabus

Unit – Based on Theory Topics Subtopic Unit – UGC Classification
Unit I: Business Management and Managerial Economics

[10 Marks]
Management: Concept, Process, Theories, and Approaches, Management Roles and Skills Unit I
[10 Marks]
Functions: Planning, Organizing, Staffing, Coordinating, and Controlling
Communication: Types, Process, and Barriers
Decision Making: Concept, Process, Techniques, and Tools
Organisation Structure and Design: Types, Authority, Responsibility, Centralisation, Decentralisation, and Span of Control
Managerial Economics: Concept & Importance
Demand analysis: Utility Analysis, Indifference Curve, Elasticity & Forecasting
Market Structures: Market Classification & Price Determination
National Income: Concept, Types, and Measurement
Inflation: Concept, Types, and Measurement
Business Ethics & CSR
Ethical Issues & Dilemma
Corporate Governance
Value-Based Organisation.
Unit II: Organizational Behaviour

[8 Marks]
Organisational Behaviour: Significance & Theories Unit II
[10 Marks]
Individual Behaviour: Personality, Perception, Values, Attitude, Learning, and Motivation
Group Behaviour: Team Building, Leadership, Group Dynamics
Interpersonal Behaviour & Transactional Analysis
Organizational Culture & Climate
Work Force Diversity & Cross-Culture Organisational Behaviour
Emotions and Stress Management
Organisational Justice and Whistle Blowing
Unit III: Human Resource Management

[12 Marks]
Human Resource Management: Concept, Perspectives, Influences, and Recent Trends
Human Resource Planning, Recruitment and Selection, Induction, Training, and Development
Job Analysis, Job Evaluation, and Compensation Management
Strategic Role of Human Resource Management Unit III
[10 Marks]
Competency Mapping & Balanced Scoreboard
Career Planning and Development
Performance Management and Appraisal
Organization Development, Change & OD Interventions
Talent Management & Skill Development
Employee Engagement & Work Life Balance
Industrial Relations: Disputes & Grievance Management, Labour Welfare and Social Security
Trade Union & Collective Bargaining
International Human Resource Management: HR Challenge of International Business
Green HRM.
Unit IV: Managerial Accounting

[6 Marks]
Accounting Principles and Standards, Preparation of Financial Statements Unit IV
[10 Marks]
Financial Statement Analysis: Ratio Analysis, Funds Flow and Cash Flow Analysis, DuPont Analysis
Preparation of Cost Sheet, Marginal Costing, Cost-Volume Profit Analysis
Standard Costing & Variance Analysis
Unit V: Financial Management

[14 Marks]
Financial Management: Concept & Functions
Capital Structure: Theories, Cost of Capital, Sources, and Finance
Budgeting and Budgetary Control: Types and Process, Zero-base Budgeting
Leverages: Operating, Financial and Combined Leverages, EBIT–EPS Analysis, Financial Breakeven Point & Indifference Level.
Value & Returns: Time Preference for Money, Valuation of Bonds and Shares, Risk and Returns Unit V
[10 Marks]
Capital Budgeting: Nature of Investment, Evaluation, Comparison of Methods, Risk and Uncertainty Analysis
Dividend: Theories and Determination
Mergers and Acquisitions: Corporate Restructuring, Value Creation, Merger Negotiations, Leveraged Buyouts, Takeover
Portfolio Management: CAPM, APT
Derivatives: Options, Option Payoffs, Option Pricing, Forward Contracts & Future Contracts
Working Capital Management: Determinants, Cash, Inventory, Receivables and Payables Management, Factoring
International Financial Management, Foreign exchange market.
Unit VI: Strategic Management

[5 Marks]
Strategic Management: Concept, Process, Decision & Types Unit VI
[10 Marks]
Strategic Analysis: External Analysis, PEST, Porter’s Approach to Industry Analysis
Internal Analysis – Resource-Based Approach, Value Chain Analysis
Strategy Formulation: SWOT Analysis, Corporate Strategy – Growth, Stability, Retrenchment, Integration, and Diversification
Business Portfolio Analysis – BCG, GE Business Model, Ansoff’s Product Market Growth Matrix
Strategy Implementation: Challenges of Change, Developing Programs, McKinsey 7s Framework
Unit VII: Marketing Management

[15 Marks]
Marketing: Concept, Orientation, Trends, and Tasks, Customer Value and Satisfaction
Market Segmentation, Positioning, and Targeting
Product and Pricing Decision: Product Mix, Product Life Cycle, New Product Development, Pricing – Types, and Strategies
Place and Promotion Decision: Marketing Channels and Value Networks, VMS, IMC, Advertising, and Sales Promotion.
Consumer and Industrial Buying Behaviour: Theories and Models of Consumer Behaviour Unit VII
[10 Marks]
Brand Management: Role of Brands, Brand Equity, Equity Models, Developing a Branding Strategy, Brand Name Decisions, Brand Extensions and Loyalty
Logistics and Supply Chain Management: Drivers, Value Creation, Supply Chain Design, Designing and Managing Sales Force, Personal Selling
Service Marketing: Managing Service Quality and Brands, Marketing Strategies of Service Firms
Customer Relationship Marketing: Relationship Building, Strategies, Values, and Process
Retail Marketing: Recent Trends in India, Types of Retail Outlets
Emerging Trends in Marketing: Concept of e-Marketing, Direct Marketing, Digital Marketing, and Green Marketing
International Marketing: Entry Mode Decisions, Planning Marketing Mix for International Markets.
Unit VIII: Business Statistics and Operations Management

[10 Marks]
Concept, Measures of Central Tendency and Dispersion, Unit VIII
[10 Marks]
Probability Distribution – Binomial, Poisson, Normal, and Exponential
Data Collection & Questionnaire Design
Sampling: Concept, Process, and Techniques
Hypothesis Testing: Procedure
T, Z, F, Chi-square tests
Correlation and Regression Analysis
Operations Management: Role and Scope
Facility Location and Layout: Site Selection and Analysis, Layout Design and Process
Enterprise Resource Planning: ERP Modules, ERP Implementation
Scheduling: Loading, Sequencing, and Monitoring
Quality Management and Statistical Quality Control, Quality Circles, Total Quality Management – KAIZEN, Benchmarking, Six Sigma
ISO 9000 Series Standards
Operation Research: Transportation, Queuing Decision Theory, PERT/CPM.
Unit IX: International Business and Management Information Systems

[10 Marks]
International Business: Managing Business in the Globalization Era Unit IX
[10 Marks]
Theories of International Trade
Balance of Payment
Foreign Direct Investment: Benefits and Costs
Multilateral Regulation of Trade and Investment under WTO
International Trade Procedures and Documentation
EXIM Policies
Role of International Financial Institutions: IMF and World Bank
Information Technology: Use of Computers in Management Applications; MIS, DSS
Artificial Intelligence and Big Data
Data Warehousing, Data Mining, and Knowledge Management – Concepts Managing Technological Change.
Unit X: Entrepreneurship Development

[10 Marks]
Entrepreneurship Development: Concept, Types, Theories, and Process, Developing Entrepreneurial Competencies Unit X
[10 Marks]
Intrapreneurship: Concept and Process
Women Entrepreneurship and Rural Entrepreneurship
Innovations in Business: Types of Innovations, Creating and Identifying Opportunities, Screening of Business Ideas
Business Plan and Feasibility Analysis: Concept and Process of Technical, Market, and Financial Analysis
Micro and Small Scale Industries in India
Role of Government in Promoting SSI
Sickness in Small Industries: Reasons and Rehabilitation
Institutional Finance to Small Industries: Financial Institutions, Commercial Banks, Cooperative Banks, Micro Finance.