{"id":96742,"date":"2021-03-20T15:55:53","date_gmt":"2021-03-20T10:25:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?page_id=96742"},"modified":"2023-10-26T16:53:34","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T11:23:34","slug":"commerce-and-accountancy-syllabus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-syllabus\/commerce-and-accountancy-syllabus\/","title":{"rendered":"Commerce and Accountancy Optional UPSC Syllabus\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Commerce and Accountancy Optional-Syllabus<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">PAPER-I<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Accounting and Finance<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Accounting, Taxation &amp; Auditing<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>1. Financing Accounting :<\/strong><br \/>\nAccounting as a financial information system; Impact of behavioural sciences. Accounting<br \/>\nStandards e.g., Accounting for Depreciation, Inventories, Research and Development<br \/>\nCosts, Long-term Construction Contracts, Revenue Recognition, Fixed Assets,<br \/>\nContingencies, Foreign Exchange Transactions, Investments and Government Grants,<br \/>\nCash Flow Statement, Earnings per Share.<br \/>\nAccounting for Share Capital Transactions including Bonus Shares, Right Shares.<br \/>\nEmplyees Stock Option and Buy-Back of Securities.<br \/>\nPreparation and Presentation of Company Final Accounts.<br \/>\nAmalgamations, Absorption and Reconstruction of Companies.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2. Cost Accounting :<\/strong><br \/>\nNature and functions of cost accounting. Installation of Cost Accounting System. Cost<br \/>\nConcepts related to Income Measurement, Profit Planning, Cost Control and Decision<br \/>\nMaking.<br \/>\nMethods of Costing: Job Costing, Process Costing, Activity Based Costing.<br \/>\nVolume-cost-Profit Relationship as a tool of Profit Planning.<br \/>\nIncremental Analysis\/Differential Costing as a Tool of Pricing Decisions, Product<br \/>\nDecisions, Make or Buy Decisions, Shut-Down Decisions etc.<br \/>\nTechniques of Cost Control and Cost Reduction : Budgeting as a Tool of Planning and<br \/>\nControl. Standard Costing and Variance Analysis.<br \/>\nResponsibility Accounting and Divisional Performance Measurement.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>3. Taxation :<\/strong><br \/>\nIncome Tax: Definitions. Basis of charge; Incomes which do not form part of total<br \/>\nincome. Simple problems of Computation of Income (of individuals only) under various<br \/>\nheads, i.e., Salaries, Income from House Property, Profits and Gains from Business or<br \/>\nProfession, Capital Gains, Income from other sources, Income of other Persons included<br \/>\nin Assessee\u2019s Total Income.<br \/>\nSet-off and Carry forward of Loss.<br \/>\nDeductions from Gross Total Income.<br \/>\nSalient Features\/Provisions Related to VAT and Services Tax.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>4. Auditing :<\/strong><br \/>\nCompany Audit: Audit related to Divisible Profits, Dividends, Special investigations, Tax<br \/>\naudit.<br \/>\nAudit of Banking, Insurance, Non-Profit Organization and Charitable<br \/>\nSocieties\/Trusts\/Organizations.<br \/>\nFinancial Management, Financial Institutions and Markets<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1. Financial Management :<\/strong><br \/>\nFinance Function : Nature, Scope and Objectives of Financial Management : Risk and<br \/>\nReturn Relationship.<br \/>\nTools of Financial Analysis: Ratio Analysis, Funds-Flow and Cash-Flow Statement.<br \/>\nCapital Budgeting Decisions: Process, Procedures and Appraisal Methods. Risk and<br \/>\nUncertainty Anlysis and Methods.<br \/>\nCost of Capital: Concept, Computation of Specific Costs and Weighted Average Cost ofCapital. CAPM as aTool of Determining Cost of Equity Capital.<br \/>\nFinancing Decisions: Theories of Capital Structure\u2014Net Income (NI) Approach.<br \/>\nNet Operating Income (NOI) Approach, MM Approach and Traditional Approach.<br \/>\nDesigning of Capital structure: Types of Leverages (Operating, Financial and Combined),<br \/>\nEBIT-EPS Analysis, and other Factors.<br \/>\nDividend Decisions and Valuation of Firm : Walter\u2019s Model, MM Thesis, Gordan\u2019s Model<br \/>\nLintner\u2019s Model. Factors Affecting Dividend Policy.<br \/>\nWorking Capital Management: Planning of Working Capital. Determinants of Working<br \/>\nCapital. Components of Working Capital\u2014Cash, Inventory and Receivables.<br \/>\nCorporate Restructuring with focus on Mergers and Acquisitions (Financial aspect only).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2. Financial Markets and Institutions :<\/strong><br \/>\nIndian Financial System: An Overview<br \/>\nMoney Markets: Participants, Structure and Instruments. Commercial Banks. Reforms in<br \/>\nBanking Sector. Monetary and Credit Policy of RBI. RBI as a Regulator.<br \/>\nCapital Market : Primary and Secondary Market. Financial Market Instruments and<br \/>\nInnovative Debt Instruments; SEBI as a Regulator.<br \/>\nFinancial Services : Mutual Funds, Venture Capital, Credit Rating Agencies, Insurance and<br \/>\nIRDA.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">PAPER-II<\/h5>\n<p><strong>Organisation Theory and Behaviours, Human Resource Management and Industrial <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Relations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Organisation Theory and Behaviour<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>1. Organisation Theory :<\/strong><br \/>\nNature and Concept of Organisation; External Environment of<br \/>\nOrganisation\u2014Technological, Social, Political, Ecomomical and Legal; Organizational<br \/>\nGoals Primary and Secondary Goals, Single and Multiple Goals; Management by<br \/>\nObjectives.<br \/>\nEvolution of Organisation theory : Classical Neo-classical and system approach.<br \/>\nModern Concepts of Organisation Theory : Organisational Design, Organisational<br \/>\nStructure and Organisational Culture.<br \/>\nOrganisational Design\u2014Basic Challenges; Differentiation and Intergration Process;<br \/>\nCentralization and Decentralization Process; Standardization\/Formalization and Mutual<br \/>\nAdjustment. Coordinating Formal and Informal Organizations. Mechanistic and Organic<br \/>\nStructures.<br \/>\nDesigning Organizational structures\u2014Authority and Control; Line and Staff Functions,<br \/>\nSpecialization and Coordination. Types of Organization Structure\u2014Functional. Matrix<br \/>\nStructure, Project Structure. Nature and Basis of Power, Sources of Power, Power<br \/>\nStructure and Politics. Impact of Information Technology on Organizational Design and<br \/>\nStructure.<br \/>\nManaging Organizational Culture.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Organisation Behaviour :<\/strong><br \/>\nMeaning and Concept; Individual in organization: Personality, Theories, andDeterminants; Pereception Meaning and Process.<br \/>\nMotivation : Concepts, Theories and Applications. Leadership\u2014Theories and Styles.<br \/>\nQuality of Work Life (QWL): Meaning and its impact on Performance, Ways of its<br \/>\nEnhancement. Quality Circles (QC)\u2014Meaning and their Importance. Management of<br \/>\nConflicts in Organizations. Transactional Analysis, Organizational Effectiveness,<br \/>\nManagement of Change.<br \/>\nHuman Resources Management and Industrial Relations<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Human Resources Management (HRM) :<\/strong><br \/>\nMeaning Nature and Scope of HRM, Human Resource Planning, Job Analysis, Job<br \/>\nDescription, Job Specification, Recruitment Process, Selection Process, Orientational and<br \/>\nPlacement, Training and Development Process, Performance Appraisal and 360\u00b0 Feed<br \/>\nBack, Salary and Wage Administration, Job Evaluation, Employee Welfare, Promotions,<br \/>\nTransfers and Separations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Industrial Relations (IR) :<\/strong><br \/>\nMeaning, Nature, Importance and Scope of IR, Formation of Trade Union, Trade Union<br \/>\nLegislation, Trade Union Movement in India. Recognition of Trade Unions, Problems of<br \/>\nTrade Unions in India. Impact of Liberalization on Trade Union Movement.<br \/>\nNature of Industrial Disputes: Strikes and Lockouts, Causes of Disputes, Prevention and<br \/>\nSettlement of Disputes.<br \/>\nWorker\u2019s Participation in Management: Philosophy, Rationale, Present Day Status and<br \/>\nFuture Prospects.<br \/>\nAdjudication and Collective Bargaining.<br \/>\nIndustrial Relations in Public Enterprises Absenteeism and Labour Turnover in Indian<br \/>\nIndustries and their Causes and Remedies.<br \/>\nILO and its Functions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Commerce and Accountancy Optional-Syllabus PAPER-I Accounting and Finance Accounting, Taxation &amp; Auditing 1. Financing Accounting : Accounting as a financial information system; Impact of behavioural sciences. 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