Syllabus for
Bachelor of Business Administration-Bachelor of Law (Honours)
Academic Year  (2024)

BBA, LL.B ( Honours). 
The BBA LL.B ( Honours) is specially designed with a multi-disciplinary approach to cater to Corporate sector, law firms and in-house counsels in companies. This Programme provides a stellar background for foray into Emerging and specialised areas like mergers and acquisitions, securities and investment law, international taxation etc which helps in practice as well as higher education abroad. 

In the First two years of the integrated BBA, LL.B ( honours) programme, Major courses like Accounting and Management are offered which primarily forms the differential element as against the BA, LL.B ( honours)  programme.      

Programme Outcome/Programme Learning Goals/Programme Learning Outcome:

PO2: Effectively articulate legal opinions, to vet and draft legal texts and present arguments appropriate to the context in diverse work environments.

PO3: Employ critical thinking and logical legal reasoning to develop sound arguments and develop effective suggestions.

PO4: To identify, predict, mitigate challenges and engage in effective dispute resolution focusing on the individual, institution and societal problems.

PO5: Take initiatives towards social transformation through socio-legal engagement. PO6: Exhibit ethical and professional behaviour in a team, demonstrating leadership and collaboration.

Programme Specific Outcome:

Continues internal assessments for theory course 50%, end semester examination 50%

Course Description

The course seeks to unlock the mysterious world of the stock market with the objective of

providing complete knowledge of how the market operates and how retailers , big money institutions and private equity firms go about their business. It aims to take a stride towards enhancing practical financial literacy amongst the masses. With India set to be an emerging economy in the years to follow many investment opportunities would present itself. However in this scenario a comprehensive understanding of the investment world would allow citizens to capitalise and grow their wealth over a period of time. The focus would be to orient people towards rule based investing with appropriate knowledge of technical analysis (Chart reading) ,fundamental analysis and market psychology.

Eligibility - Students should have a strong desire to understand how stock market operations work. Discipline and commitment to learn is the demand of the market and so would the students be required to dedicate their time to understand how multiple investing styles can lead to getting positive outcomes in the stock and commodity market .

Course Objective:

To identify and evaluate various alternative sources of income beyond traditional employment.

To emphasize the significance of saving and the potential of compounding.

To analyse stock through fundamental and technical techniques.

To design a personal investment plan.

Investing instruments and different Market Participants , Fundamental vs Technical Analysis, Philosophy and basics of reading Price – Anatomy of Candlesticks, Understanding the role of volumes and volume spread , Wyckoff Market Cycles.

Elliott Wave Theory, Technical Analysis for Investing - Chart Patterns Mark Minervini Volatility Contraction Pattern, Stan Weinstein 30WMA, Darvas Box, Moving Averages and Mean Reversion, Picking Market themes and Sister Stocks by Jesse Livrmore

Investing - Art of stock selection Fundamental Analysis - Analysing Balance Sheets, Competition Analysis, Assessment role of macro economic factors in company’s

revenue, Important Fundamental Ratios ,Qualitative analysis of stocks. Correlation of Dollar Index and Gold prices and the Stock Market. Systematic Investment Planning

Price Action (Beginners to Advance) , Balance and out of balance charts ,Concept of Relative Strength,Trading Fibonacci, Support and Resistance Trading , Pullback Trading , Gap Trading, Breakout Trading, Trend Lines.

Spotting Reversals

Big Player Momentum (Smart Money Concept) , Trading Strategies(Market Psychology , Predicting Range Bound Markets and high momentum days , Level to Level Trading. Risk Management, Learning when to book Profits .Option Trading - Basics - Option Buying and Option Selling, Nifty and Bank Nifty composition , Option Chain Analysis

Recommended Books

1. Japanese Candlestick Charting Techniques by Steve Nisson. New York Institute of Finance

2. Volume Price Analysis by Anna Coulling , CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2013

3. How to Make Money in Stocks by William J. O'Neil, © 2009, 2002 by William J. O’Neil; © 1995,

1991, 1988 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

4. Think and Trade Like a Champion by Mark Minervini, Access Publishing Group, LLC, 2016

5. Trade like a stock market wizard by Mark Minervini , McGraw Hill; 1st edition (16 May 2013)

6. Secrets for profiting in bull and bear market by Stan Weinstein , Echo Point Books and Media, LLC

7.  Intermarket Technical Analysis by John J Murphy, Wiley Finance Editions JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC

8. Reminiscence of a Stock Operator by Edwin Lefevre, The Sun Dial Press, Inc. Garden City, New York Copyright 1923, by George H. Doran Company

Recommended Books

1. Japanese Candlestick Charting Techniques by Steve Nisson. New York Institute of Finance

2. Volume Price Analysis by Anna Coulling , CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2013

3. How to Make Money in Stocks by William J. O'Neil, © 2009, 2002 by William J. O’Neil; © 1995,

1991, 1988 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

4. Think and Trade Like a Champion by Mark Minervini, Access Publishing Group, LLC, 2016

5. Trade like a stock market wizard by Mark Minervini , McGraw Hill; 1st edition (16 May 2013)

6. Secrets for profiting in bull and bear market by Stan Weinstein , Echo Point Books and Media, LLC

7.  Intermarket Technical Analysis by John J Murphy, Wiley Finance Editions JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC

8. Reminiscence of a Stock Operator by Edwin Lefevre, The Sun Dial Press, Inc. Garden City, New York Copyright 1923, by George H. Doran Company

CIA II - 20 Marks

Class Attendance - 05 Marks

Course Description: The course provides foundation to the principles of management and major managerial functional areas in mamangement . It covers the basic principles of planning, organizing, staffing, motivation, leadership, communication and controlling. It traces the historical evolution of management thought and also focuses on the contemporary challenges faced by managers.

COURSE OBJECTIVES: 

A) To expose students to the theories of management, organizational theory, and the practices of management in contemporary organizations from a conceptual, analytical, and pragmatic perspective.  

B) To enable the students to learn the skills and knowledge on managing the organization and implement the principles of management effectively in the organization. 

C) To orient the students on recent changes and development in the field of management

Definition of Management, Nature of Management – Management as a Science or Art or Profession – Management vs Administration.Types of Organizations Management.

Scientific Management. Contributions of Henry Fayol, Principles of Management Hawthorne Experiments and Human Relations, Contributions of Behavioural Scientist- sQualities and skills of a Manager.

Need for the Principles of Management. Social responsibilities of Business. Factors responsible for the realization of Social Business Social issues of Business. Responsibility towards different interest Groups. For/against Social responsibility Social values and Business Ethics. Social responsibility in India

Nature and Definition of planning - Premises – Principles of Planning-The 6 P’s in Planning- Reasons for Planning Approaches to Planning- Pros & Cons in Planning Steps in Planning Process, Types of Plans.

Principles of Organization Importance –Objectives –Steps in organization Organizational Structure - Types of Organization Departmentation Committees - Authority and Responsibility – Differences Centralization vs Decentralization

Power – Sources of Power. Delegation – Characteristics – Principles – Types Difficulties in delegation- Importance – Factors influencing degree of Delegation Leadership – Definition – Nature – Theories Styles of Leadership Functions- Qualities 

Nature – Types  - Importance Maslow’s Theory of Motivation- Herzberg’s theory Carrot and stick approach – McGregor’s Theory X & Y Techniques to increase motivation

Certification- Six Sigma – Total Quality Management Systems. Industrial Visit as a part of Service learning.

2) Koontz, H., & Weihrich, H. (2010) Essentials of Management, McGraw Hill Publishers. 

3) Daft, R. L. (2009). Principles of Management (1st edition), Cengage Learning. 

4) Gupta, R.S., Sharma, B.D., &Bhalla. N.S. (2011). Principles & Practices of Management (11th edition). New Delhi: Kalyani Publishers. 

5) Ramadorai, S. (2011). The TCS Story and Beyond. India: Penguin Books 

6) Rao, P.S. (2009). Principles of Management, Himalaya Publishing House. 

7) Rao, V.S.P.  & Krishna, V. H. (2009). Management: Text and Cases, Excel Books 

8) Sharma, R.K & Gupta, S.K. (2009). Business Management (3rd edition), New Delhi: Kalyani Publishers.

9)Tripathi, R. (2009) Essentials of Management, Himalaya Publishing House

1.      Stoner, Freemen, and Gilbert Jr. Management, Prentice Hall.

2.      Koontz, Weihrich. Essentials of Management. Mc.Graw Hill.

3.      Gupta, S. L., Anurag Mittal, and Dr. Sunil K. Gupta. Case Studies in Management, Wisdom Publications.

4.      Sharma, R. K, and Shashi Gupta. Business Management, Kalyani Publishers.

5.      Prasad, L. M. Principles and Practice of Management, Sulthan Chand Publishers.

·         CIA II – Mid Semester Examination                          – 25%

·         CIA III – Book Review                                               – 10%

·         Attendance                                                               – 05%

·         End Semester Examination                                     – 50%

                                      TOTAL                             100%

This subject aims at understanding the basics of accounting theory and practice. It is devised to impart the essentials of accounting techniques and standards, along with corporate accounting practices.

UNIT 1 seeks to introduce the students to the foundational aspects of accounting practices and give a brief introduction to Cost accounting, Management Accounting and Financial Accounting and the differences between the three branches o accounting. 

UNIT 2 deals with the basic principles of Financial Accounting, the concepts and conventions, also the difference between Capital and Revenue expenditure.

UNIT 3 is designed to impart the procedural techniques of a normative process of accounting starting with Journal, Ledger and Trial Balance.

UNIT 4 looks into the preparation of Final Accounts.

UNIT 5 harps upon the requisites of cost accountancy and their relevance for the law. 

UNIT 6 looks into the aspects of overhead costs. 

UNIT 7 is an account of marginal costing, concepts like BEP, P/V ratio etc

UNIT 8, deals with flexible budgets and the theoretical aspects of the budgets.

Need for accounting,  Accounting vs Book keeping, Streams of accounting — Financial, Cost and Management Accounting , Objective and scope  limitations of Financial, Cost and Management Accounting,  comparison with Financial Cost and Management  accounting

Principles, Convention and Concepts of accounting-Systems of Accounting, Types of expenditure, Double entry system of accounting, Depreciation accounting theory – SLM method and Diminishing Returns method - Journal entries and ledger accounts

Journalizing, Ledger posting, Balancing of Ledger accounts, Preparation of final accounts with adjustments to Prepaid expenses-unpaid expenses- Bad debts- income received in advance and clsoing Stock; illustrations and exercises

Preparation of bank reconciliation statement (theory only), Types of errors, effect of errors in Trial Balance. Minor problems in rectiication.

Concept of cost, Special types of cost, Elements of Cost, Preparation of Cost Sheet. Direct/Indirect material, procurement/issue of material, Purchase Order, GRN, MRN, Bincard, methods of valuation of stores, receipt FIFO/LIFO method of inventory.

Element wise and function wise classification, procedure of charging the overheads, Primary and Secondary distribution methods, Machine hour rate, under/over absorption, illustrations and exercises . 

Concept, Basic assumption, features, form of operating statement, Basic concepts of Marginal costing, Contribution, Profit Volume Ratio, Break Even Point, Margin of Safety, Cost volume, Profit relationship, product,  Limitations of Marginal Costing. illustrations and exercises 

Budgets and Budgetary control, Advantage, Pre-requisites, Types of Budgets, Flexible Budget problems, illustrations and exercises

1. Khan, M. Y., and P. K. Jain. Management Accounting. New Delhi: Tata McGraw-Hill, 2009.
2. Horngreen C. T. and G. L. Sundlem. Management Accounting. 5^Th ed. New Delhi: Prentice Hall India Pvt. Ltd., 1999.
3. Bhar, B. K. Cost Accounting. Academic Publishers, 1978.
4. Sharma, R. K., and Shashi K. Gupta. Management Accounting. Kalyani Publishers.
5. Reddy, Appannaiah, and Srinivasa Putty. Financial Accounting. Mumbai: Himalaya Pub. House, 2010.
6. Raman, B. S. Financial Accounting. Mangalore: United Publishers, 1998.

1. Khan, M. Y., and P. K. Jain. Management Accounting. New Delhi: Tata McGraw-Hill, 2009.
2. Horngreen C. T. and G. L. Sundlem. Management Accounting. 5^Th ed. New Delhi: Prentice Hall India Pvt. Ltd., 1999.
3. Bhar, B. K. Cost Accounting. Academic Publishers, 1978.
4. Sharma, R. K., and Shashi K. Gupta. Management Accounting. Kalyani Publishers.
5. Reddy, Appannaiah, and Srinivasa Putty. Financial Accounting. Mumbai: Himalaya Pub. House, 2010.
6. Raman, B. S. Financial Accounting. Mangalore: United Publishers, 1998.

·         CIA II – Mid Semester Examination                         – 25%

·         CIA III – Class Test / Assignment /                                           – 10%

·         Attendance                                                               – 05%

·         End Semester Examination                                       – 50%

                                                 TOTAL                      100%

This is basically for Kannada unknown students. The non kannada speaking students are trained to speak, read and write. This course mainly focused on communication skills for their day  to day life activities. It helps them to communicate in various domains and  also helps them  to have good relationship with  the local people  and  enable to argue in the local court with the Kannada language

1.       Kannada Varnamale: Swaragalu, vyanjanagalu, (Vargeeya mattu Avargeeya vyanjanagalu)  

2.       Kaagunita  

3.       Ottaksharagalu ( Double Consonants) 

4.       Different phones to be focused on – A - Ha, O - ho, TA-ta, NA-na, LA, la.

5.       Vocabulary and  different meaning.

 1.       Naamapada mattu Sarvanaama

2.       Linga , Vachana mattu  Vibhakti Pratyayagalu 

3.       Kriyaa Dhaatu, Kriyaa pada with past and present tense

Sentence making

2.Question form ; Question tag

3. Negation

4. opposite words

5. Translation of simple sentences  from English to Kannada and vice versa

1.       Conversations in various contexts  -Role play , Skit based activity.

2.  Maggi Pustaka

3.  Kannada Varna Male- Charts

1. Kannada Kali Nali: N.S. Lakshminarayanabhatt

CIA 2:  Mid Semester Exams

CIA 3: Oral test  to test their speaking ability

End Semester Exams

The course is designed for beginners with no formal background or little acquaintance with economics. The objective is to give the students a clear understanding of the basic concepts, tools of analysis, and terminologies used in economics to facilitate their understanding of various legal phenomena. Emphasis will be placed on using graphs, diagrams, and numerical tables/schedules for exposition. The teacher must draw examples from the surrounding world to clarify the concepts.

1. Definitions of economics: Positive and normative analysis, microeconomics, and macroeconomics
2. Fundamental principles of economics used in legal analysis are choices, opportunity costs, rationality and law, marginality, efficiency and productivity, and trade-off.
3. Pareto and Hicks-Kaldor efficiency
4. Economic models and their purposes: The Production Possibilities Curve, the equity-efficiency debate
5. Welfare economics: Meaning and its implications to law

1. Utility, Diminishing Marginal Utility and Indifference Curve Analysis
2. Demand: Law of demand, demand schedule, demand curve, individual demand, market demand, factors affecting demand.
3. Supply: Law of supply, supply schedule, supply curve, individual supply, market supply, factors affecting supply
4. Market Equilibrium, Consumers' and producer’s surplus.
5. Elasticities of Demand and Supply
6. Government policies- Price controls: - Rent controls, Minimum wage, Evaluating Price Controls.

1. Production: definition, short-run and long-run production functions, law of variable proportions, laws of returns to scale
2. Costs: Economic and Accounting costs, Opportunity costs, Fixed and Sunk costs, Total and variable costs, average and marginal costs, and Short-run and Long-run cost functions.
3. Revenue analysis: total revenue, marginal revenue, average revenue in different market settings

1. Firms in a competitive market: price and output determination, Economic efficiency and the success of competitive markets
2. Monopoly: price and output determination.
3. Monopolistic competition: price and output determination.
4. Monopoly: price and output determination
5. Oligopoly: Sweezy’s kinked-demand model, Price leadership, and Cartels
6. Duopoly: Dynamic, Spatial, Network, and Behavioral duopoly models

1. National Income: basic concepts, real GDP, nominal GDP, per capita Income.
2. Economic indicators: Unemployment, Inflation, HDI, etc.
3. Trade cycles: Expansion, Peak, Contraction, Trough
4. Monetary Policy and Central Bank Independence
5. Fiscal Policy and Legal Constraints
6. Debates over macroeconomic policies

CIA 1 – 10% (Class Test, Assignments, Presentation)

CIA II – 25% (Mid semester exam)

CIA III – 10% (Research work)

Attendance – 5%

End Semester Examination – 50%

The ability to communicate clearly and effectively is an essential component of any lawyer’s skill set, both inside and outside the courtroom. The objective of this course is to introduce students to the nuances of legal language and writing, and its use and application through the study of judicial opinions, common legal maxims and legal terminology. It also seeks to familiarize students with the principles governing legal drafting, and equip them with the ability to draft simple legal documents. And with academic legal writing assuming increasing significance in this day and age, both for students and practitioners, emphasis has also been placed on developing and honing students’ research and writing skills through the study of the works of eminent jurists, as also practical writing exercises.

Introduction to Language in Law, Evolution and History of Legal Language and legal writing, The problem with legalese

Parts of a statute, Aid to Interpretation of statutes, Rules of Interpretation of statutes, Finding parts of a decision-Ratio decidendi, Obiter Dicta, Finding out ratio, Article 141 of the Indian Constitution, Discussing contemporary case laws.

A study of 25 Latin maxims of particular importance, with a view to familiarizing students with principles of law enshrined therein.

1.      Actus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea (The act itself does not constitute guilt unless done with guilty intent).

2.      Actio personalis moritur cum persona (A personal right of action dies with the person).

3.      Audi Alteram Partem (Non man shall be condemned unheard).

4.      Communis error facit jus (Common error sometimes poses current as law).

5.      Delegatus non potest delegare (Delegate cannot further delegate).

6.      Ex nudo pacto non oritur actio (No causee of action arises from a bare promise).

7.      Ex turpi causa non oritur actio (An action does not arise from a base cause).

8.      In pari delicto potio rest condition defendentis (Where the parties are equally at guilt, the defendant is better placed).

9.  Generalia specialibus non derogant (General things do not derogate from special things).

10.  Ignorantia facti excusat, ignorant juris non excusat (Ignorance of fact excuses, ignorance of law does not excuse).

11.  In jure non remote causa, sed proxima spectatur (In law, the immediate, not the remote cause, of any event is regarded).

12.  Omina praesumuntur contra spoliatorem (All things are presumed against a wrong doer).

13.  Sic uteretu utalienum non laedas (Enjoy your property in such a manner as not to injure that of another person).

14.  Ubi jus ibi remedium (Every right has a remedy).

15.  Cessante ratione cessat lex ipsa (If the reason of law ceases, the law itself will cease).

16.  Salus populi est suprema lex (Regard for the public welfare is the highest law).

17.  Novus actus intervenius (A new act intervening).

18.  Rex non-potest peccare (The king can do no wrong).

19.  Vigilantibus non dormientibus, jura subeniunt (The laws give help to those who are vigilant and not to those who sleep over their rights).

20.  Ut res magis valeat quam pereat (It is better for a thing to have effect than to be made void).

Meaning and use of legal words and phrases in legal writing. 

1. Affidavit
2. Alibi
3. estoppel
4. in camera
5. bias
6. burden of proof
7. cause of action
8. cross-examination
9. Alimony
10. juvenile
11. appeal
12. bail
13. Writs
14. Parole
15. Descendent

 Introduction to Legal Drafting, Notices, Affidavits, rent agreement and Pleadings

Sources of Legal Material including use of law library, Steps of legal research, Writing an Abstract, Formal Writing Style, Plagiarism, Citation Methods, Written communication including emails and  formal letters.

1. B. M. Gandhi, Legal Language, Legal Writing and General English, Eastern Book Company, 2010.
2. Blacks' Law Dictionary, Universal Publishing Ltd., 2000.
3.   Broom’s Legal Maxims, Universal Publishing Ltd., 2011
4. Broom’s Legal Maxims. 11^thed. New Delhi: Universal Publishing Ltd., 2011.
5. C.R. Datta & M.N. Das, DeSouza’s Conveyancing, Eastern Law House, 13^th ed., 2004
6. Dr. A. Prasad, Outlines of Legal Language in India, Central Law Publications, 6^th ed., 2011
7. Dr. S.C. Tripathi, Legal language, Legal Writing and General English, Central Law Publications, 6^th ed.,
8. E. Volokh, Academic Legal Writing, Foundation Press, 4^th ed., 2010.
9. A.K. Sengupta, Maumdar’sLaw Relating to Notices. Kolkata: Eastern Law House Pvt. Ltd., 2005.
10. Mogha G. C. Mogha’s Law of Pleadindgs in India with Precedents. 17^th ed. Lucknow: Eastern Book Company, 2006 (2009).
11. P. Ramanatha Aiyar’s The Law Lexicon, Dr. Shakil Ahmad Khan, LexisNexis, 3rd ed., 2012
12. Prof. K. Mony & K. Usha, Legal Drafting, Cochin: Usha Publications, 13^th ed., 2010.
13. Prof. K.L. Bhatia, Textbook on Legal Language and Legal Writing, Universal Law Publishing Co., 2010.
14. S.P. Aggarwal, Drafting and Conveyancing (Student Series), LexisNexis, 5^th ed., 2013.
15. Shrivastava J. M. Mogha’s Indian Conveyancer. 14^th ed. Lucknow: Eastern Book Company, 2009.
16. Trayner’s Legal Maxims. New Delhi: Universal Publishing Ltd., 2010.

CIA II – Mid Semester Examination                                 – 25%

CIA III – Research Topic                                                     – 10%

Attendance                                                                            – 05%

End Semester Examination                                                – 50%

            TOTAL                                                                                  100%

Orient the student to the scheme of law and the essential tools, principles and methods by which the legal system operates to deliver justice. The course will entail the study of sources of law, doctrine of precedents, legal reasoning, case briefing and analogizing and interpretation of statutes and the working of the judicial process. The course will also address basic question such as where and how a start researching on a problem, how to find authorities in support of one’s proposition, how to read a case and prepare a case brief, and how to read a statute

Meaning and definition; Functions of law; Classification of laws: Public and Private Law, Substantive and Procedural Law, Municipal and International Law; Sources of Law: Statute as a Source, Precedent as Source, Customs, International Law as a source of Municipal Law, Justice Equity and Good Conscience, Juristic Writings

On completion of this Unit students will be able to tell the different sources of law and their relationship inter se.

Components of a Judgement: Cause Title, Facts, Issues, Prayer and Arguments, Ratio Decidendi, Obiter Dicta; Important Concepts in relation to Case Laws: Different Kinds of opinions (dissenting and concurring opinion), Tests to determine the Ratio, Bench Strength and Implications, Overruling of judgments, Parts of a Statute

1.Steps to decision making and role of legislation, sociological developments, history and morality.

2. Cardozo’s opinion on Judicial Process

3. Reading of Landmark judgments and tracing the judicial process: India, US, UK

Constitution as the Basic Law; Judicial system in India; Hierarchy of Courts in India; Jurisdiction of Adjudicatory Institutions (Territorial, Pecuniary, Subject Matter); Alternative Dispute Resolution Methods

Reading and analysis of various landmark judgements in Constitutional Law, Criminal; Law and the Law of Torts; Contextualizing law through movies and literary texts

1. A.V. Dicey, An introduction to the Study of the Law of Constitution, Universal Law Publishing Co., 10th ed. 4th Indian Reprint, 2003
2. B S Hansai, A Critical Study of ADR System: Special Focus on Lok Adalat in India
3. Benjamin Cardozo, Nature of Judicial Process, Universal Law Publishing Co., 9th Indian Reprint 2011
4. Bodenheimer, Jurisprudence; , Universal Law Publishing Co., 7th Indian Reprint, 2011
5. C K Takwani, Lectures on Administrative Law, 4th Edition, 2008, Eastern Book Company.
6. David Ingram, Law-Key Concepts in Philosophy, Continuum International Publishing Group, 1st edn. 2006
7. Friedmann, Law in a Changing Society, Universal Law Publishing Co. 4th Indian Reprint 2008
8. H. Patrick Glenn, Legal Tradition of the World, Oxford University Press, 1st edn., 2000

                                                               TOTAL        100%

Course description: This course has been conceptualised to

1. Introduce students to the law of torts and to the principles of tortuous liability and distinguishes torts from crimes and breaches of contract.
2. Make the students know and understand various defences available to the defendant in a suit for torts.
3. Introduce the students to the concept of locus standi and of disability and immunity.
4. Acquaint the students with the circumstances under which one person may be liable for the wrongs done by another and with the concepts of employer and employee relationship and the concept of individual agency, as well as with the doctrine of sovereign immunity.

     5. Calculate the liability for violation of consumer rights.

Principles of justice equity and good conscience – un-codified character-advantages and disadvantages; a wrongful act – violation of duty imposed by law, duty which is owed to people generally (in rem) – damnum sine injuria and injuria sine damno; Tort distinguished from crime and breach of contract; Changing scope of law of torts: Principles of Liability – Fault; Wrongful intent; Negligence; Liability without fault; Place of motive in torts.

Justification – Volenti non fit injuria; Necessity, private and public; Plaintiffs default; Act of God; Inevitable accident; Private defense; Statutory authority; Judicial and quasi-judicial acts; Parental and quasi-parental authority. Who may sue – aggrieved individual – class action – social action group; Statutes granting standing to certain persons or groups, Who can be sued and who cannot be sued, Extinguishment of Liability in Certain Situation – Actio personalis moritur cum persona – exceptions; Waiver and acquiescence; Release; Accord and satisfaction; Limitation.

Basis, scope and justification; Express authorization; Ratification; Abetment; Special Relationships: Master and servant – arising out of and in the course of employment – who is master? – the control test – who is servant? – borrowed servant – independent contractor and servant, distinguished; Principal and agent; Corporation and principal officer. Doctrine of Sovereign Immunity, the rule in Rylands v. Fletcher, Liability for harm caused by inherently dangerous industries. Development of Law beyond Strict Liability Absolute Liability M. C. Mehta vs. UoI. Basic concepts and theories of negligence, Standards of care, duty to take care, carelessness, inadvertence, Doctrine of contributory negligence, Res ipsa loquitor and its importance in contemporary law; Liability due to negligence: different professionals; Liability of common carriers for negligence; Product liability due to negligence: liability of manufacturers and business houses for their products, Nervous shock, Consumer protection principles and regulatory framework, disputes redressal

Assault, battery, False imprisonment; Defamation – libel, slander including law relating to privileges E-defamation; Marital relations, parental relations, master and servant relations; Malicious prosecution; Trespass to Land, Trespass ab initio, Dispossession; Nuisance: Definition, Essentials and Types; Acts Which Constitute Nuisance – Obstructions of Highways, Pollution of Air, Water, Noise, and Interference with Light and Air. Movable Property – Trespass to Goods, Detinue, Conversion; Torts Against Business Interests – Injurious Falsehood, Misstatements, Passing off.

Legal remedies, Award of damages – simple, special, punitive. Unliquidated Damages –Remoteness of damage-foreseeability and directness, Shortened Expectation of Life, Injunction, Specific restitution of property; Extra-legal remedies- self-help, re-entry on land, re-caption of goods, distress damage feasant and abatement of nuisance.

Development of consumer law and policy, Caveat emptor to caveat venditor, UN Guidelines on consumer protection, Consumer Protection Laws in India, Consumer Protection Act, 2019 – Objectives, Meaning of consumer, Deficiency in goods and services, Unfair trade practices, product liability, rights of consumer, Mediation Cell, Central Consumer Protection Authority, Consumer Councils, E-Commerce Transactions, Grounds of filing a complaint, Class action, Jurisdiction, violation of rights of consumers, product liability, Limitation and Procedure for filing and hearing of a complaint, District Commission, State commission, National commission, Composition of Commissions, reference to mediation cell, Consumer Law Board, Appeals, Offences and penalties.

CIA II - Mid Semester Examination - 25%

CIA III – 20 marks - 10%  

Attendance - 05%

End semester examination – 100 marks - 50%

Course Description:- Human Resource Management provides an overview of the HR function covering the entire gamut of operations related to employee life cycle management. The course focuses on providing the basic understanding of HR processes and practices followed in a business organisation. A special reference is made to address the ethical and legal issues involved.

Course Objectives

• To familiarize with the fundamental philosophy of having a quality HR department in the organization.

• To understand the processes and practices in HR functions

• To analyse legal implications with regard to Human resource management

• To enable the students to apply the appropriate HR Practices in different business scenarios

Nature of HRM, scope of HRM, evolution of HRM, HRM model, personnel polices and principles- Context of human resources management, HRM and environment scanning, integrating HRM strategy with business strategy, nature of strategic HRM

Nature and importance of HRP, Factors affecting HRP-Human resources planning and government, barriers of HRP; Analyzing work and designing jobs- nature of job analysis, process of job analysis, job analysis and competitive advantage, job design.

Nature and factors affecting recruitment, purpose and importance, planning recruitment process, searching, screening, evaluation and control, Nature of selection, selection as a source of competitive advantage, barriers to selection, Induction, orientation programme, requisites of an effective programme, evaluation of orientation programme, problems of orientation.

Nature of training and development, inputs and gaps in training, training process, planning training process, career development; Appraising and managing performance – appraisal process, challenges of performance appraisal, job evaluation, legal issues, 360 degree appraisal.

Components of remuneration, devising remuneration policy, – incentive payments, scope of incentive schemes, types of incentives, group incentives, Managing employee benefits and services, recruiting executives

Safe and healthy environment, managing separation and rightsizing, downsizing, managing attrition.

Contemporary issues in HRM, Ethical Issues  in HRM, E-HRM, Introduction to International HRM

The course assessment will be in the form of CIA-I, CIA-II, CIA-III and End semester exams. One of the CIA assignments will be a Google Classroom / Moodle assignment. Both individual and group assignments as a part of CIA will be assigned and conducted. One CIA will be conducted through Google Classroom and the other CIA will be conducted in the class itself on the specified dates. The CIA marks allocation is mentioned below:

This course focuses on Finance functions, analysis of  inancial Statments emphasizing the financial aspects of managerial decisions.

Course Objective:

·     To give understanding and perspective on the finance function in the company and its relation to domestic economy.

·     To develop the knowledge on the type and characteristics of problems and the possibility of the occurrence of the financial management problems and to increase the ability to handle the problems through reliable approach and problem solving strategy development.

Definition of Finance, Approches to Finance, Objectives of Financial Management Role of a inance Manager.

Need for fiancial statement analysis Comparative , Common Size and Trend analysis

Schedule of Changes in Working Capital, Adjusted Profit and Loss Account and Sources and Application of Funds 

Pay Back Period, Net Present Value and Internal Rate of Return.

Over and Under Capitalization, Causes/ reasons and Remedies

Leverages- PBIT - PBT- PAT and Calculation of EPS under various Scenarios.

Importance  of WC, Factors affecting WC and Practical Problems in WC

Cash Budgeting- Importance of Cash Management and Cash Budget problems.

•      Financial Management by R.Chandrasekaran & S.Ramachandaran  – Kalyani Publishers

•      Essentials of Financial Management  by I.M Pandey- Himalaya Publishing House.

Financial Management  by I.M Pandey- Himalaya Publishing House

 2. Investment vs Savings.

·         CIA I – Assignment / Presentation            – 10%

·         CIA II – Mid Semester Examination                – 25%

·         CIA III –  Assignment / Presentation                          – 10%

·         Attendance                                                      – 05%

·         End Semester Examination                              – 50%

                                    TOTAL                      100%

A.   Assumptions of Mainstream economics and issues

B.    Market Failure: What is market failure? Sources of market failure

C.   Institutions: What are Institutions? Types of Institutions.

D.   Institutions as an Endogenous factor

E.    The Role of institutions in economic growth and development

A.   Monopoly: Why does monopoly arise?

B.    Welfare costs of Monopoly

C.   Market power and determinants

D.   Measurement of market power- market share, Lerner Index, HHI

E.    Natural monopoly

F.    Public regulation of natural monopoly

G.   Public policies towards monopoly

A.   Economics of Information: Asymmetric Information

B.    Adverse Selection: the problem of lemon in different markets, lemon laws.

C.   Moral Hazard: Principal-Agent Problem, Efficiency wage theory

D.   Prisoners’ dilemma: dominant strategy and Nash equilibrium

E.    Market Signaling

F.    Transaction Costs and The Theory of Firm by Coase

G.   Elements of Transaction Costs

A.   Public goods and Common resources

B.    Common Resources: Hardin’s Tragedy of Commons

C.   Externalities: Positive and Negative

D.   Public policies towards externalities: Regulation, fees, standards, taxation, etc. 

E.    Private solution towards externalities: Coase theorem

F.    Concept of Property: Defining property rights

G.   Problems of ill-defined property rights

A.   Meaning, History, and Evolution of BE

B.    Decision-Making under risk and uncertainty

C.   Behavioral Models of Decision Making: prospect theory, mental accounting, Dual System Theory

D.   Nudge Theory

E. Bounded rationality and Irrational Decision Making   

CIA 1 – 10% (Class Test, Assignments, Presentation)

CIA II – 25% (Mid semester exam)

CIA III – 10% (Research work)

Attendance – 5%

End Semester Examination – 50%

Course Description:

The course will focus on strengthening the  grammatical skills of students, which in turn will help them in speaking and writing clearly and effectively, using the English Language. Articles from newspapers and magazines on contemporary issues, will be used as samples for language practice, within the class room. Students will also engage in reading sessions, so as to get acquainted with different styles of writing, comprehend complicated pieces, critique issues and think independently. The course will also use language as a medium to sensitize students and generate discussions about various socio-political issues, through regular discussions. 

Course objectives:

Tofacilitate the students in enhancing their reading, writing, comprehension and oral communication skills.  The course will also help the students in having a sound grasp over the language and to clearly and effectively communicate using the written language. The oral skills of students too get honed, as they get trained in making power point presentations in a professional way.  Reading exercises and discussions will  facilitate in developing their analytical and critical thinking  skills.

Parts of speech, tenses, subject-verb agreement, articles.

Different types of sentences and their grammatic formats, organizing ideas into grammatically correct sentences, punctuation.

Working on Comprehension passages to develop the reading, comprehending and writing skills of students – factual and inferential passages.

Antonyms, synonyms, appropriate use in sentences and paragraphs.