Business studies are the curriculum subject for Grades 11 and 12 has been prepared with the National Curriculum Framework 2076 to prepare the student for the job market and higher studies. Business Studies course provides knowledge and skill to the student about management and its functions related to business.

Syllabus

1.1 Management: Concept, Meaning, Nature

1.2 Management as Science, Art, and Profession

1.3 Levels of Management

2.1 Scientific Management: Principles and Limitations

2.2 Administrative management: Principles and limitations

3.1 Planning: Concept, and Rationale

3.2 Process of planning

3.3 Benefits and pitfalls of planning

3.4 Types of Plans

3.5 Decision making: Meaning and important

3.6 Types of Managerials decisions

3.7. Decision-making conditions: Certainty, risk, and uncertainty

3.8 Decision-making process

4.1 Organizing; Concept and Principles

4.2 Organizing process

4.3 Departmentalization: Meaning and Bases

4.4 Types of organizational structure: simple, functional division, matrix, and committee

4.5 Drivers of organizing: authority, responsibility and accountability

4.6  Centralization and Decentralization

4.7 Argument for and against centralization and decentralization

4.8 Guidline for effective delegation of authority

4.9 Challenges for effective delegation of authority 

        ---Difference between delegation and decentralization of authority

5.1 Leading: Meaning and importance

5.2 Role of manager as leader

5.3 Leadership qualities

5.4 Leadership style; autocratic, democratic and laissez faire

6.1 Controlling: Meaning and Important

6.2 Process of control: Pre-control, concurrent, control and post-control

6.3 Essentials of effective control

7.1 Motivation: Meaning and importance

7.2 Techniques of Motivation

7.3 Theories of motivation:

       -- Maslow's Theory of Hierarchy of Need

       -- Herzberg's Dual Factors theory

7.4 Supervision: Meaning and Role

7.5 Factors influencing supervision

7.6 Communication: Meaning and Important

7.7 Essentials of effective communication

7.8 Types of Communication: Horizontal, Vertical, and diagonal

7.9 Barriers to effective communication

8.1 Conflict Management; Meaning, Sources, and Level

8.2 Talent Management: Meaning and Importance

8.3 Quality Management: Maning and Components

8.4 Supply chain management: Meaning and importance

8.5 Family business management: Nature, Role 

9.1 Business letter: Meaning and Uses

9.2 Structure of business letters.

9.3 Qualities of Business Letters

9.4 Drafting business letter; enquiry, order, confirmation, complaint, and job application letter

10.1 Introduction to business plan

10.2 Signification of business plan

10.3 Content of business plan

10.4 Formulation of business plan.