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ISC Class 12 Business Studies Syllabus 2025: CISCE Board has recently published its revised syllabus 2025 for a few subjects of Classes 11 and 12. Syllabuses for the rest of the subject are going to remain the same as provided by the board earlier. For Business Studies, the syllabus remains the same and students can check their detailed ISC Class 12 Business Studies syllabus 2024-25 in the table attached below. As a part of the syllabus, students can get the complete list of chapters, units, and topics to be covered for the academic session 2024-2025 along with course structure, project work suggestions, evaluation scheme, and a lot more.
The syllabus keeps students updated about the changes in the curriculum made by the board, and course content to be studied for the session and informs them about important details such as chapter-wise marking scheme, exam pattern, and so on.
ISC Class 12 Business Studies Syllabus 2025
Find the detailed and complete CISCE Board Class 12th Business Studies Syllabus 2025 from the table below.
| Human Resource Management |
| 1. Introduction to Human Resource Management- Meaning and definition of Human Resource Management; Characteristics of Human Resource Management: people oriented, comprehensive function, staff function, pervasive, challenging, continuous, individual oriented, development oriented, action oriented, future oriented, interdisciplinary, art as well as science, young discipline; Importance of human resource management. |
| 2. Job and Manpower planning- Meaning, relevance and difference between the following: Job Analysis, Job Specification, Job Description, Job Enrichment and Job Enlargement, Manpower Estimation |
| 3. Staff Recruitment- Meaning, definition and characteristics of staff recruitment; sources of recruitment: internal sources (promotion, transfer, exemployees, recommendation by employees); external sources (advertisements, campus recruitment, casual callers, gate hiring, employment exchanges, placement agencies, labour contractors). Differences between internal and external sources of recruitment, their merits and demerits; e-recruitment: concept, benefits and limitations; sources of e-recruitment: internet and intranet (their benefits and limitations). |
| 4. Staff Selection- Meaning and definition of staff selection; Selection procedures (preliminary screening, application blank, selection test, Group discussion, final interview, medical test, reference check, final approval, placement; brief explanation and importance of each step of the selection procedure); distinction between recruitment and selection |
| 5. Staff Training- Meaning and definition of training; distinction between training, education and development; types of training (induction, job, remedial, safety, promotional, refresher- brief explanation of each.); methods of training: on the job and off the job (vestibule, apprenticeship, internship, classroom); Distinction between on the job and off the job training. Hindrances to training: brief explanation. Benefits of training to employer and employees. |
| 6. Staff Morale- Meaning, definition and characteristics of staff morale; Morale Productivity Matrix (brief explanation of the four situations); factors influencing morale (morale depressants and stimulants: an understanding of how the same factor may lower or boost morale); methods of raising morale; indicators of low and high morale; advantages of high morale; disadvantages of low morale |
| 7. Staff Motivation- Meaning, definition and characteristics of staff motivation; difference between motivation and morale; importance of staff motivation to the employer and the employee ; factors influencing motivation: monetary and non-monetary incentives; differences between monetary and non-monetary incentives; Maslow’s theory of the Hierarchy of Human Needs (explanation of the theory with the help of the pyramid, assumptions and criticism of the theory); Herzberg’s Two-factor Theory (Motivation and Hygiene Factors). |
| 8. Staff Remuneration- Meaning and definition of Staff remuneration, Methods of wage payment – Time Rate and Piece Rate System (An explanation of the two systems along with their merits, demerits and suitability, differences between the two); Pay Slip and Payroll - Meaning, Differences, Components, Specimens of both. Various staff benefits: Employee Provident Fund, National Pension System, Group Insurance (medical and life), encashment of leave, gratuity, (basic understanding only). Types of leaves (casual, medical/sick, earned / privilege, maternity/ paternity, sabbatical/ study, leave without pay: basic understanding only) |
| 9. Staff Leadership- Meaning and definition of staff leadership; Distinction between Leadership and Management; Leadership styles: Autocratic, Democratic, Laissez-Faire (brief explanation, advantages, disadvantages and comparison between each style); Leadership continuum (brief description); Situational leadership (brief description); Blake & Mouton Managerial Grid (brief explanation). |
| 10. Staff Appraisal- Meaning and definition of Performance Appraisal and Potential Appraisal; Distinction between the two; Objectives and importance of Performance Appraisal, Methods of Performance Appraisal - merit grading, appraisal by results, appraisal by superior staff: self-appraisal; 360° appraisal (brief explanation of each method and their respective advantages and disadvantages) |
| 11. Staff Promotion and Transfer- Staff Promotion - Meaning, definition, benefits and limitations of promotion; Open and Closed policy of promotion (meaning and differences); a brief understanding of the concept of Dry promotion and upgrading and distinction between the two; requirements of a sound promotion policy; Basis of promotion: seniority, merit, seniority-cum-merit (brief explanation of each and the advantages, disadvantages, comparison between seniority basis and merit basis.) Staff Transfer: Meaning, definition and need for transfer; Types of transfers: replacement, versatility, remedial,production (meaning and relevance of each type). |
| 12. Staff Separation- Meaning of Staff separation; means of staff separation: Retirement (Compulsory and Voluntary), Lay off, Retrenchment, Resignation, Suspension (Meaning and distinction only), Dismissal: grounds for dismissal, procedure for staff dismissal. Exit Interview-Meaning and importance |
| 13. Emerging trends in Human Resources- Flexible Hours, Permanent part time, Work from home, Retainership, Virtual teams, Self-managing teams (SMTs) - only meaning of the above terms. |
| Business Communication and Correspondence |
| 14. Business Communication- Meaning and definition of communication; importance of communication in business, elements of the Communication Process, Methods of communication: Oral, Written, Gestural, Visual (Meaning, advantages and disadvantages of all these methods), Difference between oral and written communication, Types of communication: On the basis of area of operation (Internal and External), on the basis of relationship (Formal and Informal), on the basis of direction (Horizontal, Vertical-upwards and downwards, Diagonal), Meaning, Advantages and Disadvantages of each; distinction between - Internal and External; Formal and Informal; Horizontal and Vertical Communication; Barriers to Communication (Semantic, Physical and Mechanical, Organisational, SocioPsychological: meaning only, detailed explanation not required); overcoming the barriers to communication. |
| 15. Business Correspondence- Business Letters, Reports, Business Size and Finance, Globalisation and recent trends in Business, Business Regulators and Intermediaries |
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ISC Class 12 Business Studies Course Structure 2025
Check the ISC Class 12 Business Studies course structure 2025 from the table below and get to know about the chapter-wise marks weightage.
| Theory Paper | 80 marks |
| Project Work
| 20 marks 1 4 2 3 |
ISC Class 12 Business Studies Project Work Suggestions
Check some project work suggestions laid down by the board for ISC Class 12 Business Studies 2025.
- Analyse the recruitment process in any two companies of your choice. List the loopholes if any and give suggestions for improving the process. (You may also make a comparative study of the recruitment process).
- Evaluate the selection process of any two firms from the corporate world and discuss their benefits and drawbacks vis-a-vis each other.
- Study any two business organizations (one Multi National Company and one Indian Company) with regards to their Policies of Compensation (Increment policy, Incentive policy, Bonus and reward policy, retirement benefits).
- Study the various types of leaves made available to employees. Leaves can be considered as financial cost to the organization. What other tangible and non-tangible benefits does the organization stand to gain from incurring this cost? Do the benefits justify the cost?
- Consider any two successful business leaders. Give a brief account of their leadership styles. Explain the impact of their leadership styles in the achievement of the organizational goals of their respective organisations.
- Analyse the emerging trends in human resource management and discuss their implementation in India (Comparative study of five organisations).
- Make a comparative study of any two E-Businesses in terms of their Nature, Size, Products and Services offered, Functioning and Policies.
- Select any two companies and study their sources of finance with respect to the amount procured and advantages and disadvantages of each source of finance.
- Select any BPO or KPO and explain the outsourced functions that it performs. Discuss the impact of outsourcing in general and specifically on the profitability of the outsourcing organization.
- Study any one regulator and the intermediaries under it. Give an account of their functions and how it helps the common man.
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