Business Studies (CBSE Class 12): Projects, Assignments, Notes

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Guidelines for Class 12 Business Studies Project

CBSE Class 12 students have to make a Business Project as part of their Class 12 Business Studies (BST) wherein they have to do literature review, gather data, make inferences and give conclusions.

Here’s how to create a Business Studies class 12 project (BST project) on various topics such as principles of management, elements of business environment, marketing management, principles of management, stock exchange, consumer protection, and more.

Here are the official CBSE guidelines for the Class 12 Business Studies project:

The Project must 25 to 30 pages long (handwritten).

Follow this specified format:

• Cover Page: Student information, School name and year
• Index (List of Contents)
• Acknowledgement and Preface
• Introduction
• Topic with a Unique Title/Heading
• List of activities and planning done to gather information about the project (If any)
• Observations from the places of visit
• Conclusions
• Photographs (if any)
• Appendix
• Teacher’s remarks
• Signature of the teachers

Business Studies (BST) Projects

Marketing Management

Students can make projects Marketing Management, wherein they can choose any product on which they have to to conduct research about the various marketing aspects of the product.

You may choose products such as : Adhesives, Bathing Soap, Bread, Butter, Chocolate, Cheese, Coffee, Cosmetics, Cutlery, Eraser, Hair Oil, Handbags, Hair Dye, Inverters, Jeans, Jewelry, Lipstick, Microwave, Mobile Phones, Moisturizer, Music System, Newspaper, Noodles, Pencil, Sauces, Toys, Wallet, Washing Machine.

When writing the project, do include information such as Type/category of product, Identify the USP, Promotion or marketing of the product, Tagline, Selling price to the consumer, Profit margin, Labelling, Grading and standardization, Packaging of the product, Channels of distribution

Elements of Business Environment

In case you intend to make a project on Elements of the business environment, here’s what you should include:

• Changes in packaging for products like fruits and vegetables, plastic/wooden furniture, milk, reuse of packages, packages as a means of advertisement, etc.
• Changes in the patterns of export and import of different products.
• Effect of changes in the technological environment on employee behaviour.
• Impact due to anti-plastic campaigns.
• Social factors affecting acceptance and rejection of certain products (atta maker, dishwasher)

Stock Exchange

For this topic, students must include various aspects of the stock market such as stock market trends, profit or loss calculation, talk about capital market, sources of business finance, along with other concepts used in stock market. Business Studies class 12 project should include the following:

• Provide brief history of stock exchanges in India.
• Prepare a hypothetical portfolio with a sum of INR 100,000 in any 5 top companies over a period of 20 working days.
• Provide reasons for price fluctuations. For example, wars, strikes and accidents, political environment, spread of an epidemic, change of seasons, international events, etc.
• Find the value of the investments and update the portfolio (shown through various graphical representations).

Consumer Protection

Include the following:

• Define consumer protection
• Caveat Emptor to Consumer Protection
• Various ways for consumers to seek redressal
• Mention about Consumer protection act in India, Rights of consumers

Principles of Management Project in Business Studies

For this Business Studies class 12 project, students should visit a departmental store, industrial unit, fast food outlet and see how Fayol’s General Principles of Management or F.W. Taylor’s Scientific Management Techniques applies to that business unit.

Business Studies (CBSE Class 12): Syllabus

Students of CBSE Class 12 have Business Studies as a subject that exposes the students to useful business concepts.

Class 12 Business Studies portion is divided into two major parts:

• First part consists of: Principles and Functions of Management – Nature and Significance of Management, Principles of Management, Business Environment, Planning Organizing, Staffing, Directing and Controlling.
• Second Part consists of: Business Finance and Marketing. Financial Management.

Chapters in Class 12 Business Studies

• Nature And Significance of Management: Definition of Management, Effectiveness v. Efficiency, Characteristics of Management, Management Objectives, Importance of Management.
• Principles of Management: Nature of Business Management, Significance of Principles of Management, Principles of Scientific Management, Fayol’s Principle of Management.
• Business Environment: Meaning, Features, Dimensions, Importance
• Planning: Importance, Features, Types, Planning Process
• Organising: Introduction, Importance, Organisational Structure, Delegation, Importance of Delegation
• Staffing: Meaning, Importance, Process, Recruitment, Sources of Recruitment
• Directing: Meaning, Characteristics, Importance, Principles, Elements of Directing
• Controlling: Meaning, Importance, Limitations, Relationship between Planning and Controlling
• Financial Management: Financial Management, Financial Decisions, Factors Affecting Financial Decisions, Factors Affecting Capital Budgeting Decisions, Factors Affecting Dividend Decision, Financial Planning, Capital Structure, Debt v. Equity.
• Financial Markets: Concepts, Functions, Types, Capital v. Money Market.
• Marketing: Meaning, Features, Marketing and Selling, Functions of Marketing
• Consumer Protection: Meaning, Importance, Legal Protection, Consumer Rights
• Entrepreneurship Development: Meaning, Concept, Characteristics, Roles and Functions of Entrepreneurship