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THE BHAWANIPUR EDUCATION SOCIETY COLLEGE B. COM PART III (HONS) 2014-15

STUDENTS HAVE TO SUBMIT THEIR PROJECTS (DULY APPROVED AND SIGNED BY THEIR RESPECTIVE SUPERVISORS) LATEST BY 2ND JANUARY, 2015, FAILING WHICH THEY WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO FILL UP III RD YEAR UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA EXAMINATION FORMS. STUDENTS SHOULD NOT RESORT TO ACTS LIKE ‘PLAGIARISM’ AND ‘CUT AND PASTE’ TECHNIQUES FROM WEBSITES / INTERNET.

Guidelines relating to Project Work (Report 50 marks + Viva-Voce 50 marks) for Paper 3.5 issued by the University of Calcutta

Each of the students has to undertake a Project individually under the supervision of a teacher and to submit the same following the guidelines stated below.

• Language of Project Report and Viva-Voce Examination may be English or Bengali. The Project Report must be typed and spirally bounded.

• Failure to submit the Project Report or failure to appear at the Viva-voce Examination will be treated as “Absent” in the Examination. He /she has to submit the Project Report and appear at the Viva-Voce Examination in the subsequent years (within the time period as per University Rules).

• No marks will be allotted on the Project Report unless a candidate appears at the Viva-Voce Examination. Similarly, no marks will be allotted on Viva-Voce Examination unless a candidate submits his/her Project Report.

• Evaluation of the Project Work to be done jointly by one internal expert and one external expert with equal weightage, i.e., average marks of the internal and external experts will be allotted to the candidate.

• A candidate has to qualify in the Project Work separately, obtaining a minimum marks of 40 (Project Report and Viva-Voce taken together) in paper 3.5.

• Marking Scheme for Project Report and Viva-Voce Examination: Project Report (50 marks) Chapter 1: Introduction - 10 marks Chapter 2: Conceptual Framework/ National/International Scenario - 5 marks Chapter 3: Presentation, Analysis & Findings - 25 marks Chapter 4: Conclusion & Recommendations - 10 marks Viva-Voce (50 marks) In course of Viva-Voce Examination, the question may be asked in the following areas: Importance / relevance of the Study, Objective of the Study, Methodology of the Study / Mode of Enquiry - 15 marks

Ability to explain the analysis, findings, concluding observations, recommendation, limitations of the Study - 25 marks

Overall Impression (including Communication Skill) - 10 marks

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THE COMPONENTS OF A PROJECT REPORT

The outcome of Project Work is the Project Report. A project report should have the following components: 1) Cover Page: This should contain the title of the project proposal, to whom it is submitted, for

which degree, the name of the author, name of the supervisor, year of submission of the project work, name of the University.

2) Acknowledgement: Various organizations and individuals who might have provided

assistance /co-operation during the process of carrying out the study. 3) Table of Content: Page-wise listing of the main contents in the report, i.e., different

Chapters and its main Sections along with their page numbers. 4) Body of the Report: The body of the report should have these four logical divisions

a) Introduction: This will cover the background, rationale/ need / justification, brief review of literature, objectives, methodology (the area of the study, sample, type of study, tools for data collection, and method of analysis), Limitations of the Study, and Chapter Planning.

b) Conceptual Framework / National and International Scenario: (relating to the topic of the Project).

c) Presentation of Data, Analysis and Findings: (using the tools and techniques mentioned in the methodology).

d) Conclusion and Recommendations: In this section, the concluding observations based on the main findings and suggestions are to be provided.

5) Bibliography or References: This section will include the list of books and articles

which have been used in the project work, and in writing a project report. 6) Annexures: Questionnaires (if any), relevant reports, etc. (The main text of the Project should normally be in the range of 5000 words. However, there may be

annexure in addition to the main text)

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THE STEPS OF PROJECT WORK STEP I : Selection of the topic for the project by taking following points into consideration:

• Suitability of the topic. • Relevance of the topic • Time available at the disposal. • Feasibility of data collection within the given time limit. • Challenges involved in the data collection (time & cost involved in the data

collection, possibility of getting responses, etc.) STEP II : Finalisation of the Topic and preparation of Project Proposal in consultation with the

Supervisor. STEP III : Collection of information and data relating to the topic and analysis of the same. STEP IV : Writing the report dividing it into suitable chapters, viz.,

Chapter 1: Introduction,

Chapter 2: Conceptual Framework / National & International Scenario,

Chapter 3: Analysis & Findings

Chapter 4: Conclusion and Recommendations.

Annexures: References / Bibliography STEP V : The following documents are to be attached with the Final Project Report.

1) Approval letter from the supervisor (Annexure-IA)

2) Student’s declaration (Annexure-IB)

3) Certificate from the Competent Authority of the Organisation / Institution, if the student undertakes the Project Work in any Organisation / Institution.

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Cover Page / Title page

Project Report

(Submitted for the Degree of B.Com. Honours in Accounting & Finance / Marketing/ ........ under the University of Calcutta)

Title of the Project XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Submitted by

Name of the Candidate :................................................ Registration No. .................................................. Name of the College ........................................................ College Roll No. .................................

Supervised by Name of the Supervisor: Name of the College:

Month & Year of Submission

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Annexure- IA

Supervisor's Certificate This is to certify that Mr./Ms ................................................................. a student of B.Com. Honours in Accounting & Finance / Marketing / Taxation / Computer Applications in Business of ..........................(Name of the College) under the University of Calcutta has worked under my supervision and guidance for his/her Project Work and prepared a Project Report with the title ........................................................................................................................................................ which he/she is submitting, is his/her genuine and original work to the best of my knowledge. Signature Place: Name: Date: Designation: Name of the College Annexure- IB

Student's Declaration I hereby declare that the Project Work with the title (in block letters) ............................. ............................................................................................................... submitted by me for the partial fulfilment of the degree of B.Com. Honours in Accounting & Finance / Marketing / Taxation / Computer Applications in Business under the University of Calcutta is my original work and has not been submitted earlier to any other University /Institution for the fulfilment of the requirement for any course of study. I also declare that no chapter of this manuscript in whole or in part has been incorporated in this report from any earlier work done by others or by me. However, extracts of any literature which has been used for this report has been duly acknowledged providing details of such literature in the references.

Signature Name:

Address:

Registration No.

Place: Date:

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Examples of a few broad areas of Project (List is indicative, not exhaustive)

• Any topic concerning local economic /entrepreneurial issues / New Business Proposal • IFRS and Indian Accounting Standard – Opportunities & Challenges • Revised Schedule VI • Credit Rating • Risk Management • Credit Risk Management in Banks: Opportunities & Challenges. • Subprime Meltdown and its after effect with case study from Indian Industry. • Corporate Frauds/ White Collar Frauds • Financial Inclusion • Micro-finance Institutions in India. • Carbon Credit • Direct Tax Code (DTC) • Goods and Service Tax (GST) • Role of MSMEs in the Indian Economic Development • Public Sector Undertakings and Indian Economic Development • Business & Government • Corporate Social Responsibilities • Corporate Governance • Financial Sector Reforms • On-line Banking • NPA Management • Business Process Outsourcing • Capital Market • Environmental Accounting • Environmental Management • Financial Statement Analysis • Performance Analysis • Working Capital Management • Cash Management • Debtors Management • Inventory Management • Mergers & Acquisitions • e-Commerce • Study on Aviation Sector in India. • Venture Capital • Equity Linked Savings Scheme • Insurance Industry in India • Analysis of Mutual Funds • Study of Non-Performing Assets • Risk and Return Analysis • Commercialization of Sports in India.

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• The Sub-Prime Crisis. • Rural and Agricultural Banking • Marketing Strategy of different companies for their different products • Marketing and Promotional Strategies • Market Research • Study on the Market Awareness of Intellectual Property • Preservation & Storage of Agricultural Products • Marketing Strategy of Ball/ Gel Pens • Brand Repositioning • Customer Relationship Management • Sales & Distribution Management • Customer Awareness • Industrial Marketing Vs. Consumer • Study of Consumer Behaviour • “Is attractive packaging really a necessity or eyewash?” A study on packaging of some

selected companies- • Consumer Behaviour • After Sales Service and Customer Satisfaction • Effectiveness of Advertising • Direct Marketing & Networking

AN ADDITIONAL LIST OF TOPICS PROVIDED BY FACULTY OF THE COLLEGE IS GIVEN BELOW. STUDENTS ARE ADVISED TO CONTACT THE SUPERVISORS MENTIONED THEREIN.

LAW 1 E- Commerce and Competition in markets- Challenges before the Competition Commission of India MORNING 2 "Shareholder Protection Laws, Corporate Governance and Shareholders activism- An analysis in the Indian Context" PROF. MINAKSHI CHATURVEDI 3 Information technology Governance- A move towards new paradigm PROF. ANJANA SENGUPTA 4 LLP- Concept or a practicable modern reality PROF. DILIP SHAH 5 The impact of International Civil Aviation Laws and the direction ahead PROF. DIVYESH SHAH 6 Adequacy and Shortcomings in the Laws to protect the marginalized section of society 7 Advertisement & Freedom of Speech – A dichotomy 8 Labour Policy Regulations and its impact (Case studies) 9 Child Labour Act (case study of few major MNCs) 10 "Automobile- Motor Vehicle Act, Vehicle efficiency & Motor Vehicle Act" 11 "Clearance Procedure in Thermal power plant Environmental Laws, Uranium Mining" AFTERNOON & EVENING 12 Plachimada case (Cococola) & Water Act & Ground Water Act PROF. DIBYENDU BANERJEE 13 Intellectual Property: A Case Study of Novartis PROF. PRITAM BANERJEE 14 Role of Economic fraud and its impact on consumer. PROF. RAM GOPAL MONDAL 15 Role of unfair Trade and practice on consumer. PROF. DIMPLE.K ANAND 16 Critical study of doctrine of Ultra Vires on company law. 17 Acquisitions of MNS and its gradual process. 18 Emerging process of Share Market Since 1990. 19 Impact of SEBI Regulation on Consumer Behavior 20 Trends and aspects of partnership firm- A comparative Study of past and emergence of Limited Liability Partnership firm. ACCOUNTING & FINANCE 1 Financial performance evaluation of small scale Industry in West Bengal. MORNING 2 Study of Human Resource Accounting practices in India PROF. SAYAN ROY 3 Revised Schedule VI of Company Act 2013- a study of few selected companies. PROF. SOUMENDRA LAHA 4 Bank Frauds-Controlling aspect in Indian Scenario. PROF. SAPTARSHI ROY 5 Efficient Market Hypothesis PROF. ARCHIMAN LAHIRI 6 Initial Public Offering (IPO) PROF. KAUSHIK BANERJEE 7 Financial Derivatives (Risk Management /Hedging ) PROF. KUNAL SRIVASTAVA 8 Book Building Process/Method. PROF. DIVESH AGARWAL 9 Effectiveness of Advertising(using Statistical tools) PROF. DEBARATI GUHA 10 Branding- Consumer Perception about branded & similar non-branded products PROF. T.K.DAS 11 Financial Markets. PROF. SITANGSHU BHATTACHARYA 12 Health Insurance and its Overview. PROF. SIDDHARTHA CHATERJEE 13 Six sigma and its implications in Industry. PROF. ASHOK BOSE 14 Effects of Financial Meltdown on the IT- ITes sector of India PROF. SUPRIYA PINCHA 15 Accounting tool for performance evaluation and their relevance PROF. LALIT KR JOSHI 16 Strategies of FMCG companies in rural market in India PROF. DEBARATI GUHA

THE BHAWANIPUR EDUCATION SOCIETY COLLEGE B. COM PART - III (HONOURS) 2014

SUGGESTED TOPICS FOR PROJECT WORK

PROFESSORS TOPIC

ACCOUNTING & FINANCE (Contd.) 17 New era of Gold Investment PROF. GOUTAM SHARMA 18 Emergence of Venture Capital in India PROF. SAPTARSHI RAY 19 Banccasurance Industry in India 20 Comparative study of Blue Chip Companies in India 21 Book Building process in India with special reference to a company 22 Six sigma – relation to a specific sector. 23 Arbitrage. 24 Insider Trading. 25 Speculation and Investment. 26 Liquidity Management. AFTERNOON & EVENING 27 Role of Chit Funds in rural sectors PROF. PARAMITA CHAKRAVARTY 28 Sources of funds- an analysis with respect to selected Micro Finance Companies. PROF. ATREYEE GANGULY 29 Pre and Post liberalization period comparative study of stock prices in BSE of NSE. PROF. JOYETA BHADURY 30 Emerging issues in Taxation PROF. DEBDUTTA SEN 31 Corporate Sustainability Reporting PROF. KUSHAL MAJUMDAR 32 Behavioural Finance PROF. SUBIR CHAKRABORTY 33 Emerging issues in Taxation PROF. KALAPI BANERJEE 34 Corporate Sustainability Reporting PROF. GARGI DAS 35 Behavioural Finance PROF. DIPANKAR BHATTACHARYA 36 Role of Automobile Industry in fulfilling Middle Class dream PROF. VIJAY KOTHARI 37 Earnings of street beggers. PROF. LALIT KR JOSHI 38 Accountability & Accounting practices of Non-Profit Organisations PROF. RAJESH KUMAR SHAW 39 Accountability of a Religious Festival Committee: A Case study. PROF. DEBKUMAR BHATTACHARYA 40 Stakes of a proprietor in two wheelers workshop 41 Income Generation in Informal Sector- A Case Study of The Street Vendors of Kolkata 42 Traditional vs. modern employment sector.

MANAGEMENT MORNING 1 Impact of Save Tiger project on Environment PROF. SAYAN ROY 2 Impact of new CSR policy on corporate filing in India PROF. SOUMENDRA LAHA 3 Clearing Scenario of Health Insurance sector in India PROF. SAPTARSHI ROY 4 Increasing importance of Women empowerment in Indian Economic development. PROF. ARCHIMAN LAHIRI 5 Environmental Screening PROF. KAUSHIK BANERJEE 6 Business Environment PROF. KUNAL SRIVASTAVA 7 Brand equity Vs Brand dilution PROF. DIVESH AGARWAL 8 Comparative analysis between two brands / products PROF. DEBARATI GUHA 9 Out of the box motivational theories PROF. T.K.DAS 10 "Focused Industry study eg. Infrastructural, Retail, Pharmaceutical, FMCG" PROF. SITANGSHU BHATTACHARYA 11 Strategic Management and its uses in modern day organization PROF. SIDDHARTHA CHATERJEE 12 Corruption and informal sectors PROF. ASHOK BOSE 13 Development of SSI and cottage Industries- Pre and Post Independent Scenario PROF. SUPRIYA PINCHA 14 Recession and growth of Informal sectors PROF. LALIT KR JOSHI 15 Role of NGOs in enhancing social welfare PROF. DIYESH SHAH 16 Role of women entrepreneur in India Economic Development PROF. DEBARATI GUHA 17 Industrialization Development and coastal Regulation Zone. An evidence from Gujarat PROF. GOUTAM SHARMA 18 Tourism Industry. PROF. SUPRIYA PINCHA

PROFESSORS TOPIC

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19 Insurance Sector. 20 Indian Railway-Its prospects and problems. 21 Eco Tourism. 22 Health Tourism. 23 Indian Telecom Industry. 24 Spongy Scheme of Savings. 25 Social Media Marketing. 26 E-Commerce in Indian Context-Study of Valuation Model. 27 Smart Cities- the intention & challenges. 28 IPL- A business venture with high potential? 29 Indian Fiction Writers- A new money-spinner? 30 Higher Education in India. AFTERNOON & EVENING 31 Emergence of women power in Indian Board Rooms-Scope & Challenges. PROF. PARAMITA CHAKRAVARTY 32 Scams in stock market. PROF. ATREYEE GANGULY 33 Multi Brand Retailing. PROF. JOYETA BHADURY 34 Retail Sector. PROF. DEBDUTTA SEN 35 Service Sector. PROF. KUSHAL MAJUMDAR 36 CSR of Educational Institutions. PROF. SUBIR CHAKRABORTY 37 Job Satisfaction. PROF. KALAPI BANERJEE 38 Motivation. PROF. GARGI DAS 39 Chit fund. PROF. DIPANKAR BHATTACHARYA 40 Corporate Social Responsibility-A comparative study between two-three specific Sector. PROF. VIJAY KOTHARI 41 Health Insurance. PROF. LALIT KR JOSHI 42 Stress Management. PROF. RAJESH KUMAR SHAW 43 Packaging – Its impact on sales. PROF. DEBKUMAR BHATTACHARYA 44 Advertising Media and its impact. 45 Human Resource Accounting. 46 Shoppers’ reaction to a particular sales promotion scheme. 47 Insurance Industry –Cost –Benefit Analysis. 48 Service Quality of a Five Star Hotel. 49 Ethical issues in Advertising. 50 Lifestyle of Indian youth- comparative study between the Urban and Rural areas. 51 Government interference in decision making process in Public sector undertakings 52 Red tapism Vs Red carpet: An insight of Indian Scenario 53 Indian Film Industry and its contribution to GDP 54 Green Audit 55 Business Model of single product Company: A case study of Colgate- Pamolive ltd. 56 Organized vs. Unorganized retail sector 57 Role and responsibilities of Internal Audit in the changing Scenario

MANAGEMENT (Contd.)

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 1 Internet Protocol 2 Software development life cycle MORNING 3 Ethical hacking & Prevention PROF. SOUVIK MAZUMDER 4 Cyber Law & Cyber Crime 5 IT recession 6 Online trading 7 Online supply chain management 8 Virtual banking(e banking) AFTERNOON & EVENING 9 Database management & its utilization for real world PROF. ARCHANA VIMAL 10 Government Project related to software development (TCS/CTS/Infosis/Webel) 11 Government Passport management project 12 Adhar project 13 TEQUIP Project 14 E security 15 Digital Hacking and its Future ECONOMICS MORNING 1 Women Empowerment through Self Help Groups PROF. DIPPARNA JANA 2 Women Education and its impact on Economy. PROF. SWARITA DE 3 Impact of Global Economic Crisis on Indian Industrial and Service Sector. PROF. SUBHASISH DASGUPTA 4 "The Dynamics of Migration in India-factors, causes and consequences." PROF. DYUTI SINHA 5 "Trend Analysis of the pattern of poverty, inequality and unemployment-Exploring the linkages." 6 Foreign Direct Investment in Retail Sector. 7 Green Consumerism (Environment friendly mode of production and consumption 8 Impact of Gender Discrimination on income and employment status. 9 Privatisation and Public-Private Partnership. 10 Seasonal Unemployment. 11 Self-help groups and women empowerment. 12 WTO regime and India’s standpoint. 13 Comparative Study on Sectoral Composition in India during pre-reform and post reform era. 14 Role of MNC’s in economic development. AFTERNOON & EVENING 15 Human Capital Formation. PROF. BAISHAKHI CHAKRABORTY 16 Kanyashree : A Tool of upliftment of Female Child PROF. URMI MUKHERJEE 17 Small Scale Industries and its role in GDP PROF. DYUTI SINHA 18 International Migration: Migration of Natural persons vs Virtual Migration PROF. SWARNALI RAY 19 Cross- Country analysis of economic growth before and after the 2008 financial crises. 20 Trends in Employment with Industrial Growth in India 21 Role of NREGA in addressing the issue of unemployment problem 22 Institutional Credit: A Case study on West Bengal Economy. 23 Effect of Devaluation of the Indians Rupee on the Common man 24 Recovery: A case of Gujarat model after the earth quake of 2001 25 Crop Insurance: Achievements and failures since 1985 26 Special Economic Zones: A case study of West Bengal 27 Trend in Occupational Structure since the inception of Economic Reforms in India. – State Level Study 28 Impact of Inflation on the Indian Households- Economic Growth vs Economic Inequality 29 Is FDI in Retail Sector good for the Indian Economy?- Impact Assessment for Local Producers and Consumers. 30 Exploring the Indian Job Market: A demand supply analysis of employment opportunities

PROFESSORS TOPIC