ProsPectus for 2021-22 - Government J. Thankima College

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GOVERNMENT J. THANKIMA COLLEGEAIZAWL, MIZORAM. PIN : 796014

Affiliated to Mizoram University, Website : www.jtc.edu.inE-mail :[email protected]

ProsPectusfor 2021-22

“Soar high”

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PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

It is, indeed, heartening to state that the Collegefraternity is striving with all its might for the enrichmentand development of the College education.

The vision of the College is not only to produceacademically qualified persons but also to proliferate newgraduates who are socially efficient and worthy in allwalks of human enterprises. The quality of the societydepends on the quality of our products and we envisageourselves as the active suppliers of an educated populace.

The College authorities at the higher level are alsotaking all possible endeavors to attain quality at the highereducation. We, the teaching and non-teaching staff of theCollege, are putting all our efforts ceaselessly togetherkeeping in mind that we are the builders of a better future.

Dated Aizawl,The 18th June 2021

Prof. JV. Nunchunga

OFFICE OF THE PRINCIPALGOVERNMENT J. THANKIMA COLLEGE

AIZAWL, MIZORAM. PIN : 796014Affiliated to Mizoram University, Website : www.jtc.edu.in

E-mail :[email protected]

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1 . BRIEF HISTORY OF THE COLLEGE

To meet the demand in quality education and learning,the Bawngkawn community and Durtlang Communityrespectively established J. Thankima College in 1993 andLalhmingthanga College in 1992. In line with the StateGovernment Policy, the then two private Colleges wereamalgamated and, simultaneously upgraded into a deficitstatus and renamed as L & J College in 2002. Thereafter, theCollege was renamed as J. Thankima College and wasprovincialized in the year 2007. The College got C++ and Cgrade in the first and second cycle of NAAC accreditation in2007 and 2016 respectively. She was permanently affiliatedto the MZU in 2007 and registered under section 2(f) and12(B) of the UGC Act of 1956 in 2008 and subsequentlyreceived financial assistances under the various schemes ofUGC since then. Moreover, the College has been selected asModel Degree College under the RUSA 2.0 scheme.

2. VISION, MISSION, OBJECTIVES AND MOTTOOF THE COLLEGE

2.1. Vision: To provide holistic and quality life and toinculcate human values to the society through education

2.2. Mission1) To develop more educated youths with adequate

life skills, moral values and dignity

2) To proliferate efficient and worthy leaders for the Society

3) To develop the value of the dignity of labour amongststudents

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2.3. Aims and Objectives

1) To achieve academic excellence and soar the highest inall walks of life

2) To inculcate introspective, scientific and rational attitudeamong students

3) To develop a spirit of scientific and intellectual thinkingamongst students through the teaching-learning processat higher education.

2.4. College Motto : Soar High

3 . CAMPUS INFORMATION

3.1 The Central Campus:

The College occupied her Central Campuson 24th

January, 2017 andis a half a kilometer distance from theDurtlang – Bawngkawn road adjacent to the GreenwoodHospital. Being an area of 8519.50 sq.m, the Centralcampus accommodates the RCC Main building. Apart fromthe College main building the following facilities areaccommodated:

1) Separate building for College Library

2) Separate building for College Canteen

3) Computer Centre

4) Language Laboratory

5) Separate Seminar hall

6) Separate building for Student’s Utility services

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7) Adequate Parking lots for students and staff

3.2 The Northern Campus:With an area of 2285.62 sq.m, the Northern campus

is situated at the Durtlang – the earlier location of thethen Lalhmingthanga College. The Campus housed theUGC funded College Boys Hostel with 25 beddedcapacity and Indoor Sport Training facility funded by theUGC.

3.3 The Southern Campus: The Southern campus is a 1176.00 Sq.m area that

housed UGC funded College Girls Hostel building with40 (Forty) bedded capacity. Apart from the Hostelbuilding, staff quarters likes Hostel Warden and Cookare also accommodated within the South Campus.

4. EQUITY INITIATIVES:1) The College caters the needs of disable students

especially by providing a provision of arrangingScribes to those visually impaired students who arenot able to write in the examination hall

2) Separate toilets for girls and boys has been providedat the Central campus

3) Separate toilet for PwD has been provided by theCollege

4) Blind Library facility has also been provided in theLibrary.

5) Equal Opportunity Cell has been created for SC/ST/OBC.

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5 . STREAM OF STUDIES

6 . ADMISSION

6.1 Eligibility criteria: Any students who passed the ClassXII/HSSLC standard from any recognize board areeligible to fill-up the application form

6.2. Application for admission shall be open from the nextday of publication of Class XII/HSSLC result ofMizoram Board of School Education till the same isclosed as to be notified in the College Website

6.3. All admission and payment of fees shall be donethrough College Website www.jtc.edu.in

6.4 Students seeking admission shall fill up the Prescribeform along with all necessary documents and submit thesame online within the stipulated time.

6.5 The following documents will be uploaded while

Sl. No Art subjects Intake

capacitySl. No Art subjects Intake

capacity

1 Economics 50 2 Education 503 English 50 4 Geography 505 Mizo 50 6 History 507 Political Science 50

Total 350Sl. No

Intake capacity

1 20370

Management subject

Bachelor of Business AdministrationGrand total

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submitting the application:

i) Marksheet of HSLC and HSSLCii) Provisional/Original certificate of HSSLC.iii) Transfer/Testimonial Certificateiv) Migration Certificate for students from Boards

other than MBSEv) Passport size photo.

vii) Any other supporting documents for those whoapplied within the reservation quotas.

6.6 Status of the application will be intimated to theapplicant within five working days.

6.7 Reservation of seats in the College has been givenas follows:

i) ST/SC, OBCs/PwD/EBC as per usual norms.ii) 5% for Sports personal.iii) 5% for Candidates from remote areas.iv) 5% for children of Alumni.

6.8 Once admitted, students will be given a College ID card.The ID card is to be renewed in every Semester byobtaining the signature of the Principal. Non-renewedID shall not be entitled to avail the rights of the Libraryfacilities, rights in the Students’ Union election, etc.

7 . SUBJECTS OFFERED AND ITSCOMBINATION

Being affiliated to the MZU, CBCS has beenpractically followed. Under the system, the following arethe subjects offered and its combination:

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Core Course Elective subjects (Any two)

Education/GeographyEnglish/MizoHistoryPolitical ScienceEconomicsEnglish/ MizoHistoryPolitical ScienceEconomicsHistoryEducation/GeographyPolitical ScienceEconomicsHistoryEnglish/ MizoPolitical ScienceEconomicsHistoryEducation/GeographyPolitical Science

Economics

Education

English

Geography

Mizo

Education/GeographyEnglish/MizoEconomicsPolitical Science

History

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8 . SEMESTER SYSTEM IN THE ACADEMICYEAR

8.1 The Under Graduate Programme shall consist of threeacademic years with two semesters each in a year.The first Academic year shall comprise of the firstand second semesters, the second Academic year –the third and the fourth semesters, and the thirdAcademic year – the fifth and the sixth semesters.

8.2 A student can avail a maximum of 10 semesters – 5years (in one stretch). No student shall be allowedto appear in any course more than three times(including regular chance), and no student shall beallowed to appear in any course beyond tenthsemesters of his first admission. (Ref. MZU CBCSRegulation V (1) & (4)

8.3 Each semester will consists of 18 weeks of academicwork equivalent to 90 actual teaching days.

9 . EVALUATION SYSTEM

9.1 The system of evaluation is based on ContinuousAssessment (CA) and End Semester Examination

Core Course Elective subjects (Any two)EconomicsEducation/GeographyHistoryEnglish/Mizo

Pol. Science

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(ESE) which carries 25 marks and 75 marksrespectively.

9.2 There will be two Internal Examinations (IEs), thefirst and second round.Bothrounds are mandatoryfor all students and shall be conducted by theCollege. Average of the two IEs shall be consideredas the marks obtained in the IEin that paper out of12 marks. Duration of IE is one (1) hour.

9.3 The question pattern and distribution of marks for IEshall be as follows:

i) One out of two descriptive questions of 10 markseach (i.e. 1x10=10).

ii) Three out five short answer type questions for 3marks each i.e. (3x3=9).

iii) Five questions of very short answer types for 1mark each (i.e.5x1=5).

The total marks in the IEs will be 24 (=10+9+5),however, as the IE carries only 12 marks weightage,the marks obtained by students will be reduced toits half.

9.4 Apart from theIE, there will be one Home Assignmentcarrying 8 marks in each paper.

9.5 Those students who attained 90% and above, 85% -89%, 80% - 84% and 75%-79% in class attendanceshall earn 5 marks, 4 marks, 3 marks, and 2 marksrespectively.

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9.6 All performances of the students within the campusas well as other college activities outside the campusshall also be taken into consideration under the CA.

10. ATTENDANCE

10.1A student shall be eligible to write the end semesterexamination only if he/she has a minimum attendanceof 75% in aggregate in all the subjects.

10.2 Attendance will be calculated by taking the average ofthe attendance percentage of all the months in a semester.The final attendance shall be the average of attendancein all subjects offered by the student.

10.3Students are not entitled to any kind of leave. Incase of emergency and unavoidable circumstances,an application supported by relevant documentsshould be submitted to the Principal through theconcerned Head of Department within three daysfrom the first day of absence from Class.

10.4 Monthly attendance report shall be communicated tostudents by all the Departments for confirmation.

11. ACADEMIC CALENDAR

Due to the spread of Covid-19 and its consequences,detail and precise calendar cannot be made. MizoramUniversity tentatively fixed 12 th July, 2021 for thecommencement of Odd Semester and 10th November, 2021for the commencement of odd examination.

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12. FEES PAYABLE FOR BACHELOR OF ARTS(BA)

12.1. As per the standing order of the State Govermentand the College, the fees and their respective ratesfor 1st semester BA are as under

Sl. No Particulars Rate (in Rs.)1 Admission fee 1202 Tuition fee 6003 Affiliation fee 204 Enrollment fee 1005 Registration fee 2006 Students' Union Fund 507 Games fee 508 Magazine fee 1009 Students' Aid Fund 5010 Identity Card 10011 Library fee 10012 Internal Examination fee 10013 College Development Fund 10014 Language Lab./ Practical fee 11015 ICT maintenance fee 20016 Medical fee 5017 NAAC accreditation fee 25018 College t-shirt 35019 Geography fee* 600 per semester  Total for 1st Semester 2,600

and *Rs. 3,200 for those students who optedfor Geography subject.

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12.2. All fees are non-refundable and shall be paid at thetime of admission.

12.3 2nd & 3rd Year Students need not pay Registrationfee, Identity Card fee and College t-shirt fee(optional). Thus, the amount to be paid by themshall be Rs. 2,300 or Rs. 2650 (for T-shirt) only. Ifa student take Geography subject, he has to pay anadditional fee of Rs. 600/- per semester over andabove the stated amount of fee.

13. FEES PAYABLE FOR BACHELOR OFBUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (BBA):

BBA course has been introduced by the Collegeas a self-financing course and the fee structure is thesame as that of BA except the monthly fee. Themonthly fee is Rs. 2000/- per month.

13.1. A students have to pay a sum of Rs. 2600 + Rs.2000 (a monthly fee for the month of admission) =Rs. 4600 at the time of admission

13.2. The monthly fee shall be paid on or before 15th dayof a month for that month from the next month oftaking admission.

13.3. The monthly fee will be taken for 12 months in ayear.

13.4. It is also allowed to pay all the fees as one installmentfor a year (ie Rs. 2600 + Rs. 2000 monthly fee x12months = Rs. 26,600) at the time of admission.

13.5. 2nd & 3rd Year Students of BBA need not payRegistration fee, Identity Card fee and College t-shirt fee(optional). Thus, the amount to be paid by

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them shall be reduced accordingly.

14. HOSTEL: Students who apply for Hostelaccommodation shall pay the required fees separatelyin addition to the fees mentioned above.

15. TEACHING AND NON-TEACHING STAFF

15.1 Teaching staff:

College Principal : Prof. JV. Nunchunga

Economics Department:1) Prof. JV. Nunchunga, Professor & Principal2) Lalmuanpuia, Associate Professor3) Lalrinfeli, Associate Professor, HoD4) Lalngaihawma, Associate Professor5) Dr. Lalzuiliana, Associate Professor6) Dr. Lalrinkimi Pachuau, Assistant Professor

Education Department:1) Prof. C. Lalremruata, Professor2) Zairemtluangi, Associate Professor3) Vanlalruati, Associate Professor4) Zodinsangi, Associate Professor, HoD5) Dr. Diana Zorinsangi, Assistant Professor

English Department1) Lalhmunsiami Khiangte, Associate Professor2) Maria Lalremruati, Associate Professor, HoD3) Lalrinsangi Ralte, Associate Professor,4) Brenda Laldingliani Sailo, Assistant Professor

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5) Ruth VL. Rinpuii, Assistant Professor6) Dr. Lalthansangi, Assistant Professor

Geography Department1) Lalhmachhuana, Associate Professor, HoD2) Gabriel Lalchhandama, Assistant Professor3) David A. Ramchulloa, Assistant Professor

Management Department1) Dr. Josephine Lalrindiki, Assistant Professor (HoD)2) J. Lalbiakdika, Assistant Professor3) Albert Nuntharmawia, Assistant Professor4) Alexius Lalchhandama, Assistant Professor

(Part time)5) Mathew Lalremsanga, Assistant Professor

(Part time)6) Ruth VL. Rinpuii, Assistant Professor

(for English Subject).

Mizo Department:1) B. Lalzarzova, Associate Professor, HoD.2) Lalhmachhuana, Associate Professor &

Vice Principal3) Sangrozami, Associate Professor4) F.Sangvuana, Assistant Professor5) Sainghingliani Sailo, Assistant Professor

History Department:1) Lalchangliana, Associate Professor. HoD2) R. Lalbiaktluangi, Associate Professor and3) Rebecca Khiangte, Associate Professor

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4) C. Vanlalruati, Associate Professor5) Janet Sangkungi Pachuau, Assistant Professor6) Lalthanchami Khiangte, Assistant Professor

Political Science Department:

1) Lalthlamuana, Associate Professor, HoD.2) Zoramthanga, Associate Professor3) Lalringzuali, Associate Professor4) Lalbiaknii Hmar, Associate Professor5) Lalbuatsaiha, Assistant Professor6) Lalrinngheta, (Casual Teaching Faculty)

Library Staff:

1) Zohmangaiha, College Librarian2) Lalrinfela, Library Assistant

Non-Teaching Staff:

1) PC. Vanlalruati, Head Assistant2) Vanlalruata, UDC3) Dengtluangi Khawlhring, LDC4) K. Ramnunngaii, LDC5) Reuben Lalrinzawna, LDC6) Lalchungnunga, Driver7) R. Lalkhuma, IV Grade8) Lalrinawma, IV Grade9) Zarzokima, IV Grade10) Lalrinnunga, IV Grade11) Lalrinawma, Sys. Adm.(ICT) - Casual Staff

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16. LIBRARY FACILITIES

16.1. College Librarian and Library Assistant lookedafter the Library. The College Library has beenequipped with OPEC and Journal (INFLIBNET).There are more than 8042 book volumes in theLibrary which includes a wide range of Encyclopediasand advanced books of knowledge providing a readyreference to the users. All books are automated usingSOL 2.0 from INFLIBNET.

16.2All students and staff of the College are members ofthe Library who can avail all existing Libraryfacilitiesas per the rules of the College

16.3Books can be borrowed from the College Library bya member for a period of 15 (fifteen) days for teacher,7 (seven) days for student and other staff which canbe extended for another 7 days for all members. Afine of Rs 5.00 (Rupees Five) per day per book willbe charged beyond the due date.

16.4Loss or damageof Book in any way shall have to bereplaced by the borrower.

17. HOSTEL FACILITIES:

17.1The College has two hostels for students; Boys hostellocated at the Northern Campus at Durtlang and GirlsHostel at Southern Campus adjacent to Lunglei road,Bawngkawn.

17.2Girls hostel presently accommodates 40 beds and oneteacher is appointed as the Warden.

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17.3Boys hostel accommodates 25 (twenty five) beds.

18. STUDENTS’ PARTICIPATION IN THEPROCESS OF COLLEGE MANAGEMENT:

19. EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

19.1Students’ Union: A Students’ Union body activelyfunctions as student’s self-government in which all thestudents are members. The Students’ Union provides aforum for practicing democratic governance of thestudents. They work closely with the Collegeauthority to organize events like College Week,

Students Union Representatives Name of Committee

Vice President and the General Secretary

1) Internal Quality Assurance Committee (IQAC)2) Building and Infrastructural Development Committee3) Students Welfare and Discipline Committee

Assistant General Secretary and the Social-Cultural Secretary

Extension Service and Co-curricular Committee (ESCOC)

Vice President and the Debating Secretary

Planning Board Committee

General Secretary Project Monitoring Unit Committee of RUSA

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Students’ Union election, etc. The Students’ Unionelection is held every year purely in the manner of ademocratic principles and values. Thestudent’sactivities through the Students’ Union bodyare very effective for leadership training andpersonality development purposes.

19.2National Service Scheme (NSS): Every studentof this College is expected to get involved in theNSS unit activities which will enable them to developtheir personality through community services. Underthe active supervision of the Programme Officers,the NSS provides opportunities for students to takepart in various useful community activities.

19.3National Cadet Corps (NCC): The College haveNCC (Air Wing) consisting of 10 (female)+10(Male)cadets and the NCC (Military wing) is under processby the concerned authority. Through the College NCCUnit, the College is intending to provide trainingfacilities towards a national defense services.

19.4Red Ribbon Club: The Red Ribbon Club of theCollege was formed in the year 2009 under theMizoram State Aids Control Society. It aims toprevent the HIV/AIDS epidemics and give awarenessto the students and the public as a whole.

19.5Students’ Evangelical Union: The Student’sEvangelical Union aims at giving spiritual and moralguidance to the students. It functions as an agent formoral guidance to the students of the College. It

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organizes prayer and worship meeting withoutdisturbing the regular classes.

19.6Cultural Club: The College Cultural Club wasofficially formed on 19th April 2019. The clubfunctions with the imagination and creative abilitiesof the students. It aims to develop and hone theliterary skills of students, and to inspire studentsto develop a taste for literary and expand theirhorizon of spoken and language.

19.7Adventure Club: The College has also an Adventureclub organized by the students themselves through whichthey are involved in the various adventures and sportactivities. The activities of the Club are also found tobe very helpful in enhancing the creative thinking andabilities of students.

19.8Eco-Club: The College became the first everofficially registered College Eco- Club in MizoramState. The Eco- Club was inaugurated on 2nd

February 2018. The College Eco-Club shall consistof 30-60 members. These members are selectedfrom final year students who completedenvironmental studies course and show interest inenvironment related issues. The Principalappointed Eco-Club Leaders and ‘Green Teacher’who are responsible for execution of programmes,maintain accounts and submit utilization reports,activity reports with photographs to MizoramPollution Control Board.

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19.9Literature Club: The College Literature Clubwas established on 28 th September 2017 underthe English and Mizo Department. The Club iscommitted to tapping the effectivecommunication talent among students, and theClub is poised to enable the talents with cuttingedge. The Club is an organ of motivational forceto many aspiring students who want to excel inall-round activities of academic sessions

19.10 HISTORY CLUB : The College History Club wasestablished and inaugurated on 24th February 2017. AllHistory Core Students of every Semester and ElectiveStudents of different Core subjects who are willingto join the Club are eligible for membership. ThePrincipal is the Patron and all the faculties of theDepartment are advisors of the Club. The Clubstrives to actively offer important life skills likeleadership, teamwork, communication, and criticalthinking. The Club endeavors to encourage respectand appreciation for one’s culture and history.

19.11 Volleyball Club: The College Volleyball Clubwas constituted 27th March, 2019. All students whoare interested in Volleyball could be a member in aclub. The Club has objectives to encourage studentsto develop their skill and maintaining goodrelationship and friendship among the students.

19.12 Education Tour: Depending upon the availabilityof financial resources, the various Departments ofthe College organizes education tour/field trips from

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time to time with a view to enhance students’theoretical knowledge.

20. VOCATIONAL CERTIFICATE COURSESOFFERED

The College introduced and offered the followingVocational Certificate Courses beyond the normal and regularUG courses:

20.2Spoken English Course (SEC): Students can alsoavail a training course on Spoken Englishwhich isintroduced by the College under the RUSA programmethrough the Department of English. The training periodshall spread overthe last two Semesters, i.e. 5thand the6th Semester. The Spoken English Class shall be mademandatory for all students a free of cost.

20.3Course on Computer Concepts (Tripe C):Students can also avail a “Course on ComputerConcepts”which is introduced by the College incollaboration with the NIELIT, Aizawl. The trainingperiod will be spread over within two Semesters,i.e. 1st Semester and the 2nd Semester. Any aspiringstudents may avail the training facilities by payingthe required fees.

20.4. Entrepreneurship Development Course: TheCollege is equipped with EntrepreneurshipKnowledge Cell (EKC) under Planning & ProgrammeImplementation Department, Govt. of Mizoram. TheCollege offered ‘Entrepreneurship Development

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Course (EDC) for needy ones to enhance theirentrepreneurship skills to face the ever changingbusiness strategies.

20.5. Industrial Skills Development Course: It ishoped that the College will offer Industrial SkillsDevelopment Course (ISDC) under SEDP, the flagshipprogramme of the state government from 2020-21session. A formal financial sanction is being awaitedfrom the Planning & Programme ImplementationDepartment, Govt. of Mizoram.

21. RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THECOLLEGE

21.1. College Timing: College begins at 9:30am. Thecollege observes five working days from Monday toFriday as per office hours fixed by the StateGovernment.

21.2. Attendance: Students are required to attend aminimum of 75 % in attendance, failing which studentswill not be permitted to appear in the UniversityExamination as per MZU Ordinance.

21.3. Dress Code: Students shall comply with all dressstandards and policies of the college. They arerequired to wear proper attire and practice goodbusiness etiquettes. They shall wear the college T-Shirt on Tuesday and Friday, and during internaland University examinations respectively.

21.4. Notice Board: It is the duty of every student to

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check the notice board every day. Non-compliancebased on the plea that the Notice was not read wouldnot be accepted.

21.5. Cleanliness: College premises must be kept cleanand free of waste papers and rubbish etc. Students shalluse the litter bins provided for the purpose. Toiletsmust be kept clean.Class Representatives are expected to assign at leastfive students from their respective classes forSweeping Duty every working day and must take activepart in the Cleanliness Programme organized by theCollege.

21.6. Order and Silence: Students should not loiter aroundin the corridor or speak loudly in front of class rooms,library and office. Classroom order shall be properlymaintained.

21.7. Residential Address: Students are required tosubmit their residential address at the time ofadmission. In case of change of address, the same mustbe intimated in writing with the signature of parents/guardians to the College office.

21.8. Harassment and Ragging: Harassment (physical,verbal, eve-teasing, written or electronic) orintimidation that is threatening an individual or limitingthe ability of the student’s activity is subjected to asuitable legal action.

Ragging in any form is strictly banned. Any personindulging in ragging can be punished and imprisoned

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as per the rules of Supreme Court of India.

21.9. Alcohol, Smoking, Drugs and Gambling:Smoking, use of illegal drugs and alcohol is notpermitted in the campus. Gambling or unauthorizedgames in the campus are strictly prohibited.

21.10. Unauthorized Possession: Theft or unauthorizedpossession of campus property or property of otherstudents, faculty member or visitors on campuspremises shall attract appropriate actions. If anystudent found any object not belonging to them mustbe submitted to the Principal’s office

21.11. Tampering: Tampering with campus telephone,computers, access codes or falsely using telephoneis prohibited. This includes accessing the answeringmachines or voice mail of another student, facultymember on campus.

22. OTHER RULES

22.1. Students shall park their vehicles only on theparticular parking spot assigned for them.

22.2. In case of death/life-threatening illness of a student,a condolence/ Relief fund may be collected whichshall be administered through the respective mentorsand the Principal. The donated condolence/ relief fundshall be handed over to the next of kin of the decease/patient.

22.3. Disfiguring and damaging the College property is

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strictly prohibited. Any violation of this rule shallattract a sum of not less than Rs. 100/-.

22.4. Students are expected to avail College facilities atthe maximum. Students are expected to switch offthe lights and fans while leading the classroom.

22.5. No programme shall be arranged by the students in theCollege campus without prior permission of thePrincipal.

22.6. The Principal has the authority to fine, suspend orexpel a student from the College in the interest of theInstitution.

22.7. Students are not permitted to use mobile phones andother electronic devices while the classes are inprogress.

22.8. Students are required to bring their Identity Card daily

23. RAGGING IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED

Ragging is totally prohibited on the premises of theCollege and its constituent units/ place of study. Anyonefound guilty of ragging and/or abetting ragging, whetheractively or passively, or being a part of a conspiracy topromote ragging, is liable to be punished in accordancewith the UGC Regulations on Curbing the Menace ofRagging in Higher Educational Institutions, 2009 as wellas under the provisions of any Penal Law. All studentsare to enroll in the UGC On-line Anti Ragging Registration/undertakings at www.antiragging.in

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Anti-ragging helpline:

Prof. JV. Nunchunga,Principal – 9862772702

Lalmuanpuia (Chairman, ARGRC) –9485085636

Ziaremtluangi (Secretary,ARGRC) –9436155788

UGC Anti-Ragging Helpline – 1800-180-5522 (Tall Free)

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SYLLABUS

ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT

I-SEMESTER MICROECONOMICS -1 Eco/1/EC/01

Module -1: Introduction

Definition, nature and scope of economics;Methodology in economics; Basic economicproblems; Basic postulates; Demand and supply-concept and determinants; Laws of demand andsupply; Market equilibrium; Role of pricemechanism.

Module - 2: Consumer behavior

Utility - Cardinal and Ordinal approaches; Conceptof consumer’s equilibrium. Law of Equi-MarginalUtility; Concept and measurement of Elasticity ofDemand-Price, Income and Cross.IndifferenceCurves and Budget line; Decomposition of PriceEffect (Hicks and Slutzky methods); Giffen’sParadox.Engel’s curve.Consumer’s surplus.

Module - 3: Theory of Production and Costs

Concept of production function; Isoquants, Isocost Line- Producer’s Equilibrium; Law of variable proportion andLaw of returns to scale - Economies of scale.Conceptof Expansion path; Different concepts of cost andtheir interrelation.

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Module - 4: Market structure-I

Meaning, features and equilibrium (short run and longrun) under Perfect competition and monopoly;Monopoly and economic efficiency; Price-discrimination; Notion of controlled and administeredprices

Module-5: Market structure-II

Meaning, features and equilibrium (short run andlong run) under Monopolistic Competition andOligopoly (kinked demand curve); Meaning andfeatures of Duopoly; Monopsony- meaning.

II-SEMESTER MICROECONOMICS – II Eco/2/EC/02

Module -1 : Factor Pricing

Marginal Productivity theory of distribution; Theoriesof wage determination; Wages and collective bargaining;Wage differentials; Concept of rent - Scarcity,Differential and Quasi; Interest - Classical andKeynesian Theories; Profit - Innovation, risk anduncertainty theories.

Module – 2 : Factor Market

Meaning of factor market; Firm’s demand for singleand several variable factors; Determinants of firm’sdemand for factor services; Bilateral monopoly andMonopsony in Factor market; Factor-marketequilibrium.

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Module - 3 : Welfare Economics

Concept of Welfare Economics; Classical welfareeconomics; Pareto’s criteria; Value judgment;Concept of Social welfare function; Compensationprinciple-Kaldor- Hicks.

Module - 4 : Investment Analysis

Payback Period; Net Present Value (NPV); Internal Rateof Return (IRR); Elements of Social cost benefitanalysis

Module - 5 : International Trade Theories

International Trade and Inter-regional trade; Theoriesof Absolute Advantage, Comparative Advantage andOpportunity Cost; Hecksher-Ohlin theory of trade -its features, assumptions and limitations; Conceptof tariffs and quotas.

III- SEMESTER MACROECONOMICS – I Eco/3/EC/03

Module - 1:National Income and Social Accounts

Concepts and measurement of National Income;Circular flow of income with closed and open economy;National income identities with government andinternational trade; Concept of Green Accountings.

Module – 2 :Output and Employment

Say’s law of markets and the Classical theory ofemployment; Keynes’ objection to the classical theory;Aggregate demand and aggregate supply functions;

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The principle of effective demand and incomedetermination.

Module – 3 :Consumption Function

Meaning of Consumption function; Average andMarginal propensity to consume; Factors influencingconsumption spending; The relationship betweenconsumption and income, the income multiplier;Keynesian theory of absolute income; Dussenberry’srelative income hypothesis.

Module -4 :Investment and Saving

Equilibrium between investment and saving; InvestmentMultiplier and its effectiveness in Less DevelopedCountries (LDC’s) ; Autonomous and inducedinvestment; Marginal Efficiency of Capital (MEC),Marginal Efficiency of Investment (MEI) ; Conceptof present discounted value; Savings and Investment -ex-post and ex-ante equality and equilibrium

Module – 5 :Interest

Meaning of Interest; Concept of Gross and Net interest;Classical, Neo-classical and Keynesian theories of interest.

IV-SEMESTER MACROECONOMICS – II Eco/4/CC/04

Module -1 : Money

Meaning and functions of money; High-poweredmoney; Gresham’s law; Monetary standards, metallicand paper systems; Quantity Theory of Money,

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Classical and Cambridge versions, Keynesianapproach.

Module – 2 : Banking

Meaning, types and functions of Commercial Banks;Process of credit creation by banks; Instruments of creditcontrol by Central Bank.

Module – 3 : Trade Cycles

Meaning, nature and characteristics of trade cycle;Hawtrey’s monetary theory; Hayek’s over-investmenttheory; Keyne’s view on trade cycle- concept ofaccelerator; Control of trade cycles.

Module – 4 : Inflation

Meaning of Inflation, Deflation, Reflation andStagflation; Demand-pull inflation and Cost-pushinflation; Causes and effects of inflation; Measuresto control inflation; Philip’s curve.

Module – 5 : Economic Growth

Meaning of economic growth and economicdevelopment; Growth Models - Harrod-Domer;Instability of equilibrium; Neo-classical growth models -Solow’s; Economic growth and technical progress.

V-SEMESTER Paper-5 - INDIAN ECONOMY Eco/5/CC/05

Module – 1 :Structure of the Indian Economy

Basic features; Characteristics of under-

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development; Role of the state; Issues of sustainabledevelopment; Natural resources -1,and, water andforest resources.

Module – 2 : Population and Development

Broad Demographic features - Population size andgrowth rates, sex composition; rural - urban migration,occupational distribution; Problem of over­population;Population policy; Infrastructure development; Growthand composition of national income.

Module – 3 : Planning in India

Objectives; strategies; Broad achievements and failures;Current Five Year Plan - Objectives and targets;Composition and role of National Institution forTransforming India (NITI) Aayog; New EconomicReforms-Liberalization, Privatization andGlobalization; Rationale behind economic reforms;Concept of Disinvestment.

Module – 4 : Agriculture

Nature and importance; Trends in agriculturalproduction and productivity; Factors determiningproductivity; Land reforms; New agricultural strategyand Green Revolution; Rural credit; Agriculturalmarketing.

Module - 5 :Regional Economy

Basic features of Mizoram Economy - Agriculture,industry and service sectors; Finances - Source of revenue,growth trend of public expenditure and debt; Rural

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development; Land Use Policy; Forest Policy; currentstatus of shifting cultivation.

Paper -06 PUBLIC FINANCE Eco/5/CC/06

Module - I: Nature and Scope of Public Finance

Meaning and scope of public finance; Distinctionbetween private and public finance; Public goods vs.private goods; The principle of maximum socialadvantage; Market failure and Role of the government.

Module - 2: Public Expenditure

Meaning, classification and principle of publicexpenditure; Canons and effects of public expenditure;Trends in public expenditure and causes of growth ofpublic expenditure in recent year

Module - 3: Taxation

Sources of public revenue; Taxation - Meaning,Canons and classification of taxes; Division of taxburden - The benefit and ability-to-pay approaches;Impact and incidence of taxes; Taxable capacity;Effects of taxation; characteristics of a good taxsystem; Major trends in tax revenue of the centraland state governments in India

Module - 4: Public Debt

Sources of public borrowing; effects of public debt;methods of debt redemption; Growth of India’s Public

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dept; Intergenerational transfer of public debt.

Moudle - 5: Public Budget and FinancialAdministration

The public budget - Kinds of budget, Zero-basedBudgeting; Economic and functional classification of thebudget; Preparation and passing of budget in India; Lackof flexibility in Central and State budgets; Role ofFinance Commission in India.

Paper-07 QUANTTATIVE TECHNIQUES-I Eco/5/CC/07

Module -1: Basic Concepts

Variables; Sets and basic set operations; Different typesof functions, different types of equations (linear andnon-linear equations) and their application ineconomics.

Module - 2:Differential Calculus

Concept of differentiability of a function; Rules ofdifferentiation; Higher order derivatives; Maxima andMinima; Partial derivatives; Economic applicationsof simple differentiation- Profit maximization, Costminimisation, Elasticities, Inter-relationships amongtotal, marginal and average costs and revenues.

Module - 3:Integral Calculus

Simple rules of integration; Definite integral and areasunder curves; Application of integration - Consumer’s

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and producer’s surplus, total revenue and cost.

Module - 4:Matrices and its Operations

Types of matrices; Algebra of matrices; Determinants andits properties; Rank of a matrix; Solution of systemof linear equations by matrix inversion method andCrammer’s rule.

Module- 5:Linear Programming

Concept and formulations of linear programmingproblems; Solution of Linear programming problem bygraphical method, Concept of Dual.

Paper-08A AGRICULTURE ECONOMICS Eco/5/CC/08A

Module -1 :Rural Economy of India

Composition of the Indian rural economy-farm sectorand non-farm sector, Agriculture and allied activities(fisheries, horticulture, floriculture); Forestry in India,its growth and problems; Cattle wealth in India anddairying: Rural Industrialisation-Food processingindustries and agro-based industries, development ofrural infrastructure.

Module-2 :Development of Agriculture

Role and importance of agriculture in EconomicDevelopment Linkage between the agricultural sectorand the non-agricultural sector, changing nature oflinkages; Agricultural resources in India: Landutilization and cropping pattern; irrigation; Trends in

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agricultural growth and agricultural productivity;Pattern of agricultural development: regionalvariation.

Module - 3 :Agrarian Relations and Land Reformsin India

Agrarian relations: Historical evaluation and landreforms programme during 1950’s and 1960’s; Landreforms: Programme and performance during 1970’sand after

Module - 4 :Technological Change in Agriculture

Technology in agriculture; traditional techniques andpractices, HYV seeds - fertilizers, water technology(green revolution); Sustainable agriculture; Emergingtrends in agricultural technology; Dry land farming,use of bio technology techniques

Module - 5 :Indian Agriculture in post-WTO

An overview of agricultural development;underemployment and unemployment in the ruraleconomy; Globalization of Indian economy and itseffects on Indian agriculture.

Paper-08C ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT&PLANNINGEco/5/CC/08C

Unit - I :Basic Concepts of Economic Development

Economic growth and economic development;Indicators of economic growth and development - GNPper capita, PQLI and HDI; Features of

38Underdevelopment; Factors affecting economicgrowth (Capital, Labour and Technology);Measurements of Development Gap, Sustainableeconomic development. Kuznets’s inverted Uhypothesis

Unit - 2 : Theories of Economic Development

Adam Smith; Karl Marx; Schumpeter; Rostow’s stagesof growth

Unit - 3 : Approaches to Economic Development

Poverty - concepts of poverty line, absolute and relativepoverty; Vicious Circle of Poverty, Lewis dual sectormodel, Lebenstein Critical Minimum Effort theory, BigPush theory; Dualism - Social, Technological andFinancial; Balanced vs Unbalanced growth theories.

Unit - 4 : Development Models and Policies

Endogenous versus exogenous growth models; TheHarrod-Domar model; The Solow model; The KaldorModel; Joan Robinson Model; Features of India’sdevelopment policies - The Nehruvian model(Controlled economy) and New Economic Policy1991 (Liberalised economic policy).

Unit - 5 : Development Planning

Concept of Economic planning; Rationale for planning;Types of Planning - Centralised and Decentralisedplanning, Financial and Physical planning, Perspectiveand Annual planning; Cost-Benefit Analysis; ShadowPrices and its uses

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Paper-09 ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS Eco/6/CC/09

Unit-I: Introduction to Environmental Economics

Economy and environment inter-linkages; EconomicEfficiency and Market Failures: Market solutions andefficiency; Problem of externalities; Public Goods -Environment as a public good; Public goods and publicbads; Tragedy of Commons; Common propertyresources.

Unit - II: Development and Environment

Environment and Development; Environmental Kuznets’sCurve; Theory of Demographic Transition; Population,Poverty and Environment; Degradation of Environment

Unit - III: Sustainable Development and Valuationof Environment.

Meaning, Objectives and Indicators of SustainableDevelopment; Economics of Sustainabledevelopment; Environmental Impact Assessment;Valuation of Environmental damages and benefits -direct and indirect methods; UN MillenniumDevelopment Goals

Unit - IV: Pollution Control

Types of pollution: Air, water and noise; Optimal levelof pollution; Prevention and Control of Pollution inIndia; Soil degradation - causes, effects and controllingmeasures; Main features of Water (Prevention and

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Control of Pollution) Act 1974 and ForestConservation Act, 1980; Central Pollution ControlBoard and State Pollution Control Board.

Unit - V: Global Environmental Issues

Climate Change - Implications and Mitigation;International attempts to protect the environment -Movements, Laws, Agreements; Rio Declaration andKyoto Protocol; World Bank and the environment -Polluter pays principle; Energy Security-concept.

Paper-10 QUANTITATIVE TECHNIQUES – II Eco/6/CC/10

Module -1 : Introduction

Meaning, uses and importance of statistics; Concept ofdescriptive and inferential statistics; Methods of datacollection- Sampling vrs Census; Data classification-primary data and secondary data; Data presentation-Diagrammatic and graphical presentations.

Module - 2: Central Tendency and Dispersion

Measures of central tendency: mean, median, mode,geometric mean and harmonic mean.Measures of dispersion: range, mean deviation,standard deviation, coefficient of variation, quartiledeviation, skewness and kurtosis.

Module - 3: Probability and distribution

Concept of probability- Classical, Empirical andModern; Basic theorems of probability- addition and

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multiplication.Theoretical distribution - binomial,poisson and normal distribution.

Module - 4: Correlation and Regression

Correlations: Karl Pearson and Rank Correlation.Concept of partial and multiplecorrelation.Regression analysis: estimation of simpleregression line by OLS, interpretation of regressioncoefficients, concept of coefficient of determination.

Module - 5: Time series and Index Number

Time series analysis-Concept and components,determination of trend, seasonal and cyclical indices;Index numbers - Concept, price-relative, quantitativerelative, Laspeyres’, Paasche’s and Fisher Indices.Problems in the construction and limitations of indexnumbers.Tests for ideal index number.

Paper-11 FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS ANDMARKETS Eco/6/CC/11

Module -1:Central Bank - RBI

Functions and objectives of RBI; Instruments ofCredit control - quantitative and qualitative methods- Bank rate policy, open market operations, VRRand selective methods; Development and regulatoryrole of RBI; Objectives and limitations of monetarypolicy; Measures used by the RBI to control inflation.

Module - 2:Money and Commercial Banking

Functions and kinds of money; components of moneysupply; Functions, types and objectives of commercialbanks; Liabilities and assets of banks; Process of credit

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creation by commercial banks, purpose andlimitation.

Module - 3:Non-banking Financial Institutions

Structure of cooperative institutions and developmentbanks in India - Their objectives, role and limitations;Definition and types of NBFI’s namely LIC,Investment Companies, Mutual funds, VentureCapital and its growth and importance; Recentmeasures taken by the RBI to regulate their working.

Module - 4:Financial Markets

Meaning and structure of Financial Markets - moneymarket and capital market; Concept and functions ofstock market and market for gilt-edged securities; Typesof regulated and unregulated credit markets; RecentFinancial Sector Reforms in India; SEBI - functions andits impact on the working of Capital Markets in India.

Module - 5:Foreign Exchange Markets

Foreign exchange; Foreign exchange market; Foreignexchange rate-concept of spot exchange rates andforward exchange rates; Determination of exchangerates under fixed and flexible exchange rate regimes;Concept of hedging in the determination of exchangerates; Eurodollar market - its role and significance.

Paper-12B INTERNATIONAL TRADE Eco/6/CC/12B

Module - 1:Importance of Trade and trade Theories

Importance of the study of international trade; Inter-regional and international trade; Theories of absolute

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advantage, comparative advantage and opportunitycost; Heckscher-Ohlin theory of trade - its mainfeatures, assumptions and limitations

Module - 2: Gains from Trade

Gains from Trade and their measurement; Variousconcept of terms of trade; Doctrine of reciprocal demand- its limitations.

Module - 3:Tariffs and Quotas

Meaning and types of tariffs and quotas: Their impactin partial equilibrium analysis; Concept of optimumtariff; Free trade versus trade protection.

Module - 4:Balance of Trade and Balance of Payments

Concepts and components of balance of trade andbalance of payments; Equilibrium and disequilibrium inbalance of payments; Consequences of disequilibriumin balance of payments; Various measures to correctdeficit in the balance of payment; Relative merits anddemerits of devahiation.

Module - 5:Foreign Trade in India

Recent changes in the composition and direction offoreign trade; Causes and effects of persistent deficitin the balance of payments; Measures adopted bythe government to correct the deficit before and after1991; Meaning of partial and full convertibility ofrupee.

EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

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Paper I: PSYCHOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OFEDUCATION

Unit I: Educational Psychology and DevelopmentMeaning of Education and Psychology; Meaning ofEducational PsychologyImplications of Educational Psychology in teaching andlearningMeaning and principles of growth and developmentAreas of development – Social, Emotional andIntellectual during childhood and adolescence periodPiaget’s theory of cognitive development and itseducational implications.

Unit II: Individual Differences and Mental HealthMeaning and causes of individual differencesImplications of understanding individual differences forteaching/learning processMental health and Hygiene; Concept, role of teachersCharacteristics of a mentally healthy individual.Adjustment and Maladjustment; Meaning andAdjustment Mechanism.

Unit III: Intelligence and CreativityMeaning of intelligence, Concept of IQTheories of intelligence; Spearman and ThurstoneMeaning and characteristics of creativityRole of education in promoting creativityDifference between intelligence and creativity

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Unit IV: PersonalityMeaning and nature of personalityType approach to PersonalityTrait approach to PersonalityAssessment of personality: Rorschach Ink-blot Test,Thematic Apperception Test.Factors affecting personality development.

Unit V: LearningMeaning, nature and factors affecting learningThordike’s Theory of Learning and its educationalcontributionsPavlov’s Theory of Learning and its educationalcontributionsSkinner’s Theory of Learning and its educationalcontributionsKohler’s Theory of learning and its educationalcontributions

Suggested Readings:

Mangal, S.K. (1985)- Educational Psychology, NewDelhi: Prakash Brothers.

Dececee J.P. (1970)- The Psychology of Learning &Instruction: Prentice Hall.

Eysenck H.J. (1960)- The Structure of Personality,Methuen.

Guilford J.P. (1977)- Fields of Psychology, Van-Nostrand.

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Hurlock E.B. (1972)- Child Development, Mc GrowHill.

Skinner C.E. (1970)- Educational Psychology, PrenticeHall India.

Walla J.S. (1977)- Foundation of EducationalPsychology, Jalandhar Publishing.

Mangal S.K. (1993)- Advanced EducationalPsychology, New Delhi: Prentice Hall of India.

Sharma R.N. & Sharma R.K. (2006)- AdvancedEducational Psychology, New Delhi: AtlanticPublishers Distributors.

Walter S. Monroe (2006)- Educational Psychology,New Delhi: Cosmo Publication. Devors,

J.C. & Reegan, G.W. Roy, GK.S, Roy (2008)-ATextbook of Educational Psychology. N.Delhi: Manglam Publishers and Distributors.

Charles E. Skinner (2008) - Essentials ofEducational Psychology, Delhi : SurjeetPublications.

Paper II: PHILOSOPHICAL ANDSOCIOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OFEDUCATION

Unit I: Introduction to Educational PhilosophyPhilosophy –definitions and meaningBranches of philosophyRelationship between philosophy and educationEducational philosophy – meaning and scope

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Role of philosophy in determining – Aims of education,Curriculum, Methods of teaching and Role of a teacher.

Unit II: Some Major Schools of PhilosophyIdealism ; Meaning, Aims of education, Curriculum,Method of teaching, and Contributions to present dayEducationRealism ; Meaning, Aims of education, Curriculum,Method of teaching, and Contributions to present dayEducationNaturalism ; Meaning, Aims of education, Curriculum,Method of teaching, and Contributions to present dayEducationPragmatism ; Meaning, Aims of education, Curriculum,Method of teaching, and Contributions to present dayEducation

Unit III: Introduction to Educational SociologySociology – meaning and definitionsRelationship between Sociology and educationEducational Sociology – meaning, nature and scopeSocial stratification and social mobilityNeed for sociological approach in education

Unit IV: Education and ChangeEducation as an instrument of Social ChangeMass media as a means of Social ChangeCulture : concept of Culture, material culture and non-material culture, cultural lag

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Role of education in Cultural ChangeSocial Groups – Primary and Secondary groups andtheir educational implications

Unit V: Current Social Problems Relating toEducation in IndiaEqualization of Educational OpportunitiesEducation of the Backward ClassesGender equality and EquityHuman Rights EducationPeace EducationSuggested Readings:Dash, BN (2005) - Philosophical and Sociological

Basis Foundations of Education, Guwahati:DVS Publishers and Distributors.

Pathak, RP (2007)- Philosophical and SociologicalPerspectives of Education. Guwahati: DVSPublishers and Distributors.

Biswal, UN (2005)- Philosophy of Education.Guwahati: DVS Publishers and Distributors.

Sharma, P (2005)- Philosophy of Education. Guwahati:DVS Publishers and Distributors.

Dhawan, ML (2004)- Philosophy of Education.Guwahati: DVS Publishers and Distributors.

Chandra, SS (2007)- Philosophy of Education.Guwahati: DVS Publishers and Distributors.

Singh, YK (2007) - Sociological Foundations ofEducation. Guwahati: DVS Publishers andDistributors.

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Das, P (2007)- Sociological Foundations of Education.Guwahati: DVS Publishers and Distributors.

Taneja, VR (2005)- Socio-Philosophical Approach toEducation. Guwahati: DVS Publishers andDistributors.

Aggarwal, S. (2007)- Philosophical Foundations ofEducation. Guwahati: DVS Publishers &Distributors.

Bhattacharya, (2006)- Philosophical Foundations ofEducation. Guwahati: DVS Publishers &Distributors.

Siddiqui, MH. (2008) - Philosophical and SociologicalFoundations of Education. Guwahati: DVSPublishers & Distributors.

Paper III: DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATION ININDIA

Unit I: Education in Ancient IndiaVedic and Brahmanic Education – Aims of Education,Curriculum, Methods of Teaching and EducationalOrganization/ InstitutionsBuddhist Education – Aims of Education, Curriculum,Methods of Teaching and Educational Organizations/Institutions.Comparison between Brahmanic and BuddhistEducation

Unit II: Education in Medieval India

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Salient features of Muslim/Islamic EducationObjectives and CurriculumTypes of Educational InstitutionsState Patronage in Educational EndeavourSalient features of Hindu EducationUnit III: Growth of Modern system of Education inIndiaThe Charter Act -1813, Anglicist and OrientalistControversy, Downward Filtration Theory, Macaulay’sMinute - 1835Wood’s Education Despatch – 1854Hunter Commission – 1882Lord Curzon’s Policy – 1902 ( University EducationCommission of 1902)Movement for compulsory education – Gokhale’s Bill1913 (Government of India Resolution on Educationalpolicy 1913)

Unit IV: Education in Post- Independent IndiaUniversity Education Commission 1948-49Secondary Education Commission 1952-53Education Commission 1964-66National Policy on Education 1986 and its revisedFormulation 1992

Unit V: Development of Education in MizoramIndigenous education in Mizoram prior to arrival ofMissionaries: Zawlbuk, Community, Family.Contributions of Christian Missionaries for theintroduction of formal education in Mizoram

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Development of Elementary Education in MizoramDevelopment of Secondary Education in MizoramDevelopment of Higher Education in Mizoram.

Suggested Readings:

Mukhopadhyay, M. (2004) -Ancient Indian Education.Guwahati: DVS Publishers & Distributors.

Chand, J. (2007)-Education in Ancient and MedievalIndia. Guwahati: DVS Publishers & Distributors.

Chand, J. (2007)-Education in India during BritishPeriod. Guwahati: DVS Publishers & Distributors.

Chand, J. (2007)-Education in India afterIndependence. Guwahati: DVS Publishers &Distributors.

Pruthi, RK (2005)-Education in Modern India.Guwahati: DVS Publishers & Distributors.

Gupta, A. (2007)-Education in the 21st Century.Guwahati: DVS Publishers & Distributors.

Dash, BN. (2009)-Development of EducationalSystem in India- Guwahati: DVS Publishers &Distributors.

Thakur, AS. (2008)-Development of EducationalSystem in India- Guwahati: DVS Publishers &Distributors.

Pawar, NG. (2004)-Development of EducationalSystem in India- Guwahati: DVS Publishers &Distributors.

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Garg, B.R. (2004)-Educational Documents in FreeIndia, Ambala Cantt: The Associated Publishers.

Dr. N. Chatterjee-Zawlbuk as a Social Institution in theMizo Society, Tribal, Aizawl, Mizoram: TribalResearch Center.

Lewin, Thomas H.A (1977)-fly on the wheel or How Ihave to govern India, Aizawl: Firma KLM

Varghese C.G & Thanzawna R.L.-A History of theMizo. Vol-I, New Delhi : Vikas Publishing House.

Lalbiakthanga, (1978) -The Mizos- A Study inRacial Personality, Guwahati: United Publication.

Sangkima (2004) -Essays on the history of theMizos, Gauhati: Spectrum Publication.

Agrawal, S.P (1993-94) –Development of Education inIndia: Select Documents

Govt. of India (1986) - New Education Policy.

Paper IV: ISSUES AND TRENDS INCONTEMPORARY INDIAN EDUCATION

Unit I: Early Childhood EducationConcept and Objectives of Early Childhood EducationNeeds for Early Childhood EducationBrief history of development of Early ChildhoodEducation in IndiaEarly Childhood Education Programmes in India –Nursery, Kindergarten, Anganwadi, Pre- School.

Unit II: Elementary Education

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Universalization of Elementary EducationRole / Functions of National Council of EducationalResearch and Training (NCERT)Role / Functions of State Council of EducationalResearch and Training (SCERT)Role / Functions of District Institute of Education andTraining (DIET)Role / Functions of Sarva Shiksha Abhyian (SSA)

Unit III: Secondary EducationProblems of Secondary Education and their SolutionsRole and Functions of National University ofEducational Planning and Administration (NUEPA)Role and functions of Central Board of SecondaryEducation (CBSE)Role and functions of Mizoram Board of SchoolEducation (MBSE)Role and functions of RMSA

Unit IV: Higher EducationConcept of General and Technical EducationTypes of Universities – Central, State, Deemed, PrivateUniversities and Institutes of National Importance.Role / Functions of:University Grants Commission (UGC)All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE)Recommendations of National Knowledge Commission(NKC)

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Unit V: Modern Trends in EducationConcepts, Needs and Importance of:Alternative Schooling –Non-formal education, NationalAdult Education Programme, and National LiteracyMission,Population EducationSex EducationValue-Oriented Education

Suggested Readings:Rao, BB. (2008) –Elementary Education. Guwahati:

DVS Publishers & DistributorsKrishnamacharyulu. (2008) -Elementary Education 2

vols. Guwahati: DVS Publishers & DistributorsMukhopadhyay, M. (2007) –Education in India.

Guwahati: DVS Publishers & DistributorsDash, M. (2004) -Education in India- Problems and

Perspectives. Guwahati: DVS Publishers &Distributors

Joshi, R. (2008) -Education in India- Scope andScenario. Guwahati: DVS Publishers & Distributors

Tiwari, S. (2007) -Education in India- 4 vols.Guwahati: DVS Publishers & Distributors

Kumar, A. (2004)-Current Trends in Indian Education.Guwahati: DVS Publishers & Distributors

Rao, DB. (2003)-Current Trends in Indian Education.Guwahati: DVS Publishers & Distributors

Khan, IA. (2006)-Education in the Modern IndianContext. Guwahati: DVS Publishers & Distributors

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Dash, BN. (2008)-School Organisation,Administration and Management. Guwahati: DVSPublishers & Distributors

Rao, DB. (2004)-School Education in India. Guwahati:DVS Publishers & Distributors

Sharma, RS. (2007)-Higher Education. Guwahati: DVSPublishers & Distributors

Tomar, M. (2004)-Secondary Education. Guwahati: DVSPublishers & Distributors

Chuaungo Lalhmasai & Others(2016): Issues and Trends inContemporary Indian Education, Mizoram EducationalFoundation Aizawl, Mizoram.

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Paper - V: Research Methodology in Education

Unit-I: Fundamentals of Educational Research

Meaning, Need and Scope of Educational ResearchTypes of Educational research (Concept only) -Qualitative and Quantitative; Basic, Applied andAction ResearchSteps in Educational Research (concept only) -Identifying a Problem, Formulating Objectives andHypotheses, Deciding the method of research,Collecting the data, Analysing and Interpreting thedata and Writing the Report

Unit-II: Variables, Hypotheses and Literature Review

Variables - Concept and Types of VariablesHypotheses - Meaning, Types, Characteristics and

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Importance of Hypotheses Literature Review -Concept, Purposes and Sources

Unit-Ill: Sampling

Concept of Population and Sampling Advantages ofSampling Principles of SamplingImportant Sampling Designs - Simple Random,Stratified Random, Cluster and Purposive

Unit-IV: Tools of Data Collection

Observation Questionnaire Interview andPsychological Tests

Unit-V: Research Project

Concept and Importance of Conducting ProjectsTypes of Project Writing the report

Paper -VI: Statistics in Education

Unit-I: Fundamentals of Statistics

Meaning and definition of StatisticsAdvantages and Limitations of StatisticsTypes of Statistics - Descriptive and InferentialStatisticsFrequency DistributionGraphical Presentation of Data : Histogram,Frequency Polygram, Pie gram

Unit-II: Measures of Centra! Tendency

Mean : Concept, Definition and Computation (fromungrouped and groupedData) Median : Concept,Definition and Computation (from ungrouped and

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groupedData) Mode : Concept, Definition andComputation (from ungrouped and grouped Data)Uses of Mean, Median and Mode

Unit-III: Measures of Variability

Range - ConceptAverage Deviation (AD) Concept and Computation(from ungrouped and grouped Data) QuartileDeviation (QD) Concept and Computation (fromungrouped and grouped Data) Standard Deviation(SD) Concept and Computation (from ungrouped andgrouped Data) Uses of Range, AD, QD & SD

Unit-IV: Normal Distribution

Concept of Normal Distribution and Characteristicsof Normal Distribution CurveConcept and Computation of Skewness&. KurtosisApplications of Normal Distribution (concept onlywithout computation)

Unit-V: Correlation

Concept, Types and Uses of CorrelationComputation of Correlation: Rank DifferenceMethod and Product Moment Method (ungroupeddata only) and interpretation of results.

PAPER - VII: Educational Evaluation

Unit-I: Measurement and Evaluation

Concept of Measurement and EvaluationRelationship between Measurement and Evaluation

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Need and Importance of Evaluation in EducationFunctions of Evaluation in Education: Placement,Formative, Diagnostic and Summative

Unit-II: Measuring Instruments

Types of Scale in Measurement - Nominal, Ordinal,Interval and RatioMeasuring Instruments and their ClassificationCharacteristics of Good Measuring Instrument:1. Validity-Concept, Types and Methods of

Determining Validity2. Reliability-Concept, Types and Methods of

Determining Reliability3. Objectivity

Unit-III: Tests

Classification of Test- Teacher Made andStandardisedDifference between Teacher Made Tests andStandardised TestsTypes of Items in a Test - Essay Types and ObjectiveTypes. Difference between the two Types of ItemsGeneralPrinciples of Constructing Essay Type itemsGeneral Principles of Constructing Objective Type Items

Unit-IV: Standardisation of Tests.

Steps in Standardisation of a Test: Planning the Test,Preparing the Test, Trying out the Test, Evaluating the Test

Unit-V: New Trends in Evaluation

Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation - Concept,

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Importance, Advantages and LimitationsGrading - Concept, Advantages and LimitationsQuestion Bank - Concept, Need and Importance,Procedure of Developing a Question

Paper VIII- Optional- (B): Educational Guidance andCounseling

Unit -1 Concept and Types of Guidance

Concept of guidanceBases of Guidance: Philosophical, Psychological andSociological Principles of guidance

Unit - II Educational, Vocational and Personal Guidance

Meaning, purpose and functions of Educational GuidanceMeaning, and needs of Vocational GuidanceDifference between Educational and VocationalGuidance Meaning and importance of PersonalGuidance

Unit - III Job analysis and occupational information

Job Analysis - meaning, needs, methods and limitationJob satisfaction - Meaning and factors affecting jobsatisfactionOccupational information services - concept, needs,collection, maintenance and dissemination

Unit - IV Student’s Appraisal

Achievement test, Ability test, Aptitude test, Interestinventory, Attitude test and Personality test -meaning, importance, and limitations in guidance

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Case Study as a technique for collecting data Meaningand uses of Cumulative Record Card

Unit - V Counseling

Meaning and importance of CounselingTechniques of Counseling - Directive, Non-Directiveand Eclectic Communication Skills in Counseling Roleof Counselor in Secondary Schools

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Paper - IX: Curriculum Development

Unit-I: Concept and Functions of Curriculum

Concept of Curriculum Functions of Curriculum Typesof CurriculumImportance of Co-curricular Activities in CurriculumConcept, needs and importance of Undifferentiated andDifferentiated Curriculum

Unit-II: Curriculum Construction

Process of Curriculum Construction :a) Situational Analysisb) Selection of Objectivesc) Selection of Content Principles of Curriculum

ConstructionUnit-Ill: Foundations of Curriculum

Psychological foundations Sociological FoundationsPhilosophical Foundations

Unit-IV: Curriculum Evaluation

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Concept and Nature of Curriculum Evaluation Needsof Curriculum EvaluationTypes of Curriculum Evaluation: Formative andSummative Evaluation Criteria of Evaluation of a TextBook

Unit-V: Curriculum Change

Concept of Curriculum Change Need of Curriculumchange Factor Affecting Curriculum Change

Paper - X: Educational Planning and Management

Unit-I: Educational Planning

Concept of Educational Planning,Need and importanceof Educational PlanningProcess of Planning,Institutional Planning

Unit-II: Educational Management

Concept of Educational Management Principles ofManagement Aspects of Management,Types ofManagement : Centralized and Decentralized,Bureaucratic and Technocratic Management

Unit-Ill: Financial Management

Concept of Financial Management Source of Income ofEducational Organizations Problem of Financing EducationalInstitutions Factors affecting Financial Allocations

Unit-IV: Managerial Behavior

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Concept of Managerial Behaviour Factors affectingManagerial Behaviour Leadership Styles

Unit-V: Supervision

Concept and Types of Supervision Supervisor)’Procedures Principles of Democratic Supervision

Paper XI: Development of Educational Thought

Unit-I: Educational Thought and Practices inAncient Important Societies

Greece, Rome

Unit-II: Educational Thought and Practices in MedievalEurope

Monastic system of Education.Scholastic system ofEducation. University Education, Education for Chivalry

Unit-Ill: Educational Thoughts of Indian Thinkers

M.K. Gandhi, Rabindranath Tagore

Unit-I V: Educational Thoughts of Western Thinkers

Rousseau Dewey

Unit-V: Modern Educational Thoughts and Practices

Open and Distance Education, Globalization of Education

Paper - XII - Optional (A): Project Work

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a) Project work should be started in the beginningof VI semester. Supervisors should be allottedby the Principal on the recommendation of Headof Department of Education.

b) The candidates have to complete the projects andwill submit report (in duplicate) of not less than 50pages (computerized) in the college within twoweeks of the last theory examination. The collegehas to ensure that one copy of the reportsubmitted by each candidate is sent to theUniversity (Examination Department) withinthree weeks of the last theory examination of VIsemester for evaluation by the external examinerappointed by the University.

2. General Structure of the Report (If justified, theremay be change in the structure):

Cover Page: It should contain the title of the project,name and Roll No of the student, name of the supervisor,name of the college, year of the examination.

Content Pages: Details of the content and page nos.,list of titles and list of figures, if any.

Chapter-I: Introduction

a) Conceptual framework,b) Literature review (if any)c) Rationale of the project/studyd) Statement of the projecte) Objectives of the projectf) Hypotheses of the project (if any)

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g) Delimitation of the project (Any other if relevant)Chapter-II: Procedure adopted / Procedure

followed / Plan and Procedure

a. Population and sampleb. Sources of datac. Tools used (if any) along with the process of development

of the toolsd. Collection of datae) Organization of dataf) Analysis of data

Chapter-Ill: Analysis and Interpretation of Data

i. Analysis of dataii. Interpretation of data

Chapter-IV: Results and Discussions

1. Results2. Discussion of results3. Educational Implications4. Suggestions (if any) for improvement5. Limitations of the project

a. Evaluation of the Project:Evaluation of theproject will be done internally and externally.

i. Internal Evaluation - 25 marks: The project reportsof all candidates of a college areto be evaluated by acommittee consisting of all supervisors of the collegeon a scheduled date (recommended by the HOD)within three weeks of the last theory examination.The date should be notified by the principal before

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10 days of the scheduled date of evaluation.Viva-voce should be conducted. The marks tobe awarded are: i) 10 marks by the Supervisorii) 15 marks by the evaluation committee onviva voce.

ii. External Evaluation-75 marks: All the projectreports sent by the colleges will be evaluated by oneexternal examiner(s) appointed by theUniversity.

Note: In case of exigencies (transfer, accident, etc.) theprincipal of thecollege may change the supervisor onthe recommendation of HOD.

Paper XII- Optional (C): Special Education

Unit-I: Introduction to Special Education

Meaning and importance of special educationObjectives of special education History of specialeducationClassification of exceptional children - positive andnegative dimensions

Unit-II: Education for the Physically Challenged Children

Visual disorders: characteristics, identification,and their education Hearing impaired:characteristics, identification, and their educationSpeech Defective: characteristics, identification,and their education Orthopedically handicapped:characteristics, identification, and their education

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Unit-Ill: Education for the Mentally ChallengedChildren

Meaning and characteristics of mentally retardedchildren Classification of mentally retarded childrenCauses of mental retardationSpecial educational schemes for mentally retardedchildren

Unit-IV: Education for the Gifted

Definition and characteristics of gifted children,Identification of gifted children Needs and problems ofgifted childrenEducation programmes for the gifted: enrichment,acceleration and segregation

Unit-V: Education for the Creative

Meaning and characteristics of creative children,Identification of creative children, Needs andproblems of creative children,Conditions for nurturingand stimulating creativity in the classroom

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT

SEMESTER I:

ENG/I/FC/1: ENGLISH I (Course 1 - FC)

UNIT I: Parts of Speech, Tense and Voice.

UNIT II: Direct and Indirect Speech, Concept of Concord.

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UNIT III: Reading Comprehension, Precis Writing.

UNIT IV: Letter Writing - Job Application Letter, Resumewriting, Report Writing, Essay Writing.

UNIT V: Verbal Communication/Verbal Ability Test -Test of verbal skills, through mock interviews/

ENG/I/CC/1: Elective Core Subject l:Course 1- ECHistory of English Literature

UNIT I: Old English Period - Pre- lizabethan Age

UNIT II: The Elizabethan Age

UNIT III: The 18th Century Literature (Emphasis on Satire)

UNIT IV: The 19th Century Literature (The Romantic Ageand Victorian Age)

UNIT V: The 20th Century Literature (The modern age)

(Note : Objective questions may be based only on UnitsIII, IV and V.)

SEMESTER II:

ENG/II/FC/2: ENGLISH II (Course II - FC)

UNIT I Let Me Not To the Marriage of Minds - WilliamShakespeare

Death be not Proud - - John Donne

UNIT II Ode to autumn - John KeatsA prayer for my daughter - W.B. Yeats

UNIT III: Kunwar Singh - Jim Corbett

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UNIT IV: Letter To My Daughter - Jawaharlal NehruLali - Biakliana

ENG/III/FC/2: Elective Core Subject l:Course II -C C

History of English Language & Phonetics

Unit I: An Outline History of English From chapter-1: Theorigin of Language to chapter 5: Renaissance

Unit-Ill: Place of manner of Articulation

Unit- IV: Vowels, Consonants, Diphthongs, Clusters andSyllabus.

Unit-V: Transcription and Stress Patterns.

References:1. Spoken English, R.K. Bansal& J.B. Harrison, Longman,

2006.2. From Old English to Standard English, D. Freeman,

Macmiilan, 1992.3. English Phonetics &Phonology : A Practical Course.

Peter Roach, OUP; 1983.4. An Introduction to the Pronunciation of English

Language. A.C. Genison.

SEMESTER III: ENG/III/FC/3: Alternative English:Course I - FC

UNIT I : 1. The Chimney Sweeper2. Because I Could Not Stop For Death

UNIT II : 3. The Darkling Thrush

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4. Night of the scorpion

UNIT III : 5. Astrologer’s DayUNIT IV : 6. Money and the Englishman

UNIT V : 7. Sialton Official

Recommended text: The Heart of the Matter, (translatedStories from North East India) Published by Katha, NewDelhi, 2004.

ENG/III/CC/3: Elective Core Subject 1: CourseIII - CC Poetry & Short Stories

Unit I: l. A Valediction : Forbidding Mourning - John Donne

2. The Tyger - William Blake

UnitII: 3. Ode on a Grecian Urn - John Keats4. Ulysses - Alfred Lord Tennyson

Note: ‘Tintern Abbey’ and “The River Within” are omitted fromthe present syllabus so as to maintain the uniformity of two textsper unit in the paper.

Unit-Ill: 5. Sailing to Byzantium - W.B.Yeats6. Journey of the Magi - T.S. Eliot

Unit-IV: 7. Civilitv is all that Counts - S.J.Duncan

Unit - V: 9. Son of the Soil - SebastinZumvii10. He’s Still Alive - BimabatiThiyamOngbi

Recommended text: The Heart of the Matter, (translated

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Stories from North East India) Published by la, NewDelhi, 2004.

ENG/1V7EC/4: Elective Core Subject (EC -Course IV) :- Fiction-I

Robinson Crusoe - Daniel Defoe.

Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte

The Return of the Native - Thomas Hardy

Hard Times - Charles Dickens

Passage to India - E.M. Forster

Note: As the paper has only four units in the presentsyllabus, the School Board accept that Gulliver s travels byJonathan Swift (Unit-V) be included so as to meet therequirement of five units per paper er the CBCS system.

SEMESTER- V:

ENG/V/CC/5: Major Core - Course 5 (CC-5):Drama-I

Unit-l: Everyman - Anonymous

Unit-II: Dr. Faustus - Christopher Marlowe

Unit-III: King Lear - Shakespeare

Unit-IV: School for Scandal - Richard Sheridan

Unit-V : All for Love - John Dry den

ENG/V/CC/6:Major Core - Course 6 (CC-6): Women’s

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Writings

Unit I: Fire on the Mountain - Anita Desai

Unit II: Jane Eyre - Charlotte BronteUnit III: To the Lighthouse - Virginia Woolf

Unit IV: The God of SmallThings - Arundhati Roy

Unit V: The Color Purple - Alice Walker

ENG/V/CC/7:Major Core - Course 7 (CC-7):Literary Theory & Criticism

Unit I: Chapter I : Classical Criticism

Unit II: Chapter II : Medieval and Renaissance Criticism

Unit III: Chapter III : English Neoclassical Criticism

Unit IV: Chapter IV : Romantic and Victorian Criticism

Unit V: Chapter V : Twentieth Century Criticism

ENG/V/CC/8 :Major Core - Course 8 (CC-8):Popular Studies (Option B)

Unit 1: 1 Born to be wild Mars Bonfire2 Blowin’ in the Wind Bob Dylan3 The Sound of Silence Simon arfunkel

Unit II: 4 Time Pink Floyd5 Imagine John Lennon6 Let it be The Beatles

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Unit III: 7 The Inscrutable Americans AnuragMathur

Unit IV: 8 Second ThoughtsShobha De

Unit V: 9 One night @ the call centre ChetanBhagatSEMESTER- VI:

ENG/VI/CC/9: Major Core - Course 9 (CC-9):Indian Writing in English: Unit-I:

Unit-I : Untouchable Mulk Raj Anand

Unit-II: Shadow Lines Amitabh Ghosh

Unit-Ill: Silence! The Courtis in Session Vijay Tendulkar

Unit-IV: Tara Mahesh Dattani

Unit-V: Havavadana GirishKarnad

ENG/VI/CC/10: Major Core - Course 10 (CC-10): Drama-II

Unit-I: Major Barbara George Bernard Shaw

Unit-II: The Dolls House Henrik Ibsen

Unit-Ill:Look Back in Anger John Osborne

Unit-IV: The Birthday Party Harold Pinter

Unit-V: Waiting for Godot Samuel Beckett

ENG/VI/CC/11: Major Core ~ Course 11 (CC-11):Literary Criticism

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Unit-I: Preface to the Plays of Shakespeare :Dr. SamuelJohnson

Unit-II: Preface to the Lyrical Ballads :WilliamWordsworth

Unit-Ill:The Study of Poetry :Mathew Arnold

Unit-IV: The Function of Criticism :T.S. ElliotUnit-V: Literary Criticism and Philosophy : F . R .

Leavis

Recommended Text: Literary Criticism: A Reading. B.Das & J.M. Mohanty, OUP(2001)

ENG/VI/CC/12:Major Core - Course 12 (CC-12):American Literatures (Option A)

Unit-I: The Old Man and the Sea - Ernest Hemingway

Unit-II: Catcher in the Rye - J.D. Salinger

Unit-Ill: To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee

Unit-IV: Death of a Salesman - Arthur Miller

Unit-V: A Street Car Named Desire - TennesseeWilliams

GEOGRAPHYDEPARTMENT

SEMESTER - IPaper – I : Physical Geography

1. Introduction: Nature and scope of physical geography;

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Origin of solar system (Bigbang theory and Inter-stellar dust hypothesis)

2. Atmosphere - Composition and structure of theatmosphere; Heat balance; Tropicalcyclones;Monsoon; Climatic classifications(Koppen&Thornthwaite)

3. Rocks and minerals – origin and composition; Forces- endogenetic and exogentic;Interior of the earth;Continental drift; Earthquake and volcano

4. Surface configuration of the ocean floor; Tides andoceanic currents; Distribution ofocean salinity

5. Basic concepts in hydrology – Hydrological cycle;Precipitation (forms and types);Human impact onhydrological cycle

SEMESTER - IIPaper – II : Human Geography

1. Introduction: Defining human geography; Majorthemes: Man - environment relationship-Determinism, Possibilism and Neo-determinism andtheir contemporary relevance

2. Space and society: Cultural regions; Global distributionof race; religion and language

3. Population: Growth and distribution; composition;Demographic Transition Theory

4. Settlements: Types of rural settlements; Types of urbansettlements; Trends andpatterns of world urbanization

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5. Human adaptation to the environment with specialreferences to the Eskimos, Bushman, Masai and Gujjars

SEMESTER - IIIPaper – III‘ : Geography of India

1. Physical: Physiographic division, soil, vegetation andclimate (characteristics andclassification)

2. Population: Distribution and growth; Urbanization-pattern and growth

3. Economic: Mineral and power resources - distributionof iron ore, coal, petroleum;Agriculture-productionand distribution of rice, wheat and tea; Economicregion(Sengupta)

4. Social: Distribution of population by race, caste,religion, language, tribes and theircorrelates; Patternof development-interstate comparison

5. Regional geography of Mizoram: Physical -physiography, drainage and climate;Population -distribution and growth; social and economiccharacteristics

SEMESTER - IVPaper – IV : Cartographic Technique (Practical)

1. Scales- Types and construction of scales – Plain scalesand diagonal scales;Reduction and enlargement ofmap

2. Contours and profiles: Hills, Plateau, V-shaped valley,River meander

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3. Maps – Classification and Types; Map projections –classification, properties and uses;Graphical construction of Polar zenithalstereographic, Bonne’s and Mercator’sprojections.

4. Thematic mapping techniques – Dot, Choropleth, Flowdiagram, Proportionate circlesand Sphere

5. Conventional signs and symbols; Interpretation ofTopographical maps in respect torelief and drainage ortransportation and settlement

SEMESTER - VPaper – V : Geographical Thought

1. Pre-Modern period- Early origins of geographicalthinking with reference to classical andmedievalphilosophies.

2. Modern period - Disciplinary trends in Germany,France, Britain and United States ofAmerica.

3. Paradigm in geography; Environmental determinismand Possibilism; Arealdifferentiation/Regionalgeography; Systematic vs. Regional geography

4. Quantitative revolution and Spatial science school,Idiographic and Nomothetic;Behavioural geography;Systems theory.

5. Humanistic geography; Radical geography; Feministgeography; Post-moderngeography.

Paper – VI : Economic Geography

1. Introduction: Concept and classification of economic

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activity; Characteristics ofdeveloped and developingcountries.

2. Primary activities: Subsistence and commercialagriculture, forestry, fishing and mining.

3. Secondary activities: Manufacturing (Cotton Textile,Iron and Steel); Concept ofManufacturing regions,Special Economic Zones (SEZs) and Technologyparks

4. Tertiary Activities: Transport, Trade and Services;Economic globalization

5. Factors affecting location of economic Activity withspecial reference to Agriculture,Industry andServices; Location theories –Weber’s andChristaller’s

Paper –VII : Surveying & Statistical Techniques(Practical)

A. Surveying

1. Surveying by Plane table (intersection and radial methods,plotting and interpretation ofthe surveyed map);Dumpy level; Prismatic compass survey (open andclosed traverse)

2. Preparation and analysis of slope map (Wentworth’smethod); Drainage density anddrainage frequency

B. Statistics

3. Scales of measurement; Tabulation and descriptive statistics;frequency distribution;measures of central tendency

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4. Measures of dispersion (Range, Standard deviation,Variance and Coefficient ofvariation); Sampling:purposive, random, systematic and stratified

5. Measures of association: Product moment correlationand simple regressionClass Record for Statistics:

Each student will submit a practical record containing fiveexercises:

1. Construct a data matrix of about 10 x 10 with each rowrepresenting an areal unit (districts or villages or towns) andabout 10 columns of relevant attributes of the areal units.

2. Based on the above table, a frequency table,measures of central tendency and dispersionwouldbe computed and interpreted for any two attributes.

3. Histograms and frequency curve would be preparedon the entire data set and interpreted forone or twovariables.

4. From the data matrix a sample set (about 20 %) wouldbe drawn using, random, systematic,and stratifiedmethods of sampling and locate the samples on a mapwith a short note on methodsused.

5. Based on of the sample set and using two relevantattributes, coefficient of correlation wouldbe computedand a scatter and regression line would be plotted witha short interpretation.

OPTIONALPaper –VIII (A) : Population Geography

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1. Nature and scope of population geography; Sourcesof population data with specialreference to India(Census, Vital Statistics and NSSO)

2. Determinants and patterns of population size,distribution and growth; Theories ofpopulation –Malthusian Theory, Marxian and DemographicTransition Theory

3. Population dynamics: Fertility, Mortality andMigration – measures, determinants andimplications

4. Population composition and characteristics – Age-sexcomposition; Rural and urbancomposition; Literacy

5. Contemporary Issues – Ageing; Sex ratio; HIV/AIDSPaper –VIII (B) : Agriculture Geography

1. Nature and scope of Agricultural geography;Approaches to the study of agriculturalgeography:environment, economic, ecological and systematicapproaches; Origin anddispersal of agriculture

2. Determinants of agriculture- physical, socio-economic,technological and institutional

3. Agricultural Systems of the World (Whittlesey’sclassification); Agricultural land usemodel (VonThunen - its modification and relevance), Sinclair’sModel

4. Agricultural regionalization: Agro-climatic regions ofIndia, Agricultural regions of India,Agriculturalproductivity and efficiency region wrt India

5. Green Revolution in India-Its socio-economic and

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ecological implications

SEMESTER - VIPaper – IX : Geomorphology

1. Nature and scope of Geomorphology; Fundamentalconcepts related to –uniformitarianism, process, climateand slope (based on Thornbury); Modern trendsinGeomorphology

2. Earth movements: Endogenetic movements;Diastrophism, Epeirogenetic movement;Orogeneticmovements; Broad warps, Folds and Faults; Plate tectonics

3. Geomorphic process: weathering, mass wasting;Cycle of erosion-Davis and Penck

4. Fluvial, Glacial and Peri-glacial landforms

5. Karst topography; Aeolian and Coastal landforms

Paper – X : Remote Sensing & GeographicalInformation System

1. Aerial photography: definition, historical development ofaerial photography, types andgeometry of aerial photographs

2. Satellite remote sensing: principles and components;types of platforms and sensors;EMR interaction withatmosphere and Earth’s surface; Satellites (LANDSATand IRS)

3. Image processing and data analysis: Pre-processing(Radiometric and GeometricCorrection), Enhancement(Filtering), Classification (Supervised and Unsupervised);

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Geo-referencing; Editing and Output; Overlays

4. Geographical Information System: definition, conceptsand components; types of data(Spatial and Non-spatial); data models (Raster and Vector).

5. Application of remote sensing and GIS: Interpretationof land-use and land cover; Urbansprawl analysis; forestmonitoring.

Paper – XI : Remote Sensing & GIS and Project Work(Practical)

Section-A (30 marks including practical record book (5marks) and viva-Voce (5 marks)*

1. Two (2) exercises will be done from Aerial Photosand Satellite Images (scales,orientation andinterpretation).

2. Three (3) exercises in GIS including (i) imagerectification (ii) Identification of point,linear and aerialfeatures and (iii) supervised and unsupervisedclassification should bedone by using GIS software.

Section – B (15 marks)

3. Research Methodology: meaning, objectives, types,approaches and significance ofresearch.

4. Research process, methods of data collection.

5. Processing and analysis of data; Interpretation and reportwriting.

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Section C- Project writing (30 marks)

The candidates are expected to study a village, an urbanward or a small town for a periodnot exceeding oneweek and prepare a report (to be typed at A4 size,containing about 40 pages)on a theme assigned tothem connected with their optional papers. Theproject report is expectedto reflect some originalinterpretation of the theme based on fieldobservations. The concerned department (College)must assign a supervisor and the topic be decided atthe end of the fourthsemester to enable the studentto put in the required time to complete the projectreport. (Forend-Semester examination, the projectwork will carry thirty (30) marks including twenty(20)marks for project report and ten (10) marks for vivavoce.)

* Colleges are expected to procure materials,instruments and softwares required to perform thepractical works in GIS & RS.

OPTIONALPaper – XII (A) : Urban Geography

1. Urban geography: Introduction, nature and scope;history of urbanization.

2. Patterns of urbanisation in developed and developingcountries.

3. Functional classification of cities: Quantitative andQualitative methods.

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4. Laws and Theories: Rank-size rule, Primate cityconcept, Central place theory, Urbanland-usetheories.

5. Urban Issues: problems of land-use, housing, slums,and civic amenities (water and transport): Casestudies of Delhi, Mumbai, and Aizawl.

Paper – XII (B) : Political Geography

1. Understanding politics, geography and politicalgeography; Development of politicalgeography as adiscipline; Concept of nation; Elements of state andemergence of nation-state

2. Geopolitics; Theories (Heartland and Rimland);Geopolitical concepts of buffer states,landlock, core andperiphery; boundaries and frontiers: types of boundaries

3. Electoral geography – geography of voting,geographic influences on voting pattern,geographyof representation, gerrymandering

4. Political geography of resource conflicts: interstate waterdisputes, forest right andminerals

5. Politics of displacement: issues of relief,compensation and rehabilitation withreference todams and special economic zones (SEZs)

HISTORY DEPARTMENT

PAPER-1History of Mizoram (upto the 1960s)

Unit I: Pre-colonial Mizosociety

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(a) Origin myths and legends(b) Migration of Mizo tribes(c) Social hierarchy(d) Chieftainship-origin, authority and function(e) Zawlbuk (bachelor’s dormitory)(f) Economy-agriculture and ancillary activities

Unit II: Colonial encounter

(a) Early British accounts of the Mizos(b) Raids and counter military offensives(c) British Frontier policy and the Mizos(d) Frontier markets and their role(e) Mizo resistance

Unit III: Mizoram under colonial rule

(a) Establishment of British rule - Disarmament andpacification, Land settlement

(b) Initiatives and changes in administration(c) Impact on society and economy

Unit IV: Christianity and society

(a) Introduction of Christianity in Mizoram(b) Medical and educational mission, women’s education(c) Growth and development of churches(d) The revival movement(e) Christian teachings and social transformation

Unit V: Political activism

(a) Roots political awareness and politics of representation(b) Mizos and the two World Wars(c) Beginning of associations and political parties(d) Emergence of District Council

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(e) MNF movement

PAPER-2History of India upto Post-Maurya period

Unit I: Chalcolithic period-The Indus Civilization

(a) Sources for the study of early Indian history

(b) Questions of the origins, growth, and decline of theIndus Civilization; Economics, resources, trade, andcommunications, settlements and settlement patterns,social and political organization, religion and ideology,material culture, intellectual accomplishments.

Unit II: Vedic Period

(a) Debate on the Aryans in India(b) Vedic culture -society, economy, polity and religion as

reflected by literary and archaeological sources.(c) The material and ideological background of the

Upanishads.

Unit III: Post-Vedic Period

(a) Rise of Janapadas and Mahajanapadas(b) Ascendency of Magadha(c) Emergence of heterodox sects-material background-

Buddhism, Jainisim and Ajivikas(d) Macedonian invasion and its impacts.

Unit IV: The Mauryan Empire

(a) Emergence of the Mauryan empire.(b) Mauryan administration-nature and structure(c) Nature of MauryanEconomy(d) Ashoka’sDhamma and its relevance

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(e) Decline of the Mauryan empire(f) Mauryan art and architecture

Unit V: Post-Mauryan developments (c.200 BC-c.300AD)

(a) Invasions and their impact(b) Post-Mauryan administration-Satavahanas and Kushanas(c) Development of crafts and guilds, Indo-Roman trade(d) Post-Mauryan cultural development- architecture and

sculpture(e) Sangam Age - Society, language and literature

PAPER-3History of India (Gupta to Sultanate periods)

Unit I: Age of the Guptas

(a) The Gupta Empire and its decentralizedadministration.

(b) Economy under the Guptas; land grants and feudalization;agrarian structure; coinage and currency system; trade.

(c) Characteristic features of Gupta society; relevanceof jatidharma; women’s social position;untouchability.

(d) Cultural developments-an overview of art, architecture,sculpture, painting, literature, and religion with specialemphasis on the significance of the Puranic tradition;Sanskrit theatre; Cultural contacts with Central Asia.

(e) The Maukharis, Vakatakas, Chalukyas and later

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Guptas.

Unit II: Post- Gupta Period-I

(a) Post-Gupta Northern India under Harshavardhana-political organization and the growing importance ofthe samanta system; religious developments.

(b) Contemporary ruling families, with the focus on theGurjara-Pratiharas, Palas, Rashtrakutas, and Varmansand their socio-economic and political institutions-administrative organizations- the implications of thetheory of mixed castes (varnasamkara).

Unit III: Post- Gupta period-II

(a) South India under the Pallavas and Cholas-stages inadministrative organization under their rule; therelevance of the varna concept.

(b) The agrarian structure; trade, markets and urban centres;art and religion.

(c) The role of temples in socio-economic and politicallife.

Unit IV: Sultanate period

(a) Arab invasion – its impact.

(b) Invasion by Ghazni and Ghori – nature and impact.

(c) Establishment of the Delhi Sultanate- political and socialstructure- territorial and military organization-rural societyand the revenue system and the Iqta system- technologyand agricultural production, urbanization, technologyand non-agricultural production- trade, markets and

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monetization.

Unit V: Religion, Art and Regional Polities

(a) Sultanate architecture and literature(b) Bhakti and Sufi movements(c) Vijayanagar and Bahmani kingdoms: polity, society and

economy(d) Indian Ocean trade.

PAPER-4History of the Mughals

Unit I: Foundation and consolidation of Mughal rulein India

(a) The Pre-Mughal society.

(b) Sources and their uses- literary (memoirs such as BaburNama, Tuzuk-i-Jehangiri, HumayunNama; chronicleslike Akbar Nama and Ain-i-Akbari; and accounts offoreign travelers like that of F.Bernier, Tavernier,and Sir Thomas Roe) and the archaeological record.

(c) Advent of the Mughal and the Afghan interlude,territorial expansion and consolidation 1526-1556.

(d) Sher Shah’s administration

Unit II: Administration and Fine Arts under theMughals

(a) Mughal Administration(b) Nature of State under the Mughals(c) Theory of Kingship(d) Mansabdari System

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(e) Architecture, Painting and LiteratureUnit III: Society and Economy

(a) Social structure, status of women, nobility,Zamindars.

(b) Patterns in economy- land revenue administration,agriculture, industry, trade and commerce.

Unit IV: State and Policies under the Mughals

(a) Akbar’s relations with the Rajputs(b) Aurangzeb’s relations with the Sikhs and Deccan

kingdoms(c) Rise of the Marathas under Shivaji, Shivaji’s

administration(d) Mughal religious policy- Akbar and Aurangzeb

Unit-V: Disintegration and decline

(a) Crisis of Mughal Empire (Jagirdari Crisis) and theoriesof decline.

(b) Causes of Decline(c) Emergence of successor states.

PAPER-5Modern India (Part-I)

Unit I: Expansion and consolidation of British Rulewith special reference to:

(a) Bengal(b) Mysore(c) Marathas(d) Punjab(e) Awadh

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(f) Revolt of 1857Unit II: Administrators and their policies

(a) Lord Warren Hastings(b) Lord Wellesley(c) Lord Cornwallis(d) Lord Dalhousie(e) Lord William Bentinck

Unit III: Rural economy and society

(a) The rural agrarian social structure.(b) Land revenue settlements.(c) Commercialization of agriculture.(d) Peasants and landless Labour.(e) Rural credit and indebtedness.

Unit IV: Trade and Industry

(a) Changes in the trading economy of India in the 18thcentury: Surat, Bengal, Coromandel; trade; andtrade routes.

(b) Banking-indigenous; and modern.(c) Emergence of modern industries-cotton; jute; and

steel.

Unit V: Cultural Changes and Social and ReligiousReform Movements

(a) Rise of modern education; and press.(b) Rise of new intelligentsia and its social composition.(c) Socio-religious reform movements:

(i) BrahmoSamaj(ii) AryaSamaj

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(iii) Ramakrishna Mission(iv) Aligarh Movement

PAPER-6HISTORIOGRAPHY

Unit I: Meaning and scope of History-I

(a) Meaning of history and historiography(b) Nature and scope of history(c) History and other discipline (Anthropology,

Archaeology, Economics, Philosophy, Political Science,Sociology and Geography)

Unit II: Meaning and scope of History-II

(a) Generalization(b) Causation(c) Sources of history(d) Objectivity and Subjectivity

Unit III : Traditions of Historical Writing-I

(a) Ancient Greek tradition(b) Ancient Roman tradition(c) Ancient Indian tradition(d) Ancient Chinese tradition

Unit IV: Traditions of Historical Writing-II

(a) Medieval Western traditions(b) Positivist(c) Marxist(d) Annales

Unit V: Approaches to Indian History

(a) Colonial

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(b) Nationalist(c) Marxist(d) SubalternPAPER-7Early Modern Europe

Unit I: Commerce, Conquest, and Colonization, 1300-1600

(a) The rise of the Ottoman empire; Mediterraneancolonialism-silver shortages and the search forAfrican gold-sea-based Mediterranean empires(Catalunya, Venice, and Genoa)-the technology ofships and navigation-Portugal, Africa, and the sea-route to India-artillery and empire-Prince Henry theNavigator-Atlantic colonization and the growth ofslavery.

(b) The discovery of a New World-the Spanish conquest ofAmerica-the profits of empire in the New World.

Unit-II: The Renaissance and The Reformations ofReligion

(a) The Renaissance and the Middle Ages-RenaissanceClassicism-Renaissance Humanism; The Renaissance inItaly-origins-Renaissance literature and thought-painting, sculpture, and architecture-the waning ofthe Italian Renaissance; The Renaissance in theNorth-Christian Humanism, literature, art, and music.(texts in bold are replaced by features of renaissance.)

(b) The Lutheran upheaval- the spread of Protestantism; The

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domestication of the Reformation (1525-1560); TheEnglish Reformation; Catholicism transformed.

Unit-III : Religious Wars, State Building,Intellectuals and Artists

(a) Turbulent periods-The Price Revolution-Religiousconflicts-Political instability; Religious wars-TheGerman wars of religion-The French wars of religion-The Revolt of the Netherlands; England and the defeatof the Spanish Armada;

(b) The Thirty Years’ War; The balance of power inEurope-Spain, France, and England; The EnglishCivil War-origins and consequences. (The existingUnit (b) is replaced with this)

Unit- IV: Absolutism and Empire (1660-1789) and TheFrench Revolution

(a) The appeal and justification of Absolutism;Alternatives to Absolutism; The Absolutism of LouisXIV; The remaking of Central and Eastern Europe;Autocracy in Russia; Colonization and Trade in theSeventeenth Century; Colonization and Empire.

(b) The French Revolution-The coming of the Revolution-The destruction of the Old Regime; A new stage:Popular revolution; The Reign of Terror; The Quest forStability – Directory and Consulate.

Unit- V : The Scientific Revolution and The

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Enlightenment

(a) The intellectual roots of the Scientific Revolution; Arevolution in Astronomy; Methods for a newphilosophy-Bacon and Descartes. The power ofmethod and the force of curiosity-SeventeenthCentury experimenters.

(b) The foundations of the Enlightenment; The world ofthe Philosophes; Internationalization of Enlightenmentthemes; Nature, Gender, and EnlightenmentRadicalism-Rousseau and Wollstonecraft. TheEnlightenment and Eighteenth Century culture.

PAPER-8 (c)History of Northeast India(1822-1986)

Unit I:Early British policy - Non regulation system; FirstAnglo-Burmese War and its significance; Annexationof Assam, Cachar, Jaintia.

Unit II:Consolidation of British rule in the Hills - Khasi,Garo, Naga and Mizo hills; Pattern of Administration;British Relations with tribes of Arunachal Pradesh,Manipur and Tripura.

Unit III:Economic and Social changes under the British Rule -Land Revenue; Plantation Industry; Trade andCommerce; Western Education.

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Unit IV:Impact of Nationalist Movement in Assam; Revoltof 1857; Partition of Bengal; Assam Association;Non- cooperation Movement; Civil disobediencemovement; Quit India movement; Cripps’ Mission;Cabinet Mission; and Independence.

Unit V:Political Developments since Independence - Integrationof Manipur , Khasi States and Tripura into the IndianUnion; The Sixth Schedule; Hill state Movements;Re organization of the North East States 1972;Mizoram and the Memorandum of Settlement, 1986.

PAPER-9Modern World History

Unit I: The Industrial Revolution and Nineteenth CenturySociety

(a) Background-late eighteenth and nineteenth centuriesdevelopment; The Industrial Revolution in Britain(1760-1850)-innovation in the textile industries-coal andiron; The Industrial Revolution on the Continent;Industrialization after 1850; Industry and empire.(The texts in bold are omitted)

(b) The social consequences of industrialization-theemergence of a class society; Population explosion; Thepeasantry in the countryside; The urban landscape-

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environmental pollution; prostitution; The Middleclasses; working class life; “Class” consciousness.

Unit II: Europe in the Nineteenth Century: Politics andIdeology

(c) Rise of Napoleon and the Napoleonic empire;Napoleonic reforms; The Congress of Vienna;Liberalism and Conservatism; Literature and the Arts;Karl Marx; The French Revolutions of 1830 and1848.

(d) Rise of nationalism: The Unification of Italy andGermany; Eastern Questions and InternationalRelations; The Crimean War (1854-1856).

Unit III: Imperialism and Colonialism (1870-1914)/Modern Industry and Mass Politics (1870-1914)

(e) Causes of the “new imperialism”; Imperialism in SouthAsia and China; Russian imperialism; The FrenchEmpire and the Civilizing Mission; The Scramble forAfrica and The Congo; Crises of Empire at the turn ofthe twentieth century-Fashoda; Ethiopia, SouthAfrica; U.S. imperialism.(The texts in bold are omitted)

(f) New technologies and global transformations-the “second”industrial revolution (steel, electricity, chemicals)--rise of the corporation-international economics(manufacturing, trade, and finance).

(g) Labour politics; Mass movements-Marxism and theemergence and spread of socialist parties; Suffrage andWomen’s movement; National politics at the turn of the

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century; Anti-Semitism; Zionism; Darwinism andSocial Darwinism;; The printed mass culture;Innovations in art.

Unit IV : The First World War and the Turmoil betweenThe Two World Wars

(a) The causes of the war-The July Crisis; War of Empires;Women in the War; the Russian Revolution: TheFebruary Revolution and the October Revolution; TheUnited States as a World Power; The Peace Settlementand the League of Nations.

(b) Lenin’s NEP; Fascism in Italy and Nazism in Germany;the Great Depression-origins and effects.

Unit V: The Second World War

(g) The causes of the War: Unsettled quarrels, economicfallout, and nationalism; Challenges to the Peace; TheSpanish Civil War; German rearmament and the politicsof appeasement; The outbreak; of hostilities and the fallof France; The battle of Britain and the beginningsof a global war; Germany’s war in the East and theoccupation of Europe; Racial war, ethnic cleansing,and the Holocaust.

(a) Total War: Home Fronts, The War of Production,Bombing, and the “Bomb”; counterattack and thedropping of the Atomic Bomb; The Eastern Front;The Western Front; The War in the Pacific;Significance of the Second World War; Consequences

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of the war-the establishment of the UNO.

PAPER-10Contemporary World

Unit I: The Cold War World: Global Politics and EconomicRecovery

(a) The ‘First ‘Cold War in Europe, 1945–61-originsand characteristics; From Cold War to Détente,1962–79-the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Europeandétente, and the death of détente.

(b) The Golden Years-Post-War economic recovery inWestern and Eastern Europe-the EEC and theCOMECON; the Welfare State among WesternEuropean states.

Unit II: Decolonization, Revolutions, and theTransformation of Asia and Africa

(a) The end of the Raj; Nationalism and independence inSouth-East Asia; The Chinese Revolution; China, Japanand the Cold War in Asia; The Korean War; TheVietnam Wars, 1945–79.

(b) The Arab-Israeli conflict.

(c) Africa after 1945:The end of empire; The rise andfall of pan-Africanism;; The Cold War in Africa;The end of apartheid in South Africa; The legacyof empire; Poverty, resources and the troubled roadto democracy.

Unit III: Neutralism, Development and the Rise of theThird World

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(a) Neutrality in Cold War Europe; India the Non-AlignedMovement; Development and the Group of 77; Thefragmentation of the Third World.

(b) The rise of East Asia-Japan as an economic superpower;South Korea and Taiwan as economic powerhouses.

(c) China and North Korea: Ideology and nationalism-The rise and decline of the Sino-Soviet alliance;Revolutionary China and the Third World; NorthKorea: the last Stalinist state.

(d) The United States and Latin America- Guatemala,Cuba, Chile and Nicaragua; Popular revolts andeconomic inequality, anti-Americanism, nationalismand socialism.

Unit IV: The End of the Cold War (1960-1990): Politics,Society, and Culture

(a) The collapse of Communism and the end of the SovietUnion; Fall of the Berlin Wall; The unipolar moment:America at the apex; The ‘new world order’ and ethnicconflict; European integration.

(b) The Social Revolution: death of the peasantry; thenew mass of students; industrial working classes;women’s changing roles.

(c) Cultural Revolution: personal liberation and socialliberation; mass culture-music and youth culture; artand painting; film; gender roles and sexual revolution.

(d) Social Movements during the 1960s: The Civil RightsMovement; The Antiwar Movement; The StudentMovement.

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Unit V: Globalization and the West

(a) Globalization: its meaning and the flow of money, ideas,and peoples; Informationalism, networks, and thenetwork society.

(b) Post-Colonial politics; Israel, Oil, and the rise of politicalIslam in the Middle East.

(c) The rise of the Fourth World: Informational Capitalism,Poverty, and Social Exclusion.

(d) War and Terrorism in the 21st Century.

PAPER-11Modern India (Part-II)

Unit I:

(a) Historiography of Indian nationalism(b) Predecessors of the Indian National Congress(c) Formation of the Indian National Congress(d) Moderates and Extremists(e) Partition of Bengal and Swadeshi movement(f) Home Rule LeaguesUnit II:

(a) Gandhian ideology and movements- Rowlatt Satyagraha;Khilafat Non-cooperation; Civil Disobedience; Quit India.

(b) Ideological trends in the Congress.(c) Revolutionaries; Left movements; and States’ Peoples’

movements.

Unit III:

(a) Morley Minto Reforms.

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(b) Govt. of India Act of 1919;(c) Swarajists and regional political parties.(d) Simon Commission and Nehru Report.(e) Communal Award.(f) Govt. of India Act, 1935.(g) Working of Provincial Ministries.(h) Cripps Mission.(i) Wavell Plan.(j) Cabinet Mission

Unit IV:

(a) Emergence of Communal consciousness.(b) Some communal organizations: Muslim League, Hindu

Mahasabha, RSS, Akali Dal.(c) British policy to communalism.

Unit V:

(a) INA, Naval Mutiny.(b) Freedom and Partition of India.(c) Integration of princely states.(d) Framing of the Constitution.PAPER-12(c)History of Modern China

Unit I: Economy, society and polity:

(a) The Emperor and the nobility; governmentorganization at central and local level

(b) Land and taxation systems; population(c) Social stratification; the government examination(d) Decline of the Manchu power; the western advance and

the tributary system

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Unit II: China and the Western World:

(a) The nature and origin of the Canton system of trade;foreign life at canton

(b) British attempts to change the Canton system(c) The opium wars; treaties with imperialist powers;(d) Struggle for concessions in China; open door policy

Unit III: Rebellion and Reform movements

(a) Taiping rebellion(b) The Nien and Muslim rebellions(c) Self-strengthening movement(d) 100 days reforms

Unit IV: End of Dynasty and emergence ofNationalism

(a) Boxer rebellion and its consequences(b) Structural reforms between 1901-1908(c) Revolutionaries, the new Republic and Warlords(d) May Fourth Movement- nature and significanceUnit V: The Communist Revolution

(a) Origin and growth of KMT and CCP(b) KMT-CCP relations(c) 2nd Sino-Japanese war(d) Mao Zedong, Communist Revolution and the Birth of

the People’s Republic of China

ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES(Compulsory Foundation Course)

Course-I/FC/EVS-IV Credit-5

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UNIT I: INTRODUCTION

Scope and Importance multidisciplinary nature ofenvironmental studies

Ecology – concept, types, classification andecological levels of organization

Ecosystem – concept, types, classification andcomponents of ecosystem

Structure and function of an ecosystem

UNIT II: NATURAL RESOURCES

Introduction, classification of natural resources

Basics of renewable resources

Basics of non-renewable resources

Causes for depletion and conservation measures ofnatural resources

UNIT III: BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION

Definition, pattern and levels of biodiversity

Concept of mega-diversity and hot-spots of biodiversity

Causes and consequence of biodiversity loss.

Conservation of biodiversity- In-situ and Ex-situ

UNIT IV: ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Basic concept and types of environmental pollution

Sources and causes of environmental pollution (air, water,soil, noise)

Effects and control of environmental pollution (air,

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water, soil, noise)

Climate change – global warming, ozone layer depletion,acid rain and impact on human communities andagriculture

UNIT V: SOCIAL ISSUES, DEVELOPMENT AND THEENVIRONMENT

Goals, objectives and guiding principals ofenvironmental education

Environmental movements- Chipko, Appiko, Silentvalley projects

Role of NGOs in environmental development.

Concept sustainable development

MIZO DEPARTMENTSEMESTER-I: Thutluang ( Prose & Essays)Unit I:1) Pu Hanga Leilet Veng - C. |huamluaia2) Thlirtu - KaphleiaUnit II:1) Mi Huaisen - Thanpuii Pa2) Pi Pu Chhuahtlang- Siamkima KhawlhringUnit III:1) Huphurhawm - Zairema2) Mizo Tlawmngaihna- Sangzuala Pa

Unit IV:1) Hmeichhia - R. Zuala2) Khaw’nge Chawlhna - R.L.Thanmawia

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Unit V:1) Beidawnna leh Beiseina – Vanneihtluanga2) Kan Buaina - P.L. LiandingaText : Lungdawh, CTBEB, published by Department ofMizo, MZU.

Reading List :1. Khawlhring, Siamkima, Zalenna Ram, Aizawl,1996.2. Lalthangliana, B. editor. Kaphleia Leh C.|huamluaia Hnuhma, Aizawl, 2006.3. Lalsawmliana, Duhaisam III (Sangzuala paKutchhuakte), Vanrami, Tuikhuah tlang, 2010.4. Malsawma J., Vanglai, Thanpuii,1995.5. Thanmawia, R.L. Chuailo-1, Din Din Heaven,Aizawl, 2011.6. Vanneihtluanga, Suangtuahna, LengzemPublication, 2016.7. Zairema, Rev., Thukhawchang min pekte hi, ZorunCommunity, 2009.

SEMESTER – II: Hla (Poertry) – I

Unit I: Hla Hlui (Puipunnaa sak chi)1) Salu Lam Zai - fîng 52) Chawngchen Zai - fîng 53) Tlanglam Zai - fîng 5

Unit II: Hla Hlui (Mi mal hming chawi hla)1) Lianchhiari Zai - fîng 52) Darpawngi Zai -fîng 5

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Unit III : Khuarel Hla1) |hal - Kaphleia2) Zan Lalnu - Roliana Ralte3) Buannel Ram Dai - Ch. Malsawma

Unit IV:Lengzem Hla1) Nghilh lohna Par - P.S. Chawngthu2) Mang\ha, Mang\ha – Lalzova3) Di Hmel\ha - Buangi Sailo

Unit V: Ramngaih Hla1) Harh la, harh la – Rokunga2) Khawkhawm Hla – Suakliana3) Tho la, ding ta che - V. Thangzama

Text :Darbu, CTBEB, published by Department of Mizo,MZU.

Reading List :1. Doliana, R. Mizo Nunhlui Hlate. Aizawl: 1998.2. Ngurliana, Brig. Pi Pute Hla. Aizawl: 2009.3. Khiangte, Laltluangliana. Mizo Hla leh ChhamHlate, Aizawl: 2014.4. Lalbiakliana, H.K.R. Mizo Zaite. Aizawl: 1995.5. Lalthangliana, B. Mizo Hun Hlui Hlate. Aizawl:2002.6. —. editor. Mizo Hla leh a Phuahtute. HrangbanaCollege, Aizawl: 1999.

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7. Thanmawia, R.L. Mizo Hla Hlui. Din Din Heaven,2020.8. —. Hla Thu Dictionary. Lengchhawn Press, 20169. Rokunga Hlate: Rokunga Memorial Committee(RMC), 1999.

SEMESTER- IIICourse : MZ/3/EC/3- Lemchan tawi (Short Plays)Unit - I: |hangthar Nun - KhawlkungiUnit - II: Thawmvunga - Laltluangliana KhiangteUnit - III : Doctor Faustus - Christopher Marlowe( Lettu : C. Laltlankima)Unit - IV : Hmasawnna Rahbi - P.C. LalrinpuiaUnit - V : Chân loh Khân - B. LalhriattiraTexts:1.1. Khawlkungi,|hangthar Nun, (LemchanThawnthu Thlanchhuah), Aizawl, 19993.2. Khiangte, Laltluangliana, Thawmvunga(Lemchan Khawvel - I) , Aizawl: 20014.3. Lalhriattira,.B., Hmasawnna Thuruk , Aizawl:1997.4. Lalrinpuia, C. Hmasawnna Rahbi,(ChantualThuruk),Aizawl: 20005. Laltlankima, C. ChristopherMarlowe’s Doctor Faustus, Aizawl: 2018

SEMESTER- IV(Modern Indian Language): Mizo Thu leh HlaKamkeuna(Introduction to Mizo Literature)

Unit -I: Hla (Poetry)

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1) Aw, ropui ber Halleluia!- R.L.Kamlala2) Kawltuchawia - Chhuana3) Rawlthar \ang fan fan- Lalsangzuali Sailo4) Pialral rammawi - Lal\anpuia Tochhawng.5) Runmawi - Valzotea

Unit - II: Lemchan tawi (Short play)1) Chharmawia - Laltluangliana Khiangte

Unit -III : Thawnthu tawi (Short Story)1) Lali (Lalawmpuii) - L. BiaklianaUnit -IV : Mizo \awng hlutna leh pawimawhna - Dr. R.Thangvunga

Unit - V : Mizo \awng hman dan (MLC Publication)1) Paragraph chungchang2) Hawrawppui hman danText :Tumpang, CTBEB, published by Department ofMizo, MZU.Reading List:1. Chuau\huama,Revd.(ed), R.L.Kamlala Kutchhuak,Lalchhumi, 2006.2. Hlamawi Kutpui - Serkawn Concert, Dept.of Mizo,PUC, 2017.3. Khiangte, Laltluangliana., Lemchan Khawvel - II.Aizawl: 2018

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4. Laltlanmawia, Hmangaih Lal\anpuia Tochhawng,Thangkhumi, 2018.5. Laldinliana, Lalsangzuali Sailo Hlate, 2017.6. MBSE Mizo Language Committee, Mizo |awngZiah Dan, Aizawl, 2016

Semester V Paper V – History of Mizo Literature

Unit 1 : Mizo Literature HunpuiUnit 2 : HlaUnit 3 : ThutluangUnit 4 : LemchanUnit 5 : Stories & Fiction

Prescribed Text: To be prepared by Board of Studies,Mizo, before 2013. [vide, BOS 10th Nov ‘10]

Paper VI – English Poetry

Unit 1 : 1. Fear No More – William Shakespeare2. A Valediction Forbidding Mourning – John Donne

Unit 2 : 1. How Soon Hath Time – John Milton2. From ‘An Essay on Man’ – Alexander Pope

Unit 3 : 1. The Tyger – William Blake2. The World is Too Much With Us –William

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Wordsworth

Unit 4 : 1. Ode on a Grecian Urn – John Keats2. To Marguerite – Matthew Arnold

Unit 5 : 1. Mending Wall – Robert Frost2. Lost – JayantaMahapatra

Prescribed Texts:1. Ainawn, CTBEB, Aizawl, 20082. Poetry Down the Ages, sel. By BOS (English, MZU),

Orient Longman, 2004.

Paper VII – Poetry

Unit 1 : 1. Hlado (chang 10)2. Bawhhla (chang 5)3. Chhinlung chhuak kan ni – Liandala

Unit 2 : 1. Rairahtea – Hrawva2. Fam an chang ta – Ngurchhawna3. Val leh hrang an ral – R.L.Kamlala

Unit 3 : 1. Damlai Pialral – R.L.Thanmawia2. Thal – Kaphleia Chhakchhuak3. Lalruanga Dawibur thar – Laltluangliana

Khiangte

Unit 4 : 1. Tlaizawng par – Vankhama2. Virthlileng vel – V.Hawlla3. Leng Uchuaki – P.S.Chawngthu

Unit 5 : 1. Tleitir lungmawl – F.Laltuaia

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2. Ka Thai vechu – Jimmy L.Chhangte3. Kan Ram leh hnam – J.Liankhuma

Prescribed text: Ngirtling, CTBEB, Aizawl, 2007.

Paper VIII ( B ) – Prose writings

Unit 1 : 1. Mizo Sakhua – Liangkhaia2. Ral thah sawngbawl dan – K.Zawla

Unit 2: 1.Mizo Inneih Dan – Z.T.Sangkhuma2. Pipute duh loh thil – James Dokhuma

Unit 3: 1. Val upa – Darchhawna2. Tunhmaa Mizo nula leh tlangval nun– B.Lalthangliana

Unit 4: 1. Pipute Chawimawina Chi Thum – Lalrinawma2. A ruh no no chhuakah – Zikpuii pa

Unit 5: 1. Hnam Lungphum a Nghing – Lalsawma2. Zoram Parmawi – C.Rokhuma

Prescribed Texts: Fungki, CTBEB, 2007.

Semester VI Paper IX – Theory of Literature

Unit 1 : Literature : Sawifiahna – Zethuang – Literatureleh Society – Literature leh History.

Unit 2 : PoetryUnit 3 : DramaUnit 4 : Prose & FictionUnit 5 : Criticism

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Prescribed Text: To be prepared by Board of Studies,Mizo, before 2014. [vide BOS 10th Nov. ’10]

Paper X – Fiction II

Unit 1 : Hawilopari – BiaklianaUnit 2 : Silaimu Ngaihawm– James DokhumaUnit 3 : Nukawki – LalhminglianaSaiawiUnit 4 : Duhtak Sangpuii – KhawlkungiSuggested Readings:1. Percy Lubbock, The Craft of Fiction.2. H.Lallungmuana, Theme and Techniques of Mizo

Novel, unpublished PhD Thesis, 1989.3. M.Boulton, The Anatomy of the Novel, Routledge &

Kegan Paul, London, 1975.

Paper XI – Mizo Language & Grammar

Unit 1 :1. Mizo tawng bul bal (Historical aspect)

– Lalthangliana Phillips2. Mizo tawng tobul leh a chhehvel – B.Lalthangliana

Unit 2 :1. Mizo tawng chanchin (General observation)

– Ralluaii Chhangte2. Mizo tawng kalhmang (Theoretical aspect)

– Lalrindiki T. Fanai

Unit 3 :1. Mizo tawng than dan (inher danglam dan)

– Lalthangfala Sailo2. Mizo tawng tihhausak dan tur (Enrichment)

– Laltluangliana Khiangte

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Unit 4 :1. Mizo tawng hmandan leh ziahdan kalhmang

– Rev Zairema2. Mizo tawng dik hman zir – Rev Zairema

Unit 5 : Mizo Grammar.Texts: 1. Mizo Tawng Zir Zauna, M.L.A., Aizawl, 1995.

2. Mizo Tawng Grammar, S.P.B., 1992

Additional Reading:1. Zo tawng Formula, Rev Z.T. Sangkhuma, 2005.2. Mizo Tawng Ziah Dan, MBSE, 2008.

Paper XII ( A ) – Selected English Prose

Unit 1 : 1. Of Studies – Francis Bacon2. Shakespeare and Others – John Dryden

Unit 2 : 1. Happiness – Oliver Goldsmith2. Principles of Good Writing – L.A.Hill

Unit 3 : 1. Miseries of the Rich – G.B.Shaw2. What is Courage? – William Slim

Unit 4 : 1. A Simple Philosophy – Seathl2. The Other Side of the Hedge – E.M.Forster

Unit 5 : 1. The Weather : An Explanation – Robert Lynd2. What is Culture – Jawaharlal Nehru

Texts: 1. Ainawn, CTBEB, Aizawl, 20082. Prose for Our Times, sel. by BOS (English,MZU), Orient Longman, 2004.

POLITICAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENT

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I –SEMESTER Govt. & Politics of Mizoram Paper – I

Units ApprovedI (a) Profile of Mizoram

(b) Traditional, Political and Social Institutions(c) Effects of British Annexation(d) Inner line Regulation

II (a) MNF Movement: Causes and consequences(b) Memorandum of Settlement, 1986(c) Constitutional Developments leading to thecreation of the State of Mizoram.

III Functioning of the Govt. in Mizoram: Governor,Chief Minister, and Legislative Assembly.

IV Political parties in Mizoram:(a) Old Parties— Mizo Union and United MizoFreedom Organization(b) Existing Parties: National and Regional parties

V Local Self Govt. in Mizoram : Municipality (With specialreference to the 74 th ConstitutionalAmendment)Village Councils – Their Structure &Functions.Sixth Schedule: Powers & Function ofAutonomous District Council in Mizoram.

II –SEMESTER Indian Govt. & Politics Paper –II

Units Approved

I Indian Constitution – The Making of India’s

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Constitution, Preamble: Ideals and Philosophy,Salient Features of the Constitution, FundamentalRights and Duties, Directive Principles of StatePolicy

II Indian Federalism– Nature of Indian Federalism;Tension Areas of Centre-State relations, AmendmentProcedures and Emergency Provisions.

III Union Government: President, Parliament & PrimeMinister. State Government: Governor, StateLegislatures & Chief Minister.

IV The Judiciary: Supreme Court, High Court and JudicialReview. Election Commission of India: Composition,Powers and Functions.

V Major Issues and Challenges to Indian Polity:Casteism, Communalism, Regionalism, Local SelfGovernments: Panchayati Raj institutions andMunicipalities

III–SEMESTER Major Political Systems Paper– III

(Political Systems of UK, USA, Switzerland andChina)

Units Approved

I British Political System(a) Salient Features of British Political System.(b) Rule of Law and Conventions.(c) Parliamentary Government :- Monarchy,Parliament, Cabinet.

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II U.S. Political System(a) Salient Features of the US Political System.(b) Federal System(c) Separation of Powers.(d) U.S. Govt. : President, Congress & Supreme Court.

III Swiss Political System(a) Salient Features of Swiss Political System.(b) Swiss Govt.: Federal Council, Federal Assembly,Federal Tribunal(c) Devices of Direct Democracy in Switzerland

IV Chinese Political System(a) Salient Features of Chinese Political System.(b) Governmental Structure : National People’s Congress,President of PRC, State Council.

V Party System(a) Britain(b) USA(c) Switzerland(d) China

Paper – IV Political Theory Paper - IV

Units Approved

I Political Theory – Nature, Scope and Significance.Approaches to the Study of Political Theory:a. Traditional b. Marxistc. Behavioral d. Post Behavioral

II State :(a) Theories of Origin of the State: Liberal & Marxist

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Sovereignty:(a) Meaning, Characteristics and Types(b) Monistic & Pluralist View of Sovereignty

III Law : Meaning, Sources, Types.

Liberty :a) Meaning & Kinds,b) Theories of Liberty: Liberal View & Marxist View

Equality :a) Meaning and Kindsb) Liberty and Equality

IV Rights:a) Meaning and Types.b) Theories of Rights: Natural Rights & Social WelfareJustice :a) Meaning and Kinds; b) Rawls’ Theory of Justice

V Democracy:(a) Meaning,(b) Theories of Democracy: Elitist, Marxist ;(c). Western Liberal democracy

Welfare State:(a) Meaning and Features(b) Relevance of Welfare state

V-SEMESTER Western Political Thought Paper– V

Units Approved

I Plato : Justice, Education, Communism, Ideal State.

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Aristotle : Classification of Constitution, BestPracticable State, Revolution and Slavery.

II St. Augustine - Two Cities, Relations between Churchand State

Machiavelli - Religion and Morality; State

III Hobbes – Social Contract Theory; AbsoluteSovereignty; Individualism.

Locke – Social Contract Theory, LimitedGovernment and Property.

Rousseau – Social Contract Theory and General Will.

IV Bentham – Utilitarianism J.S. Mill – Liberty;Women; Alterations of Utilitarianism andDemocracy.

V Hegel – Dialectics and State.Marx - Dialectic Materialism, HistoricalMaterialism, Theory of Revolution, Class Struggleand Surplus Value.

International Relations Paper – VI

Units Approved

I International Relations: Meaning and Nature.Approaches to the Study of International relations:a) Realism b) Idealism

II Sovereign Nation-State System:a) Meaning and Natureb) National Interest;c) National power – Meaning and Elements.

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III Third Worlda) Emergenceb) NAM : Impact on world politics

IV Cold War : Causes, Different phases, impact, end ofthe Cold War

V International Securitya) Disarmament and Arms Controlb) Balance of Powerc) Collective Securityd) Diplomacye) Terrorism

Public Administration Paper – VII

Units Approved

I (a) Public Administration- Meaning, Nature andScope(b) Approaches to the Study of Public Administration :Scientific Management Theory,Classical Theory, Human Relations Approach,Bureaucratic Approach(c) Public Administration and Globalisation

II Organisation : Formal & Informal, Hierarchy,Centralisation&Decentralisation, and Coordination;

Administrative Behaviour : Leadership, Decision-Making, Communication and Accountability.

III (a) Development Administration : Meaning,Nature and Scope

(b) Personal Administration: Recruitment, Training

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and Promotion

IV Indian Administration : Minister – Civil ServantRelation. Legislative and Judicial Control overAdministration.

V (a) Budgeting: Meaning and Principles,Preparation & Passing of Budget in India;(b) Comptroller & Auditor General, Role of FinanceMinistry

Human Rights Paper VIII (a)

Units Approved

I Human Rights—(a) Meaning and classification, (b)Major landmarks in the historical development ofHuman rights Prior to UN

II Human Rights & the United Nations UniversalDeclaration of Human Rights.

III Group Human Rights: Rights of Women, Children,Minorities, Disabled and Old Age.Role of InternationalNGO in the Protection of Human Rights - AmnestyInternational

IV International Instruments of Human Rights : Civil,Political, Social & Economic Rights.Third Generationof Human Rights: Right to Development.

V Human Rights Provisions under the IndianConstitution. National Human Rights Commissionin India.

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VI-SEMESTER Indian Political Thought Paper –IX

Units Approved

I Sources of Indian Political Thought Kautilya –Arthasastra: Theory of government, statecraft

II Raja Ram Mohan Roy – Social LiberalismDayanandaSaraswati– Vedic Nationalism SwamiVivekananda – Nationalism, Internationalism

III Gopal Krishna Gokhale – Swadeshi Bal Gangadhar Tilak– Swaraj

IV Mahatma Gandhi – Non-Violence, SatyagrahaJawaharlal Nehru – Socialism, Individualism

V M.N. Roy – Radical Humanism, Party-lessDemocracy B.R. Ambedkar – Equity, Contributionto the Constituent Assembly J.P. Narayan – TotalRevolution

Indian Foreign Policy Paper – X

Units Approved

I Indian Foreign Policy – Determinants, Principles andObjectives.

II Policy of Non-Alignment – ConceptIndia’s Policy ofNon-AlignmentRelevance of Non-Alignment

III Indo-US Relations : Main Issues,Indo-US Nuclear Deal, Recent trendsIndo-Russia relations : Main Issues

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Indo-China Relation : Main Issues, Tension Areas

IV Indo-Pakistan Relations : Main Issues, Tension AreasIndo-Sri Lanka Relations: Indo-Sri Lankan Accord(1987) & Indian Peace Keeping ForceIndo-Bangladesh Relations: Main Issues, Recent Trends

V (a) India’s Nuclear Policy(b) India and ASEAN: Look East/Act East Policy(c) Indo-Myanmar Relations in the 21st Century: (d)Problems and Prospects

The United Nations Paper – XI

Units Approved

I International Organisation – Origin; League of Nationsand its Failure, Historical Development of the UN.U.N. Charter : Its Objectives & Principles,Membership of the U.N.

II Principal Organs :(a) General Assembly (b) Security Council.(c) Economic & Social Council.(d) Secretariat(e) International Court of Justice

III SpecialisedAgencies : I.L.O. , U.N.E.S.C.O., W.H.O.UN Programmes and Funds : UNICEF, UNDP, UNEP.

IV U.N. and Peace Keeping. U.N. & Human Rights.

V Relevance of U.N. in Post-Cold War Period. Reforms inUN: Issues & Debates.

Political Sociology Paper XII (a)

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Units Approved

I (a) Political Sociology – Definition, Nature andScope (b) Approaches to the Study of PoliticalSociology : Political Sociological Approach,Behavioural Approach and Marxian Class Approach

II (a) Power: Meaning and Kinds.(b)Theories of Power: Elite Theory, Pluralist Theoryand Marxian Theory.(c)Authority and Legitimacy

III Political Culture ; Political Socialisation: Meaning &Agents ; Political Participation.Political Development and Modernisation.

IV Social Stratification: (a)Caste in India(b)Caste and Class politics

V (a)Social Change: Meaning, Characteristics and Factors(b)Theories: Sanskritization, Westernization andSecularisation.

BACHELORS OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION(BBA)

BBA/1/FC/01 ENGLISH Paper-I

As prescribe by Mizoram University UndergraduateEnglish Paper-I

BBA/1/CC/02 FUNDAMENTAL OFMANAGEMENT & ORGANIZATIONAL

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UNIT-I: Introduction – meaning and nature of management,management system and processes; task andresponsibilities of a manager; managerial skills

UNIT-II: Decision making -nature and process, types ofmanagerial decisions, decision making conditions, formsof group decision making in organization, PlanningProcesses, Controlling

UNIT-III: Organization Structure and process: –Organisational climate, culture and managerial ethos;Organisational structure and design; Centralisation anddecentralization; Delegation and inter-departmentcoordination; Managerial communication.

UNIT-IV: Behavioural dynamics: Individual determinantsof organizational behavior; perceptions, learning,personality, attitudes and values, motivation, Job anxietyand stress.Interactive aspects of OreganisationalBehaviour:Ananlysing inter-personal relations; Group dynamics;Management of organizational conflicts; Managementof change; leadership styles and influence people.

BBA/1/CC/03 STATISTICS FOR BUSINESSDECISIONS

UNIT-I: Statistics: Meaning, evolution, scope, limitationsand applications; data classification; tabulation andpresentation: meaning, objectives and types ofclassification, formation of frequency distribution, roleof tabulation, parts, types and construction of tables,

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significance, types and construction of diagrams andgraphs

UNIT-II: Measures of Central Tendency and Dispersion:Meaning and objectives of measures of centraltendency, different measure viz. arithmetic mean,median, mode, geometric mean and harmonic mean,characteristics, applications and limitations of thesemeasures; measure of variation viz. range, quartiledeviation mean deviation and standard deviation, co-efficient of variation and skewness

UNIT-III: Correlation and Regression: Meaning ofcorrelation, types of correlation – positive andnegative correlation, simple, partial and multiplecorrelation, methods of studying correlation; scatterdiagram, graphic and direct method; properties ofcorrelation co- efficient, rank correlation, coefficientof determination, lines of regression, co-efficient ofregression, standard error of estimate

UNIT-IV: Index numbers and time series: Index number andtheir uses in business; construction of simple and weighedprice, quantity and value index numbers; test for an idealindex number, components of time series viz. seculartrend, cyclical, seasonal and irregular variations,methods of estimating secular trend and seasonalindices; use of time series in business forecastingand its limitations, calculating growth rate in timeseries

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BBA/1/CC/04 ENTREPRENEURSHIPDEVELOPMENT

Unit I: Entrepreneur, characteristics, functions, types,Entrepreneurship - meaning - Role of Entrepreneursin Economic Development, Rural entrepreneurs -need of problems - Role of NGOs in development ofrural Entrepreneurship.

Unit II: Generation of Project Ideas- Product selection,Form of Ownership, Licensing etc, projectionIdentification - Meaning, Significance, Contents andformulation of a project report, Planning commissionguidelines.

Unit III: NSIC, SIDO, SSIB, SSICS, SISI, TIIC, TCO.Method of product appraisal, Entrepreneurshipdevelopment programme. Industrial Polices of theCentral and State Governments, Various IncentiveSchemes, Special policies for the North East Region(NER) of India to promote entrepreneurship

Unit IV: Need, Tax Holidays - Concessions - TQM forsmall enterprises, Sickness in small Business -Signals, Symptoms, Consequences and correctivemeasures, Women Entrepreneurs –recent trend.

BBA/2/FC/05 ENGLISH PAPER-II

As prescribe by Mizoram University UndergraduateEnglish Paper-II

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BBA/2/CC/06 PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS

UNIT-I: Definition, Nature, Scope & Limitation ofEconomics as an art or Science, Relevance of Economicsin Business Management, Utility analysis, MarginalTheory of utilities and Equi-Marginal theory of utility.

UNIT-II: Meaning of demand, Demand theory andobjectives, Demand analysis, Demand schedule.Demand Curve and Nature of Curves, Laws ofDemand Elasticity of Demand Types &Measurement, Indifference curves analysis ConsumerEquilibrium &Consumer Surplus. Price, Income andsubstitution effect

UNIT-III: Production-Meaning and Analysis Productionfunction. Laws of production, Laws of increasing returns& Laws of constant returns, Equal product curves andProducer equilibrium.

UNIT-IV: Market analysis-Nature of market, Types of marketsand their characteristics Pricing under different marketstructures-Perfect Monopoly, oligopoly andMonopolistic completion. Price discrimination undermonopoly competition.

BBA/2/CC/07 BUSINESS ACCOUNTING

UNIT-I: Accounting – Meaning, nature, functions andtypes of Accounting, Accounting concepts andconventions, Journal, Ledger

UNIT-II: Subsidiary Books, Trial Balance, Rectification of Errors

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UNIT-III: Bank Reconciliation Statement, Preparationof Final Accounts with adjustments

UNIT-IV: Depreciation Accounting: Concepts and methods(Straight Line and Written Down Methods only);Receipt and Payments Accounts; Income andExpenditure Accounts

Elective-I (Any one of the list)

BBA/2/EC/8(C) BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT

UNIT-I: Business Environment – Nature, structure andcomponents of business environment; country risk;political risk and corporate adjustment; internationalimpact on business environment; nature of Indianeconomy

UNIT-II: Economic reforms; current monetary and fiscalpolicy environment; competitive environment and theCompetition Act 2002; Consumer and Investor’sprotection; corporate governance

UNIT-III: Industrial policy of 1991; public sector reforms;public private partnership; SMEs – threats andchallenges; industrial sickness; industrial relations;

UNIT-IV: Balance of Payments scenario; foreign trade patternand policy; globalization trends; environment forinternational direct investment; Foreign ExchangeManagement Act

BBA/3/FC/09 Language Paper (MIL)

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As prescribe by Mizoram University UndergraduateLanguage paper (MIL)

BBA/3/CC/10 PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING

UNIT I: Introduction: Nature, Scope and Importance ofMarketing, Evolution of Marketing; Core marketingconcepts; Company orientation - Production concept,Product concept, Selling concept, Marketing concept,Holistic marketing concept. Marketing Environment:Demographic, economic, political, legal, socio cultural,technological environment (Indian context); Portfolioapproach – Boston Consultative Group (BCG) matrix.

UNIT II: Segmentation, Targeting and Positioning: Levels ofMarket Segmentation, Basis for Segmenting ConsumerMarkets, Difference between Segmentation, Targetingand Positioning;

UNIT III: Product & Pricing Decisions: Concept of ProductLife Cycle (PLC), PLC marketing strategies, ProductClassification, Product Line Decision, Product MixDecision, Branding Decisions, Packaging &Labelling, New Product Development. PricingDecisions: Determinants of Price, Pricing Methods(Non-mathematical treatment), Adapting Price(Geographical Pricing, Promotional Pricing andDifferential Pricing).

UNIT IV: Promotion Mix: Factors determining promotionmix, Promotional Tools – basics of Advertisement, SalesPromotion, Public Relations & Publicity and Personal

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Selling; Place (Marketing Channels): Channelfunctions, Channel Levels, Types of Intermediaries:Types of Retailers, Types of Wholesalers. Marketingof Services - Unique Characteristics of Services,Marketing strategies for service firms – 7Ps.

BBA/3/CC/11 FOUNDATIONS OF HUMANRESOURCE MANAGEMENT

UNIT-I: Introduction – Evolution of HR function,contemporary perspective of HRM, goals of HRM,strategic role of HRM, financial impact of HRMactivities

UNIT-II: Talent Acquisition – Analysis of work and humanresource planning, recruitment, selection, placement,employee leasing, recruitment process outsourcing,outplacement, human resource information system

UNIT-III: Development and Assessment – HR assessmentand development, institutionalizing performancemanagement system, performance review, assessmentcentres, potential appraisal, career management, workforce training, designing and administering employeeand executive development programmes

UNIT-IV: Compensating HR – Philosophies regardingrewards, components and objectives of organizationalreward system, policy issues in pay administration,individual and organization wide incentives, employeebenefit plans, employee health and safety, labourrelations and collective bargaining

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Elective-II(Any one of the list)

BBA/3/EC/12(A) COST AND MANAGEMENTACCOUNTING

UNIT-I: Cost Accounting – meaning, importance, methods,techniques; classification of costs and cost sheet; inventoryvaluation; an elementary knowledge of activity basedcosting

UNIT-II: CVP analysis – determination of break-even point,profit volume ratio, profit volume graph, margin ofsafety, CVP analysis in multiproduct firm, utility andlimitation; marginal costing and its application inmanagerial decision making; elementary knowledge oftarget costing

UNIT-III: Budgetary control – meaning, need, objectives,essentials of budgeting, different types of budgets;standard costing and variance analysis (materials, labour)

UNIT-IV: Management Accounting – concept, need,importance and scope; analysis and interpretation offinancial statements – meaning, importance andtechniques, ratio analysis; fund flow analysis; cashflow analysis

BBA/4/FC/13 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

As prescribe by Mizoram University UndergraduateEnvironmental Studies

BBA/4/CC/14 COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS

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AND APPLICATIONS-I (Theory)

Unit – I: Basic Concepts of Computers:Introduction anddefinition of computer; functional components of acomputer system-(Input unit, CPU, Memory and outputunit); Functioning of a computer; characteristics,advantages and limitations of a computer;classification of computers;Essential Components of Computer : Hardware: Inputdevices, Output devices, Storage Devices

Unit - II: Software: Introduction; Types of software withexamples; Introduction to languages, compiler,interpreter and assembler.Operating System: Definition, Functions, Types andClassification, Elements of GUI based operating system-Windows-Use of menus, tools and commands ofwindows operating system.

Unit–III: Introduction to Networks and Internet:Introduction to Networking; importance ofnetworking; communication devices; Features ofNetworking. Meaning of Internet; growth of internet;basic internet terminology; Internet protocols; usageof internet to society; search engines.

Unit – IV: Database: Introduction to Database, DBMSvs RDBMS concepts,Application: Information Technology (IT) applied tovarious functional areas of management, such asProduction / Operations,Marketing, Human Resource,

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Finance and Materials Management

BBA/4/CC/15 COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS ANDAPPLICATIONS-II(Practical)

Unit – I: Text Creation Manipulation Software: Introductionto word processing; working with word document; Pageformatting; Find and replacing text, Tables and itsusage, Spell checking, bullets and numbering,hyperlink, Paragraph formatting, Header and Footer,Mail merge, printing word document.

Unit – II: Electronic Spread Sheet: (MS-Excel) Creating aworkbook; inserting deleting worksheets, writing formulawith operators, Organising charts and graphs, printingworksheet. Generally used spread sheet functions:a)Mathematical b.) Statistical c).Logical d.) Financial

Unit – III: Graphical Presentation Software: (MS-PowerPoint)Meaning of presentation package. Formatting slides andproduce slide show. Slide transition, custom animation,online broadcast, duplicate slides.

Unit – IV: Database:Creating Tables using MS Access,creating relations between tables in MS Access,Designing Forms, Queries and Reports in MS Access.

BBA/4/CC/16 BASICS OF FINANCIALMANAGEMENT

UNIT-I: Financial Management – Meaning, Nature andScope, Relationship with Other Functional Areas ofBusiness, Goals: Profit versus Wealth Maximization;

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Time Value of Money; Discounting andCompounding.

UNIT-II: Capital Budgeting Decisions – Nature,Importance, Capital Budgeting Process, Methods ofCapital Budgeting; Payback Period, DiscountedPayback Period, Accounting Rate of Return(ARR), Net Present Value (NPV), Internal Rateof Return (IRR) and Profitability Index (PI); Costof Different Sources of Capital; Weighted AverageCost of Capital (WACC).

UNIT-III: Financing Decisions – Sources of Long TermFinance, Financial and Operating Leverage;Determinants of capital structure; Capital StructureTheories – NI, NOI, Traditional and M-M Theories;Determinants of Dividend Policy; Dividend Models– Walter, Gordon & MM Models.

UNIT-IV: Working Capital Management– Meaning, Needand Determinants of Working Capital; Estimation ofWorking Capital Need, Financing of WorkingCapital.

Elective-III (Any one of the list)BBA/4/EC/17(A) BUSINESS RESEARCH

Unit I: Terminology: Data and Information, Validity andReliability, Deduction and Induction, Quantitative andQuantitative Methods.

Unit II: Research Project: Choice of Topic, Writing a Research

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Proposal – Objective, Hypothesis, Methodology,Timeframe.Survey Methods: Survey Design – Sampling, QualitativeData, Quantitative Data, Scaling Technique.

Unit III: Research Methods: Interview Method,Observational Method, Questionnaires, Case Studies,Action Research, Documentary Sources.

Unit IV: Data Analysis: Types of Research Data,Frequency Distributions, Bar Charts, Histograms,Pareto Charts; Statistical Tools of Data Analysis –Mean, Median, Mode, Correlation, Regression.

Report Writing: Formatting, Title Page, Abstract, Body,Introduction, Methods, Sample, Measures, Design,Results, Conclusions, References, Tables, Figures,Appendices.

BBA/5/CC/18 INDUSTRIAL TRAINING PROJECT

At the end of the fourth semester, students have to undergoindustrial training for 6-8 weeks in a businessorganisation. This training should help the studentdevelop a perspective of wholesome managementof business activities. This would enable studentsto appreciate the importance of different businessactivities and see how different business activitiesare interrelated. At the end training the student willhave to submit a report on the organisation and thatwill be evaluated based on the written industrialtraining report and presentation of the report by a

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panel of examiners. The examiners will be appointedby the Director/Head of the respective institute. Thepanel will jointly award the students, marks out of amaximum of 75 marks which will consist of FinalViva-voce/Presentation (25%) and Industrial TrainingReport(50%).

BBA/5/CC/19 INTRODUCTORY OPERATIONSRESEARCH

UNIT-I: Operations Research: Definition of operationsresearch, models of operations research, scientificmethodology of operations research, scope ofoperations research, importance of operationsresearchin decision making, role of operationsmanagement, limitations of OR.

UNIT-II: Linear Programming: Introduction –Mathematicalformulation of a problem–Graphical solutions, standardforms the simplex method for maximization andminimization problems.Method application to management decisions.Transportation problem–Introduction–Initial basicfeasible solution -NWC method –Least cost method–Vogel’s method–MODI–moving towards optimality –solution procedure without degeneracy

UNIT-III: Assignment problem –Algorithm–Hungarianmethod –simple problems.Decision theory: decision making under uncertainty andrisk, Bayesian analysis, decision trees.

UNIT-IV: Network models. Network models for project

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analysis CPM; Network construction and timeanalysis; cost time trade off, PERT –problems.

BBA/5/EC/20(A) INTERNATIONAL TRADE

UNIT-I: Introduction; Nature and importance of foreigntrade – features of foreign trade – Difference betweeninternal and international trade – Advantages anddisadvantages of Foreign Trade – Foreign trade andeconomic development

UNIT-II: Theories of Foreign Trade; Concept of OfferCurve- Classical theory - Adam Smith , Ricardo,Modern Theory– Heckscher – Ohlin theorem,Leontiffparadox, Lerner’s factor price equalization,terms of trade and gains from trade, Immiserisation

UNIT-III: Foreign Exchange; Defining foreign exchange andexchange rate – Components of foreign exchange reserve– different systems of exchange rate determination: goldstandard (Mint Parity), PPP

UNIT-IV: Floating exchange rate , Fixed and Flexibleexchange rate - Demand and Supply of foreign exchange- Devaluation, revaluation , depreciation andappreciation

BBA/5/EC/20(B) ADVERTISING

Unit I: Definition, Nature and evolution of advertising,function and role, critism, social, economic and legalaspects of adverting.

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Unit II: Place of advertising in Marketing Mix, Indianadvertising industry, copy writing: different elementsof a copy and layout.

Unit III: Advertising Budget: Objectives, preparationand methods of advertising budget; advertisngagency: function, selection and compensation.

Unit IV: Advertising media: different types of media,function, merits and demerits of media, selection ofmedia and its vehicles.

BBA/5/EC/20(C) TAXATION

UNIT-I: Basic concepts of income tax, residential status andits incidence on tax liability, incomes exempt from tax;income from the had salary; income from house property

UNIT-II: Profits and gains of business and professionincluding depreciation; capital gains; income from othersources

UNIT-III: Clubbing and incomes, setting off andcarrying forward of losses; general deductions fromgross total income, assessment of individuals,computation of tax liability

UNIT-IV: : Goods and Services Tax: ImportantDefinitions; Need, Merits and Demerits; Impact ofGST; Structure and Types of Taxes; Classificationof Goods and Rates of Taxes; Input tax Credit;Registration; Returns; Payment of Taxes; Refunds;Assessment

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Elective-V (Any one of the list)

BBA/5/EC/21(A) SMALL BUSINESSMARKETING

Unit -1 : Introduction to marketing mix; Environment forcompetition; Structural analysis of industriesincluding small scale units; Generic competitivestrategies with relation to small business units.

Unit II: Framework for competition analysis; Market signals;Competitive moves; Technology of competitiveadvantage; Strategy towards Buyers and Suppliers withrelation to small business units.

Unit III: Strategic Groups within Industries; CompetitiveStrategy in Declining Industries; Competitive Strategiesin Global Industries; Strategic analysis of IntegrationCapacity Expansion.

Unit IV: Strategies of Entering in to New Business; Portfoliotechniques in competitor analysis; Techniques ofconducting industry analysis.

BBA/5/EC/21(B)DISTRIBUTION AND SUPPLYCHAIN MANAGEMENT

Unit I: The channel system: Rationale for marketingchannel structures, Composition of marketingchannels, Channel Environment. Distribution – Basicconcept, Transportations, Inventory, Warehousing,Managing logistics.

Unit II: Concepts and importance of a Supply Chain (SC),

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Key issues of Supply Chain Management,Competitive and SC strategies, Achieving strategicfit.

Unit III: Dynamics of supply chain: Supply ChainIntegration, Push-based, Pull-based and Push-Pullbased supply chain, Demand Forecasting in a SupplyChain, Managing inventory in SC environment:Transportation in SC environment.

Unit IV: Strategic Alliances, Third party and fourth partylogistics, Retailer- Supplier partnerships (RSP),Supplier evaluation and selection, Use of bestpractices and Information Technology (IT) in SupplyChain Management.

BBA/5/EC/31(C) WORKING CAPITALMANAGEMENT

Unit I : Nature and Scope of Working capital .The need forworking capital. Types of Working Capital;.Determinants of Working Capital, Estimating workingcapital needs. Working capital trends in India.

Unit II: Management of Cash-Facets of Cash Management.Cash Planning – cash forecasting and Budgeting.Managing the Cash flows- Determining OptimumCash Balance.Management of MarketableSecurities- Investment in Marketable Securities –Types of marketable Securities.

Unit III: Management of Inventory -Need to hold inventories;Objective of Inventory Management. Inventory

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Management Techniques.Selective inventoryControl.Financial Manager’s role in inventoryManagement.Management of Receivables - Goalsof Credit Management. Aspects of Credit Policy-Credit terms, credit standards, Collection policy,Credit information. Collection procedures.Management of Trade Credit.

Unit IV: Sources of Working Capital – Forms of Bank credit.Non- Banking Finance. Various Committee reports onworking capital finance. RBI policy and theirimplications on Working Capital Finance.CaseStudy.

BBA/5/EC/21(D) E-COMMERCE

Unit I: Introduction: Meaning of E-Commerce, Evolutionof ECommerce, E-Commerce Vs. TraditionalCommerce, Infrastructure for E-Commerce – Internetand Web Technologies, Multimedia and Digital Video;Media Convergence and On-line publishing.

Unit II: Electronic Data Interchange & Electronic paymentSystem:Introduction to EDI, Concepts of EDI andLimitation, Application of EDI, Disadvantages of EDI,EDI model, Introduction to EPS, Concept of e-Money,Types of Electronic payment system, Payment types,Traditional payment, Value exchange system, Creditcard system, Electronic funds transfer, Paperless bill,Modern payment cash, Electronic cash .

Unit III: E-Commerce – Business Models: Business to Business

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(B2B): Business to Consumer (B2C); Other Models– E-business Storefronts, Infomediary, TrustIntermediary, E-business Enablers and InfrastructureProviders/Communities of Commerce.

UNIT IV : E-security: E-Security Issues – Hacking,Spoofing and Viruses; Network Security andTransaction Security; Security Measures – Firewall,encryption and Digital Signature; Cyber Crimes andCyber Laws – IT Act, 2000.

BBA/6/CC/22 ESSENTIALS OF STRATEGICMANAGEMENT

Unit I : Introduction & Concept of Strategy, Corporate Policyas a field of study, Nature, Importance, purpose andobjective of business policy, Chief Executive job,roles and responsibilities of board of directors, Anoverview of strategic management – its nature andprocess, Formulation of strategy, Environment,Nature of company’s environment, environmentappraisal, identifying corporate competence &resource.

Unit II: Relating Corporate Strategy, Personal & an EthicalValues Industry structure, Reconciling divergentvalues, Modification of values, moral componentsof corporate strategy, review of management’sconcern for responsibility, choice of strategicalternatives for social action.

Unit III: Strategic Choice Corporate portfolio analysis,

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competitor & SWOT analysis, strategic choice,strategic plan, routes to competitive advantage.

Unit IV: Implementation of Strategy Structuralimplementation, organisational design and change,behavioural implementation, leadership, corporateculture, business ethics, corporate politics and useof power, functional implementation – financial,marketing, operations, personnel policies and theirintegration, strategic evaluation and change.

Elective-VI (Any one of the list)

BBA/6/EC/23(A) RETAILING

Unit- I : Retail Management – An Introduction.Functionsof Retailing, Types of Retailers, Retailing Strategies foremerging markets, Organised Retail formats in India,Challenges ahead for Retailing.

Unit- II : Changing Retail Environment EnvironmentalAnalysis, Retail Branding, Retail Selling, RelationshipMarketing for Retailers, Type of Merchandise.

Unit- III : Retail Banking – An Introduction Open marketconditions and role of Banks and Financial Institutions,Retail Banking –Concept and Importance.Retail Banking Products- Housing Loan, ConveyanceLoan , Personal Loan, Educational Loan, Loan for RetailTraders, Plastic Money.

Unit- IV : e-Banking – An Overview Concept of ATMs and24 hours Banking, Online Banking, Online banking and

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e-Banking, Bancassurance, SSI financing.

BBA/6/EC/23(B) TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT

Unit I : Organization vision & plans, assessment oftraining needs, setting training objectives, designingtraining programmes, Spiral model of training. Tasksof the training function: Building support, overalltraining capacity, developing materials.

Unit II : Training methods: On the job training, jobinstruction training, apprenticeship, coaching, jobrotation, syndicate method, knowledge basedmethods, lecture, conferences, programmed learning,simulation methods, case study, vestibule training,laboratory training, in-basket exercise, experientialmethods, sensitivity training, e-training.

Unit III : Management Development Programme Methods:-Understudy, Coaching, Action Learning, Role Play,Management Games, Seminars, University relatedprogrammes, special projects, behavioural modelling, jobrotation, case study, multiple management, sensitivitytraining. Post training: Training evaluation, Trainingimpact on individuals and organizations, EvaluatingProgrammes, Participants, Objectives.

Unit IV : Organisational Development (OD): DefinitionFoundations of OD, Managing the OD Process, ActionResearch and OD. OD Interventions: Overview of ODInterventions, Team Interventions Inter-group andThird-Party Peacemaking Interventions. Comprehensive

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OD Interventions, Structural Interventions and theApplicability of OD, Training Experiences.

BBA/6/EC/23(C) PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Unit- I : Definition, Why project Management, The projectLife-Cycle, Project Management Maturity, ProjectSelection and Criteria of Choice, The Nature ofProject Selection Models, Types of Project SelectionModels, Project Portfolio Process, Project Proposals.The Project Manager, Project Management and theProject Manager, Special Demands on the ProjectManager, Selecting the Project Manager, Problemsof Cultural Differences, Impact of InstitutionalEnvironments, Project Organization, The project as Partof the Functional Organization, Pure ProjectOrganization, The Matrix organization, Choosing anOrganizational form The Project Team.

Unit- II : Planning: Introduction, Meaning, Definition,Characteristic & objective period, Nature of Planning,Importance of planning, Advantages of planning, Stepsin planning process, Methods of planning, Limitationsof planning, Essentials of a good planning, obstaclesin planning, Planning Premises and Classification ofPlanning Premises.Planning Forecasting : Introduction, Meaning,Definition, Characteristics, Process, Importance offorecasting, Areas of forecasting, Forecasting TechniquesTypes Methods, AdvantagesInitial Project Coordination: The Nature of Negotiation,

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Partnering, Chartering and change, Conflict and theproject life cycle. Estimating Project Budgets, Improvingthe Process of Cost Estimation

Unit- III : Network Techniques: PERT and CPM, CriticalPath Method- Crashing a Project, The ResourceAllocation Problem Resource Loading, ResourceLeveling, Constrained Resource Allocation ThePlanning-Monitoring-Controlling Cycle, InformationNeeds and the Reporting Process, Earned ValueAnalysis The Fundamental Purposes of Control, ThreeTypes of Control Processes, Comments on the Designof Control Systems, Control as a Function ofManagement.

Unit- IV : Purposes of Evaluation- Goals of the System, TheProject Audit, Construction and Use of the AuditReport, The Project Audit Life Cycle, Some Essential ofan Audit/Evolution The Varieties of Project Termination,When to Terminate a Project, The Termination Process.

BBA/6/EC/23(D) INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT

Unit- I : Investment: meaning, nature and process;Investment alternatives, concept and Measurement ofInvestment risk and return, Identification ofInvestment Opportunity; Stock Exchange; Functions,trading system, Regulation and listing of securities.

Unit- II : Fundamental analysis; company analysis; industryanalysis and economy analysis; Technical Vs Fundamentalanalysis; Implications for investment decision-making;Technical analysis;

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Unit- III : Valuation of Securities: equity, bonds andconvertible securities.

Unit- IV : Market Efficiency: Weak form, semi-strongform and strong form. Diversification: meaning, gainsfrom diversifications, Markowitz’s mean-variancecriterion, Sharpe Model. Capital Assets PricingModel (CAPM); meaning and assumptions, capitalmarket line, securities market line,

Elective-VII (Any one of the list)

BBA/6/EC/24(A) CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR

Unit I: Introduction to Consumer Behaviour, Models ofConsumer Behaviour, Consumer Involvement andDecision Making

Unit II: Marketing ethics, bases for market segmentation,consumer motivation, measures of motives, consumerbehaviour

Unit III: Information Search Process; Evaluative Criteria andDecision Rules; Consumer Motivation; InformationProcessing and Consumer Perception; ConsumerAttitudes and Attitude Change;

Unit IV: Influence of Personality and Self Concept onBuying Behaviour; Psychographics and Lifestyle;Reference Group Influence Diffusion of Innovation,Industrial Buying Behaviour.

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UNIT - I: Human Resource Development (HRD) : Concept,Origin and Need, Relationship between humanresource management and human resourcedevelopment; HRD as a Total System; Activity Areasof HRD : Training, Education and Development;Roles and competencies of HRD professionals.

UNIT - II: HRD Process: Assessing need for HRD; Designingand developing effective HRD programs;Implementing HRD programs; Evaluating HRDprograms. HRD Interventions: Integrated HumanResource Development Systems, Staffing for HRD;Physical and Financial Resources for HRD.

UNIT – III: HRD and diversity management; HRD Climate;HRD Audit. HRD Applications: Coaching andmentoring, Career management and development;Employee counselling; Competency mapping, HighPerformance Work Systems, Balanced Score Card.Integrating HRD with technology.

UNIT – IV: Evaluating the HRD Effort; Data Gathering;Analysis and Feedback; Industrial relations and HRD.HRD Experience in Indian Organizations,International HRD experience, Future of HRD.

BBA/6/EC/24(C) INDIAN FINANCIAL SYSTEM

Unit- I : Financial System, structure of Financial System,Instruments of Financial System.Insurance , Kinds ofInsurance, Schemes and procedure under Insurance.

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Banking and functions of Banking. Meaning,importance of financial services, types of financialservices, financial services and economicenvironment, players in financial services.

Unit- II : Merchant banking, functions & activities, Issuesmanagement: managing new issues, Equity issues –Rights issues ,underwriting :functions, bankers to anissue, book building and reverse book building,debenture trustees, portfolio managers. An overviewof role of SEBI

Unit- III : Role of Financial Institutions, Development banksand other banking institutions. SEBI

Unit- IV : Leasing and hire purchase, concepts and features,types of lease accounts Factoring & Forfeiting, Mutualfunds - Structure of Mutual Funds- Types MutualFunds– Advantages of mutual funds - Exchange TradedFunds, Credit rating. Stock broking, Consumer finance,Credit Cards.

BBA/6/EC/24(D) NEW ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT

Unit I: Entrepreneurship and its role in economicdevelopment; Problems of industrialisation indeveloping countries- cases on India; Industrialpolicies of India; Regulation and control of industriesin India.

Unit II: Mechanics of setting new enterprises- size, location,optimum units and its determinants; Sizes of industrialunits in India; Theory of industrial location factors-

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determining the industrial locations.

Unit III: Regional distribution of industrial activities inIndia; Recent trends in the localization of industrialactivity in India- Regional planning of industrialactivity in India; Feasibility studies of industries-Technical, Marketing, and Financial.

Unit IV: Managerial problems of new enterprises- production,purchasing, financing labour and marketing problems;Facilities provided by different Institutions andAgencies in India; Financing facilities for newenterprises, marketing and other facilities.

Elective-VIII (Any one of the list)

BBA/6/EC/25(A) PERFORMANCE ANDCOMPENSATION MANAGEMENT

Unit I : Introduction: Concept, Objectives of performancemanagement system; Performance management andperformance appraisal; Performance Managementprocess: Performance planning, Process andDocumentation of Performance appraisal, AppraisalInterview, Performance Feedback and Counselling.

Unit II : Performance management and reward systems.Performance Coaching ,Mentoring and Counselling,Competency development, Use of technology and e-PMS, International Aspects of PMS. Performancesystems trends, Ethical Perspectives in performanceappraisal.

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Unit III : Introduction to Job Evaluation. Methods of JobEvaluation. Company Wage Policy: WageDetermination, Pay Grades, Wage Surveys, WageComponents. Modern trends in compensation - fromwage and salary to cost to company concept, Comparableworth, broadbanding, competency based pay.

Unit IV : Incentives plans for production employees and forother professionals. Developing effective incentive plans,pay for performance,. Supplementary pay benefits,insurance benefits, retirement benefits, employeeservices benefits. Benefits & Incentive practices inindian industry. Wages in India: Minimum wage, fairwage and living wage. Methods of state regulation ofwages. Wage differentials & national wage policyRegulating payment of wages, wage boards, Paycommissions, dearness allowances, linking wages withproductivity.

BBA/6/EC/25(B) FINANCING OF SMALL BUSINESS

Unit I: Introduction to financial management in small scaleindustries; financial needs of small scale industries; Typesof capital requirements in the small business units.Planning of capital requirements.

Unit II: Cash management problems; Sources of financefor small business units in India indigenous bankers,public deposits, state finance corporations, Industrialcooperatives.

Unit III: Adequacy and appropriateness of funds from thebanking and non banking financial intermediaries;

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Financial assistance from state and centralgovernment agencies; Monetary policy of ReserveBan of India for small business units.

Unit IV: Small Scale industries and financial allocation andutilization under the five year plan of India- criticalanalysis and comparisons. Strategy for futureimprovements.

BBA/6/EC/25(C) MARKETING OF SERVICES

Credit (6)(5L+1T) Max Mark 100 (Internal=25;Semester End =75)

Course Contents

Unit I: Introduction to Services Marketing: Importance andcharacteristics of Services: Growth of Services Sector;Services in the Indian Economy; Services Strategy.

Unit II: Consumer Behaviour in Services; MarketSegmentation and Services Positioning; ServiceDemand Management, Designing and ManagingService Product.

Unit III: Service quality Management: Service Quality Audit– GAP Model of Service Quality – Total quality ServicesMarketing – Service Excellence, Pricing of Services– Pricing Strategies Linked to Value Perceptions.

Unit IV: Service Distribution – Managing Physical Evidence– Internal Marketing. External Marketing: Word ofMouth Communication. Interactive Marketing:Management of Moments of Truth - Service Deficiencies

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- consumer Grievance Recovery Strategies.

BBA/6/EC/25(D) INSURANCE MANAGEMENT

Unit- I : Introduction to Insurance: Purpose and need ofinsurance; Insurance as a social security tool; Insuranceand economic development. Fundamentals of AgencyLaw: Definition of an agent, Agents Regulations;Insurance Intermediaries; Agents, Compensation.Procedure for Becoming an Agent: Pre-requisite forobtaining a license; duration of license;

Unit- II : Cancellation of license; Revocation or suspensation/termination of agent appointment; code of conduct;unfair practices.Functions of the Agent: Proposal form and other formsfor grant of cover, Financial and medical underwriting;Material information;

Unit- III : Nomination and assignment; Procedure regardingsettlement of policy claims. Profile of InsuranceCompanies: Organizational set-up of the company;Promotion strategy;

Unit- IV : Market share; Important activities, Structure;Product; Acturial profession; productPricing acturial aspects; Distributions channels.Principlesof Life Insurance/Marine/Fire/Medical/ GeneralInsurance.Contracts of various kinds; Insurable Interest.

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