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Commerce and Accountancy for UPSC (Commerce & Accountancy Optional for UPSC): Commerce and Accountancy is an optional subject for the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) exam. It covers a wide range of topics, including financial accounting, auditing, financial management, tax accounting. We cover both papers (Paper 1 & Paper 2) for UPSC CSE Mains in depth, along with PYQ session, Commerce answer writing solution session.
Diademy IAS have 4 major courses for Commerce and accountancy online and offline classes are Classroom foundation course, mentorship cum test series course, enriched study material & PYQ discussion class separately.
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Commerce Optional Classroom Foundation Course
Course Features
5-6 Interactive Classes per Week
3 Phased Test Series
5 and Half Months Duration
Current Affairs & PYQ Discussion
Paper 1 & 2 Covered
Individual Mentoring
Printed Study Material
Offline & Online
Special Features
Printed solution of Previous Year Questions (PYQs)
Printed solution of Previous Year Questions (PYQs)
Additional Features
Special training on Answer Writing Tips
Learn Introduction, Body, Conclusion
Value Additions
Daily Answers
Subject wise Tests
Full mocks tests
UPSC Pattern Questions
Evaluation
Model Answers
Flexibility timings
Commerce Optional PYQ Solutions & Questions Banks
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Commerce & Accountancy Optional Coaching for UPSC
CA Rahul Kumar
CA Rahul Kumar is a Fellow Chartered Accountant of 2009 batch and got AIR 29 in CA Exams. He is a graduate in Commerce and got Rank 5 at university level.
He worked with Central PSUs for 8 Years at various financial and managerial roles.
He appeared thrice in UPSC Interviews with Commerce and Accountancy optional. He has a passion to guide UPSC students and guiding them since over 10 years. He has mentored more than 80 UPSC toppers through various programs.
He is famous for UPSC Strategy and Answer writing workshops at colleges and addressed over 5000 colleges students. He has been advising “Committee for Members in Entrepreneurship and Public Service” of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) for strategizing and delivering “Civil Services Orientation & Mentorship Programme for CA Members and CA Students aspiring to join Civil Services.
Presently, he is a senior faculty at DIADEMY IAS, Old Rajinder Nagar, Delhi. He guides Commerce & Accountancy Optional students through classes & Mentorship programs.
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Commerce & Accountancy Optional for UPSC
by CA Rahul Kumar
UPSC Commerce & Accountancy Optional Course Description
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Classroom Foundation Course Features:
Program duration: 6 Month
- 5-6 Classes a week
- Each Classes of 2-2.5 hours of duration
Features of Commerce & Accountancy Optional Classroom Foundation Course:
- Hardcopy Paperback Study Materials
- No need to approach for any other materials
- 21 Weeks of Daily Answer Writing
- 8 Sectional Tests (4 From Each Paper)
- 4 Full Length Tests (2 From Each Paper)
- Timely Evaluation of Answers written
- Weekly dedicated Mentorship Session
- PYQ Solutions
- Revision Short Notes
- Live + Recording
Enriched Study Material Course Feature:
Enriched Study Material Paper 1 & 2 : Commerce & Accountancy Optional
- PYQs Years Marking
- Powerful Quotations
- Relevant Examples
- Corporate Case Studies
- Micro Diagrams
- Thinkers Definitions
- Latest Current Affairs
- UPSC Level Numerical Questions
- Exampl & Case Studies
Mentorship cum Test Series Course Feature:
3 Phased Commerce and Accountancy Optional Mentorship cum Test Series Program:
- Phase 1: Daily Answers (21 weeks)
- Phase 2: Subject-wise tests (2 Months)
- Phase 3: Full-length Mock tests (1 Month)
Features:
- Daily schedule with micro topics target
- Customized targets based on the individual status of preparation.
- Weekly Mentorship calls
- Personal tracking sheet
- Target 3 months for each paper
- Exam-oriented UPSC pattern questions
- Flexibility to write Answers as per your timings
Commerce Optional PYQ Solution Feature:
Commerce Optional PYQ Solution (Paper-1 & Paper-2)
- Repeated themes of last 40 years will be brainstormed & discussed in class
- PYQ Workbook based unique approach
- Printed solutions of last 40 years of paper 1 & last 10 years of paper 2
- New Value Additions will be provided
- Numerical also covered
- Total 40 Classes approx of 2.5 hrs each
- 3 level Analysis of each question
- Total 2 to 3 Classes each (Mon & Fri)
- Available in offline/online/recorded formats
- 5 PYQ based Mini Tests with evaluation
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Commerce & Accountancy Optional Syllabus
Paper I: Accounting and Finance Accounting
Taxation & Auditing
1. Financing Accounting:
– Accounting as a financial information system; Impact of behavioural sciences. Accounting Standards e.g., Accounting for Depreciation, Inventories, Research and Development Costs, Long-term Construction Contracts, Revenue Recognition, Fixed Assets, Contingencies, Foreign Exchange Transactions, Investments and Government Grants, Cash Flow Statement, Earnings per Share.
– Accounting for Share Capital Transactions including Bonus Shares, Right Shares.
– Employees Stock Option and Buy-Back of Securities.
Preparation and Presentation of Company Final Accounts.
– Amalgamations, Absorption and Reconstruction of Companies.
2. Cost Accounting:
– Nature and functions of cost accounting. Installation of Cost Accounting System. Cost Concepts related to Income Measurement, Profit Planning, Cost Control and Decision Making.
– Methods of Costing: Job Costing, Process Costing, Activity Based Costing.
– Volume-cost-Profit Relationship as a tool of Profit Planning.
– Incremental Analysis/Differential Costing as a Tool of Pricing Decisions, Product Decisions, Make or Buy Decisions, Shut-Down Decisions etc.
– Techniques of Cost Control and Cost Reduction : Budgeting as a Tool of Planning and Control. Standard Costing and Variance Analysis.
– Responsibility Accounting and Divisional Performance Measurement.
3. Taxation:
– Income Tax: Definitions. Basis of charge; Incomes which do not form part of total income. Simple problems of Computation of Income (of individuals only) under various heads, i.e., Salaries, Income from House Property, Profits and Gains from Business or Profession, Capital Gains, Income from other sources, Income of other Persons included in Assessee’s Total Income.
– Set-off and Carry forward of Loss.
– Deductions from Gross Total Income.
– Salient Features/Provisions Related to VAT and Services Tax.
4. Auditing:
– Company Audit: Audit related to Divisible Profits, Dividends, Special investigations, Tax audit.
– Audit of Banking, Insurance, Non-Profit Organization and Charitable Societies/Trusts/Organizations.
Financial Management, Financial Institutions and Markets
1. Financial Management:
– Finance Function: Nature, Scope and Objectives of Financial Management: Risk and Return Relationship.
– Tools of Financial Analysis: Ratio Analysis, Funds-Flow and Cash-Flow Statement.
– Capital Budgeting Decisions: Process, Procedures and Appraisal Methods. Risk and Uncertainty Analysis and Methods.
– Cost of Capital : Concept, Computation of Specific Costs and Weighted Average Cost of Capital. CAPM as aTool of Determining Cost of Equity Capital.
– Financing Decisions: Theories of Capital Structure—Net Income (NI) Approach.
– Net Operating Income (NOI) Approach, MM Approach and Traditional Approach.
– Designing of Capital structure: Types of Leverages (Operating, Financial and Combined), EBIT-EPS Analysis, and other Factors.
– Dividend Decisions and Valuation of Firm : Walter’s Model, MM Thesis, Gordan’s Model, Lintner’s Model. Factors Affecting Dividend Policy.
– Working Capital Management: Planning of Working Capital. Determinants of Working Capital. Components of Working Capital—Cash, Inventory and Receivables.
– Corporate Restructuring with focus on Mergers and Acquisitions (Financial aspect only).
2. Financial Markets and Institutions:
– Indian Financial System: An Overview
– Money Markets: Participants, Structure and Instruments. Commercial Banks. Reforms in the Banking Sector. Monetary and Credit Policy of RBI. RBI as a Regulator.
– Capital Market: Primary and Secondary Market. Financial Market Instruments and Innovative Debt Instruments; SEBI as a Regulator.
– Financial Services: Mutual Funds, Venture Capital, Credit Rating Agencies, Insurance and IRDA.
Paper II: Organisation Theory and Behaviours, Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations
Organisation Theory and Behaviour
1. Organisation Theory:
– Nature and Concept of Organisation; External Environment of Organisation—Technological, Social, Political, Economical and Legal; Organisational Goals Primary and Secondary Goals, Single and Multiple Goals; Management by Objectives.
– Evolution of Organisation theory : Classical Neo-classical and system approach. Modern Concepts of Organisation Theory : Organisational Design, Organisational Structure and Organisational Culture.
– Organisational Design—Basic Challenges; Differentiation and Integration Process; Centralization and Decentralization Process; Standardization/Formalization and Mutual Adjustment. Coordinating Formal and Informal Organisations. Mechanistic and Organic Structures.
– Designing Organisational structures—Authority and Control; Line and Staff Functions, Specialization and Coordination. Types of Organization Structure—Functional. Matrix Structure, Project Structure. Nature and Basis of Power, Sources of Power, Power Structure and Politics. Impact of Information Technology on Organisational Design and Structure.
– Managing Organisational Culture.
2. Organisation Behaviour:
– Meaning and Concept; Individual in organisation: Personality, Theories, and Determinants; Perception Meaning and Process.
– Motivation: Concepts, Theories and Applications. Leadership—Theories and Styles.
– Quality of Work Life (QWL): Meaning and its impact on Performance, Ways of its Enhancement. Quality Circles (QC)—Meaning and their Importance. Management of Conflicts in Organizations. Transactional Analysis, Organisational Effectiveness, Management of Change.
Human Resources Management and Industrial Relations
1. Human Resources Management (HRM):
– Meaning Nature and Scope of HRM, Human Resource Planning, Job Analysis, Job Description, Job Specification, Recruitment Process, Selection Process, Orientational and Placement, Training and Development Process, Performance Appraisal and 360° Feedback, Salary and Wage Administration, Job Evaluation, Employee Welfare, Promotions, Transfers and Separations.
2. Industrial Relations (IR):
– Meaning, Nature, Importance and Scope of IR, Formation of Trade Union, Trade Union Legislation, Trade Union Movement in India. Recognition of Trade Unions, Problems of Trade Unions in India. Impact of Liberalization on Trade Union Movement.
– Nature of Industrial Disputes: Strikes and Lockouts, Causes of Disputes, Prevention and Settlement of Disputes.
– Worker’s Participation in Management: Philosophy, Rationale, Present Day Status and Future Prospects.
– Adjudication and Collective Bargaining.
– Industrial Relations in Public Enterprises Absenteeism and Labour Turnover in Indian Industries and their Causes and Remedies.
– ILO and its Functions.
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