AHSEC 2nd Year Syllabus 2024-25 Finance

SYLLABUS FOR HIGHER SECONDARY SECOND YEAR COURSE

W.E.F. SESSION: 2023-24

Theory: 80 Marks Time: Three Hours

Project: 20 Marks

Unit wise Distribution of Marks &Periods:

Unit Topics Marks Periods
Unit-1 Financial Institutions 20 30
Unit-2 Money Market and Foreign Exchange Market 20 30
Unit-3 Capital Market 20 30
Unit-4 Financial Services 20 30
Total (Theory) 80 120
Project Work 20 30
Total (Theory + Project) 100 150

Unit wise Distribution of Marks &Periods:

Unit-1: Financial Institutions: Marks: 20
Organisation and Management of RBI- Introduction, objectives of
establishment of the RBI, Organisation and Management of RBI, Administrative
Departments of the RBI.

Functions of the RBI- Traditional, Supervisory, Promotional; Prohibited function
of the RBI. System of Note issue of the RBI- Proportionate Reserve System and
Minimum Reserve System.

Credit Control Techniques of RBI-Introduction, Objectives of credit control,
methods of credit control- Quantitative Credit control techniques and Qualitative
Credit control techniques.
Role of RBI in the Economic Development of India- Promotional role, RBI and
industrial finance, RBI and agricultural finance.

Development Financial Institutions-IFCI-objectives and functions, SFCs-
objectives and functions, SIDCs-objectives and functions, NABARD-objectives
and functions.

Unit-2: Money Market and Foreign Exchange Market: Marks: 20
Money Market- Introduction, meaning and definition, features, sub-
markets/composition, institutions, functions and importance, characteristics of a
developed money market, differences between money market and capital market,
similarities of money market and capital market.

Indian Money Market- Structure and defects of Indian Money Market,
instruments traded in the Indian Money Market, lenders and borrowers of Indian
Money Market.
Foreign Exchange Market- Meaning of foreign exchange; meaning, features,
functions, participants and types of foreign exchange market.
Unit-3: Capital Market: Marks : 20
Capital Market- Meaning, features, functions.
New Issue Market (NIM) or Primary Market-Meaning and functions of NIM,
methods of issue in the NIM, intermediaries in the NIM, advantages and disadvantages
of NIM.
Stock Exchange or Secondary Market- Meaning, features, functions. Listing of
securities-objectives, formalities, conditions. Stock broker-meaning, qualifications,
registration, functions, kinds of brokers, Sub broker.

Methods of Trading in a Stock Exchange- Methods of trading stock, benefits of online
stock trading, steps in the trading and settlement procedures, stock indices, need for
indices, some key terms.

Unit-4: Financial Services: Marks: 20
Modern Banking Services
Credit card and Debit card, E-banking-meaning, utilities, advantages and
disadvantages. Mobile banking, ATM-functions and advantages.
Lease- Meaning and definition, types of lease-finance lease and operating lease,
meaning and features of finance lease and operating lease, differences between
finance lease and operating lease, advantages and disadvantages of lease finance to
lessor and lessee.
Hire -Purchase- Meaning, features, advantages and disadvantages.
Mutual Fund- Meaning, classification -on the basis of operation and on the basis
of yield and investment pattern, benefits of investing in mutual fund, differences
between open-ended and close-ended mutual fund, mutual funds in India.
Venture Capital and Factoring – Meaning, features and importance of venture
capital. Factoring-Meaning, functions and types, steps involved in factoring
services, benefits of factoring services.
Fee-based Financial Services- Stock broking-meaning and functions of stock
broker, Credit Rating- meaning, factors, process, advantages and disadvantages.
Merchant Banking-introduction, role and functions, differences between merchant
bankers and commercial banks.

PROJECT WORK FOR HIGHER SECONDARY SECOND YEAR COURSE

W.E.F. SESSION- 2023-24
Project Work- 20 Marks
Project Preparation 12 Marks
Project VIVA VOCE 08 Marks

Format for Project Work of the Subject FINANCE (H.S. Second Year)
Cover Page: 1. Title of the Project
2. Information of the student
(Name, Roll No., Registration No. and Year)
3. Name of the Supervisor
4. Name of the Institution
5. Year
Second Page: Acknowledgement
Third Page: Declaration by the Students
Fourth Page: Certificate from Supervisor/ Guide
Certificate from the Head of the Institution/Department
Fifth Page: Contents/Index
Sixth Page onwards: Main Text of the Project
Last Page: References/Bibliography

Contents of Project Work for H.S. Second Year Students
The students need to submit project report on any one of the following categories
(or any other suitable topic relevant to the subject may be fixed by the
concern teacher guide) with adequate photographs. The concerned teachers of
the institutions will fairly distribute the TOPICS among students.
1.Prepare a Report on the contributions made by IFCI, SFCs, SIDCs and
NABARD in the development of our economy.
2. Prepare a Detailed Report on how foreign exchange market helps the exporters
and importers.
3.Invest a small amount in the stock market. And keep record of your investment
for two/three months. Make an analysis of the growth of your investment in
stock. What suggestions will you put forward to your friends for investing in
stock from your own experience.

4. Process of entering in Mutual Fund investment
a) Prepare a report on different investment schemes, benefits of various schemes.
b) Process of entering in mutual fund investment.
c) Documents required for mutual fund investment.
5. Modern banking services offered by banks
a) Visit a commercial bank/RRBs/Cooperative bank.
b) Collect information on facilities provided by the bank.
c) Procedure for availing these facilities from bank with suitable example and
photographs.
6. Visit a commercial bank and collect information regarding different mode of
online payment with suitable examples and photographs.