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Financial Management - I· 180
Organized Markets - I· 180
Strategic Management - I· 180
Advanced Statistics - VII· 180
Financial & Management Accounting - VII· 180
Financial & Management Accounting - VIII· 180
Financial & Management Accounting - IX· 180
About this semester
VNSGU M.Com Semester 3 (Master of Commerce 3rd Semester) advances postgraduate scholars into modern strategic cost management, multi-divisional transfer pricing, experimental statistical designs, and distribution channel architecture. The university external written examination carries 70 marks (3 hours duration) with a minimum 28-mark (40%) passing threshold. The syllabus features core papers in Strategic Management I, Organized Markets I, and Financial Management I, coupled with specialization sequences in Advanced Accounting (Papers VII–IX), Advanced Statistics (Papers VII–IX), and Marketing Channels (Paper IX). QuestionBanker delivers complete previous year papers from 2023 to 2026 mapped to step-by-step solved university model solutions.
Financial & Management Accounting (Papers VII, VIII, IX)
Strategic cost management, Activity-Based Costing (ABC) vs traditional absorption costing, multi-divisional Transfer Pricing (cost-plus, market, negotiated, dual pricing), marginal costing and CVP analysis with limiting factors, Target Costing, and Life Cycle Costing.
Advanced Statistics (Papers VII, VIII, IX)
Analysis of Variance (ANOVA one-way and two-way classifications), Design of Experiments (Completely Randomized Design CRD, Randomized Block Design RBD, Latin Square Design LSD), and Non-Parametric statistical tests (Sign test, Wilcoxon signed-rank test, Mann-Whitney U test).
Strategic Management - I
Corporate portfolio planning, corporate parenting advantage, grand corporate strategies (stability, expansion, retrenchment, combination), turnaround management strategies, and strategic evaluation and control systems (Balanced Scorecard).
Organized Markets - I & Financial Services
Indian money market reforms, functions of discount houses, Commercial Paper and Certificates of Deposit issuance norms, Mutual Fund operations and NAV determination, and credit rating methodologies (CRISIL, ICRA, CARE).
Marketing Channels & Retail Logistics (Paper IX)
Structure and design of marketing channels, channel power dynamics, vertical and horizontal channel conflict resolution, third-party logistics (3PL/4PL), supply chain inventory optimization, and digital omnichannel distribution.
| Question No. | Focus / Syllabus Coverage | Choice Pattern | Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q.1 | Advanced Management Accounting Problem / Case | Full question with internal OR option | 14 Marks |
| Q.2 | Design of Experiments / ANOVA Numerical | Sub-questions with internal OR option | 14 Marks |
| Q.3 | Strategic Management I Corporate Essay | Sub-questions with internal OR option | 14 Marks |
| Q.4 | Organized Markets I / Marketing Channels Focus | Sub-questions with internal OR option | 14 Marks |
| Q.5 | Applied Short Notes / Conceptual Contrasts | Any 2 out of 4 (7 marks each) | 14 Marks |
| Total External | University Written Examination (3 Hours) | Standard 70-Mark Blueprint | 70 Marks (Min 28 to Pass) |
Internal continuous assessment carries 30 marks. Total aggregate per paper: 100 marks.
Management Accounting
Transfer pricing problem with domestic and international tax differentials; Marginal costing decision-making: make or buy, export order pricing, product mix with key factor (labor hours or raw material shortage); Activity-Based Costing cost pool and cost driver rate calculations.
Advanced Statistics
Construction of ANOVA table for Two-Way Classification with F-ratio calculations; Randomized Block Design (RBD) layout, missing plot technique, and critical difference (CD); Mann-Whitney U test calculation for small and large samples.
Strategic Management
Balanced Scorecard four perspectives (Financial, Customer, Internal Business, Learning & Growth); Turnaround management stages with Indian case study; Corporate retrenchment: divestment vs liquidation; BCG Matrix vs GE-McKinsey Matrix.
Marketing Channels
Sources of channel power (Reward, Coercive, Legitimate, Expert, Referent); Causes of vertical channel conflict and mediation methods; Distribution intensity strategies (Intensive, Selective, Exclusive).
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VNSGU M.Com Sem 3 includes 12 subjects across Core (Organized Markets I, Financial Management I, Strategic Management I), Accounting Specialization (Papers VII, VIII, IX), Statistics Specialization (Papers VII, VIII, IX), and Marketing Specialization (Consumer Behaviour VII, Retail Management VIII, Marketing Channels IX).
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