Paper 2 (your subject)

UGC-NET Paper 2: Management

10 units · 79 topics100 MCQs · 200 marks

Prep tip

Ten wide units, so aim for breadth: one MCQ-ready summary per syllabus line. Practise the numerical topics in units IV, V and VIII as daily drills, and learn the theories, models and their authors in units I, II, VI and VII as name-and-idea pairs.

Suggested order: Unit I, then II, then VI, then VII, then III, then IV, then V, then VIII, then IX, and X last.

Units

Unit I0 of 8 read

Management, managerial economics and ethics

8 sheets · about 71 min reading

Management: concept, theories, roles and skills9 min Functions of management: planning to controlling8 min Communication and decision making9 min Organisation structure and design8 min Managerial economics and demand analysis10 min Market structures and price determination9 min National income and inflation9 min Business ethics, CSR and corporate governance9 min

Unit II0 of 8 read

Organisational behaviour and HRM

8 sheets · about 77 min reading

OB foundations, personality, perception, values and attitudes10 min Learning and motivation theories10 min Group dynamics, team building and leadership11 min Interpersonal behaviour and transactional analysis8 min Organisational culture, climate and cross-cultural OB9 min Emotions, stress, organisational justice and whistle blowing9 min HRM concept, HR planning, recruitment and selection10 min Induction, training, job analysis, job evaluation and compensation10 min

Unit III0 of 7 read

Strategic HRM and industrial relations

7 sheets · about 64 min reading

Strategic role of HRM, competency mapping and balanced scorecard9 min Career planning, performance management and appraisal10 min Organisation development, change and OD interventions9 min Talent management, skill development, engagement and work-life balance8 min Industrial relations: disputes, grievances, labour welfare and social security11 min Trade unions and collective bargaining9 min International HRM and green HRM8 min

Unit IV0 of 8 read

Accounting, costing and financial management

8 sheets · about 77 min reading

Accounting principles, standards and financial statements8 min Financial statement analysis: ratios, funds flow, cash flow and DuPont10 min Cost sheet, marginal costing and CVP analysis10 min Standard costing and variance analysis10 min Financial management: concept, functions and sources of finance7 min Cost of capital and capital structure theories12 min Budgeting, budgetary control and zero-base budgeting8 min Leverages, EBIT-EPS analysis, financial break-even and indifference point12 min

Unit V0 of 8 read

Valuation, investment and working capital

8 sheets · about 86 min reading

Time value of money, valuation and risk-return12 min Capital budgeting: methods, comparison and risk analysis12 min Dividend theories and policy10 min Mergers, acquisitions and corporate restructuring9 min Portfolio management: Markowitz, CAPM and APT11 min Derivatives: options, futures and forwards10 min Working capital management12 min International financial management and the forex market10 min

Unit VI0 of 8 read

Strategic management and marketing

8 sheets · about 72 min reading

Strategic management: process, levels and implementation (7S)8 min Strategic analysis: PEST, five forces, RBV and value chain9 min Strategy formulation: SWOT, TOWS and corporate strategies9 min Portfolio analysis: BCG, GE-McKinsey and Ansoff matrices9 min Marketing: concept, orientations, tasks, value and satisfaction9 min Segmentation, targeting and positioning8 min Product and pricing decisions10 min Place and promotion: channels, VMS, IMC and sales promotion10 min

Unit VII0 of 8 read

Consumer behaviour, brands and marketing channels

8 sheets · about 73 min reading

Consumer and industrial buying behaviour: theories and models10 min Brand management: equity models, strategy, extensions and loyalty10 min Logistics, supply chain, sales force and personal selling10 min Services marketing: 7Ps, gaps model and SERVQUAL10 min Customer relationship marketing8 min Retail marketing in India: trends and outlet types8 min Emerging trends: e-marketing, direct, digital and green marketing8 min International marketing: entry modes and the international mix9 min

Unit VIII0 of 8 read

Statistics, operations and operations research

8 sheets · about 88 min reading

Central tendency, dispersion and probability distributions12 min Data collection, questionnaire design and sampling9 min Hypothesis testing: z, t, F and chi-square tests11 min Correlation and regression10 min Operations management: location, layout, ERP and scheduling12 min Quality management: SQC, TQM, Six Sigma and ISO 900011 min Transportation problem and queuing theory11 min Decision theory and PERT/CPM12 min

Unit IX0 of 8 read

International business and information technology

8 sheets · about 69 min reading

Globalisation and theories of international trade9 min Balance of payments8 min Foreign direct investment: types, theories, benefits and costs8 min WTO and the multilateral regulation of trade and investment9 min Export-import procedures, documents and India's Foreign Trade Policy9 min IMF and the World Bank Group7 min IT in management: TPS, MIS, DSS, ESS and managing technological change9 min AI, big data, data warehousing, data mining and knowledge management10 min

Unit X0 of 8 read

Entrepreneurship and small business

8 sheets · about 67 min reading

Entrepreneurship: concept, types, process and competencies8 min Theories of entrepreneurship8 min Intrapreneurship, women and rural entrepreneurship8 min Innovation, opportunity identification and screening ideas8 min Business plan and feasibility analysis9 min Micro and small enterprises in India and the government's role10 min Sickness in small industries: causes, symptoms and rehabilitation7 min Institutional finance for small industries9 min

The exam

Paper 1 and Paper 2 are taken together in one 3-hour computer-based sitting. Paper 2 (Management) is 100 MCQs for 200 marks.

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