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Syllabus BCA104

Financial Accounting and Management


Gujarat University FY BCA Syllabus (Revised) Effective from June, 2006
1. Accounting : Principles, Concept and Conventions 25%
Double entry system of Accounts; Journalizing: Introduction of Basic of Accounts sole proprietary concern (i.e. subsidiary books excluding bank book but including three columnar cash book, ledgers, Closung of Accounts and Preparation of trial Balance.
Accounting Cycle ( the full cycle up to trial balance should be covered and explained with illustrations covering around 10 sample transaction, using vouchers.Preparing Account from vouchers.
2. Final Accounts: 10%
Preparation of Trading Account, Profit and Balance Sheet of a sole proprietary concern and partnership firm, with simple adjustments. Closing entries should be explained and clarified.
3. Computerized Accounting: 10%
Overview of Financial accounting software (e.g. Tally, Ex, Microsoft Financial) Minimum 5 hours hands on training on the package software is compulsory. ( out of 25 marks, 5 marks will be allotted to this chapter in term work)
4. Finical Management: Meaning and Role 10%
5. Ratio Analysis : 10%
Meaning; Advantages; Limitation, Types of ratios i.e. classification of ratios from different angle. Computation of the fool wing ratios is expected from the direct data provided:
    (i) Gross Profit Ratio; Operating Ratio
    (ii)Current Ratio : Liquidity Ratio (also known in general as Acid Test Ratio)
    (iii)Stock Turnover Ratio; Debtors turnover (including calculation of average no of days credit is allowed ); Creditors Turnover (including calculation of average number of days credit is from suppliers)
    (iv)Debt-Equity Ratio (Total Debt/Equity and long term Debt/Equity Ratios)
6. Cash Budget 10%
Preparation of simple cash budget.
7. Costing: 10%
Nature; importance and basic principles of costing ; method of costing (only a brief theoretical explanation is expected)
Elements of Costs: i.e. materials, lab our overheads (including explanation of Direct and Indirect costs ; Fixed, Variable and Semi-fixed/ Semi-variable costs’)
8. Unit Costing 10%
Preparation of simple Cost Sheet/ Statement, Covering various element of cost and also indicating Prime cost ; Factory or Production or Manufacturing cost ; Cost of Production ; Total Cost ; Profit ; Sales.
9. Marginal Costing: 10%
Nature, scope, and importance – Break-even Analysis : Its uses and limitations-simple sums on computation of BEP in terms of units and sales ( even when data regarding unit is not provided) and sales required to earn an expected amount of profit ( in terms of unit and sales even without unit data being provided)-explaining Break-even Chart (in theory only)
REFERNCE BOOKS
Principles and Practice of Accountancy, R.L.Gupta-V.K.gupta, S. chand & Sons
Cost Accountancy, (Theory, Problems and Solutions ), P.V.Rathuam & D. Hanumantha Raju, Himalaya Publishing House
Principles and Practice of Accountancy, Tusian
Financial Accounting, Inamder S.M
Element of Book-Keeping and Accountancy for Std. XIth, XIIth, Guj-Stat Text Book Board.


Total Marks of this Subject 100 Marks
External (University ) Examination 70 Marks
Internal Sessional Examination 20 Marks
Term Work 10 Marks
Teaching Hours per week 3 Hrs
Practicals There is no practical in this subject.

Last Updated on 9th Jun 2009