Telangana University was established by Government of Andhra Pradesh to provide academic facilities to the students belonging to the backward and rural community in Adilabad and Nizamabad districts. The university is a member of Associations of Indian Universities. The institute provides many post graduate and Ph.D courses to the aspirants.

Structure of Ph.d entrance exam for Commerce and Business Management

The entrance exam paper for Ph.D in Commerce and Business Management consists of written questions only. The paper consists of two sections. The first section or Section A consists of 10 questions of 5 marks each. All the questions are to be answered in this section. The second section or Section B consists of ten questions out of which only five are to be answered. In the usual pattern, the candidate is given a choice between two questions. The questions in section B are of 10 marks each. The total duration of the exam is three hours.

Syllabus of Ph.d entrance exam for Commerce and Business Management

Accounting : Accounting Theory, Principles and Standards, Management Accounting,

Ratio Analysis, Funds Flow and Cash Flow Analysis, Process Costing, Activity Based Costing, Absorption Costing, Marginal Costing, Budgetary Control, and Standard Costing, Balanced Score Card and Economic Value Analysis (EVA).

Financial Management: Concept, Scope, Objectives and Functions of Financial Management, Capital Budgeting and Working Capital Management, Capital Structure, Cost of Capital, Capital Structure, Dividend Policies and Dividend Theories, Indian Capital Markets and Regulations

Managerial Economics and Business Environment and Policy: Economic Profit and Accounting Profit, Economic Optimization, Demand Analysis, Production Function, Cost Function,  Perfect Market Structures, Imperfect Market Structures, Monopoly, Monopolistic, Oligopoly, Business Environment, Liberalization and Globalization, FDI, WTO and Trade Policy, Public Sector and Privatization, Mergers and Acquisitions

Marketing Management: Marketing Concepts, Marketing Segmentation, Targeting and Positioning, Consumer and Organizational Buying behaviour, Product, Price, Promotion and Distribution Management, Retailing, Online and Direct Marketing, Marketing Research and Marketing Information System.

Introduction to Organization and Management: Definition and nature of Organizations, Characteristics, Types of organizations: Formal and Informal, Definition and Characteristics of Management as an Art, Science and Profession

Concept of efficiency and effectiveness, Planning, Organisation,  Staffing, Leading, and

Controlling, Approaches: an overview of Classical, Human Relations and Systems Approaches  Fayol’s Principles

Organisation Theory and Behaviour: Understanding Individual and Group Behaviour, Organisation Structure and Design, Motivation, Morale and Leadership, Organisational Effectiveness, Change and  Culture, Group Dynamics.

Human Resource Management: Concept, Significance, Objectives, Scope and Functions of HRM, Concept, Scope, Objectives of Human Resource Development, Brief introduction of Techniques of HRD, Human Resource Planning, Recruitment and Selection, Performance Appraisal, Training and Development, Compensation Management, Participative Management, Trade Unions and Employee Relations

International Business: Liberalisation, Privatisation and Globalisation, International Agencies and Agreements, Regional Trade Blocks, International Business Management, Foreign Exchange Exposure and International Capital Market.

Quantitative Techniques for Business Decisions: Data Collection, Presentation, Analysis, Interpretation and Report Writing, Correlation and Regression Analysis, Sampling Theory, Probability Distributions, Association of Attributes and Chi-Square Test.

Hypothesis Testing and Statistical Decision Theory: Hypothesis Testing and Test of Significance, Statistical Quality Control, Statistical Decision Theory, Analysis of Varianc

Eligibility Criteria

The candidate can get admission to Ph.D course in Commerce and Management if they fulfill the following criteria.

The candidate should obtain Post-Graduate Degree from any recognized university. For candidates completing their post graduation through distance mode, the university should be recognized and approved by Distance Education Council.

The candidate should obtain a minimum of 55% marks in the subject of post graduation.

The candidates under SC/ST category should obtain a minimum of 50% marks in the subject of post graduation.

How to Apply?

The application form can be downloaded from the official website of the university www.telanganauniversity.ac.in . The completed application forms along with certificates and enclosures should be sent to The Director, Centre for  Research & Development, Telangana University, Nizamabad  -503 322. The application form should reach before the last date of submission. The candidate should enclose a demand draft of Rs 1000/- along with the filled application form. The demand draft can be taken from any Nationalised Bank drawn in favor of “The Registrar, Telangana University, Nizamabad”  payable at SBI TU Campus Branch.

How to fill the Form?

The applicant should fill in all the information in the application from very carefully. The name, date of birth, father’s name should be entered as in the certificate of higher secondary exam. The applicant should complete the form personally. The candidates should affix his/her recent photograph in the application form. The candidate should enter the address of communication correctly. The institute will use this address for all further communication with the candidate.  The applicant should fill the details of bank details correctly.

Important Dates (Tentative)

[Please note that we only provide tentative dates based on previous years dates. For exact dates related information it is always best to check official websites only.]

Last date of receipt of completed application form: second week of November 2011

Ph.d entrance exam for Commerce and Business Management Centers

The entrance exam for Ph.d entrance exam for Commerce and Business Management is conducted at the university itself.

Contact Address for Ph.d entrance exam for Commerce and Business Management

• Address : Telangana University, Nizamabad-503322(AP)
• Phone:  +91-8461-222220 (Office)
• Fax: +91-8461 - 222212
• Website: www.telanganauniversity.ac.in
• Email id: [email protected]

Colleges Accepting the Ph.d entrance exam for Commerce and Business Management Score

Telangana University

Reference Books for Ph.d entrance exam for Commerce and Business Management

• Business Communication by Parag Diwan
• Strategic Management by Michael Porter
• Business Environment by Saleem, Pearson
• Accounting and Finance by Nitin Balwani
• Business Communication Today by Bovee, Thill and Schwartzman
• Financial Accounting by R. Narayanaswamy
• Industrial Marketing by Francis Cherunilam
• Financial Management by Prasanna Chandra
• Marketing Management by Philip Kotler
• Management Information systems by Ashok Arora and Achy Bhatia
• Production and Operations Management by Biztantra
• Managerial Economics by Dominick Salvatore by Thomson

Coaching Centers for Ph.d entrance exam for Commerce and Business Management

• T.I.M.E (Triumphant Institute of Management Education Pvt. Ltd
• Aakash
• Sreekrishna Entrance Coaching Center
• Brilliants Tutorial Pvt.Ltd
• Oasis education services
• Tandem
• Career point
• Narayana IIT Academy
• Sahil study circle
• J .R. S Tutorials
• Hierank School of Competitions
• Pathfinder Academy
• Sri Krishna Academy
• Life Line Competitive and Entrance Coaching Centre
• Manidha Naeyam IAS Coaching Centre
• VPM classes
• GATEIIT

Study Plan

Start the preparation for the entrance exam well in advance. Learn all the difficult topics early and leave the easy one for the last. Manage time effectively. Cover all the topics giving importance to key topics. Revise all the topics at least once before the entrance exam. Study each topic elaborately as the questions are descriptive in nature. Refer to old question papers and cover the topics accordingly. Enquire about the entrance test and study plan with seniors who have cleared the test before. Discuss the difficult portions with some professors or seniors.

How and Where To Get the Results?

The candidates can obtain the result from the official web site www.telanganauniversity.ac.in

Score Validity

The score of Ph.D entrance test is valid for twelve months.