The paper eighteen of the Commerce in the Post Graduate degree from the much reputed University of Netaji Subhas Open University which is more renowned for the distant education course is actually a paper on Financial Management and its detailed study. The paper is a theoretical paper on the concepts of Financial Management.

Paper pattern:

The paper on Financial Management is a theoretical based subjective type question paper. The paper has been divided into four sections, A, B, C and D. Section A requires one to attempt any one question from the two questions given. Section B has one to attempt any one question which has sub parts. Section C also asks one to answer any one question from the two questions and the last section requires to do the same.The paper has its share of numerical problems as well.

Maximum marks and time allotted:

The maximum marks allotted to the paper on Financial Management are fifty and the time allotted is two hours only. The four sections have almost equal weight age.

Frequently asked questions:

The questions that are asked in the papers on Financial Management are on topics related to the detailed subject and even numerical. Some of the questions are like value maximization objective of a firm, circumstances of conflicting ranking that would be given by NPV methods, detailed descriptive answers on portfolio, cash management, positive working capital and negative aspect etc.

Books:

• Basic Financial management by Khan
• Financial Policy and Management Accounting