CBSE Class 12 Syllabus for Entrepreneurship

PROJECT WORK
Students have to do TWO projects in the entire academic session.

TOPICS FOR THE PROJECT:

1. Business Plan
2. Market Survey
- 10 Marks each for 02 Projects
- 5 Marks for Numerical Assessment
- 5 Marks for Viva
Note: Students need to complete both the projects. Guidelines for both projects are given in the CBSE Textbook.

1.The objectives of the project work:
Objectives of project work are to enable learners to:
- probe deeper into personal enquiry, initiate action and reflect on knowledge and skills, views etc. acquired during the course of class XI-XII.
- analyse and evaluate real world scenarios using theoretical constructs and arguments
- demonstrate the application of critical and creative thinking skills and abilities to produce an independent and extended piece of work
- follow up aspects in which learners have interest
- develop the communication skills to argue logically

2. Role of the teacher:
The teacher plays a critical role in developing thinking skills of the learners. A teacher should:
- help each learner select the topic after detailed discussions and deliberations of the topic;
- play the role of a facilitator to support and monitor the project work of the learner through periodic discussions;
- guide the research work in terms of sources for the relevant data;
- ensure that students must understand the relevance and usage of primary evidence and other sources in their projects and duly acknowledge the same;
- ensure that the students are able to derive a conclusion from the content; cite the limitations faced during the research and give appropriate references used in doing the research work.
- educate learner about plagiarism and the importance of quoting the source of the information to ensure authenticity of research work.
- prepare the learner for the presentation of the project work.
- arrange a presentation of the project file.

3. Steps involved in the conduct of the project:
Students may work upon the following lines as a suggested flow chart:
Choose a title/topic
              ↓
Collection of the research material
              ↓
Organization of material/data
              ↓
Present material/data
              ↓
Analysing the material/data for conclusion
              ↓
Draw the relevant conclusion
              ↓
Presentation of the Project Work

4. Expected Checklist for the Project Work:
- Introduction of topic/title
- Identifying the product/service
- Various stakeholders and effect on each of them
- Use of different tools for market assessment and it’s analysis
- Implication of 4P’s in the process of marketing
- Calculation of various costs involved in the business planning process
- Validity, reliability, appropriateness and relevance of data used for research work and for presentation in the project file
- Presentation and writing that is succinct and coherent in project file
- Citation of the materials referred to, in the file in footnotes, resources section, bibliography etc.

5. Viva-Voce
- At the end of the academic session, each learner will present the research work in the Project File to the External examiner.
- The questions should be asked from the Research Work/ Project File of the learner.
- The Internal Examiner should ensure that the study submitted by the learner is his/her own original work.
- In case of any doubt, authenticity should be checked and verified.

Guidelines to do the project is given in the textbook

Prescribed Books:
1. Entrepreneurship - Class XI- C.B.S.E, Delhi
2. Entrepreneurship - Class XII - C.B.S.E., Delhi
3. Udyamita (in Hindi) by Dr. MMP. Akhouri and S.P Mishra, pub. By National Institute for
Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (NIESBUD), NSIC-PATC Campus,Okhla

Magazines
1. Udyamita Samachar Patra (Monthly, Hindi), Pub. By Centre for Entrepreneurship Development, M.P. (CEDMAP), 60 Jail Road, Jhangerbad, Bhopal-462008.
2. Science Tec. Entrepreneur (A Bi Monthly Publication), Centre for Entrepreneurship Development, M.P (CEDMAP), 60 Jail Road, Jhangerbad, Bhopal -462008
3. Laghu Udhyog Samachar
4. Project Profile by DCSSI