BBA 2nd Year Subjects: Check Semester Wise Subjects and Books

BBA second year syllabus imparts knowledge of core business functions such as HR, IT, finance, marketing, etc. It also emphasises on language skills and practical skills. Check details on BBA 2nd year subjects here.

BBA 2nd Year Subjects: More than 5800 colleges offer BBA courses in India. Under NEP, Universities Grants Commission mandates the CBCS framework to design the BBA syllabus. A BBA degree course is divided into three years across all BBA colleges in India. These three years of the BBA course are divided into six semesters. The second year of the BBA program plays a critical role in the academic journey to further deepen the knowledge imparted in the first year of the course. BBA 2nd year syllabus is designed to add subjects providing a deeper understanding of core business functions.

BBA 2nd year subjects typically include a mix of theoretical and practical subjects, covering areas such as human resource management, information technology, financial management, business law and ethics, marketing research, and management science. Additionally, BBA 2nd year lays emphasis on language skills with English language and a secondary language compulsory in both semesters of the year.

To impart practical knowledge, each semester of BBA 2nd year includes skill enhancement courses (SEC) relevant to the industry. Scroll down for more details on BBA 2nd Year subjects along with the suggested books.

BBA 2nd Year Subjects

Each semester of BBA 2nd year has seven subjects, including three domain specific course subjects, two skill enhancement course subjects, along with one subject for English language and one subject for secondary language. Both semesters of BBA second year have 25 credits each under the CBCS framework.

BBA 2nd Year Subjects: Semester III

BBA Course Subject Type	BBA Semester III Subjects
English Language Skill	English (First Language) – 3
Second Language	Second Language – 3
Skill Enhancement Course	- Communication Skills - Professional Skills
Skill Enhancement Course	- Basic Quality Management - Advanced Computer Skills
Discipline Specific Course	Human Resource Management
Discipline Specific Course	Introduction to Information Technology
Discipline Specific Course	Financial Management

BBA 2nd Year Subjects: Semester IV

BBA Course Subject Type	BBA Semester IV Subjects
English Language Skill	English (First Language) – 4
Second Language	Second Language – 4
Skill Enhancement Course	- Leadership and Management Skills - Universal Human Values
Skill Enhancement Course	- Start Up Opportunity and Feasibility - Business Policy and Strategy
Discipline Specific Course	Business Laws and Ethics
Discipline Specific Course	Marketing Research
Discipline Specific Course	Management Science

BBA 2nd Year Subjects: Suggested Books

The space below mentions subject-wise important books for BBA second year for both semesters:

BBA Books for Skill Enhancement Course

Skill Enhancement Courses are included in third and fourth semesters. Candidates can find relevant books for the same here:

Communication Skills (Semester III)

Taylor, Shirely, Communication for Business, New Delhi: Pearson Education.
Kalia, Business Communication: A Practice-Oriented Approach, Wiley
Chauhan, Soft Skills: An Integrated Approach to Maximise Personality, Wiley
Bailey, Stephen, Academic Writing: A handbook for International Students, Routledge
Hogue, Ann, First Steps in Academic Writing, Pearson Logman
UGC – Jeevan Kaushal

Professional Skills (Semester III)

McGrath E.H., Basic Management Skills for All, Prentice Hall of India Pvt. Ltd.
Barun K. Mitra, Personality Development and Soft Skills, Oxford University Press
Sherfield, R.M., Montgomery, R.J., Moody, P.G., Developing Soft Skills, Pearson
Bhardwaj, Professional Communication, Wiley
UGC-Jeevan Kaushal

Basic Quality Management (Semester III)

Sunil Sharma, “Total Engineering Quality Management”, Macmillan India Ltd.
Ron Basu, “Implementing Quality: A Practical Guide to Tools and Techniques”, Thompson.
Kanishka Bedi, “Quality Management”, Oxford University Press.
Mukherjee, PN, “Total Quality Management”, PHI.
R. P. Mohanty & R. R. Lakhe, “TQM in the Service Sector”, Jaico Books.

Advanced Computer Skills (Semester III)

Excel Bible: John Walkenbach, Wiley.
Excel Data Analysis - Modeling and Simulation: Hector Guerrero, Springer.
Excel Functions and Formulas: Bernd Held, BPB Publications.
Microsoft Excel : Data Analysis and Business Modeling: Winston, PHI
Fundamentals of Computers and Information System, Srivastava, Wiley

Leadership and Management Skills (Semester IV)

Leadership and Management Skills-V.Sudha, A Patrick & Maria Pavitra-Professional Books Publisher
Robbins, S. P., & DeCenzo, A. D. Fundamentals of Management, Pearson Education
Harold Koontz & Heinz Weihrich, Essentials of Management, Tata McGraw-Hill Education, New Delhi.
L.M. Prasad, Principles and Practice of Management, Sultan Chand and Sons
McGrath E.H., Basic Management Skills for All, Prentice Hall of India Pvt. Ltd.
UGC-Jeevan Kaushal

Universal Human Values (Semester IV)

A Foundation Course in Human Values and Professional Ethics, R.R. Gaur, R. Sangal, G.P Bagaria, Excel books
Universal Human Values, Archana Sharma, Iftekhar Ahmed, Asian publications
Professional Ethics and Human Values, R.S. Naagarazan, New Age International Publishers
UGC –Jeevan Kaushal

Startup Opportunity And Feasibility (Semester IV)

Greg Clydesdale Entrepreneurial Opportunity: The Right Place at the Right Time
Wise S and Feld B Startup Opportunities: Know When to Quit Your Day Job
Timmons, J.A. and Spinelli, S.: New Venture Creation– Entrepreneurship for the 21st century.
Start Up Management- Nuzhath Khatoon-Professional Books Publisher
Galloway S Post Corona: From Crisis to Opportunity
Robert P Singh Entrepreneurial Opportunity Recognition Through Social Networks
Vasanth Desai, “Dynamics of Entrepreneurial Development and Management”, HPH, Millenium
S.S. Khanka, “Entrepreneurial Development”, S. Chand & Co. Ltd.
Poornima. M Charantimath, “Entrepreneurial Development and Small Business Enterprises” Pearson Education.

Business Policy and Strategy (Semester IV)

Azhar Kazmi-Strategic Management-Tata McGraw Hill
Strategic Management and Business Policy-L. Thomos, Wheelen-Pearson
Business Policy and Strategic Management – Concept and Application-Gupta and Vipin-PHI
Fred R. David, “Strategic Management” PHI Learning Limited, New Delhi.
Nithin Balwani- Strategic Management and Business Policy –Excel Books
P. Subba Rao, “Business Policy and Strategic Management” HPH.
Dr. Francis Cherunilam, “Strategic Management”, HPH.

BBA Books for Discipline-Specific Courses

A total of three Discipline Specific Courses each are included in third and fourth semesters. Candidates can find relevant books for the same below:

Human Resource Management (Semester III)

Human Resources - Bernandin H. John. TMH
Human Resources Management – Gary Dessler. Pearson
Managing Human Resources – Wayne E. Casio. – TMH
Managing Human Resources – Aswathappa – McGraw Hill
Human Resources Management – David Lepak and Mary Gowan – Pearson
Human Resources Management – Decenzo and Robbins – John Willey
Human Resource Management. Texts and Cases. - TMH
Human Resource Management, Sen Gupta, Sage Publication

Introduction to Information Technology (Semester III)

Kenneth C. Laudon & Jane P. Laudon - Management Information Systems - Managing theDigital Firm, Pearson Education.
Turban, McLean, Wetherbe- Information Technology For Management, Wiley Student Edition.
Leonard Jessup, Joseph Valacich,Information Systems Today, Why IT matters, PearsonEducation.
Effy Oz- Management Information Systems, Thomson
Wali, Information Technology for Management, Wiley

Financial Management (Semester III)

I M Pandey-Financial Management-Pearson
M.Y Khan and Jain-Financial Management- Tata McGraw Hill,
Prasanna Chandra,“Financial Management Theory and Practice”, 7th Ed. Tata McGraw Hill
S.N Maheshwari- Financial Management-Vikas
Shah, Financial Management, Wiley
Jonathan Berk, Peter DeMarzo, Ashok Thampy, “Financial Management”, Pearson.
Rajiv Srivastava and Anil Misra, “Financial Management” Oxford University Press
Brigham, E. F. and Ehrhardt. M. C., “Financial Management Theory and Practice”,Thomson South-Western

Business Laws and Ethics (Semester IV)

N.D. Kapoor, “Elements of Mercantile Law”, Sultan Chand & Co.
PPS Gogna, “A Text Book of Company Law”, S. Chand
S.S Gulshan, Business laws, 2021, Excel Books
Akhileshwar Pathak, “Legal Aspects of Business”, Tata McGraw Hill.
Ravindra Kumar, “Legal Aspects of Business”, Cengage Leanings.
PPS Gogna, “A Text Book of Company Law”, S. Chand
V.Sudha and Meraj Banu, Business Laws, Professional Publishers

Marketing Research (Semester IV)

Tull and Hawckins, “Marketing Research”, Tata McGraw Hill.
Cooper & Schindler: Business Research Methods McGraw-Hill Education.
Martin Callingam, “Market intelligence”, Kogan Page Publishers.
G.C. Beri, “Marketing Research”, Tata McGraw Hill.
Malhotra, K. Naresh, “Marketing Research and applied orientation”, Pearson Education.
Kumar, Marketing Research, Sage Publication.
Green E. Paul, Tull S. Donald & Albaum, Gerald: “Research for Marketing Decisions”, PHI.

Management Science (Semester IV)

S.N. Chary, “Production & Operation Management” Tata-McGraw – Hill Publishing Company Ltd.
N.G. Nair, “Production and Operation Management”, Tata-McGraw – Hill Publishing Company Ltd.
Kanishka Bedi, “Production and Operations Management”, Oxford University Press.
N.D. Vohra, “Quantitative Techniques in Management”, Tata-McGraw – Hill Publishing Company Ltd.
J.K. Sharma, “Operations Research Theory and Applications Macmillan

Books for English Language Skill and Second Language are prescribed by the university teachers.

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