My PhD Award News Published in Newspapers

 

Dream Achieved: Earned My Doctorate in Business Administration

 

I am delighted to share that I have successfully defended my PhD viva from Annamalai University.I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to my research supervisor, Dr. P. Selvamani sir for his constant guidance and support throughout my research journey. I also extend my sincere thanks to Dr.Pragadeeswaran sir, Head of the Department, Business Administration, Annamalai University, for his encouragement and valuable support. Finally, I am deeply thankful to my family members for their unconditional love, encouragement, and support, which made this achievement possible. This milestone would not have been possible without all of you.

Got Qualified for NTA NET -Ph.D in Commerce

 Dear Readers,

I am delighted to share a joyful milestone with you all. I have qualified the NTA NET in Commerce(Ph.D only). This achievement is a result of continuous learning, dedication, and the encouragement I receive from all of you who follow my blog and academic content.Your support and engagement motivate me to keep sharing knowledge in the areas of Commerce, Management Education, and Research. I sincerely thank each one of you for being part of this journey.

Thank you for your constant support.

Warm regards,
Sreenivas Kodamasimham

MBA I-II Project Management Presentations List and Assignment Marks

Dear MBA I–II Students,

This is to inform you that the marks for your oral presentations have been updated in the Google Sheet. Students who have already presented their topics in class, have been awarded marks, and their entries are highlighted in blue colour for easy identification. All students are also reminded to give presentation as per your schedule, in case if you are the absent on the day of your presentation without any prior permission, zero marks would be assigned and also submit  written assignments (Assignment I and Assignment II) without delay before the end examination. Please check the sheet and ensure that all your submissions are completed on time.

Financial Reporting & Analysis important questions

Unit-1

Short Questions:

1.Define Accounting and state any two objectives of accounting.

2.What are Accounting Concepts? Give any two examples.

3.What is GAAP? Mention any two implications of GAAP on the accounting system.

4.What is Double Entry System? Write its basic rule.

5.What is meant by Accounting Cycle? List any two stages of the accounting cycle.

Long Questions:

1.Explain the Importance and Objectives of Accounting.

2.Explain in detail the Accounting Concepts and Conventions(Principles of Accounting)

3.What are Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)& explain its implications.

4.Explain the Double Entry System of Accounting.

5.Discuss various types of Accounts- (Golden rules of accounting)

Unit-2

Short Questions:

1.What are Books of Original Record? Give two examples.

2.Define Trial Balance. State any two objectives of preparing a Trial Balance

3.Differentiate between Capital Expenditure and Revenue Expenditure (any two points)

4.What is meant by Rectification of Errors?

5.What is Single Entry System? Mention any two disadvantages.

Long Questions:

1.Explain the preparation process of Final Accounts (Format also) with Adjustments

2.Explain types of errors and the procedure for rectifying errors with suitable examples.

3.Describe how profit is ascertained under Single Entry System and the preparation of necessary accounts.

4.Define single entry system, explain their features, advantages, and disadvantages

5.Explain the differences between single entry and double entry system

Numeric:

1.Journal Entries

2.Ledger posting

3.Trial Balance

4.Final Accounts

5.Rectification of errors

Unit-3

Short questions:

1.What is Valuation of Assets?

2.Differentiate between Tangible Assets and Intangible Assets (any two points).

3.List any two methods of Inventory Valuation.

4.What is Goodwill? Mention any two methods of valuation of goodwill.

5.What is Depreciation? State any two objectives of charging depreciation.

6.Differentiate between FIFO & LIFO.

Long questions:

1.Discuss FIFO, LIFO, Weighted Average Method, and their impact on profit measurement and financial statements.

2.Discuss different bases of asset valuation and distinguish between tangible and intangible assets with examples.

3.Explain the advantages & disadvantages of Straight line & written down value method.

4.Explain Goodwill and its Methods of Valuation.

5.Discuss the Impact of Different Depreciation Methods on Business Accounting.

Numeric:

1.Depreciation methods(Straight line and written down value methods)

2.Inventory valuation methods(FIFO,LIFO, Simple Avg. & weighted Avg.)

3.Goodwill valuation methods(Average profit, super profit and capitalization methods)

Unit-4

Short questions:

1.What is meant by Working Capital?

2.Define Funds from Operations.

3.Differentiate between Cash Profit and Book Profit (any two points).

4.What is Horizontal Analysis?

5.What is meant by Paid Costs and Unpaid Costs?

6.Horizontal Analysis Vs.Vertical Analysis

7.Comparative Vs. Common size statement(Income as well Balance sheet)

Long questions:

1.Describe its format and significance in Funds Flow Analysis.

2.Explain how it is calculated and its importance in preparing a Funds Flow Statement.

3.Discuss operating, investing, and financing activities as per accounting standards(Including formats)

4. Differentiate between cash flow and funds flow statements.

Numeric:

1.Comparative Income statement & Balance sheet

2.Common size Income statement & Balance sheet

3.Cash flow statement

4.Funds flow statement

Unit-5

Short questions

1.What is meant by Analysis and Interpretation of Financial Statements?

2.Define Liquidity Ratio. Give one example.

3.What is Du Pont Analysis?

4.What are Ind AS?

5.What is IFRS?

6.List out various types of ratios

7.What is Debt-Equity ratio

8.How to calculate Cost of goods sold(COGS)?

Long questions

1.What is Ratio analysis, explain its advantages & Limitations

2.Discuss various types of ratios/classification of financial ratios

3.Explain the significance of ratios using examples

4.Explain the importance of Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) and their convergence with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).

Numeric:

1.Liquidity ratios

2.Solvency ratios

3.Turnover/Activity ratios

4.Profitability ratios

All the best

MBA I-I SDA LAB -Google form-(survey)

 Dear MBA Students, fill the following google form related to SDA Lab-Practice purpose only.

Income statement & Balance sheet of Limited company

 Dear students, click the link to download the financial statements (sample) of a limited company.

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Single entry system sums

SINGLE ENTRY SYSTEM-SUMS

1.Find the Opening capital of business with the help of following information

* Closing capital : 210000

* Additional capital : 50000

* Drawings : 20000

* Interest on capital - 10000

* Interest on Drawings- 5000

*Net Profit- 25000

2.Mr.Shankar commernced business on 1st January,2012 with the capital of 15,000, on 1st July,2012, he introduced a further capital of 8000. During the year he withdrew 500 P.M for domestic use. on 31st Dec-2012 the following Assets & Liabilities are as follows.

*Stock   - 21,000

*Debtors - 10,000

* Furniture - 3500

* Creditors - 8,300

* Cash at bank - 2100

* Expenses unpaid - 700

Prepare statement of affairs and find the Net Profit or Net Loss of his business.

MBA I-I, FRA Unit-3 Quiz

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MBA I-I: Statistical Data Analysis(SDA-Lab) practice sheet

 Dear Students, click the above title to download excercises for practice on 03-01-2026, every student should download or copy the data to excel and apply those techniques and write the output in your observation note book(Interpret the output).

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Stock/Inventory valuation format

 Dear Students, click the title of the post to download the format for Stock/Inventory valuation.

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MBA I-I Unit-3 pre-defined sums

 Dear Students, click the link to download Unit-3 sums related to Depreciation, Goodwill & FIFO , LIFO, Simple & Weighted average.

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MBA I-I -FRA Unit-2 Quiz

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MBA I-I -FRA Unit-II PPT

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MBA I-I Financial Reporting & Analysis Unit-2 sums

 Dear Students, click the above link to download the FRA Sums.

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MBA I-I SDA Lab Practice sheet-2

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Paper Presentation Certificate

Dear All,

I am pleased to present my paper titled ‘Emerging Trends in Carbon Credits – A Comparative Study Among Industries in India’, conducted under Annamalai University. This study highlights how different industries are adapting to carbon credit mechanisms, the progress made in reducing emissions, and the key trends shaping India’s transition towards a low-carbon economy. 

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FINANCIAL REPORTING & ANALYSIS TEMPLATE/FORMAT FOR ALL SUMS

 Dear Student, click the title of the post to download Template

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Financial Reporting & Analysis Unit-2 sums

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MBA I-I, FRA Quiz-1

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I wish you all the best

MBA I/I, Financial Reporting & Analysis(Unit-1) Presentation

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MBA I-I SDA LAB-Practice sheet

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MBA -Convocation memories 2022-24 Batch

 

August -15 2025 Memories

 

MBA Financial Reporting & Analysis Syllabus

 Dear Students, click the link to download MBA I-I, Financial Reporting & Analysis Syllabus.

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Successfully Completed FDP on Embedded Finance

I’m delighted to share that I have successfully completed the Faculty Development Programme (FDP) on Transforming Financial Services in the Digital Era(Embedded Finance-Focus Area). This program offered valuable insights into how financial services are being seamlessly integrated into non-financial platforms, shaping the future of fintech. It was an enriching experience to explore innovative financial technologies, digital payment systems, and the evolving regulatory frameworks driving this transformation. Grateful for the opportunity to enhance my knowledge and stay updated with the latest trends in the financial ecosystem.

Thank you all

K.Sreenivasa Charyulu(Ph.D)

Qualified NTA-NET Ph.D Admission June-2025

 Happy to share that got qualified for NTA NET-Ph.D admission third time

Introduction to Financial Analytics-Presentation

 Dear students, click the title of the post to download Financial Analytics-Introduction Presentation.

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Financial Analytics -Practice sheet

 Dear Students, Click the title of the post to access the following

1.Word of the Day according to your roll number

2.Unit wise practice sums

3.Assignment questions

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Excel for Finance Course-Swayam-NPTEL Course

Dear Students, Excel is an essential tool in finance because it helps professionals handle large amounts of numerical data, perform quick and accurate calculations, and apply financial formulas like NPV, IRR, and ROI with ease. It allows budgeting, forecasting, valuation, and risk analysis while reducing manual errors and improving accuracy. With features like pivot tables, charts, and dashboards, Excel also helps in analyzing trends and presenting financial information clearly for better decision-making. Since it is widely used across industries, Excel has become a universal and flexible tool that makes financial work faster, more reliable, and more effective.

NPTEL is offering a very useful course on **Excel for Finance**, which will greatly help you in handling financial data, performing calculations, and improving your analytical skills. Since Excel is a must-have tool for finance professionals, this course will strengthen your knowledge and practical application.

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Make sure you don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your finance and analytical skills with guidance from NPTEL experts.

Thanks  & Regards

K.Sreenivasa Charyulu(Ph.D)

Assistant Professor

Successfully completed Power BI for Beginners Certification

 I am happy to share that I have Successfully completed Power BI for Beginners Certification

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BEFA Previous question paper-July-2025

 Dear Students, I am sharing Recent question paper on BEFA for practice, download it for your reference.

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BEFA Course File

 Dear Students ,Please check the course file.

Thank you

Got Qualified for NTA NET-Ph.D

 

Business-Analytics-with-Excel

Hi K.Sreenivasa Charyulu, Congrats! You have successfully completed your Business Analytics with Excel training and earned your certificate. Please download it from here.  https://lms.simplilearn.com/#/course/2738-Business-Analytics-with-Excel/showCertificate/ Thanks, Team Simplilearn

SWAYAM-NPTEL -Advanced Financial Analytics Certificate

 I have successfully completed SWAYAM-NPTEL Course on Advanced Financial Analytics

Thank you very much

Differences among ACCA,CMA & CIMA

 

Differences among FA,CA&MA

 

on the occasion of Envision 2k25 ,School of Management Studies,SNIST

 

SDA LAB Practice sheet

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Company's Balance sheet

 Dear Students, click the title of the post to download the Company's balance sheet.

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BEFA- Final Accounts sum-2

 

SPSS Practice file 25-01-2025

 Dear Students, Click the title of the post to download SPSS Practice file.

How to prepare Final Accounts using simple steps?

 

Google Form -MBA I-I -Questionnaire (SPSS)

 Dear Students, click the title of the post to  fill the google form related to spss.

Important Topics for Financial Analytics subject

 

UNIT-1

Long Questions

1.    Define Financial Analytics? Discuss the Need & Importance of Financial analytics

2.    Describe scientific methods in Finance

3.    Explain how Financial analytics helpful for Business and also explain uses of it

4.    Discuss empirical studies & research in Finance

5.    Outline various software packages for Financial data analysis

Short questions

1.    Financial Analytics Vs. Financial Analysis

2.    Financial Analytics Vs. Financial Modeling

3.    What is Financial Data?

4.    What are various steps in SPSS

 

UNIT-2

1.    Explain various Financial functions used in MS Excel

2.    Discuss the PV, FV, NPV & IRR functions calculation process using Excel

3.    Explain Various Finance tools used under Portfolio Management

4.    Discuss the Annual return & Risk calculation process using Excel

5.    Discuss the correlation function using example and its calculation process using Excel

 

Short questions

1.    Define Finance Function

2.    PV Vs. FV function in excel

3.    NPV Vs. IRR function in excel

4.    Angle of Incidence

5.    XNPV & XIRR

6.    What is Annuities?

7.    Beta/Market Beta/Systematic Risk

UNIT-3

Long Questions

1.    Explain various characteristics of statistics & Various types

2.    Discuss various scaling Techniques using examples

3.    Discuss the Graphical representation of data using MS Excel

4.    Discuss the applications of measures of central tendency

5.    Explain important characteristic of good measure of dispersion

Short questions

1.    Descriptive statistical tools

2.    Symmetry, Skewness & kurtosis

3.    Population vs. Sample

4.    Parametric Vs. Non-Parametric Test

5.    Independent Vs. Dependent variable

6.    Correlation Vs. Regression

UNIT-4

Long Questions

1.    Explain the Applications of correlation from Investment point of view

2.    Write the step by step procedure of calculation of Avg. Return, Risk & portfolio using example

3.    Discuss the Calculation procedure of  MMULT & TRASPOSE functions in MS Excel using example

4.    What is Scatter Plot diagram, explain the procedure to draw using MS Excel

5.    Explain various types of correlation using examples

 

Short questions

 

1.    Investment vs. speculation

2.    Risk vs. Return

3.    Systematic Risk vs. Unsystematic Risk

4.    Positive correlation vs. Negative correlation

5.    CAPM

6.    SML

UNIT-5

Long Questions

1.    Explain the concept of Financial forecasting & its significance

2.    Discuss various types of Financial forecasting

3.    What is simple linear regression, explain its applications (Using MS Excel)

4.    What is Multiple linear regression, explain its applications (Using MS Excel)

5.    Explain the concept of Testing the equality of population regression coefficient to be zero using examples

 

 

Short questions

1.    Dummy variable

2.    Predictive variable Vs. Dependent variable

3.    Simple linear regression Vs. Multiple linear regression

4.    List out categorical variables

5.    List out quantitative methods in Finance

 

UNIT-6

Long Questions

1.    Explain Predictive analytics need & importance

2.    Discuss the applications of Time series analysis concept

3.    Explain the concept of Time plot statistics

4.    Discuss various Time series forecasting methods

5.    Discuss the concept of Autoregressive time series model and its applications

6.    Explain the concept of Random walk and Unit root concepts

7.    Discuss various Trend models in Predictive analytics

 

Short questions

1.    ARMA Vs. ARIMA

2.    Time series Vs. Cross sectional

3.    Time series Vs. Panel data

4.    Panel survey Vs. Longitude survey

5.    Stationary data vs. Non-stationary data

 

Got Certificate for Presenting Research Paper for the international conference

I am delighted to announce that I have been awarded a certificate for presenting my research paper at the International Conference at CBIT, Hyderabad. This experience has been incredibly enriching, providing an excellent platform to share insights, engage with fellow researchers, and contribute to the ongoing dialogue in my field of study. A heartfelt thank you to the organizers, mentors, and peers who made this event a memorable and rewarding experience. This achievement motivates me to continue exploring and contributing to meaningful research.

Got UGC-NET Ph.D Qualified Certificate

I am thrilled to announce that I have successfully qualified for the NTA NET Exam in Management-Ph.D ! 🎓 This achievement marks a significant milestone in my academic and professional journey.  I am deeply grateful for the support and encouragement from my family, friends, and mentors, who played a pivotal role in this success. Your guidance and motivation have been invaluable. This accomplishment inspires me to continue my pursuit of knowledge and contribute meaningfully to the field of Management. 

Business Economics & Financial Analysis (Pre-defined sums)

 Dear Students, Take the Printed copies during the discussion of solutions in the class room.

SWAYAM- NPTEL Course for Financial Analytics subject

Dear Students,  I am happy to announce the launch of a new course on SWAYAM-NPTEL: Financial Analytics! 💹📊

In today’s dynamic world, financial analytics is a game-changer. This course will equip you with cutting-edge tools and techniques to analyze financial data, make informed decisions, and unlock opportunities in finance and investment management. 🌟

Why should you enroll?

• Gain valuable skills in demand across industries.
• Learn from top-notch faculty and industry experts.
• Enhance your resume and boost your career prospects.
• Earn a prestigious certification from NPTEL upon successful completion.

👉 Knowledge is the best investment you can make today!

Take the first step towards mastering financial analytics. Register now on SWAYAM-NPTEL and transform your future!

Course Status :	Upcoming
Course Type :	Elective
Language for course content :	English
Duration :	12 weeks
Category :	Management Studies Finance
Credit Points :	3
Level :	Undergraduate/Postgraduate
Start Date :	20 Jan 2025
End Date :	11 Apr 2025
Enrollment Ends :	27 Jan 2025
Exam Registration Ends :	14 Feb 2025
Exam Date :	04 May 2025

Link to register for the course"

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