Syllabus: Entrepreneurship for Class 11 | Entrepreneurship Class 11 - Commerce PDF Download

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COURSE STRUCTURE 
CLASS –XI (2024-25) 
Theory Paper 
Time: 3 hours         Maximum marks: 70  
 
S. No. Unit No. of 
Periods 
Marks 
 
 
Unit 1 Entrepreneurship: Concept and Functions  15 15 
Unit 2 An Entrepreneur 25 
Unit 3 Entrepreneurial Journey 30  
20 
Unit 4 Entrepreneurship as Innovation and 
Problem Solving 
30 
Unit 5 Understanding the Market 40 15 
Unit 6 Business Finance and Arithmetic 30  
20 Unit 7 Resource Mobilization 30 
 PROJECT WORK 40 30 
 Total 240 100 
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COURSE STRUCTURE 
CLASS –XI (2024-25) 
Theory Paper 
Time: 3 hours         Maximum marks: 70  
 
S. No. Unit No. of 
Periods 
Marks 
 
 
Unit 1 Entrepreneurship: Concept and Functions  15 15 
Unit 2 An Entrepreneur 25 
Unit 3 Entrepreneurial Journey 30  
20 
Unit 4 Entrepreneurship as Innovation and 
Problem Solving 
30 
Unit 5 Understanding the Market 40 15 
Unit 6 Business Finance and Arithmetic 30  
20 Unit 7 Resource Mobilization 30 
 PROJECT WORK 40 30 
 Total 240 100 
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COURSE CONTENT 
 
Unit 1: Entrepreneurship: Concept and Functions  15  Periods 
Competencies- Vision, Decision making, Logical, Critical and Analytical Thinking, 
Managing Skills 
Contents Learning Outcomes 
• Entrepreneurship – Concept, 
Functions and Need 
• Why Entrepreneurship for You 
• Myths about Entrepreneurship 
• Advantage and Limitations of 
Entrepreneurship 
• Process of Entrepreneurship 
• Entrepreneurship – The Indian 
Scenario 
After going through this unit, the student/ 
learner would be able to: 
• Understand the concept of 
Entrepreneurship 
• Explain the functions of an 
Entrepreneur 
• Appreciate the need for 
Entrepreneurship in our economy 
• Assess how entrepreneurship can 
help shape one’s career 
• State the myths, advantages and 
limitations of Entrepreneurship 
• Discuss the steps in the process of 
Entrepreneurship 
• Describe the current scenario of 
Entrepreneurial activity in India 
Unit 2: An Entrepreneur                                                                                 25 Periods 
Competencies: Need Achievement, Motivation, Ethics, opportunity seeking, Passion, 
Independence 
Contents Learning Outcomes 
• Why be an Entrepreneur 
• Types of Entrepreneurs 
• Competencies and characteristics 
• Entrepreneurial Values, Attitudes and 
Motivation 
• Intrapreneur: Meaning and Importance  
After going through this unit, the student/ 
learner would be able to: 
• Understand the motivation to become an 
entrepreneur 
• Differentiate between various types of 
entrepreneurs 
• Explain the competencies of an 
Entrepreneur 
• Appreciate the importance of Ethical 
Entrepreneurship 
• Appreciate the difference between 
Entrepreneur and Intrapreneur 
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COURSE STRUCTURE 
CLASS –XI (2024-25) 
Theory Paper 
Time: 3 hours         Maximum marks: 70  
 
S. No. Unit No. of 
Periods 
Marks 
 
 
Unit 1 Entrepreneurship: Concept and Functions  15 15 
Unit 2 An Entrepreneur 25 
Unit 3 Entrepreneurial Journey 30  
20 
Unit 4 Entrepreneurship as Innovation and 
Problem Solving 
30 
Unit 5 Understanding the Market 40 15 
Unit 6 Business Finance and Arithmetic 30  
20 Unit 7 Resource Mobilization 30 
 PROJECT WORK 40 30 
 Total 240 100 
3 
 
COURSE CONTENT 
 
Unit 1: Entrepreneurship: Concept and Functions  15  Periods 
Competencies- Vision, Decision making, Logical, Critical and Analytical Thinking, 
Managing Skills 
Contents Learning Outcomes 
• Entrepreneurship – Concept, 
Functions and Need 
• Why Entrepreneurship for You 
• Myths about Entrepreneurship 
• Advantage and Limitations of 
Entrepreneurship 
• Process of Entrepreneurship 
• Entrepreneurship – The Indian 
Scenario 
After going through this unit, the student/ 
learner would be able to: 
• Understand the concept of 
Entrepreneurship 
• Explain the functions of an 
Entrepreneur 
• Appreciate the need for 
Entrepreneurship in our economy 
• Assess how entrepreneurship can 
help shape one’s career 
• State the myths, advantages and 
limitations of Entrepreneurship 
• Discuss the steps in the process of 
Entrepreneurship 
• Describe the current scenario of 
Entrepreneurial activity in India 
Unit 2: An Entrepreneur                                                                                 25 Periods 
Competencies: Need Achievement, Motivation, Ethics, opportunity seeking, Passion, 
Independence 
Contents Learning Outcomes 
• Why be an Entrepreneur 
• Types of Entrepreneurs 
• Competencies and characteristics 
• Entrepreneurial Values, Attitudes and 
Motivation 
• Intrapreneur: Meaning and Importance  
After going through this unit, the student/ 
learner would be able to: 
• Understand the motivation to become an 
entrepreneur 
• Differentiate between various types of 
entrepreneurs 
• Explain the competencies of an 
Entrepreneur 
• Appreciate the importance of Ethical 
Entrepreneurship 
• Appreciate the difference between 
Entrepreneur and Intrapreneur 
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Unit 3: Entrepreneurship Journey                                                                       30 Periods 
Competencies: 
Scanning the environment; Information seeking; creativity; Innovativeness; 
divergent thinking; Perseverance 
Contents Learning Outcomes 
• Idea generation. 
• Feasibility Study and opportunity 
assessment 
• Business Plan: meaning, purpose and 
elements 
• Execution of Business Plan 
 
After going through this unit, the student/ 
learner would be able to: 
• Understand ways of idea generation. 
• Discuss the concept of types of feasibility 
study 
• Draft a basic business plan  
• Understand the reasons for success and 
failure of business plan 
Unit 4: Entrepreneurship as Innovation and Problem Solving                         30 Periods 
Competencies: Risk taking; Determination; Initiative; problem solving ability; 
Adaptability to changing technologies  
Contents Learning Outcomes 
• Entrepreneurs as problem solvers 
• Innovations and Entrepreneurial 
Ventures – Global and Indian 
• Role of Technology – E-commerce and 
Social Media 
• Social Entrepreneurship - Concept 
 
After going through this unit, the student/ 
learner would be able to: 
• Understand the role of entrepreneurs as 
problem solvers 
• Appreciate the role of global and Indian 
innovations in entrepreneurial ventures 
• Understand the use of technology and 
digitization for new businesses. 
• Discuss the concept of social 
entrepreneurship 
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COURSE STRUCTURE 
CLASS –XI (2024-25) 
Theory Paper 
Time: 3 hours         Maximum marks: 70  
 
S. No. Unit No. of 
Periods 
Marks 
 
 
Unit 1 Entrepreneurship: Concept and Functions  15 15 
Unit 2 An Entrepreneur 25 
Unit 3 Entrepreneurial Journey 30  
20 
Unit 4 Entrepreneurship as Innovation and 
Problem Solving 
30 
Unit 5 Understanding the Market 40 15 
Unit 6 Business Finance and Arithmetic 30  
20 Unit 7 Resource Mobilization 30 
 PROJECT WORK 40 30 
 Total 240 100 
3 
 
COURSE CONTENT 
 
Unit 1: Entrepreneurship: Concept and Functions  15  Periods 
Competencies- Vision, Decision making, Logical, Critical and Analytical Thinking, 
Managing Skills 
Contents Learning Outcomes 
• Entrepreneurship – Concept, 
Functions and Need 
• Why Entrepreneurship for You 
• Myths about Entrepreneurship 
• Advantage and Limitations of 
Entrepreneurship 
• Process of Entrepreneurship 
• Entrepreneurship – The Indian 
Scenario 
After going through this unit, the student/ 
learner would be able to: 
• Understand the concept of 
Entrepreneurship 
• Explain the functions of an 
Entrepreneur 
• Appreciate the need for 
Entrepreneurship in our economy 
• Assess how entrepreneurship can 
help shape one’s career 
• State the myths, advantages and 
limitations of Entrepreneurship 
• Discuss the steps in the process of 
Entrepreneurship 
• Describe the current scenario of 
Entrepreneurial activity in India 
Unit 2: An Entrepreneur                                                                                 25 Periods 
Competencies: Need Achievement, Motivation, Ethics, opportunity seeking, Passion, 
Independence 
Contents Learning Outcomes 
• Why be an Entrepreneur 
• Types of Entrepreneurs 
• Competencies and characteristics 
• Entrepreneurial Values, Attitudes and 
Motivation 
• Intrapreneur: Meaning and Importance  
After going through this unit, the student/ 
learner would be able to: 
• Understand the motivation to become an 
entrepreneur 
• Differentiate between various types of 
entrepreneurs 
• Explain the competencies of an 
Entrepreneur 
• Appreciate the importance of Ethical 
Entrepreneurship 
• Appreciate the difference between 
Entrepreneur and Intrapreneur 
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Unit 3: Entrepreneurship Journey                                                                       30 Periods 
Competencies: 
Scanning the environment; Information seeking; creativity; Innovativeness; 
divergent thinking; Perseverance 
Contents Learning Outcomes 
• Idea generation. 
• Feasibility Study and opportunity 
assessment 
• Business Plan: meaning, purpose and 
elements 
• Execution of Business Plan 
 
After going through this unit, the student/ 
learner would be able to: 
• Understand ways of idea generation. 
• Discuss the concept of types of feasibility 
study 
• Draft a basic business plan  
• Understand the reasons for success and 
failure of business plan 
Unit 4: Entrepreneurship as Innovation and Problem Solving                         30 Periods 
Competencies: Risk taking; Determination; Initiative; problem solving ability; 
Adaptability to changing technologies  
Contents Learning Outcomes 
• Entrepreneurs as problem solvers 
• Innovations and Entrepreneurial 
Ventures – Global and Indian 
• Role of Technology – E-commerce and 
Social Media 
• Social Entrepreneurship - Concept 
 
After going through this unit, the student/ 
learner would be able to: 
• Understand the role of entrepreneurs as 
problem solvers 
• Appreciate the role of global and Indian 
innovations in entrepreneurial ventures 
• Understand the use of technology and 
digitization for new businesses. 
• Discuss the concept of social 
entrepreneurship 
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Unit 5: Understanding the Market                                                                       40 Periods 
Competencies: Task oriented, Opportunity seeking, resourcefulness, organizational 
skills, Analytical and logical reasoning 
Contents Learning Outcomes 
• Market: Concept, Types 
• Micro and Macro Market Environment 
• Market Research - Concept, 
Importance and Process 
• Marketing Mix 
After going through this unit, the student/ 
learner would be able to: 
• Scan the market environment 
• Learn how to conduct market research 
• Understand the elements of marketing 
mix 
Unit 6: Business Finance and Arithmetic                                                      30 Periods 
Competencies:  Arithmetic skills, critical analysis, decision making, self-confidence, 
problem solving 
Contents Learning Outcomes 
• Unit of Sale, Unit Price and Unit Cost - for 
single product or service 
• Types of Costs - Start up, Variable and 
Fixed 
• Break Even Analysis - for single 
product or service  
After going through this unit, the student/ 
learner would be able to: 
• Discuss - Unit Cost, Unit of Sale, Unit 
Price of a product or service 
• Understand the components of COST  - 
Start-up and operational costs 
• Calculate break even of single product 
and service 
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COURSE STRUCTURE 
CLASS –XI (2024-25) 
Theory Paper 
Time: 3 hours         Maximum marks: 70  
 
S. No. Unit No. of 
Periods 
Marks 
 
 
Unit 1 Entrepreneurship: Concept and Functions  15 15 
Unit 2 An Entrepreneur 25 
Unit 3 Entrepreneurial Journey 30  
20 
Unit 4 Entrepreneurship as Innovation and 
Problem Solving 
30 
Unit 5 Understanding the Market 40 15 
Unit 6 Business Finance and Arithmetic 30  
20 Unit 7 Resource Mobilization 30 
 PROJECT WORK 40 30 
 Total 240 100 
3 
 
COURSE CONTENT 
 
Unit 1: Entrepreneurship: Concept and Functions  15  Periods 
Competencies- Vision, Decision making, Logical, Critical and Analytical Thinking, 
Managing Skills 
Contents Learning Outcomes 
• Entrepreneurship – Concept, 
Functions and Need 
• Why Entrepreneurship for You 
• Myths about Entrepreneurship 
• Advantage and Limitations of 
Entrepreneurship 
• Process of Entrepreneurship 
• Entrepreneurship – The Indian 
Scenario 
After going through this unit, the student/ 
learner would be able to: 
• Understand the concept of 
Entrepreneurship 
• Explain the functions of an 
Entrepreneur 
• Appreciate the need for 
Entrepreneurship in our economy 
• Assess how entrepreneurship can 
help shape one’s career 
• State the myths, advantages and 
limitations of Entrepreneurship 
• Discuss the steps in the process of 
Entrepreneurship 
• Describe the current scenario of 
Entrepreneurial activity in India 
Unit 2: An Entrepreneur                                                                                 25 Periods 
Competencies: Need Achievement, Motivation, Ethics, opportunity seeking, Passion, 
Independence 
Contents Learning Outcomes 
• Why be an Entrepreneur 
• Types of Entrepreneurs 
• Competencies and characteristics 
• Entrepreneurial Values, Attitudes and 
Motivation 
• Intrapreneur: Meaning and Importance  
After going through this unit, the student/ 
learner would be able to: 
• Understand the motivation to become an 
entrepreneur 
• Differentiate between various types of 
entrepreneurs 
• Explain the competencies of an 
Entrepreneur 
• Appreciate the importance of Ethical 
Entrepreneurship 
• Appreciate the difference between 
Entrepreneur and Intrapreneur 
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Unit 3: Entrepreneurship Journey                                                                       30 Periods 
Competencies: 
Scanning the environment; Information seeking; creativity; Innovativeness; 
divergent thinking; Perseverance 
Contents Learning Outcomes 
• Idea generation. 
• Feasibility Study and opportunity 
assessment 
• Business Plan: meaning, purpose and 
elements 
• Execution of Business Plan 
 
After going through this unit, the student/ 
learner would be able to: 
• Understand ways of idea generation. 
• Discuss the concept of types of feasibility 
study 
• Draft a basic business plan  
• Understand the reasons for success and 
failure of business plan 
Unit 4: Entrepreneurship as Innovation and Problem Solving                         30 Periods 
Competencies: Risk taking; Determination; Initiative; problem solving ability; 
Adaptability to changing technologies  
Contents Learning Outcomes 
• Entrepreneurs as problem solvers 
• Innovations and Entrepreneurial 
Ventures – Global and Indian 
• Role of Technology – E-commerce and 
Social Media 
• Social Entrepreneurship - Concept 
 
After going through this unit, the student/ 
learner would be able to: 
• Understand the role of entrepreneurs as 
problem solvers 
• Appreciate the role of global and Indian 
innovations in entrepreneurial ventures 
• Understand the use of technology and 
digitization for new businesses. 
• Discuss the concept of social 
entrepreneurship 
5 
 
Unit 5: Understanding the Market                                                                       40 Periods 
Competencies: Task oriented, Opportunity seeking, resourcefulness, organizational 
skills, Analytical and logical reasoning 
Contents Learning Outcomes 
• Market: Concept, Types 
• Micro and Macro Market Environment 
• Market Research - Concept, 
Importance and Process 
• Marketing Mix 
After going through this unit, the student/ 
learner would be able to: 
• Scan the market environment 
• Learn how to conduct market research 
• Understand the elements of marketing 
mix 
Unit 6: Business Finance and Arithmetic                                                      30 Periods 
Competencies:  Arithmetic skills, critical analysis, decision making, self-confidence, 
problem solving 
Contents Learning Outcomes 
• Unit of Sale, Unit Price and Unit Cost - for 
single product or service 
• Types of Costs - Start up, Variable and 
Fixed 
• Break Even Analysis - for single 
product or service  
After going through this unit, the student/ 
learner would be able to: 
• Discuss - Unit Cost, Unit of Sale, Unit 
Price of a product or service 
• Understand the components of COST  - 
Start-up and operational costs 
• Calculate break even of single product 
and service 
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Unit 7: Resource Mobilization                                                                            30 Periods 
Competencies: Resourcefulness; Collaboration; Managing Risk; Organizational Skills;   
Informed Decision Making 
Contents Learning Outcomes 
• Types of Resources – Physical, Human, 
Financial and Intangible. 
• Selection and utilization of human 
resources and professionals like 
Accountants, Lawyers, Auditors, Board 
Members, etc. 
 
 
After going through this unit, the student/ 
learner would be able to: 
• Identify the different types of resource 
tools – Physical and material, Human, 
Financial, Intangibles