Management Principles and Applications, B.Com (Hons)
Formal and informal organisation
Every paper it came up in, with its marks and how they split between numerical and theory.
8/11papers it came in, 2016 to 2025, 7 of them only as the OR choice
8.4marks on average when it comes
9most marks it has carried in one paper
Numerical 0%Theory 100%of its marks over all papers
This topic only ever appears as the OR choice against Organisational design and structures. Learn one of the two, not both; the plan leaves this one out unless you drop the other.
Where it appeared one per sitting
December 2025Q3 in this paperJanuary 2025Q3 in this paperDecember 2023Q3 in this paperFebruary 2023Q3 in this paper
2019, older paperQ4, CBCS syllabus
2018, older paperQ3, CBCS syllabus
2017, older paperQ3, CBCS syllabus
2016, older paperQ3, CBCS syllabus
Current syllabus UGCF papers, newest first
- Formal and informal organisation structures compared9 marksQuestion 3 OR (b), December 2025
- Formal organisation: meaning, features, advantages and disadvantages9 marksQuestion 3 OR (b), January 2025
- Informal groups: why they form and how a manager should handle them9 marksQuestion 3 (a), December 2023
- Formal and informal organisation: both necessary, like two blades of scissors9 marksQuestion 3 OR (a), February 2023
Older papers CBCS syllabus, newest first
- Problems created by informal groups and how management should deal with them8 marksQuestion 4 OR (a), November–December 2019 older paper
- Problems created by informal groups and how management should deal with them8 marksQuestion 3 OR (a), November–December 2018 older paper
- Why informal groups emerge and how a manager should handle them8 marksQuestion 3 OR (a), November–December 2017 older paper
- Should the *grapevine* be permitted in an organisation?7 marksQuestion 3 OR (b), November–December 2016 older paper
See the whole order.Every topic of Management Principles and Applications ranked by what it adds, with the OR choices accounted for.
Study order