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The aim of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation
Examination (UTME) syllabus in Commerce is
to prepare the candidates for the Board’s
examination. It is designed to test their
achievement of the course objectives, which
are to:
(1) acquire the basic concepts of Commerce;
(2) examine the relationship between
Commerce and other related business
subjects;
(3) apply the principles of Commerce in
Nigeria;
(4) appreciate modern, dynamic and positive
changes in commercial activities.
1. Commerce
(i) Meaning
(ii) Functions
2. Occupation
(i) Meaning
(ii) Types (industrial,
commercial and services)
3. Production
(i) Meaning
(ii) Factors,
characteristics and
rewards (land, labour,
capital and entrepreneur)
(iii) Division of Labour
(iv) Specialization
(v) Types (primary,
secondary and tertiary)
4. Trade
(i) Meaning
(ii) Classification:
Candidates should be
able to:
(i) differentiate between
Commerce and other
related subjects;
(ii) identify the
functions of Commerce.
Candidates should be
able to:
(i) compare the different
types of occupation.
Candidates should be
able to:
(i) differentiate between
production and its
factors;
(ii) identify the factors
of production and their
rewards;
(iii) distinguish between
Division of Labour and
specialization;
(iv) classify the types of
production.
Candidates should be
able to:
(i) identify the classes
of trade;
(ii) compare the various
types of retailers;
a. Home Trade
(i) Retail trade
- types of retailers
- functions of retailers
- trends in retailing
(branding, self service,
vending machines, the use
of luncheon and fuel
vouchers)
- advantages and
disadvantages of retailers
(ii) Wholesale trade
- Types of wholesalers
(merchant, agent and
general)
- Functions of wholesalers
- Advantages and
disadvantages of
wholesalers
b. Foreign trade
(i) Basic issues in foreign
trade (balance of trade
visible and invisible,
balance of payments and
counter trade)
(ii) Procedures and
documents used in export,
import and entrepot trade
(iii) Barriers to
international trade.
5. Purchase and Sales of
Goods
(i) Procedure and
documentation (enquiry,
quotation, order, invoice,
proforma invoice,
statement of accounts,
indent, consular invoice,
bill of lading, certificate
of origin, consignment
note, etc)
(ii) Terms of trade (trade
discount, quantity
discount, cash discount,
warranties, C.O.D., C.I.F.,
F.O.B., and E.O.E.)
(iii) Terms of payments
a. Cash – Legal tender
b. Credit
- Meaning
- Types and functions
- Merits and demerits
(iii) identify the
functions of retailers;
(iv) classify modern
retailing practices;
(v) identify the
advantages of retail
business and its
disadvantages;
(vi) classify the types of
wholesalers;
(vii) determine the
functions of wholesalers
to manufacturers and
retailers;
(viii) analyse the merits
and demerits of the
existence of the
middleman;
(ix) analyse the basic
issues in foreign trade;
(x) differentiate between
visible and invisible
balance of trade;
(xi) distinguish the
procedures from the
documents used in
foreign trade;
(xii) identify the barriers
to international trade.
Candidates should be
able to:
(i) examine the
procedures and
documents used in the
purchase and sale of
goods;
(ii) determine the terms
of trade;
(iii) distinguish between
cash and credit forms of
payment;
(iv) identify the types of
credit;
(v) analyse the merits
and demerits of credit
transactions.
6. Aids-to-trade
a. Advertising
(i) Types and media
(ii) Advantages and
disadvantages
b. Banking
(i) Types of banks
(ii) Services
(iii) Challenges
c. Communication
(i) Process
(ii) Types
(iii) Trends
(iv) Merits and demerits
(v) Barriers
d. Insurance
(i) Types
(ii) Principles
(iii) Terms
(iv) Benefits
e. Tourism
(i) Terms
(ii) Benefits
(iii) Challenges
f. Transportation
(i) Importance
(ii) Forms/mode
(iii) Advantages and
disadvantages
(iv) Regulatory agencies
g. Warehousing
(i) Importance
(ii) Types
(iii) Functions
(iv) Location
Candidates should be
able to:
(i) distinguish between
advertising and
advertisement;
(ii) identify the different
types of advertising and
its media;
(iii) analyse the
advantages and
disadvantages of
advertising;
(iv) categorize the
different types of banks;
(v) assess the roles of
western union,
moneygram and
automated teller
machine (ATM) in
business transactions;
(vi) identify the services
rendered by banks;
(vii) appraise the various
means of payments;
(viii) apply acquired
banking knowledge in
solving challenges
facing banks;
(ix) specify the different
stages in the
communication process;
(x) analyse the types of
communication;
(xi) differentiate between
the demerits of and
barriers to
communication;
(xii) appraise the
contributions of courier
services, GSM, etc., to
businesses.
(xiii) distinguish
between the types of
insurance;
(xiv) apply the principles
of insurance to life
situations;
(xv) appraise the
relevance of the National
Health Insurance
Scheme (NHIS);
(xvi) identify the
relevant terms in
tourism;
(xvii) differentiate
between the benefits and
challenges of tourism;
(xviii) appraise the
relevance of the various
forms of transportation;
(xix) determine the
advantages and
disadvantages of
transportation;
(xx) compare and
contrast the functions of
Nigeria Airport Authority
with Nigerian Ports
Authority;;
(xxi) evaluate the
factors that determine
the siting of
warehouses;
(xxii) appraise the
contributions of private
and public warehouses
to businesses.
7. Business Units
(i) Forms of ownership
(ii) Characteristics/
features
(iii) Registration of
businesses
(iv) Business Mergers
(v) Determination of choice
of business units
(vi) Dissolution and
liquidation of businesses
8. Financing Business
(i) Sources of finance
(personal savings, sale of
shares and bonds, loans,
debentures, mortgage, bank
overdraft, ploughing back
of profit, credit purchase,
leasing
(ii) Problems of sourcing
finance
(iii) Types of capital (share
capital, capital owned,
authorized (registered or
nominal) capital, issued
capital, called-up capital,
paid-up capital, liquid
capital, working capital and
owners’ equity)
(iv) Calculation of forms of
capital, profits (gross and
net) and turnover
(v) Bureaux de change
9. Trade Associations
(i) Objectives and functions
of trade associations (e.g.
Cocoa Farmers’
Association, Garri Sellers’
Association, Poultry
Farmers’ Association)
(ii) Objectives and
functions of consumer
association (e.g. thrift,
credit and loans)
(iii) Objectives and
functions of Chambers of
Commerce (e.g. NACCIMA)
Candidates should be
able to:
(i) identify the different
forms of business
units;
(ii) analyse the
features of the forms of
business units;
(iii) apply the
knowledge of the
procedures and
documents gained in
registering businesses;
(iv) appraise the
different forms of
business mergers and
the reasons for
merging;
(v) analyse the factors
which determine the
choice of business
units;
(vi) differentiate
between the dissolution
and liquidation of
business.
Candidates should be
able to:
(i) identify the various
ways of financing a
business;
(ii) appraise the
problems associated
with sourcing finances
for business;
(iii) determine the
different types of
capital;
(iv) compute the
different forms of
capital, profits and
turnover;
(v) assess the role of
bureaux de change in
assisting businesses.
Candidates should be
able to:
(i) differentiate between
the objectives and
functions of trade
associations;
(ii) analyse the
objectives and
functions of consumer
association;
(iii) evaluate the
objectives and
functions of Chambers
of Commerce.
10. Money
(i) Evolution
(ii) Forms
(iii) Qualities/
characteristics
(iv) Functions
11. Stock Exchange
(i) Importance and
functions
(ii) Procedure of
transactions and
speculations
(iii) Types of securities
(stocks, shares, bonds,
debentures, etc)
(iv) Second-Tier Securities
Market (STSM), listing
requirements, types of
companies for the market,
advantages and operating
regulations of the market.
12. Elements of Business
Management
(i) Functions (planning,
organizing, staffing,
coordinating, motivating,
communicating and
controlling)
(ii) Principles (span of
control, unity of command,
delegation of authority,
etc)
(iii) Organizational
structure (line, line and
staff, functional, matrix
and committee)
(iv) Functional areas of
business (production,
marketing, finance and
personnel)
13. Elements of Marketing
(i) Functions and
Importance
(ii) The marketing concept
(consumer orientation,
customer satisfaction and
integrated marketing)
(iii) Marketing mix
(product, price, place
(distribution and
promotion)
(iv) Market Segmentation
(v) Customer Service.
14. Legal Aspects of
Business
(i) Meaning and validity of
a simple contract
(ii) Contract Agency, Sale
of Goods Acts and Hire
Purchase Act
(iii) Rights and obligations
of employer and employee
Candidates should be
able to:
(i) trace the origin of
money;
(ii) categorize the forms
and qualities of money;
(iii) appraise the
functions of money.
Candidates should be
able to:
(i) determine the
importance and
functions of the Stock
Exchange;
(ii) analyse the
procedure of
transactions and
speculation on the
Stock Exchange;
(iii) classify the
different securities
traded on the Stock
Exchange;
(iv) apply the knowledge
acquired on the Stock
Exchange for investment
purposes.
Candidates should be
able to:
(i) appraise the
functions of
management;
(ii) apply the principles
of management to
business and other
situations;
(iii) interpret various
organizational
structures;
(iv) assess the
functional areas of
business.
Candidates should be
able to:
(i) distinguish between
the functions and
importance of
marketing;
(ii) relate the marketing
concept to different
situations;
(iii) evaluate the
elements of marketing
mix and channels of
distribution;
(iv) determine the basis
for segmentation;
(v) appraise the quality
of customer service.
Candidates should be
able to:
(i) anlyse the elements
of the validity of a
simple contract;
(ii) interpret Contract
Agency, Sale of Goods
Acts and Hire Purchase
Acts;
(iii) compare the rights
and obligations of
employers with those of
employees;
(iv) Government
regulations of business –
registration of business,
patents, trade marks and
copyrights
(v) Consumer protection –
need for, and means of
protection (Government
legislation, Foods and
Drugs Act, Standards
Organization Act, Trade
Descriptions Act,
Consumer Association,
Consumer Protection
Council, NAFDAC, NDLEA,
Customs and Excise, etc.)
15. Information and
Communication
Technology (ICT)
a. Computer
(i) Appreciation/
application
(ii) Types
(iii) Functions
(iv) Advantages and
disadvantages
(v) Challenges
b. Terms (Internet,
Intranet, browsing,
password, e-mail, , yahoo,
search, cyber café, Local
Area Network, etc.)
c. Activities
(i) e-commerce
(ii) e-banking
(iii) e-business
16. Business Environment
and Social Responsibility
(i) Legal, political,
economic, social, cultural,
technological environment,
etc
(ii) Safe products,
philanthropic and social
environment and societal
consideration
(iii) Types of pollution
(water, air and land) and
their implications.
(iv) distinguish between
patents, trade marks
and copyrights;
(v) identify the
functions of
consumerism;
(vi) assess the
relevance of
Government Agencies
and Acts in the
provision of safe goods
and drugs.
Candidates should be
able to:
(i) apply the knowledge
gained from computer
to solve problems;
(ii) determine the types
and functions of
computer;
(iii) appraise the
challenges of using the
computer in order to
take precautionary
measures;
(iv) identify the
different terms used in
ICT;
(v) analyse the merits
and demerits of each
activity.
Candidates should be
able to:
(i) classify the types of
business environment;
(ii) assess the role of
social environment in
the provision of safe
products;
(iii) identify the
different types of
pollution;
(iv) assess their
implications on
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[email] Btw homosapiien , I didnt get that syllabus from jamb disc, could not type the damn thing. I got the one up there from myschool, by 'copy and paste'. But I compared it with the one on jamb disc, and its the same. So if you dont get it, cause it's not arranged well. You can go check it up on myschool. It's exactly how it is on the disc, there. [/email]

tobiee pls kindly add homosapieen on whatsapp and share that sylabus with him there. Cos youre derailing the thread

Tobiee:
[email] I did, earlier; but seems you dont plan on adding. [/email]

Really added u nah didn't i??

zaragal:


Really added u nah didn't i??

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Tobiee:
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Pls resend

Profbrian:
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[email] The thread is 'bout Jamb, and that is Jamb syllabus up there. I dont see where I derailed. But I'm sorry anyway. The thing is making my phone hang, so I cant modify. [/email]

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zaragal:


Got u

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Tobiee:
[email] The thread is 'bout Jamb, and that is Jamb syllabus up there. I dont see where I derailed. But I'm sorry anyway. The thing is making my phone hang, so I cant modify. [/email]

pls how do i get the sylabus since i dont have a laptop. Can i print it out at the cyber cafe?

zaragal:


Got u

U are already in the grp

why did you snub me when i quoted you with my number? Or will you pretend you didnt see it?

Profbrian:
pls how do i get the sylabus since i dont have a laptop. Can i print it out at the cyber cafe?

[email] You can check it, using your phone. Then save the page, it's on myschool [/email]

Tobiee:
[email] You can check it, using your phone. Then save the page, it's on myschool [/email]

myschool are using the old version of 2015. I mean the current one that jamb gave us as CD plate. The new syllabus is from 2016-2019. Myschool are using the 2015 version which is so detrimental towards your studies

Profbrian:
myschool are using the old version of 2015. I mean the current one that jamb gave us as CD plate. The new syllabus is from 2016-2019. Myschool are using the 2015 version which is so detrimental towards your studies

[email] I confirmed the one on myschool, it is the same with the disc, but I think if you get the disc, you can print it at cybercafe. [/email]

Who has registered

HomoSapiien:


Thank you very much, since you are sure its the same thing with thst of last year, then there is no problem cus I have that of last year with me.

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HomoSapiien:
Hello, while waiting for admission list (2015/2016) It will be better if we start planning for 2016/2017 utme and admission, and procedure in.order to ease things.

Following Jamb new policy of one University, Polythecnic, dropping the aged method of first choice, this call for proper and careful selection of any of the university. On this note its important you get the necessary information you need to increase your chances in next year admission exercise. We can get such information here don't be shy to ask that question that has been on ur mind all along it might be the edge u need.

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Can someone please help me post (better still, give me a link) to the latest 2016/2017 syllabus for Geography, Biology and Physics. Will be greatly appreciated, Thanks.

Profbrian:
myschool are using the old version of 2015. I mean the current one that jamb gave us as CD plate. The new syllabus is from 2016-2019. Myschool are using the 2015 version which is so detrimental towards your studies

The same syllabus with 2015/2016,nothing changed