IGNOU BERC-131 Assignment 2026-27
CSR Projects and Programmes
Last updated by IGNOU: 07 Sept 2026. Guide written from the official PDF on 19 Oct 2026, 04:11 pm.
| Course code | BERC-131 |
|---|---|
| Course title | CSR Projects and Programmes |
| Programme | Bachelor of Arts Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (BAMSME)BAMSME, BAMSAPS |
| School | School of Vocational Education and Training |
About the BERC-131 assignment
The BERC-131 assignment covers corporate social responsibility, its legal provisions and theories, and its role in education, skill development and rural livelihoods. It also examines project appraisal, participatory rural appraisal, monitoring and project formulation.
The question sheet offers seven questions, of which you must answer any five. Each question carries 20 marks, making a total of 100 marks. Question 7 requires short notes on any two of four topics, worth 10 marks each. No answer word limits are specified.
What the assignment asks
| Question | Marks | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 20 | Explain CSR and discuss its legal provisions under Section 135 and Schedule VII of the Companies Act, 2013. |
| Q2 | 20 | Discuss Carroll’s CSR pyramid and the stakeholder theory of CSR. |
| Q3 | 20 | Use examples to examine how CSR supports education and skill development. |
| Q4 | 20 | Discuss company strategies for improving rural livelihoods and present a case study of a company’s CSR work on livelihood security. |
| Q5 | 20 | Explain project appraisal and discuss the techniques used to appraise projects. |
| Q6 | 20 | Explain participatory rural appraisal, including its purpose, principles, tools and techniques. |
| Q7 | 10x2 | Write short notes on any two topics: the fifth phase of CSR development in India, monitoring techniques, project formulation elements, or an Indian company’s CSR activities. |
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