B.Com. (Transport Management) Transport Costing and Pricing Syllabus - Mumbai University
This is the TY BCom TM syllabus under NEP 2020, in force from the academic year 2026-27. The University still sets the earlier Choice Based papers alongside it for ATKT candidates, so check which scheme your exam form names before you revise.
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Syllabus for Transport Costing and Pricing
Module I: Fundamentals of Transport Costing
- Introduction to transport costing
- Importance of costing in transport planning and operations
- Classification of transport costs
- Direct and indirect costs
- Cost behavior and cost functions
- Cost characteristics of different transport modes
Module II: Cost Estimation and Allocation
- Methods of cost estimation in transport
- Cost accounting principles applied to transport enterprises
- Cost allocation techniques:(Fully allocated cost method, Marginal cost method Activity-based costing)
- Unit cost estimation (per passenger-km / tonne-km)
- Life-cycle costing of transport assets
- Practical examples and numerical problems
Module III: Pricing Principles and Fare Structures
- Relationship between demand, cost, and pricing
- Objectives of transport pricing
- Pricing principles: (Average cost pricing, Marginal cost pricing, Ramsey pricing)
- Fare and tariff structures in transport
- Differential pricing and price discrimination
- Revenue management in transport services
Module IV: Policy, Regulation, and Emerging Issues in Transport Pricing
- Role of government in transport pricing
- Subsidies and cross-subsidization
- Regulation of transport tariffs and fares
- Social and environmental considerations in pricing
- Congestion pricing and road user charges
- Pricing for sustainable and green transport
Reference Books
- Banister, D. – Transport Planning, Spon Press
- Ortúzar, J. de D., & Willumsen, L. G. – Modelling Transport, Wile
- Gómez-Ibáñez, J. A. – Regulating Infrastructure: Monopoly, Contracts, and Discretion, Harvard University Press
- World Bank – Transport Costing and Pricing Reports
- Asian Development Bank (ADB) – Transport Economics and Pricing Publications
Reproduced from the University of Mumbai syllabus for B.Com. (Transport Management) under NEP 2020, in force from the academic year 2026-27. Wording is as printed in that syllabus. Module numbering is as printed there too.
The complete syllabus
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