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What is Company Secretary course all about? What is the scope of this course?What is the use of this qualification? What is the syllabus and exam pattern? What type of jobs can we expect after completing this course?

Company Secretary is responsible for the efficient administration of a company. This course has great scope in the coming world.

Course Details:-
CS Course consists of three main stages, and they are - Foundation Programmme, executive Programme and Professional Programme.

Syllabus:-
Foundation programme consists of 4 papers and they are -
Business Environment and Law
Business Management, Ethics and Entrepreneurship
Business Economics
Fundamentals of Accounting and Auditing

Executive programme consists of 7 papers divided into 2 modules. They are -
Company Law (Module 1)
Cost and Management Accounting (Module 1)
Economic and Commercial Laws (Module 1 )
Tax Laws and Practice (Module 1)
Company Accounts and Auditing Practices (Module 2)
Capital Markets and Securities Laws (Module 2)
Industrial Labour and General Laws (Module 2)

Professional programme is divided into 3 modules and also consists of elective subjects. They are -

Advanced Company Law and Practice (Module 1)
Secretarial Audit, Compliance Management and Due Diligence (Module 1)
Corporate Restructuring, Valuation and Insolvency (Module 1)
Information Technology and Systems Audit (Module 2)
Financial, Treasury and Forex Management (Module 2)
Ethics, Governance and Sustainability (Module 2)
Advanced Tax Laws and Practice (Module 3)
Drafting, Appearances and Pleadings (Module 3)
Banking Law and Practice (Elective subject)
Capital, Commodity and Money Market (Elective subject)
Insurance Law and Practice (Elective subject)
Intellectual Property Rights – Law and Practice (Elective subject)
International Business-Laws and Practices (Elective subject)

Company Secretaries examination is conducted twice a year in June and December.

Company Secretaries are usually hired by -
Government Organizations & PSUs
Private Companies
MNCs
Law Firms
Corporate Houses
Industrial Firms
Healthcare Institutes
Pharmaceutical Firms