In order to qualify as a company secretary one has to qualify three stages namely: Foundation Course, Executive Program, and Professional Program. The minimum eligibility to gain entry into the foundation course is a pass in 10+2th in any stream. The duration of this course is eight months. The paper on English and business communication is one the four papers under the foundation course.

Syllabus of this Paper

The paper has two modules: English and business communication.

Under the English module there are the following heads: essentials of good writing, essay writing and précis writing.

Under the business communication module there are the following heads: business communication, administration and miscellaneous, inter-departmental communication, preparation of press releases.

Number of Sections in this Paper

There are two sections under this paper.

Paper Pattern and number of questions asked

The paper has a total of six questions. Candidates are required to attempt all the questions. The first section has an essay which has to be completed in three hundred words, a précis writing and grammar. The second section has three long answer questions on business communication with each question having internal options.

Division of Marks

The entire paper has a maximum of hundred marks having two sections of fifty marks each. The first section has an essay of ten marks, a précis of ten marks and grammar questions of thirty marks. The second section on business communication has long answer questions having marks varying from ten to fifteen each.

Duration of the Paper

The maximum time allotted for the paper is three hours.