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3. Financial Structure
l Concept of Capital and Financing of Companies - Sources of
Capital; Classes and Types of Shares; Equity Shares with
Differential Rights; Issue of Shares at Par, Premium and
Discount; Forfeiture and Surrender of Shares; Bonus Issues;
Rights Issues; Issue of Sweat Equity Shares; Employees Stock
Option Scheme; Private Placement; preference shares and other
forms of securities
l Alteration of Share Capital - Reduction of Capital; Buy-Back of
Shares
l Prospectus- Definition; Abridged Prospectus; Red-Herring
Prospectus; Shelf Prospectus; Information Memorandum;
Contents, Registration; Misrepresentations and Penalties
l Debt Capital- Debentures, Debenture Stock, Bonds;Recent
Trends and Dynamics of Corporate Debt Financing; Debenture
Trust Deed and Trustees; Conversion of and Redemption of
Debentures
l Securing of Debts- Charges; Creation, Modification and
Satisfaction of Charges
l Allotment and Certificates- General Principles and Statutory
Provisions related to Allotment; Minimum Subscription; Irregular
Allotment; Procedure of Issue of Share Certificates and Warrants

4. Membership in a Company
l Modes of Acquiring Membership
l Rights and Privileges of Members, Register of Members
l Dematerialisation and Rematerialisation of Securities
l Transfer and Transmission of Securities in Physical and
Dematerialized forms
l Nomination
5. Management and Control of Companies
l Directors-Types, Director's Identification Number (DIN),
Appointment/Reappointment, Qualifications, Disqualifications,
Vacation of Office, Retirement, Resignation and Removal of
Managing and Whole-Time Directors and Manager
l Role and Responsibilities of Directors
l Powers and Duties
l Loans to Directors
l Remuneration of Directors
l Office or Place of Profit
l Contracts in which Directors are Interested
l Board of Directors and its Committees
l Company Secretary - Appointment, Role and Responsibilities
l Company Secretary as a Key Managerial Personnel
l Meetings:
l Meetings of Board and Committees - Frequency, Convening,
Proceedings, Video Conferencing of Board/Committee(s);
Resolution by Circulation; Minutes and Evidence
l General Meetings-Kinds of Meetings; Law, Practice and
Procedure Relating to Convening and Proceedings at General
and Other Meetings; Notice, Quorum, Chairman, Proxy, Voting
including Voting through Electronic Means; Resolutions,
Circulation of Members' Resolution, etc.; Postal Ballot;
Recording, Signing and Inspection of Minutes
l Distribution of Powers of a Company - Division of
Powers between Board and General Meetings; Acts
by Directors in Excess of Authority; Monitoring and Management
l Sole Selling and Buying Agents-Meaning, Appointment and
Reappointment, Removal; Powers of Central Government and
Rules Framed for the Purpose
6. Investments, Loans and Deposits
l Law relating to making investments in and granting loans to other
bodies corporate and giving guarantees and providing security
l Acceptance of Deposits, Renewal, Repayment, Default and
Remedies
7. Accounts and Audit
l Books of Accounts
l Financial Statements
l Auditors-Appointment, Resignation and Removal; Qualification
and Disqualification; Rights, Duties and Liabilities
l Audit and Auditor's Report
l Cost Audit and Special Audit
8. Dividends
l Profit and Ascertainment of Divisible Profits
l Declaration and Payment of Dividend
l Treatment of Unpaid and Unclaimed Dividend
l Transfer of Unpaid and Unclaimed Dividend to Investor Education
and Protection Fund
l Board's Report and Disclosures- Contents and Annexure to
Board's Report
l Directors' Responsibility Statement-Preparation and Disclosures
l Compliance Certificate - Need and Objective; Issue and Signing
by Practising Company Secretary
l Corporate Governance Report
9. Registers, Forms and Returns
l Statutory Books and Registers prescribed under various
provisions of the Company Law - Maintenance, Authentication,
Place of Keeping and Inspection
l Filing of various Forms and Returns with the Authorities
l Procedure and Penalties for Delayed Filing
l Annual Return - Nature and Significance; Contents; and
Certification by Practising Company Secretary
10. Inspection and Investigation
l Inspection of Documents
l Powers of the Inspector
l Seizure of Books And Documents
l Inspector's Report
l Power of the Registrar of Companie
l Investigation into Affairs of the Company
11. Majority Rule and Minority Rights
l Law relating to Majority Powers and Minority Rights
l Shareholder Remedies-Actions by Shareholders; Statutory
Remedies; Personal Actions
l Prevention of Oppression and Mis-Management
12. Merger, De-merger, Amalgamation, Compromises and
Arrangements - An Overview
13. Producer Companies
l Concept, Formation, Functioning and Dissolution
14. Limited Liability Partnerships
l Concept, Formation, Membership, Functioning and Dissolution
15. Application of Company Law to Different Sectors
l Banking
l Insurance
l Others

l Introduction
l Officer in Default
l Penalties
17. Compounding of Offences
18. Winding up of Companies - An Overview
l Concept and Modes
19. Striking Off Name of Companies
20. An Introduction to E-Governance and XBRL
PAPER 2: COST AND MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING (100 Marks)
Level of Knowledge: Working Knowledge
Objective: To acquire knowledge and understanding of the concepts,
techniques and practices of cost and management accounting and to
develop skills for decision making.
Contents:
1. Introduction to Cost and Management Accounting
l Cost Accounting: Evolution, Meaning, Objectives and Scope
l Concepts of Costs, Classifications and Elements of Cost
l Cost Centre and Cost Unit
l Methods and Techniques of Costing
l Cost Accounting Standards
l Installation of a Costing System
l Practical Difficulties in Installing a Costing System
l Role of Cost Accountant in Decision Making
l Management Accounting: Evolution, Meaning, Objectives and
Scope
l Tools and Techniques of Management Accounting
l Relationship of Cost Accounting, Financial Accounting,
Management Accounting and Financial Management
l Conflicts in Profit versus Value Maximisation Principle
l Role of Management Accountant in Decision Making
2. Material Cost
l Materials Control - Concept and Techniques
l Procurement Procedures and Documentation: Methods of
Purchasing; Procedure of Purchases, Stores and Issue of
Material; Stock Verification
l Methods of Pricing of Material: FIFO, LIFO, Simple
Average, Weighted Average
l Accounting and Control of Material Losses, Wastage,
Scrap, Spoilage and Defectives
l Inventory Management: Techniques of fixing of minimum,
maximum and reorder levels, Economic Order Quantity, ABC
Analysis; Stock Verification and Perpetual Inventory
3. Labour Cost
l Meaning and Classification of Labour Costs
l Accounting and Control of Labour Costs
l Time Keeping and Time Booking
l Attendance and Payroll Procedures, Time Recording, Overtime
and Idle Time
l Labour turnover and Remedial Measures
l Efficiency Rating Procedures; Remuneration Systems and
Incentive Schemes
4. Direct Expenses and Overheads
l Direct Expenses: Meaning, Nature, Collection, Classification
and Treatment of Direct and Indirect Expenses
l Overheads: Meaning, Nature, Collection and Classification
Functional Analysis: Factory, Administration, Selling, Distribution,
Research and Development
l Behavioural Analysis: Fixed, Variable, Semi variable and Step
Cost Allocation, Apportionment, Absorption and Control of
Overheads
l Preparation of Cost Sheet
5. Activity Based Costing (ABC)
l Meaning, Importance, Characteristics
l Elements and Steps involved
l ABC vs. Traditional Costing
l Uses and Limitations
6. Cost Records
l Cost Ledgers - Integrated Accounts and Non-Integrated Accounts
l Reconciliation of Cost and Financial Accounts
7. Costing Systems
l Unit and Output Costing
l Job Costing: Job Cost Cards, Collecting Direct Costs, Allocation
of Overheads and its Applications
l Batch Costing: Features and Applications
l Contract Costing: Features, Distinction between Job and Contract
Costing, Progress Payments, Retention Money, Escalation
Clause, Contract Accounts, Accounting for Material, Accounting
for Plant Used in a Contract, Contract Profit and Accounting
Entries
l Process Costing: Features, Applications and Types of Process
Costing, Process Loss, Abnormal Gains and Losses, Equivalent
Units, Inter-Process Profit, Joint Products, By-Products and
Accounting
l Service Costing: Features and Applications, Unit Costing and
Multiple Costing, Application, Identification of Cost Unit and Cost
Determination and Control
8. Marginal Costing
l Meaning, Advantages, Limitations and Applications
l Breakeven Analysis
l Cost-Volume Profit Analysis
l P/V Ratio and its Significance
l Margin of Safety
l Absorption Costing: System of Profit Reporting and Stock
Valuation
l Difference between Marginal Costing and Absorption Costing
l Income Measurement under Marginal Costing and Absorption
Costing
9. Standard Costing
l Definition, Significance and Applications
l Various Types of Standards
l Installation of Standard Costing System-for Material, Labour, and
Overhead
l Variance Analysis for Materials, Labour and Overheads and
Accounting Treatment of Variances
l Benchmarking for Setting of Standards
l Variance Reporting to Management
10. Budget, Budgeting and Budgetary Control
l Budget Concept, Manual
l Fixed and Flexible Budgets
l Preparation and Monitoring of Various Types of Budgets
l Budgetary Control System: Advantages, Limitations and
Installation
l Zero Base Budgeting
l Programme and Performance Budgeting
11. Cost Accounting Records and Cost Audit
l Nature and Scope of Cost Audit
l Cost Accounting Records and Cost Audit under
Companies Act,1956
l Purpose, Scope and Advantages of Cost Audit
l Implementing Authorities of Cost Audit
l Cost Audit Techniques and Programmes
l Cost Audit Report
l Cost Auditor - Appointment, Rights and Responsibilities
12. Analysis and Interpretation of Financial Statements
l Financial Statements: Nature, Attributes, Objectives, Importance,
Limitations
l Recent Trends in presenting Financial Statements
l Financial Statements Analysis: Types, Methods, Objectives,
Limitations
l Ratio Analysis: Accounting, Uses, Classification, Advantages,
Limitations
l Cash Flow Statement
l Fund Flow Statement
l Difference between Cash Flow and Fund Flow Statement
l Management Reporting
PAPER 3: ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL LAWS (100 Marks)
Level of Knowledge: Part A-Advance Knowledge
Part B- Working Knowledge
Objective: To acquire knowledge and understanding of Economic and
Commercial Laws.
Contents: PART A: (70 Marks)
1. Foreign Exchange Management
l Objectives and Definitions under FEMA, 1999
l Current Account Transactions and Capital Account Transactions
l FDI Policy
l Foreign Direct Investment in India and Abroad
l Acquisition and Transfer of Immovable Property in India and
Abroad
l Establishment of Branch, Office etc. in India
l Export of Goods and Services
l Realization and Repatriation of Foreign Exchange
l Authorized Person
l Penalties and Enforcement
l Foreign Contribution (Regulation)Act, 2010
l Foreign Contributions and Hospitality
l Exemptions
l Powers of Central Government
l Adjudication, Appeal and Compounding
l Offences and Penalties
2. Foreign Trade Policy and Procedures
l Main Features
l Special Focus Initiatives
l Served from India Scheme
l Export Promotion Council
l Vishesh Krishi and Gram Udyog Yojana
l Focus Market Scheme; Focus Product Scheme; Duty Exemption
and Remission Schemes; Advance Authorization Scheme;
DFRC; DEPB; EPCG, etc.
l EOUs, EHTPs, STPs, BPTs and SEZs
3. Competition and Consumer Protection
l Concept of Competition
l Development of Competition Law
l Competition Policy
l Competition Act, 2002 - Anti Competitive Agreements, Abuse of
Dominant Position, Combination, Regulation of Combinations,
Competition Commission of India; Appearance before
Commission and Appellate Tribunal, Compliance of Competition
Law
l Consumer Protection Act, 1986
l Consumer Protection in India
l Genesis of the Law and Objects
l Rights of Consumers
l Nature and Scope of Remedies
l Appearance before Consumer Dispute Redressal Forums
4. Intellectual Property Rights
l Introduction - GATT, WIPO and TRIPS
l Concept and Development of Intellectual Property Law in India
l Law and Procedure Relating to Patents, Trade Marks and
Copyrights
l Geographical Indications
l Design Act
l Overview of Laws Relating to Other Intellectual Property Rights
l Intellectual Property Appellate Board
5. Law relating to Arbitration and Conciliation
l Introduction to UNCITRAL MODEL LAW
l Law of Arbitration in India
l Types of Arbitration
l Appointment of Arbitrators - Procedure
l Judicial Intervention
l Venue - Commencement
l Award - Time limit, Enforceability, Interest
l Recourse against Award - Appeals
l Conciliation and Compromise
l International Commercial Arbitration; Foreign Awards
l Arbitration Agencies - ICADR, ICA, Chambers of Commerce,
Professional Arbitrators
l Alternate Disputes Resolution
6. Law relating to Transfer of Property
l Important Definitions
l Types of Properties
l Movable and Immovable Property
l Properties which cannot be Transferred
l Rule Against Perpetuities
l Lis Pendens
l Provisions Relating to Sale
l Mortgage, Charge, Lease, Gift and Actionable Claim
7. Law relating to Stamps
l Methods of Stamping
l Consequences of Non-Stamping and Under-Stamping
l Impounding of Instruments
l Construction of Instruments for Determination of Stamp Duty
Payable
l Adjudication
l Allowance and Refund
l Penal Provisions
l Concept of E-Stamping
8. Law relating to Contract
l Contract - Introduction
l Legality of Objects
l Standard Form of Contract
l Multinational Agreement
l E-Contracts
l Strategies and Constraints to enforce Contractual Obligations
l Special Contracts: Indemnity and Guarantee; Bailment and
Pledge; Law of Agency
9. Prevention of Money Laundering
l Genesis
l Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002
l Concept and Definitions, Various Transactions, etc.
l Obligations of Banks and Financial Institutions


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Company secretary syllabus-

Foundation Course

Subjects of Study-

English and Business Communication (FCEBC)
Basic Economics and Business Environment (FCBE-BE)
Financial Accounting (FCFA)
Elements of Business Laws and Management
Information Systems and Quantitative Techniques (FCISQT)

Intermediate Course-

Group-I

Company Accounts and Cost & Management Accounting (ICA & CMA)
General Laws and Commercial Laws (IGCL)
Management Information Systems and Corporate Communication (IMIS & CC)
Tax Laws (ITL)

Group-II

Company Law (ICL)
Company Secretarial Practice (ICSP)
Economic, Labour and Industrial Laws (IELIL)
Securities Laws and Regulation of Financial Markets (ISL & RFM)

Final Course-

Subjects of Study-
Group I
Advanced Company Law and Practice (FACLP)
Secretarial Management and Systems Audit (FSMSA)
Secretarial Practice relating to Economic Laws and Drafting and Conveyancing (FSPELDC)
Group II
Banking and Insurance-Law and Practice (FBILP)
Corporate Restructuring-Law and Practice (FCRLP)
Financial, Treasury and Forex Management (FFTFM)
Group III
Direct and Indirect Taxation-Law and Practice (FDITLP)
Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations (FHRMIR)
World Trade Organization-International Trade, Joint Ventures and Foreign Collaborations (FWTO)

Contact details

The Institute of Company Secretaries of India
C-37, Sector 62, Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201301 ‎
0120 452 2000

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