This book is prepared exclusively for the Executive Level of Company Secretary Examination requirement. It covers the entire revised syllabus as per ICSI. This book aims to systematically represent the subject matter so that students do not consciously have to mug up provisions.

The Present Publication is the 5th Edition & updated till 30th November 2022 for CS-Executive | June/Dec. 2023 Exams, with the following noteworthy features:

• Strictly as per the New Syllabus of ICSI
• [‘Topic-wise’ Tabular Presentation] of the subject matter
• [Easy to Understand Language] used throughout the book for easy learning
• [Examples, Comments & Explanatory Notes] for complicated provisions
• [Most Amended & Updated] This book covers the latest applicable provisions and amendments under the respective laws

Coverage of this book includes:

• Past Exam Question
• Solved Paper: December 2022 (New Syllabus)
• [Practice Questions] with Hints
• [Student-Oriented Book] The authors have developed this book keeping in mind the following factors:
• Interaction of the authors with their students, with specific emphasis on difficulties faced by students in the examinations
• Shaped by the author’s experience of teaching the subject matter at different levels
• Reactions and responses of students have also been incorporated at different places in the book

The detailed contents of the book are as follows:

Part A – Company Law, Principles & Concepts

• Introduction to Company Law
• Prospectus and Alteration of Share Capital
• Shares, Share Capital and Shareholders
• Membership
• Debt Instruments and Deposits
• Charges
• Distribution of Profits and Dividends
• Corporate Social Responsibility
• Accounts, Audit and Auditors
• Transparency and Disclosures
• Inter-Corporate Loans, Investments, Guarantees and Security, Related Party Transactions
• Registers and Records
• Corporate Reorganization
• MCA-21 and filing in XBRL
• Global Developments

Part B – Company Administration and Meetings – Law and Practices

• Directors
• Appointment and Remuneration of Key Managerial Personnel
• Meeting of the Board and its Committees
• Board Constitution and its Powers
• General Meetings
• Virtual Meetings

Part C – Company Secretary as a Profession

• Legal Framework Governing Company Secretaries
• Secretarial Standards Board
• Mega Firms