CSEET Syllabus 2025: Subjects, Exam Pattern & Topic-wise Breakdown for Company Secretary Aspirants

PART

SUBJECT

SUB PART

TOTAL MARKS

1

Business Communication

50

2

Legal Aptitude and Logical Reasoning

A : Legal Aptitude (30 Marks)

B : Logical Reasoning

(20 Marks)

50

3

Economic and Business Environment

A : Economic (25 Marks)

B : Business Environment

(25 Marks)

50

4

Current Affairs and Quantitative Aptitude

A : Current Affairs (30 Marks)

B : Quantitative Aptitude

(20 Marks)

50

TOTAL MARKS

200

S. NO.

TOPIC

SUB TOPIC

1

Essentials of Good English

·       English Grammar and its usage-Noun, Pronouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs, Prepositions, Conjunctions, Interjection, Voice, Articles, Tenses, Prefix, Suffix, Combination words and Punctuations

·       Enriching Vocabulary-Choice of words, Synonyms and Antonyms

·       Common errors in English

·       Words with multiple meaning

·       One word substitution

·       Words frequently mis-spelt

·       Homophones

·       Idioms and phrases

·       Proverbs

·       Abbreviations

·       Para jumbles

·       Sentence completion

·       Sentence arrangement

·       Sentence correction

·       Foreign words and phrases commonly used

·       Comprehension of passage and art of Summarizing

2

Communication

·       Concept of Communication, Meaning and Significance of Good Communication

·       Business Communication - Principles and Process

·       Means of Communication - Written, Oral, Visual Audiovisual

·       Choice of Modes of Communication

·       Communication Networksvertical, circuit, chain, wheel, star

·       Commonly used Mediums of Digital Communication - Email, SMS, Voice mail, Multimedia, Teleconferencing, Mobile Phone Conversation and Video Conferencing

·       Listening Skills-Types, Purpose, Steps to Effective Listening, Barriers to Effective Listening and Ways to overcome the Barriers

·       Barriers to Effective Communication and Ways to overcome the Barriers

3

Business Correspondence

·       Business Letters - Its Essentials, Parts, Types and Salutations

·       Positive Messages, Negative Messages and Persuasive Messages

·       Business Reports, Inter and Intra-departmental Communication - Office Orders, Office Circulars, Memorandum, Office Notes and Management Information System (MIS)

·       Concept of Web, Internet and E-correspondence

·       Intranet- Benefit and Purpose

·       Email - Features, Procedure to Write a Formal Email and Email Etiquettes

·       Essential Elements of Email- Subject line, Formal Greeting, Target Audience (Reader), Clarity and Conciseness, Formal Closing, Proof reading and Feedback

·       Advantages and Disadvantages of Email

4

Common Business Terminologies

·       Terms defined under various Laws, Rules and Regulations including Financial and Non-Financial terms and expressions.

S. NO.

TOPIC

SUB TOPIC

1

Indian Constitution

·       l Preamble l Fundamental Rights and Fundamental Duties l Directive Principles of State Policy l State under Constitution l President and Governors l Council of Ministers and Prime Minister l Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and Legislative Assembly, Legislative Council l Supreme Court and High Courts l Landmark Amendment in Constitution l List of subjects-Centre, State and Concurrent

2

Elements of General Laws (Indian Contract Act and Law of Torts)

·       A. Law of Contract l Offer, Acceptance, Consideration and Competency to Contract l Agreement l Types of Contract: Void, Voidable, Unenforceable l Performance of Contract l Frustration of Contract l Quasi Contract l Breach of Contract and Remedies B. Law of Torts l Basics of Torts l Specific Defenses l Nuisance and Negligence l Strict, Absolute and Vicarious Liability l Trespass l Malicious Prosecution

3

Elements of Company Secretaries Legislation

·       l The Institute of Company Secretaries of India l Vision, Mission, Motto and Core Values of the Institute l Company Secretary under Company Secretaries Act, 1980 l Functions of Company Secretary under the Companies Act, 2013 l Role of Company Secretary in Employment l Role of Company Secretary in Practice

4

Elements of Company Law

·       l Meaning and Nature of Company l Types of Companies l Incorporation of a Company l Types of capital l Board of Directors - (Concept, Appointment and Removal of Directors) l Board Meetings & Shareholders Meetings l Corporate Social Responsibility l Business Ethics l Ethical Dilemma

5

Legal Reasoning

·       l Legal Fundamentals and Terms l Legal Problems – Reading and understanding a case l Legal Terminology and Maxims l Legal Reasoning – (a) Reasoning by Analogy (b) Inductive and Deductive Reasoning l Questions of Fact (or factual issues) l Questions of Law (or legal issues) l Landmark Judgments of Supreme Court and High Court l Reading Comprehension

S. NO.

TOPIC

SUB TOPIC

1

Logical Reasoning

·       Calendars

·       Cause and Effect Reasoning

·       Clocks

·       Coding and Decoding

·       Deriving Conclusion from Passages

·       Drawing Inference

·       Number Test

·       Sequence and Series

·       Statement and Assumptions

2

Verbal Reasoning

·       Alphabet Test

·       Alpha Numeric Sequence Puzzle l Analogy l Assertion and Reason l Blood Relations l Decision Making l Inserting Missing Characters l Logical Sequence Test l Logical Venn Diagram l Number, Ranking and Time Sequence Test l Syllogism l Truth Tellers and Liars

3

Non-Verbal Reasoning

·       l Analytical Reasoning l Classification l Completion of Incomplete Pattern l Figure Matrix l Grouping of Identical Figures l Mirror Image l Rule Detection l Numeric and Alphabet Series

S. NO.

TOPIC

SUB TOPIC

1

Basics of Demand and Supply and Forms of Market Competition

·       Theory of Demand and Supply

·       Equilibrium Price

·       Elasticity of Demand and Supply and other related concepts

·       Increase and Decrease in Demand and Expansion and Contraction of Demand

·       Forms of Market Competition- Monopoly, Duopoly, Oligopoly, Perfect Competition and Monopolistic Competition

2

National Income Accounting and Related Concepts

·       Meaning and methods to compute National Income

·       Key concepts of National Income (GNP, GDP, NNP, NDP, Domestic Income, Private Income, Personal Income, Disposable Income, Real Income and Per Capita Income)

3

Indian Union Budget

·       Key terminologies / heads covered under the budget l Revenue and Capital Budget

·       Major components of Revenue and Capital Budget l Meaning of Fiscal Deficit

·       Components/ Variables covered under Fiscal Deficit

Indian Financial Markets

·       Overview of Indian Financial Ecosystem

·       Key facets of Indian financial system

·       Growth of Financial Institutions

·       Public and private sector banks

·       Industrial Finance Corporation of India and Small Industries Development Bank of India

·       Regional Rural Banks

·       Cooperative Banks

·       Non-Banking Finance Companies

·       Basics of Capital Market: Types of Shares and Debentures

·       Financial assistance scenario for Small and Medium Enterprises and Start-Ups

Indian Economy

·       Primary (Agriculture and allied activities)

·       Secondary (Manufacturing)

·       Tertiary (Services)

·       Current scenario of agriculture and allied activities in India

·       Agricultural and Industrial Policies of India

·       Current scenario of services sector in India

·       Balance of Payments

·       Components of Balance of Payments

·       Favourable and Unfavourable Balance of Trade

·       Foreign Investments in India- Types and Flows

S. NO.

TOPIC

SUB TOPIC

1

Entrepreneurship Scenario

·       Government initiatives to foster entrepreneurship

·       Need for entrepreneurship in India

·       Bottlenecks in entrepreneurial growth

2

Business Environment

·       Overview of Business Environment

·       Features and factors influencing business environment

·       Types of environment: Economic environment, Socio-cultural environment, Political environment, Legal and Technological environment

·       Ease of Doing Business Index by World Bank for India and Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) for States

3

Key Government Institutions

·       Basic awareness about various institutions and regulatory bodies in India such as NITI Aayog, MCA, SEBI, RBI, IBBI, CCI, NCLT and NCLAT

S. NO.

TOPIC

SUB TOPIC

1

National and International Current Affairs

Current affairs of National and International importance relating to :

·       International Bodies such as ASEAN, BRICS, SAARC, G-20, BIMSTEC

·       Organizations like, RBI, NABARD, CCI, IBBI, IMF, OECD, ADB, World Bank

·       Summits and Conferences

·       Current development in Banking and Finance such as digital banking, govt. initiatives, financial inclusion

·       Current development in stock markets

·       Recent important judgments passed by Supreme Court and High Courts of India, Tribunals

·       Current affairs related to CS Institute/Profession and Regulatory Bodies

·       Current updates on Environment, Bio-Diversity, Climate Change and Sustainable Development

·       Latest Developments in Science And Technology, IT, Computers and Space Science

·       Business Personalities and Leaders

·       Committees and Appointments

·       Current Political Scenario

·       Initiatives/ Schemes of the Government

·       Governance and Ethics

·       International Diplomacy

2

Business and Economy

·       International Trade Agreements

·       Export Import Scenarios

·       Recent Appointments of Chairman/MD/CEO of renowned companies

·       Recent Mergers and Acquisitions of Companies in India and Abroad

·       Other Recent Business Developments

S. NO.

TOPIC

SUB TOPIC

1

Number Systems

·       Computation of Whole Number

·       Decimal and Fractions

·       Relationship between numbers

2

Fundamental arithmetical operations

·       Percentages

·       Ratio and Proportion

·       Square roots

·       Averages

·       Interest (Simple and Compound)

·       Profit and Loss