CSEET Syllabus 2025: Subjects, Papers & Exam Structure

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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 l

·       Communication Networks- vertical, 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

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Sub-part A - Legal Aptitude (30 Marks)

Indian Constitution

·       Preamble

·       Fundamental Rights and Fundamental Duties

·       Directive Principles of State Policy

·       State under Constitution

·       President and Governors

·       Council of Ministers and Prime Minister

·       Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and Legislative Assembly, Legislative Council

·       Supreme Court and High Courts

·       Landmark Amendment in Constitution

·       List of subjects-Centre, State and Concurrent

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

A.      Law of Contract

·       Offer, Acceptance, Consideration and Competency to Contract

·       Agreement

·       Types of Contract: Void, Voidable, Unenforceable

·       Performance of Contract

·       Frustration of Contract

·       Quasi Contract

·       Breach of Contract and Remedies

B.      Law of Torts

·       Basics of Torts

·       Specific Defenses

·       Nuisance and Negligence

·       Strict, Absolute and Vicarious Liability

·       Trespass

·       Malicious Prosecution

Elements of Company Secretaries Legislation

·       The Institute of Company Secretaries of India l Vision, Mission, Motto and Core Values of the Institute

·       Company Secretary under Company Secretaries Act, 1980

·       Functions of Company Secretary under the Companies Act, 2013

·       Role of Company Secretary in Employment

·       Role of Company Secretary in Practice

Elements of Company Law

·       Meaning and Nature of Company

·       Types of Companies

·       Incorporation of a Company

·       Types of capital

·       Board of Directors - (Concept, Appointment and Removal of Directors)

·       Board Meetings & Shareholders Meetings

·       Corporate Social Responsibility

·       Business Ethics

·       Ethical Dilemma

Legal Reasoning

·       Legal Fundamentals and Terms

·       Legal Problems – Reading and understanding a case

·       Legal Terminology and Maxims

·       Legal Reasoning – (a) Reasoning by Analogy (b) Inductive and Deductive Reasoning

·       Questions of Fact (or factual issues)

·       Questions of Law (or legal issues)

·       Landmark Judgments of Supreme Court and High Court

·       Reading Comprehension

Sub-part B - Logical Reasoning (20 Marks)

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

Verbal Reasoning

·       Alphabet Test

·       Alpha Numeric Sequence Puzzle

·       Analogy

·       Assertion and Reason

·       Blood Relations

·       Decision Making

·       Inserting Missing Characters

·       Logical Sequence Test

·       Logical Venn Diagram

·       Number, Ranking and Time Sequence Test

·       Syllogism

·       Truth Tellers and Liars

Non-Verbal Reasoning

·       Analytical Reasoning

·       Classification

·       Completion of Incomplete Pattern

·       Figure Matrix

·       Grouping of Identical Figures

·       Mirror Image

·       Rule Detection

·       Numeric and Alphabet Series

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Sub-part A – Economics (25 Marks)

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

·       Revenue and Capital Budget l Major components of Revenue and Capital Budget

·       Meaning of Fiscal Deficit

·       Components/ Variables covered under Fiscal Deficit

4

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

5

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

·       Favorable and Unfavorable Balance of Trade

·       Foreign Investments in India- Types and Flows

Sub-part B – Business Environment (25 Marks)

6

Entrepreneurship Scenario

·       Government initiatives to foster entrepreneurship

·       Need for entrepreneurship in India

·       Bottlenecks in entrepreneurial growth

7

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

8

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

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Sub-part A – Current Affairs (30 Marks)

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

Sub-part B – Quantitative Aptitude (20 Marks)

3

Number Systems

·       Computation of Whole Number

·       Decimal and Fractions

·       Relationship between numbers

4

Fundamental arithmetical operations

·       Percentages

·       Ratio and Proportion

·       Square roots

·       Averages

·       Interest (Simple and Compound)

·       Profit and Loss

a.      Photograph of the candidate

b.      Signature of the candidate

c.       DOB Certificate (10th pass certificate)

d.      Admit Card/ Hall Ticket for 10+2 Examinations (if appearing)

e.      10+2 Pass Certificate/ Mark Sheet

f.        Category Certificate (for availing Fee Concession)

g.       Identity proof(Adhar card/passport/voter ID /pan card/driving license/ration card)

PAPER NUMBER

SUBJECTS

MARKS

Paper-1

Business Communication

50

Paper-2

Legal Aptitude

50

Logical Reasoning

Paper-3

Economics

50

Business Environment

Paper-4

Current Affairs

50

Quantitative Aptitude

Total Marks

200