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Company Secretaries Profession
  • Pavan Kumar Vijay, President
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"Person who keeps SECRETS"
  • Person who keeps SECRETS. It reflecting the confidentiality of the role and the trust placed on its holder
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"SECRET is always MOST IMPORTANT"
  • SECRET is always MOST IMPORTANT
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"STRATEGIC MATTERS are MOST IMPORTANT"
  • STRATEGIC MATTERS are MOST IMPORTANT
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Company Secretary is Must
  • For Continuity of Company


  • Management of Strategic Affairs
  • Continuity of company depends on formulation and  implementation strategies and policies


  • Compliance of Legal Requirements
  • Non-compliance of law may lead to bankruptcy
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Need for CS was felt in 1953
  • When the Companies Bill, 1953 was under consideration in Parliament, the then Finance Minister, Dr. C D Deshmukh, who piloted the Bill, assured the Parliament that it would be the endeavour of the Department of Company Law Administration to help in the building up of Profession of Company Secretaries.
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Company Secretaries Institutes
  • The Indian Association of Chartered Institute of Secretaries of Joint Stock Companies and other Public Bodies (London), at Calcutta


  • The Indian Society of the Corporation of Secretaries (Limited), London at Bombay


  • The Institute of Company Secretaries at Bombay
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"Hence"
  • Hence, an Advisory Board for the Profession was setup on non-statutory basis
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Functions of Advisory Board
  • Advising Government on:
  • Registration, training and coaching of students
  • Holding of examinations
  • The extent to which foreign qualifications can be fitted into the present scheme on reciprocal basis
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"Then"
  • Then
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"Department of Company Affairs started"
  • Department of Company Affairs started
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"Government Diploma in Company Secretaryship..."
  • Government Diploma in Company Secretaryship (GDCS)
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"This marked the beginning of..."
  • This marked the beginning of profession of Company Secretaries in an organised manner
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"Since then"
  • Since then, the number of candidates grown
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"Grown SUBSTANTIALLY"
  • Grown SUBSTANTIALLY
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"Then"
  • Then, a need was felt to establish an autonomous body
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"Accordingly"
  • Accordingly
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"on 4th October 1968"
  • on 4th October 1968
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"An organisation was setup and..."
  • An organisation was setup and registered
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"under Section 25 of the..."
  • under Section 25 of the Companies Act
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"that played a vital role..."
  • that played a vital role in Indian Corporate Sector
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"that is known as"
  • that is known as
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Company Secretaries Act 1980
  • “An Act to make provisions
  • for the
  • regulation and development
  • of the
  • Profession of Company Secretaries”


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Profile of CS Under the Act
  • Sub-section (2) of Section 2
  • (b) “Perform or performs services in relation to promotion, forming, incorporation, amalgamation, reconstruction, reorganisation or winding up of the Companies”


  • These are the areas of Strategic Management and require extensive research, analysis, innovation, negotiation, documentation, etc.
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Profile of CS Under the Act
  • Sub-section (2) of Section 2
  • (c) (i) “Authorised Representative of a company with respect to filing, registering, presenting, attesting or verifying, any documents by or on behalf of the company”


  • Authorised representative does mean only representation before government and regulatory authorities
  • Representation is also made to Investors, business partners, banks and money lenders, media, arbitrators, customers, suppliers, … the list is very long
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Profile of CS Under the Act
  • Sub-section (2) of Section 2
  • (c) (i) “Secretarial Auditor or Consultant”


  • It is Audit of Secretarial Function.


  • Secretarial function now encompasses compliance of all laws applicable to the company and adherence to good corporate governance norms.
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Profile of CS Under the Act
  • Sub-section (2) of Section 2
  • (c) (vi) “Advisor to company on MANAGEMENT, including legal or procedural matters falling under any law for the time being in force”



  • General Management includes Leadership and Strategic Management


  • Various Management Function in which we provide our services include Legal, Financial, HRD, Marketing, Production, Information Technology, Infrastructure, R&D, Quality, etc.
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"Over the years the role..."
  • Over the years the role company secretaries has expanded
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"Company Secretaries are able to..."
  • Company Secretaries are able to do all these
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"because"
  • because
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Risk Factors
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Corporate Governance
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Globalisation
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Technological Advancements
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Public Private Partnership
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Our Vision
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Our Mission
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Defining Corporate Governance
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Definition by ICSI
  • Developed after:
  • Experience from two ICSI National Awards for Excellence in Corporate Governance
  • Covering visionary thoughts of Indian Leaders
  • Original Research for publishing ‘Corporate Governance Reporting (Model Formats)’
  • Study of International Codes and Best Practices
  • Extensive in-house delibrations
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"Opportunities are there but need..."
  • Opportunities are there but need to be explored
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Opportunities for  CS
  • Focus on Areas where Computers cannot enter
  • Venturing into Unexplored Areas
  • Diversification into New Segments
  • Fulfilling Expectations of the Society
    • Professionalism in National Development Projects
  • Entrepreneurship
    • Professionals know how to do business better than anyone
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Where Technology Cannot Enter
  • Arbitration and ADR
  • Due Diligence
  • Innovation/ Idea Generation
  • Complex Decision Making
  • Contingency Planning
  • Crisis Management
  • HRD and Industrial Relations
  • Entrepreneurship
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"Exploring Opportunities in Various Management..."
  • Exploring Opportunities in Various Management Functions
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"Company Secretaries must diversify into..."
  • Company Secretaries must diversify into New Segments
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Different Knowledge Areas
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Different Services
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Different Corporate Structures
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Different Industry Segments
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Different Scales
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Different Geographies of Operations
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"There may be some GAP"
  • There may be some GAP, but it can be bridged
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Bridging the Gap
  • Understand Industry Needs
  • Gain ‘Knowledge of Management Functions’ – Learning little more than what is included in the CS Courses
  • Provide PQRS – Productivity, Quality, Reliability and Service
  • Use 3Cs - Creativity, Confidence and Communication
  • Conduct Periodical SWOT Analysis of Self
  • Use Technology to Beat Technology
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Understand Industry Needs
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Provide PQRS
  • Productivity – Management want you to use resources in most profitable manner
  • Quality – There is no compromise on quality
  • Reliability – Companies require trust in abilities and loyalty to company all the time
  • Service – Value Added Services with courtesy and smile is absolute necessity
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Use 3 Cs
  • Creativity – Innovation is the critical success factor
  • Confidence – Believe in Yourself (Yes, You Can Do It)
  • Communication – It is how you make people know about your creativity and confidence. It is Communication that creates opportunities.
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Periodical SWOT Analysis
  • Strengths: What are my strengths?
  • Weaknesses: What are my weaknesses?
  • Opportunities: What are new opportunities?
  • Threats: What are new threats?
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Use Technology to Beat Technology
  • Extensively using Internet and E-commerce
  • Knowledge of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
  • Using ERP and CRM in Practising Firms
  • Using Data Warehousing and Data Mining Tools
  • Discovering Computer Based Complex Business Analysis Models
  • There are many more...
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Global Success Call for Synergy of
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