STELLA MARIS COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI - 600 086

General Elective Course Offered by B.Com. Corporate Secretaryship

to the students of B.A. / B.Sc. / B.Com (Gen) / B.Com (A&F) / B.B.A /

B.C.A. / B.S.W. / B.V.A. Degree Programme

SYLLABUS

(Effective from the academic year 2019-2020)

COMPANY SECRETARIAL CORRESPONDENCE

CODE:19CO/GE/CC22                                                                                        CREDITS:2

                                                                                                                                   L T P:2 0 0

                                                                                             TOTAL TEACHING HOURS:26

OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE

· To enable students to understand the importance of company secretary

· To acquaint students with the tools for secretarial correspondence

· To familiarise students with the preparation of necessary company documents

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

 On successful completion of the course, students will be able to

· Understand the importance of company secretary

· Draft required communication to the stakeholders of a company

· Document communications relating to internal management of a company

· Demonstrate the use of technology in communication

Unit     1                                                                                                                      (10 Hours)                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

Introduction to Company Secretary                                              

1.1 Secretary – Meaning and Types of Secretaries

1.2 Company Secretary – Definition and Legal Position

1.3 Rights, Duties and Liabilities of a Company Secretary

1.4 Qualification, Appointment and Dismissal of a Company Secretary

Unit     2                                                                                                                      (10 Hours)

Secretarial Correspondence                       

        2.1 Correspondence relating to Meetings- Before, During and After the meeting.

        2.2 Writing Memos, Circulars and Notices.

            2.3  Electronic Media and Shareholder Communication

Unit     3                                                                                                                       (6 Hours)

             Correspondence

             3.1 To Shareholders – Allotment, Rights Issue and Bonus Issue

             3.2 To Registrar of Companies – Alteration of Memorandum and Articles of    

                    Association

             3.3 To Stock Exchanges – Listing of Securities

             3.4 To Banks

             3.5 To Government

BOOKS FOR STUDY

Kapoor, N.D.  Company Law and secretarial practice. New Delhi: Sultan Chand, 2016

Tandon, B.N. Manual of Secretarial Practice. New Delhi: Sultan Chand.

BOOKS FOR REFERENCE

S. Srikanth, Shanthi Rekha Rajagopal, Revathy Blakrishnan, Corporate Laws and Secretarial

Practice, Jain Book

Bahl, J.C. Secretarial Practice in India. Mumbai: Tripathi M.N, 2006.

Ghosh K Prashanth. Company Secretarial Practice. New Delhi: Sultan Chand, 2007.

Sherlekhar, S.A.  Company Secretarial Practice. New Delhi: Kitab Mahal, 2006.

JOURNAL

Company and Securities Law Journal

Company law journal

Company news and reports

WEB RESOURCES

www.ddegjust.ac.in

      www.legalserviceindia.com

www.businesscommunicationarticles.com

PATTERN OF ASSESSMENT

Continuous Assessment Test:                  Total Marks: 25                  Duration: 1 hour

Other Components:                                  Total Marks: 25

Case studies/Assignments/Class presentations

No End-Semester Exam