COMPANY ADMINISTRATION AND MEETINGS

Paper Code: 
BCS 316
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

On completion of this course, the students will be able to;

CO 105Get a basic overview of different type of meeting of board of directors.

CO 106:To facilitate the convening of meetings and attend Board, committee and general meetings and maintain the minutes of these meetings.

CO 107:To assist and advise the Board in ensuring good corporate governance and in complying with the corporate governance requirements and best practices.

CO 108:Explain membership in a company and its procedure and analyze the meaning of directors and concepts.

CO 109:To ensure that the company complies with the applicable secretarial standards.

 

9.00

Board Constitution and its Powers: Board composition; Restriction and Powers of Board; Board Committees- Audit Committee, Nomination and Remuneration Committee, Stakeholder relationship Committee and other Committees.

 

9.00

Directors: DIN requirement, Types of Directors; Appointment / Reappointment, Disqualifications, Vacation of Office, Retirement, Resignation and Removal, and Duties of Directors; Rights of Directors; Loans to Directors; Disclosure of Interest

9.00

Key Managerial Personnel (KMP’s) and their Remuneration : Appointment of Key Managerial Personnel; Managing and Whole-Time Directors, Manager, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer; Company Secretary – Appointment, Role and Responsibilities, Company Secretary as a Key Managerial Personnel; Functions of Company Secretary; Officer who is in default; Remuneration of Managerial Personnel.

 

9.00

Meetings of Board and its Committees :Frequency, Convening and Proceedings of Board and Committee meetings; Agenda Management; Management Information System; Meeting Management; Resolution by Circulation; Types of Resolutions; Secretarial Standard – 1; Duties of Company Secretaries before, during and after Board/ Committee Meeting.

General Meetings: Annual General Meeting; Extraordinary general Meetings; Other General Meetings; Types of Resolutions; Notice, Quorum, Poll, Chairman, Proxy; Meeting and Agenda; Process of conducting meeting; Voting and its types-vote on show of hands, Poll, E-Voting, Postal ballot; Circulation of Members’ Resolutions etc.; Signing and Inspection of Minutes; Secretarial Standard – 2; Duties of Company Secretaries before, during and after General Meeting.

 

9.00

Virtual Meetings: Technological Advancement in conduct of Board Committee &General Meetings; e-AGM.

Legal framework governing Company Secretaries: The Company Secretaries Act, 1980 along with Rules and Regulations; Disciplinary Mechanism and Penalties for Professional Misconduct; Ethics in Profession, Professional Liabilities.

Secretarial Standards Board: Secretarial Standards Board of ICSI; Process of making Secretarial Standards; Need and Scope of Secretarial Standards.

Mega Firms : Concept of mega firms; Benefits of mega firms, Eligibility criteria for partner, Agreement between partners; Management of Firm; Collective multidisciplinary expertise; Public Relation and Brand Building.

 

Essential Readings: 

• Study Material Published by ICSI

References: 

SUGGESTED READINGS:

  • Scanner-Arun Kumar(ShuchitaPrakashans(P) Ltd)

e-RESOURCES:

https://www.icsi.edu/media/webmodules/23112021_Company_Law.pdf

JOURNALS:

https://www.icsi.edu/e-journals/

 

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