CSEET Important Chapters and Topics For 2022 Exam
Introduction of the syllabus for company secretary executive entrance test [CSEET]
The Council of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India in the exercise of the powers vested under clause[a] of subsection[2] of section 15 of the company secretaries act 1980, as amended by the Company Secretaries [Amendment] Act 2006, read with regulation 20[1][ii] of Company Secretaries [Amendment]Regulations, 2021 has approved the syllabus for CSEET.
Passing of CSEET is mandatory for all candidates to register for the CS Executive Programme, except a few exempted categories of candidates w.e.f. 2021.
The Syllabus of CSEET shall comprise of four papers and the nomenclature of the papers is as under-
- Paper 1: Business Communication (50 marks)
- Paper 2: Legal Aptitude of Logical Reasoning (50 marks)
- Paper 3: Economic and Business Environment (50 marks)
- Paper 4: Current Affairs and Communication skills (50 marks)
| Sr. No. | Subjects | No. Of questions | Marks |
| 1. | Business Communication | 35 | 50 |
| 2. | Legal Aptitude and Logical Reasoning | 35 | 50 |
| 3. | Economic and Business Environment | 35 | 50 |
| 4. | Current Affairs, Presentation and Communication Skills | 35 | 50 |
| Total | 140 | 200 |
Paper 1 Business Communication
This paper is to test the knowledge of the candidates about the essentials of English Grammar and critical aspects of Business Communication.
- English Grammar and its usage-Noun, Pronouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs, Prepositions,
- Conjunctions, Interjection, Voice, Articles, Tenses, Prefix and Suffix, Punctuations, etc.
- Enriching Vocabulary-Choice of words, Synonyms, and Antonyms
- Common errors in English
- Words with multiple meaning
- One word substitution
- Words frequently misspelled
- 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
Paper 2 Legal Aptitude and Logical Reasoning
This paper is likewise divided into two parts – Legal Aptitude and Logical Reasoning. Each part consists of 25 marks. Candidates can refer to the topics of both the parts which is mentioned below:
- Elements of General Laws (Indian Contract Act and Law of Torts)
- Elements of Company Secretaries Legislation
- Elements of Company Law
- Questions of Fact (or factual issues)
- Questions of Law (or legal issues)
- Landmark Judgments of Supreme Court and High Court
- Legal Fundamentals and Terms
- Legal Problems – Reading and understanding a case
- 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
- Calendars
- Cause and Effect Reasoning
- Clocks
- Coding and Decoding
- Deriving Conclusion from Passages
- Drawing Inference
- Number Test
- Sequence and Series
- Statement and Assumptions
- Alphabet Test
- Alpha-Numeric Sequence Puzzle
- Analogy
- Assertion and Reason
- Blood Relations
- Decision Making
- Inserting Missing Characters
- Indian Constitution
- Elements of General Laws (Indian Contract Act and Law of Torts)
- Elements of Company Secretaries Legislation
- Elements of Company Law
- Legal Reasoning
- Logical Reasoning
- Verbal Reasoning
- Non-Verbal Reasoning
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Paper 3 Economic and Business Environment
This paper is likewise partitioned into two sections – Economics and Business Environment. Each part comprises 25 imprints. The themes shrouded in this paper are referenced underneath:
- Basics of Demand and Supply and Forms of Market Competition
- National Income Accounting and Related Concepts
- Indian Union Budget
- Indian Financial Markets
- Public and private sector banks
- Industrial Finance Corporation of India, 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.
- Current scenario of agriculture and allied activities in India
- Agricultural and Industrial Policies of India
- Current scenario of the 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
- Overview of Business Environment
- Features and factors influencing the business environment
- Types of the 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
- Basics of Demand and Supply and Forms of Market Competition
- National Income Accounting and Related Concepts
- Indian Union Budget
- Indian Financial Markets
- Indian Economy
- Indian Economy
- Business Environment
- Key Government Institutions
Paper 4 Current Affairs, Presentation and Communication Skills
This paper is isolated into two sections – current issues comprising 20 imprints and introduction and correspondence skills (viva voice) comprising 30 imprints.
- Business personalities and leaders
- Committees and appointments
- Art and culture
- Books and their authors
- Awards and honors
- Sports
- Current political scenario
- Initiatives/ schemes of the government
- Language and national symbols
- Governance and ethics
- International diplomacy
- Questions based on audio clips – Monologue – Dialogue
- Grammar Test
- Vocabulary Test
- Writing on a given topic
- Correcting a given paragraph
- Short Note writing
- Essay writing
- Precis writing
- Current affairs of national and international importance
- Listening Skills
- Communication Skills – Written
- Communication Skills- Oral
