CSEET Syllabus 2020

Unit 1

Essentials of Good English

• 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 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

Unit 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

• Communication Networks- Vertical, Circuit, Chain, Wheel, Star

• Commonly used Mediums of Digital Communication- Email, SMS, Voice mail, Multimedia, Teleconferencing, Mobile Phone Conversation, Video Conferencing etc.

• 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

Unit 3

Business Correspondence

• Business Letters - Its Essentials, Parts, Types, Salutations

• Positive Messages, Negative Messages and Persuasive Messages

• Business Reports, Inter and Intra-departmental Communication- Office Orders, Office Circulars, Memorandum, Office Notes, Management Information System (MIS)

• Concept of Web, Internet and E-correspondence

• Intranet- Benefit and Purpose

• Email - Features, Procedure to Write a Formal Email, Email Etiquettes

• Essential Elements of Email- Subject line, Formal Greeting, Target Audience (Reader), Clarity and Conciseness, Formal Closing, Proofreading, Feedback

• Advantages and Disadvantages of Email

Unit 4

Common Business Terminologies

• Terms defined under various Laws, Rules and Regulations including Financial and Non-Financial terms and expressions.

Unit 1

Indian Constitution

• Preamble

• Citizenship

• 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

Unit 2

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

Unit 3

Elements of Company Secretaries Legislation

• The Institute of Company Secretaries of India

• 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

Unit 4

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

Unit 5

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

Unit 1

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

Unit 2

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

Unit 3

Non-Verbal Reasoning

• Analytical Reasoning

• Classification

• Completion of Incomplete Pattern

• Figure Matrix

• Grouping of Identical Figures

• Mirror Image

• Rule Detection

• Numeric and Alphabet Series

Unit 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

Unit 2

National Income Accounting and Related Concepts

• Meaning and methods to compute National Income

• Key variables of National Income (GNP, GDP, NNP, NDP etc.)

Unit 3

Indian Union Budget

• Key terminologies / heads covered under the budget

• Revenue and Capital Budget

• Major components of Revenue and Capital Budget

• Meaning of Fiscal Deficit

• Components/ Variables covered under Fiscal Deficit

Unit 4

Indian Financial Markets

• Overview of Indian Financial Ecosystem

• Key facets of Indian financial system 9

• Growth of Financial Institutions

• 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.

Unit 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

• Favorable and Unfavorable Balance of Trade

• Foreign Investments in India- Types and Flows

Unit 1

Entrepreneurship Scenario

• Government initiatives to foster entrepreneurship

• Need for entrepreneurship in India

• Bottlenecks in entrepreneurial growth

Unit 2

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

Unit 3

Key Government Institutions

• Basic awareness about various institutions and regulatory bodies in India such as NITI Aayog, MCA, SEBI, RBI, IBBI, CCI, NCLT/NCLAT etc.

Unit 1

Current Affairs

Current affairs of national and international importance-

• International bodies (ASEAN, BRICS, SAARC, G-20, BIMSTEC, etc.)

• Organizations like, RBI, NABARD, CCI, IBBI, IMF, OECD, ADB, World Bank, etc.

• Summits and conferences

• Current development in Banking and Finance (digital banking, govt. initiatives, financial inclusion, etc.)

• 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, biodiversity, climate change and sustainable development

• Latest developments in science and technology, IT, Computers and Space science

• Business personalities and leaders

• Committees and appointments

• Art and culture

• Books and their authors

• Awards and honours

• Sports

• Current political scenario

• Initiatives/ schemes of the government

• Language and national symbols 11

• Governance and ethics

• International diplomacy

Unit 1

Listening Skills

• Audio clips based questions

-Monologue

-Dialogue

• Grammar Test

• Vocabulary Test

Unit 2

Written Communication Skills

• Writing on a given topic

• Correcting a given paragraph

• Short Note writing

• Essay writing

• Precis writing

Unit 3

Oral Communication Skills

• Candidates are expected to

-Answer a given question

-Speak on a given topic

-Explain the given term

Paper 1

Business Communication

35 questions

50 marks

Paper 2

Legal Aptitude and Logical Reasoning

35 questions

50 marks

Paper 3

Economic & Business Environment

35 questions

50 marks

Paper 4

Current Affairs

15 questions

20 marks

Viva-voce

Presentation and Communication Skills

30 marks