CS Executive: Setting Up of Business study plan

Map the full incorporation lifecycle from name reservation to certificate of incorporation, writing each statutory step and the form used against the Companies Act provisions that govern it

Distinguish public, private, one person company and small company by incorporation thresholds, member limits and filing consequences, and tabulate the differences from memory

Draft the standard constitutional documents (memorandum of association clauses and articles of association) for a hypothetical private company and identify which clauses require special resolution or Central Government approval

Explain the doctrine of ultra vires, the rule in Turquand and lifting of the corporate veil with one decided illustration for each

Work through conversion routes (private to public, LLP to company, OPC to private) and record the resolutions, filings and creditor consents each route requires

Classify business structures by liability, ownership transferability, taxation and continuity, and justify a structure choice for two contrasting fact patterns

Identify the regulators and approval bodies touched at incorporation (Registrar, Reserve Bank where applicable, sector regulators) and state what each approves

Solve at least fifteen calculation or application-style questions on authorised versus paid-up capital and subscription money

Explain the legal environment of business: sources of law, the hierarchy of courts and the role of tribunals in commercial disputes

Outline the essential elements of a valid contract and apply them to three short scenarios to identify void, voidable and unenforceable agreements

Describe the framework governing sale of goods, negotiable instruments and partnership at a conceptual level and link each to a business decision

Summarise consumer protection and competition law obligations that affect how a company contracts and advertises

Describe board composition requirements, the categories of directors and the disqualification grounds, and apply them to a board of six with two vacancies

Explain the appointment, resignation and removal of directors and the resolutions each requires

Outline the principles of corporate governance including board committees, independent directors and related-party safeguards

Prepare the agenda logic for a board meeting and an annual general meeting, distinguishing items that need ordinary, special or unanimous resolution

Trace the routes by which a company raises capital, distinguishing equity, preference and debt instruments and the approvals each needs

Explain the rules on charges, deposits and inter-corporate loans at a conceptual level and identify the compliance trigger for each

Read a simple balance sheet and profit and loss statement and compute three ratios that a company secretary would report to the board

Describe the non-financial resource side: human capital, statutory registers and records, and the consequences of non-maintenance

Distinguish trademarks, copyright, patents, designs and geographical indications by subject matter, term and registration route

Apply the infringement and passing-off tests to two short scenarios and state the remedy available

List the core regulatory filings a company must keep current and the consequences of default for each

Explain the role of business ethics and corporate social responsibility obligations in shaping compliance culture, with one concrete programme design

Describe the start-up lifecycle from idea to scale and identify the recognition criteria and benefits available to a recognised start-up

Explain the funding ladder from bootstrapping to venture capital and the dilution effect of each round using a simple cap-table calculation

Outline the exit routes available to founders and investors and the documentation each requires

Summarise the ethical and governance pitfalls specific to early-stage companies, including founder agreements and vesting

Revise every domain against the syllabus weightings and rank weak areas by expected marks at risk

Complete two timed full-length mock papers under exam conditions and mark them against the answer key

Re-derive the incorporation checklist, board composition rules and IP terms from blank paper without notes

Convert each recurring error into a one-line correction card for final revision