CS Executive Officer study plan

Map the Companies Act framework for incorporation, types of companies, and constitutional documents, then write a one-page comparison table of private, public, and one person company features

Explain the roles, duties, and liabilities of directors and key managerial personnel, distinguishing board powers from shareholder reserved matters

Trace the board meeting and general meeting machinery, including notice, quorum, resolutions, and minutes, and note the statutory timelines that apply

Solve 30 multiple-choice questions on meetings and resolutions, logging every wrong answer with the rule that governs it

Analyse the governance architecture of boards and committees, including audit committee, nomination and remuneration committee, and independent directors

Draft model board minutes and a notice of general meeting that comply with statutory content requirements

Explain the annual filing calendar for a listed and an unlisted company, identifying each form and its due date

Complete 40 mixed questions on board governance and secretarial filings, targeting at least 75 percent accuracy

Build a statutory registers and records checklist covering members, directors, charges, and related-party transactions

Explain the procedure and documentation for charge creation, modification, and satisfaction, including the filing window

Distinguish the routes for capital raising and the secretarial documentation each route demands

Practice drafting a board resolution and a special resolution for a capital alteration scenario

Construct and interpret the three core financial statements for a simple company, explaining how each links to the others

Compute and interpret at least eight key ratios covering liquidity, solvency, profitability, and turnover, and state what each reveals about the business

Explain the treatment of depreciation, provisions, and reserves, and how they affect reported profit and distributable reserves

Work through 25 numerical problems on ratio analysis and fund flow, recording the method used for each

Outline the principles of cost accounting and budgeting, and prepare a simple cash budget from given assumptions

Explain the sources of corporate finance and the trade-off between debt and equity for a growing company

Apply the code of conduct expected of a company secretary to three realistic dilemma scenarios, identifying the competing duties

Distinguish insider information, conflict of interest, and whistleblower protection, and state the correct professional response in each case

Map the securities market regulators, their rule-making powers, and the disclosure obligations imposed on listed entities

Explain the framework for public offers, listing obligations, and continuous disclosure, including the concept of price-sensitive information

Summarise the prohibition on insider trading and market manipulation, and identify the conduct each rule captures

Answer 40 questions on securities regulation and disclosure, flagging any rule you cannot state precisely for later review

Explain the regulatory response to takeovers and substantial acquisitions, and the approvals and disclosures each step requires

Analyse the business environment using stakeholder, competitive, and macro-environmental frameworks, and apply one framework to a real listed company

Describe the principles of organisational structure, motivation, and change management relevant to a governance professional

Revise weeks 1 to 6 using spaced recall, re-testing the weakest 20 previously missed questions

Explain the governance of information systems, including data protection duties, cyber incident response, and board oversight of technology risk

Identify the secretarial records and filings that must be maintained in digital form and the controls that protect their integrity

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

Consolidate a one-page revision sheet of the 30 facts most often tested across corporate law and secretarial practice