PROSPECTUS AND PROGRAMME GUIDE - IGNOU

1 PROSPECTUS AND PROGRAMME GUIDEE xclusively for Company Secretaryship Students (CA & A)BACHELOR OF COMMERCE with Major in Corporate Affairs and (BP & CG)MASTER OF COMMERCEIn Business Policy and Corporate GovernanceDesigned and Developed in Collaboration withDirectorate of Academics & Professional DevelopmentTHE INSTITUTE OF COMPANY SECRETARIES OF INDIA (ICSI)School of Management StudiesIndira Gandhi National Open UniversityNew keep this PROGRAMME GUIDE safely till youcomplete the PROGRAMME . You will need to consult itwhile working on the is a CENTRAL UNIVERSITY established by an Act of Parliament in 1985 (Act No 50of 1985). IGNOU Degrees/Diplomas/Certificates are recognised by all the members of theAssociation of Indian Universitties (AIU) and at par with Degrees/Diplomas/Certificates of allIndian Universities/Deemed Universities/Institutions vide UGC Circular No.

2 (CPP) datedFebruary 1992 & AIU Circular No. EV/B (449)/94/176915-155115 dated January of Study Material and Assignments The University sends study materials and assignments, wherever prescribed to the students byregistered post and if a student does not receive the same for any reason whatsoever, the Universityshall not be held responsible for that. PROSPECTUS AND PROGRAMME GUIDEE xclusively for Company Secretaryship (CA & A)BACHELOR OF COMMERCE with Major in Corporate Affairs and (BP & CG)MASTER OF COMMERCEIn Business Policy and Corporate GovernanceDesigned and Developed in Collaboration withDirectorate of Academics & Professional DevelopmentTHE INSTITUTE OF COMPANY SECRETARIES OF INDIA (ICSI)School of Management StudiesIndira Gandhi National Open UniversityNew : Rs. 750/- PROGRAMME DESIGN COMMITTEEProf. NarasimhamFormer DirectorSchool of Management Studies, IGNOUDr.

3 Narang, Former Secretary, ICSISh. Aggarwal, Principal Director, ICSICS. Sutanu Sinha, Director Academics, ICSIDr. Dixit, Joint Director, ICSIProf. Parakh, Director, SOH, IGNOUProf. Pandav Nayak, Professor, SOSS, IGNOUProf. Khan, ConvenorBDP Coordination Committee, IGNOUProf. Grover (Retired)School of Management Studies, IGNOUProf. Nawal KishorSchool of Management Studies, IGNOUProf. Madhu TyagiSchool of Management Studies, IGNOUProf. Senam RajuSchool of Management Studies, IGNOUPRINT PRODUCTIONMr. Sasi KumarAssistant Registrar (Publication)SOMS, IGNOU , New DelhiMarch, 2013 Indira Gandhi National Open University, 2013 All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced in any form, by mimeograph or any other means,without permission in writing from the Indira Gandhi National Open information on the Indira Gandhi National Open University courses may be obtained from the University soffice at Maidan Garhi, New Delhi-110 and published on behalf of the Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi, by theDirector, School of Management typeset by Nath Graphics, 1/21, Sarvapriya Vihar, New Delhi-110 at:ContentsPage Schools of System.

4 Of Commerce with Major in Corporate Affairs and Administration .. for of Instruction .. Structure .. of the of Commerce in Business Policy and Corporate Governance .. for Structure .. of of the Darshan .. Functionaries for Sorting Out Support through Study Centres .. System for IGNOU Evaluation through Assignments .. Useful Information .. of and Reimbursement of Fees .. of Medium .. or Correction of Address .. of Study of Regional of Duplicate Grade Card/Mark Sheet .. Simultaneous Refund of Migration Disputes on Admission and other University Matters .. Faculty and Staff ..A-17 Syllabus of B. Com with Major in Corporate Affairs and of courses offered by IGNOU ..A-1910. Syllabus of Foundation PROGRAMME offefred by A-2511. Syllabus of Executive PROGRAMME offered by ICSI.

5 A-29 Syllabus of M. Com in Business Policy and Corporate Governance12. Syllabus of courses offered by IGNOU ..A-3913. Syllabus of Professional Programmed offered by A-4314. Some Forms for Your Use ..B-1 Assignment B-2 Requisition for Fresh Set of B-3 Term-end Examination Form .. B-5 Application form for Re-Evaluation of Answer Script ..B-7 Application form for Issue of Migration Certificate .. B-9 Application form for Obtaining Duplicate Grade Card/Mark B-11 Change/Correction/Address/Study Centre .. B-12 Application Form for form for Early Declaration of Result of Term-End form for Obtaining Photocopy of the Answer Script ..B-17 Non-receipt of Study Material & B-19 Change of Medium/Elective/ PROGRAMME of Study .. B-20 Application form for Issue of Provisional B-21 Application form for Isue of Official B-22 Application form for Improvement In B-23 Application form for Issue of a Duplicate Copy of University Diploma/ Satellite Downlink Facility Sites for viewing Gyan Darshan Channel.

6 B-2716. AnnexuresAnnexure I: Addresses and Codes of IGNOU Regional Centres ..B-32 Annexure II: Addresses of Study Centres of (CA & A) (BP & CG) ..B-44 Annexure III: List of State Codes ..B-101 Annexure IV: List of Board Codes ..B-102 Annexure V: Banks Designated to Collect Fees in Cash from IGNOU VI: Challan GUIDELINES FOR FILLING IN THE APPLICATION INSTITUTE OF COMPANY SECRETARIES OF INDIAA bout the InstituteThe Institute of Company Secretaries of India constituted under an Act of Parliament, the Company SecretariesAct, 1980 is the only recognized professional body in India to develop and regulate the profession of CompanySecretaries in India and to award the certificate bestowing the designation of Company Secretary to a candidatequalifying for membership of the Institute. It was in 1960 that the Government of India formed an AdvisoryCommittee to standardize the basic qualifications needed for company secretaryship course and to conduct thecompany secretaryship examination.

7 Initially, the Company Law Board registered the students, conductedcompany secretaries examination, provided practical training facilities and issued Government Diploma in CompanySecretaryship to qualified candidates from 1960 to 1968. As the number of persons taking up the companysecretaryship course grew, the Government promoted on 4th October, 1968 the Institute of Company Secretariesof India under Section 25 of the Companies Act, 1956 for taking over from the Government of India, to conductthe company secretaryship examination. The Institute has since been converted into a statutory body under the Company Secretaries Act, 1980. The Institute has on its rolls over 20,000 members includingover 3,000 members holding certificate of practice and has totally registered over Five Lakh Twenty Thousandstudents since the inception of the course in Institute has its headquarters at New Delhi and four regional offices at New Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata andMumbai.

8 In addition, the Institute has four Regional Councils and under their jurisdiction 45 Chapters and 24 Satellite Chapters located in various cities as per details given in Annexure affairs of the Institute are managed by a Council consisting of fifteen elected members and five nominees ofthe Central Government. The President is the Chief Executive Authority of the of the InstituteThe Institute of Company Secretaries of India Exercises professional supervision over the members of the Institute both in practice and in employment inmatters pertaining to Professional Ethics and Code of Conduct; Undertakes research in Law, Management and Finance disciplines and brings out research publications andguidance notes; Formulates Secretarial Standards and brings out Guidance Notes thereon; Gives expert advisory opinion to members on intricate issues relating to various corporate laws; Organises Professional Development Programmes, Continuing Education and Participative CertificateProgrammes, International/National/Regional Conventions and Conferences directly or through its RegionalCouncils and Chapters.

9 Organises Professional Development Programmes in collaboration with Chambers of Commerce, Departmentof Public Enterprises, Sister Professional Institutes and other Professional Development/Management Bodies; Interacts with various National and Regional Chambers of Commerce with regard to various GovernmentPolicies and Legislations; Bestows ICSI National Awards for Excellence in Corporate Governance to best governed companies andLife Time Achievement Award for Translating Excellence in Corporate Governance into Memorandum of UnderstandingRecognizing subjects studied in the entry level courses of ICSI and the subjects of study in the Foundation/Executive PROGRAMME of company secretaryship under the approved scheme of education and training of theICSI, as well practical training component, IGNOU conducts a specialized Bachelor of Commerce with Major inCorporate Affairs and Administration PROGRAMME by which exemption is granted in certain common subjectssuch that these students can develop their learning process by acquiring knowledge in new areas rather thanconcentrating in the same subject which are covered in the theoretical education scheme of the ICSI.

10 Further,recognizing subjects of the study in the ICSI Professional PROGRAMME , the IGNOU also conducts a specialMaster of Commerce in Business Policy and Corporate Governance for the benefits of students who are undergoingICSI Professional PROGRAMME or who have already qualified ICSI Professional THE UNIVERSITYThe Indira Gandhi National Open University was established by an Act of Parliament in 1985 to achieve thefollowing objectives: democratizing higher education by taking education to the doorsteps of the students providing access to high quality education to all those who seek it, irrespective of age, region, or formalqualifications offering need-based academic programmes by giving professional and vocational orientation to the courses promoting and developing distance education in India setting and maintaining standards in distance education in the country - as an apex body for the of the special features of the Open and Distance Education System currently practised by IGNOU are.