Corporate Secretaryship

Programme B.Com
Subject Commerce
Semester First
University Mangalore University
Session 03
 Unit 1
INTRODUCTION TO CORPORATE
SECRETARY

• Appointment of a Corporate Secretary

 Recap of previous class

• Various Legal positions of a Corporate Secretary

 Learning Objective

• To make the students understand the Different

Appointment authorities of a Corporate Secretary.
 Session Outcome

• Students will understand the Different Appointment

authorities of a Corporate Secretary.
Explanations to be given on

Appointment of a Corporate Secretary

• By the Promoters
• By the First Board Of Directors
• Within the Board Of Directors
• Professional secretary
 Recap

• Different Appointment authorities of a Corporate

Secretary
 MCQ

1.At which stage the first Secretary of a Company is

appointed by the Promoters .
A. Pre-incorporation stage
B. After Registration of company
C. At the time of Registration of company
D. None of these

Ans: A. Pre-incorporation stage

 MCQ

2. At which stage the Board Of Directors may be

appointed as a professional secretary?
A. Before the incorporation of a company
B. After the incorporation of a company
C. Both A or B
D. None of these

Ans: C. Both A or B
 MCQ

3. The Appointment of the Corporate Secretary is done

by ?
A. Promoters .
B. First Board of Directors.
C. Within the Board of Directors .
D. All the above.

Ans: D. All the above .

 MCQ

4. Does the Manager have appointing authority of the

Company Seceretary ?
A. Yes
B. No
C. May be
D. None of the above

Ans: B. No
 MCQ

5. Who is the appointing authority of the Company

Seceretary ?
A. Directors
B. Managers
C. Shareholders
D. None of the above

Ans: A. Directors
 References

1) Kapoor, N.D.
(2016).Company Law & Secretarial Practice .
New Delhi :Sultan Chand & Sons.
2) Gogna P P S (2010).A Text book of Company law.
New Delhi :Sultan Chand & Sons.
3) Tandon B N(2012) .Manual of Secretarial Practice .
New Delhi :Sultan Chand & Sons.