Independent Director Exam Syllabus
The Online Proficiency Self-Assessment Test syllabus for aspiring Independent Directors in India is divided into two categories.
- Board Essentials
- Board Practice
Board Essentials
The topics covered under the Board Essentials are as follows.
- Incorporation of Companies
- Share Capital
- General Meetings
- Accounts of Companies
- Debentures and Bonds
- Acceptance of Deposits
- Prospectus and Allotment of Shares
- Related Party Transactions
- Audit and Auditors
- Mergers Amalgamation
- Institution of Directors
- Duties of Directors
- Liability of Directors and KMP
- Oppression and Mismanagement
- Safeguarding Directors
- Penalties and Compounding of offences
- SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (LODR)
- Board Committees
- Secretarial Audit and Compliances
- Board Meetings
- Secretarial Standard 2
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- How to Read Balance Sheet
- Decoding Financial Statement
- Professional Ethics
Board Practice
The topics covered under the Board Essentials are as follows.
- Due Diligence Before Joining a Board
- Exemplary Board
- Board Effectiveness & Culture
- Building Resilient Company: Boards Role
- Governance of Committees
- Governance and Strategy
- Managing CSR and Engaging Stakeholders
- Managing Through Financial Ratios
- Board Evaluation
- Evaluation of Independent Directors
- Case of Financial Irregularities of the Amrapali Group
- Case of Bankruptcy of Bhushan Power and Steel Limited (BPSL)
- Case of Bankruptcy of Alok Industries
- Case of Financial Irregularity of Yes Bank
- Case of Bankruptcy of Essar Steel Limited (ESL)
- Case of Financial Irregularity of IL&FS
- Case of Financial Irregularity of Punjab and Maharashtra Cooperative (PMC) Bank
- Case Study – WorldCom
- Case Study – Enron Corporation
- Case Study – Volkswagen
- Case Study – Maruti Suzuki
- Case Study – Olympus
- Case Study – Satyam
- Case Study – Hydro One