Independent Director Exam Syllabus

The Online Proficiency Self-Assessment Test syllabus for aspiring Independent Directors in India is divided into two categories.

  1. Board Essentials
  2. Board Practice

Board Essentials

The topics covered under the Board Essentials are as follows. 

  1. Incorporation of Companies
  2. Share Capital
  3. General Meetings
  4. Accounts of Companies
  5. Debentures and Bonds
  6. Acceptance of Deposits
  7. Prospectus and Allotment of Shares
  8. Related Party Transactions
  9. Audit and Auditors
  10. Mergers Amalgamation
  11. Institution of Directors
  12. Duties of Directors
  13. Liability of Directors and KMP
  14. Oppression and Mismanagement
  15. Safeguarding Directors
  16. Penalties and Compounding of offences
  17. SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (LODR)
  18. Board Committees
  19. Secretarial Audit and Compliances
  20. Board Meetings
  21. Secretarial Standard 2
  22. Corporate Social Responsibility
  23. How to Read Balance Sheet
  24. Decoding Financial Statement
  25. Professional Ethics

Board Practice

The topics covered under the Board Essentials are as follows.

  1. Due Diligence Before Joining a Board
  2. Exemplary Board
  3. Board Effectiveness & Culture
  4. Building Resilient Company: Boards Role
  5. Governance of Committees
  6. Governance and Strategy
  7. Managing CSR and Engaging Stakeholders
  8. Managing Through Financial Ratios
  9. Board Evaluation
  10. Evaluation of Independent Directors
  11. Case of Financial Irregularities of the Amrapali Group
  12. Case of Bankruptcy of Bhushan Power and Steel Limited (BPSL)
  13. Case of Bankruptcy of Alok Industries
  14. Case of Financial Irregularity of Yes Bank
  15. Case of Bankruptcy of Essar Steel Limited (ESL)
  16. Case of Financial Irregularity of IL&FS
  17. Case of Financial Irregularity of Punjab and Maharashtra Cooperative (PMC) Bank
  18. Case Study – WorldCom
  19. Case Study – Enron Corporation
  20. Case Study – Volkswagen
  21. Case Study – Maruti Suzuki
  22. Case Study – Olympus
  23. Case Study – Satyam
  24. Case Study – Hydro One
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