Analysis of the Subjects:
1. General and Commercial Laws: This is a difficult subject to start off.
When you read it for the first time, everything will be new & you might find
yourself in alien territory. However, once you get a grip of it, you will find it
very high-scoring. The Institute material and scanner is enough for this
subject. It requires at least 2 readings to become familiar with the
terminology of this subject. In short, this subject is not as tough as it looks.
Just stick to it for a week & I’m sure you’ll master it.
2. Company Accounts and Cost and Management Accounting: This is one of
the two practical subjects in the CS Executive course. Students from
Commerce background might have studied most of the topics in this subject
earlier in some or the other way. As the name suggests, the syllabus consists
of major portion from Company Accounts, Costing & Management
Accounting. From practical point of view, topics such as Holding Company,
Amalgamation are very important. For the practical portion, stick to the
material you are comfortable with and then solve the scanners to test
yourself. Don’t ignore the theory portion. Generally, it carries around 30-40
marks. For the theory portion, refer to the study material only.
3. Tax Laws: This subject is divided into two parts – Income Tax (50 marks)
& Wealth Tax, VAT & Service Tax (50 marks). Income tax is a bit lengthy
for 50 marks but it is very interesting. Students who have studied it at the
B.Com. level in detail may find it high-scoring. On the other hand, Wealth
Tax, VAT & Service Tax is not that technical & it hardly requires 3 days of
preparation. For better understanding, students may refer to the book
authored by Mr. Girish Ahuja. Finally, don’t forget to have a look at the
recent amendments applicable for your attempt.
4. Company Law: Company law is the main subject of the CS Executive
Course. Students should read this subject to gain knowledge because a
Company Secretary is expected to be an expert in this field. Clarity is very
important in this subject. Understand the subject instead of mugging up. Try
& remember the important sections. This paper is very interesting since it
deals with all the aspects of a company right from its formation to its end.
Don’t be afraid by the size of the module of this subject. You can easily
score 60 if you read the module once & understand the theme of the subject.
Undoubtedly, if you mention sections and cases in your answers, it will
fetch youmore marks in the exams. However, if you are not sure of the
same, then please don’t take a risk. Wrong section numbers create a negative
impression on the examiner & this may cost you heavily in terms of marking
for your other answers.
5. Economic and Labour Laws: This is the trickiest and the most dangerous
subject. It is the result changer in the second group. Everyone should be
perfect with the labour laws and you must score at least 30 out of 40 marks.
Economic laws are very dry and would require detailed preparation. The
trick here is to master the labour laws portion and just go through the
economic laws. Many people fail in this group just because they are not able
to score 40 in this paper. So don’t take this paper lightly & read it regularly
right from the start.
6. Securities Laws and Compliance Management: This subject is a little
technical. On the day before the exam, you might feel totally exhausted (this
being the last one). You might also find yourself totally confused but don’t
worry, that’s just the nature of this subject. I would recommend that you
study this subject in the last month because you might not be able to retain it
for a long time (unless you have some real-time practical knowledge).
Topics such as ‘Stock exchanges’ and ‘Public issue of securities’ carry more
weightage so lay special emphasis on these chapters. This is the final paper
so just go for it & give it everything you have.
So that’s just about it. I hope I was able to give you an insight on how to
prepare for your CS Executive Exams. Finally, I hope that 25th February /
25th August will no longer remain a nightmare rather it would become a day
of celebration for all the CS Students. Wishing you loads of success.
ALL THE BEST&
Enjoy Passing
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