Can you give me syllabus for Company Secretary foundation stage of Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) ?

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Foundation Programme
1. English and Business Communication
2. Economics and Statistics
3. Financial Accounting
4. Elements of Business Laws and Management


FOUNDATION PROGRAMME
PAPER 1 : ENGLISH AND BUSINESS COMMUNICATION
Level of knowledge : Working knowledge.
Objective : To help students acquire competence in English to use
the language.
Detailed contents :
Part A : English (50 Marks)

1. Essentials of Good English
Grammar and usage; enriching vocabulary, words - multiple meaning,
single word for a group of words - choice of words - words frequently
mis-spelt; punctuations, prefix and suffix; parts of speech; articles;
synonyms and antonyms; tenses; idioms and phrases; foreign words
and phrases commonly used; abbreviations and numerals;
pronunciation. Latin, French and Roman words which are used in
abbreviated form like “e.g., RSVP, viz. etc.”.

2. Essay Writing
Essays on matters of current interest on trade, commerce, industry
and profession.

3. Precis Writing
Preparation of summary of office notes; summary of matters appearing
in economic and commercial dailies and journals for use in committee

meetings in the office; summary of decisions taken in meetings and
conferences.
Part B : Business Communication (50 Marks)

4. Business Communication
Meaning and significance of good communication; principles of business
communication; means of communication - oral, written, visual, audiovisual;
essentials of a good business letter, etc.
5. Business Correspondence
Personnel : drafting of interview letters, call letters and offer of
appointment; provisional appointment orders; final orders of
appointment.
Purchase : requests for quotations, tenders, samples and drawings;
test order; complaints and follow-up.
Sales : drafting of sales letters, circular letters, preparation of sale
notes with conditions of sale; status inquiries; reports to sales manager
such as sales promotion matters.
Accounts : correspondence with various agencies : customers -
regarding dues, follow up letters; banks - regarding over-drafts, cash
credits and account current, insurance companies - regarding payment,
renewal of insurance premium, claims and their settlement.
Secretarial : correspondence with shareholders and debenture-holders
pertaining to dividend and interest, transfer and transmission, Stock
Exchanges, Registrar of Companies and various authorities like
Reserve Bank of India, SEBI.
Miscellaneous : Resume, letter of application, goodwill messages,
condolence letters.

6. Administration and Miscellaneous
Drafting of telegraphic and facsimile messages, messages through
electronic media; public notices and invitations; representations to
Trade Associations, Chambers of Commerce and public authorities.

7. Inter-departmental Communication
Internal memos; office circulars; office orders; office notes;
representation to chief executive and replies thereto; communication
with regional/branch offices.

8. Preparation of Press Releases.
PAPER 2 : ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS
Level of knowledge : Basic knowledge
Objective : To provide basic and conceptual understanding of
economic concepts, principles of economics and statistical tools to
interpret and analyse various economic phenomena.

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