Syllabus

I: Corporate Law and Governance

Corporate Law Dynamics

  1. Concept, Definition and Features of Company
  2. Various Types of Companies and Their Memberships
  3. Meetings of a Company and Memorandum of Associations

Corporate Social Responsibility

  1. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
  2. Reporting and Various Activities under CSR

Corporate Governance

  1. Concept, Definition and Features of Corporate Governance
  2. Effect of Corporate Governance and Major Structural Issues
  3. Duties and Responsibilities of Directors
  4. Corporate Governance: A Way Forward

II: Insider Trading, Competition, and Contract Law

Prohibition of Insider Trading and Competition Act

  1. Prohibition of Insider Trading and Competition Act
  2. Investigation and Prohibition on Dealing, Counselling
  3. Key Changes in PIT Amendment, 2020
  4. Model Code of Conduct for PIT and Trading Initiatives
  5. Insider Trading Examples, PIT Recent Cases and Insider Trading Initiatives

Offer, Acceptance, and Consideration

  1. Offer and Acceptance, Valid Contract
  2. Concept of Offer and Essentials of Valid Offer
  3. Concept of Fraud, Misrepresentation and Consideration

Contractual Issues and Insurance

  1. Major Issues Related to Contract
  2. Law of Insurance

III: Factories Act, Labour Welfare, and Wages

Factories Act and Workplace Welfare

  1. Factories Act: Background, Concept and Salient Features
  2. Health and Safety
  3. Labour Welfare

Working Hours and Inspection

  1. Working Hours
  2. Duties of Inspecting Officials

Wage Legislations

  1. Legislations on Wages: Background, Concept and Importance
  2. Payment of Wages
  3. Minimum Wages
  4. Payment of Bonus Act
  5. Equal Remuneration Act

IV: Social Security and Industrial Relations

Social Security Legislations

  1. Social Securities and the Unorganised Sector
  2. The Employees Provident Fund Act
  3. Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972
  4. Employee State Insurance (ESI)

Industrial Dispute Act and Industrial Relations

  1. Industrial Dispute Act: Concept and Salient Features
  2. Industrial Relations
  3. Various Authorities under Industrial Dispute Act, 1947
  4. Procedure, Power and Duties of Authorities