CS Professional — Answer Writing
At the Professional level the drafting papers are as heavily weighted as the knowledge papers, and a well-argued answer in the wrong instrument format still loses. Practice here means producing documents, not recalling rules.
Answer ALL Questions. Attention is drawn to the requirement that answers must be supported by the relevant provisions.
- 1. (a)Draft a board resolution for approving a related party transaction, and note the disclosures that must accompany it.(6 Marks)
- (b)Draft a notice of an extraordinary general meeting with an explanatory statement.(6 Marks)
- 2.Prepare a petition to be filed before the National Company Law Tribunal on the facts given above.(8 Marks)
One CS Professional answer, from question to marked report
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Draft a board resolution for approving a related party transaction, and note the disclosures that must accompany it.
Type it, dictate it, or write on paper and photograph the page — your handwriting is read.
Photographed, read, and marked in red — every expected step scored down the right margin and the omissions written in.
RESOLVED THAT the consent of the board be and is hereby accorded to enter into a contract with M/s ABC Ltd, a related party, for supply of goods for an amount not exceeding Rs 5 crore. RESOLVED FURTHER THAT the directors be authorised to do all acts necessary to give effect to this resolution. The interested director did not participate in the discussion.? RESOLVED FURTHER THAT the said contract is in the ordinary course of business of the company and on an arm's length basis.
- Section 188 and Rule 15 particulars in the recital
- Prior approval of the audit committee under Section 177
- Entry in the register of contracts under Section 189 and disclosure in the board report in Form AOC-2
Model answer for this question
Open with a recital referencing Section 188 read with Rule 15 and the audit committee's prior approval, set out the required particulars (name of the related party and the relationship, nature and duration of the contract, material terms and the value, and any advance paid), then the operative RESOLVED clause and an authorisation clause. Note separately: the interested director does not participate, per Section 184(2); the contract is entered in the register under Section 189; and the transaction is disclosed in the board report in Form AOC-2.
Photograph the page from your phone and the Studio reads your handwriting — the only way to practise the speed and layout the paper actually tests.
Fast enough to write, read the report and rewrite the same answer in one sitting — which is where the improvement actually comes from.
The scoring behind those pen marks: every expected step, what it was worth, what you earned, and a model answer.
- Operative form and drafting register2/2
Correct throughout.
- Particulars of the transaction — name, nature, duration, value, terms1/2
Name and value given; nature, duration and material terms are required particulars and are absent.
- Statutory anchor — Section 188 and the audit committee approval0/1
Neither is referenced. A related party resolution that does not recite Section 188 is incomplete.
- Disclosures noted as asked½/1
Interested director noted, but the board report disclosure and register entries are not.
CS Professional at a glance
| Conducting body | The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) |
|---|---|
| Mode | Handwritten, with an open-book component in some papers |
| Papers | 5 |
| Marking | CS Professional — step marking |
What CS Professional sets
The papers you sit, and what each is worth.
- Marked to the CS Professional scheme
- Model answer, every time
- Handwriting read from a photo
- AI viva on any topic
- Full timed papers
- Every attempt kept in your archive
- WriteA question, answered and marked.
- VivaQuestioned on IBC resolution process and more.
- Full paperA timed paper, one scorecard.