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To start a career in practice, a company secretary needs to obtain the Certificate of Practice from the Institute of Company Secretaries of India. Once a person gets this certificate, personal practice can be started. These company secretaries are given huge recognition for providing a variety of services, some of which include the following:
Companies Act, 1956, Section 383A states that companies having paid up capital of over 2 Crores need to appoint a company secretary. And those, who have paid up share capital of lesser amount, have to provide a compliance certificate created by a company secretary in practice. This opens up numerous opportunities for people in this profession.
As per the Tax laws of India, company secretaries in practice can work as tax consultants in various situations. They can also work as valuers of securities under the Wealth Tax Act.
Today, even banks and many other financial institutes hire the services of company secretaries in practice to create compliance reports and search reports of the assisted units, before the credit is extended. The services of company secretaries in practice are used by the common people also. These secretaries can start up their own Facilitation Center to provide these services. They can also act as tax administration of enterprises. For company secretaries having over 15 years of experience, there is opportunity for the positions of Member of Company Law Board or National Company Law Appellate Tribunal. A company secretary is the principal officer of a company who acts as an advisor and mediator between the company and its Board of Directors, regulatory authorities, government and share holders regarding the legal matters of various corporate decisions. Company secretary acts as a compliance officer of any company in context of different laws including tax laws, company laws, economic laws and labour laws. He also plays a crucial role in the decision-making process in the corporate world. The Companies Act, 1956 has denoted company secretaries as “Officer in default” thereby casting major responsibility on their shoulders. Here are some of the major career opportunities for a company secretary that can be divided into two categories –career in practice and career in employment.

Dear Richa,
The institutions are
(1)Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi; (2)Birsa Agriculture University, Ranchi,;
(3)Calicut University, Kerala; (4) Central University, Hyderabad; (5)Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyala, Indore; (6)G.B. PantUniversity of Agriculture& Technology, Pant Nagar; (7) Goa University, Goa; (8)Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar; (9) Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla; (10) Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi; (11) M.S University of Baroda, Baroda; (12) Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai; (13) Punjab University, Chandigarh; (14) Pondicherry University, Pondicherry; (15)Poona University, Pune;(16) Punjabi University, Paitiala, Tezpur University, Assam (17)Jammu University.
Please check the recognition with UGC and AICTE.
Thanks,
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