Thursday, December 14, 2006

Opening - Foodworld

FoodWorld is looking to hire CAs with 6-7 years of experience.

The salarypackage is attractive and above industry standards.

If you are eligible and interested, please contact Dilip Kumar at 9341218974.

Tuesday, November 14, 2006

Asst CS - HP

There is an opening for a Assistant Company Secretary with HP. Freshers can also apply

Please contact Mr. Sathish K R on 98808 99336

Wednesday, October 11, 2006

Opening (Dynamtatics)

Please contact Mr. Bhanu @ bhanu@dynamatics.net for the following opening

Dynamatics require a candidate who has passed Inter. A person having passed one group in Inter can also be considered. Female candidates will be given preference.

Opening - MNC (Retail industry)

Opening for a CS in a MNC (retail industry)

The candidate should have knowledge of Finance. The post would be attached to the Finance Dept, Freshers can also apply.

Candidates may contact Mr. Ramakrishnan, CFO on 9900113916.

Monday, October 09, 2006

Trainee required - ING Vysya Bank

Please contact Mr. Sathish Kumar S S , Assistant Company Secretary. ING Vysya Bank on 91 80 25005749 for -

Management Trainees at ING Vysya Bank
Place - MG Road, Bangalore

Openings - 09.10.06

Contact Mr. Sundharesan on 91 80 23650036 for the following openings -

Asst CS - MCF - ramprasad - exp 3-5 yrs
Asst CS - Sasken - exp 7-8 years
Nishithdesai associates - exp 2-3yrs
Indus Law - exp 2-3 yrs
Universal Legal - exp 2-3 yrs
essilor - exp 5-6 yrs

Saturday, September 30, 2006

Life of a Company Secretary

Life of a Company Secretary..............
A Company Secretary to his wife, on returning from office....

Husband: Hi Dear, mark my attendance.

Wife: You are too late today.

Husband: No problem I am ready to pay the additional fee.

Wife: Be serious, we had a plan to go for movie.

Husband: I know this matter can be taken at any other meeting.

Wife: I really have done a wrong by marrying you.

Husband: Yes, also you should know that it is an un-compoundableoffence.

Wife: Lets finalize whether we should live together or be separated.

Husband: Don't be silly; proxies are not allowed to speak.

Wife: Please, leave me alone.

Husband: No I can't let the meeting conducted without quorum.

Wife: I will just be mad.

Husband: Contract with or by any Lunatic person is void ab initio.

Wife: I just want to go my fathers house, take these keys of your house.

Husband: Presently I don't have any buy-back offer.

Wife: I just want to be separated from you.

Husband: You have to apply to the Court for demerger.

Wife: I think we both are unable to settle our disputes.

Husband: No problem lets apply the court for voluntary winding up

Friday, September 29, 2006

Opening with a PCS

Contact bhagavathi on 98865 18114 for the following opening -

PCS - Mr. Ravishankar, Practising company Secretary, Infantry Road, Bangalore
Is looking out for a 15 month Management Trainee. One group intermediate pass students may also apply.

Tuesday, September 26, 2006

Openings

Please contact Bhagavathi on 9886518114 for the following openings

1) Semi qualified company secretary - for the post of a Secretarial Officer

Company - Britannia

2) Opening for an inter pass Chartered Accountant with 1-2 years experience. Completion of articleship also acceptable as experience.

Remuneration around 18-20K.

Friday, September 08, 2006

Going bankrupt is still tough to do

Something very interesting we found at www.dnaindia.com

NEW DELHI: First the good news. Starting a company in India has become easier, says the Doing Business, 2007 report, an annual publication of the World Bank and its private sector lending arm, the International Finance Corporation. The process now takes 35 days against 89 days in 2005.

But the bad news remains. India comes last among 175 countries in terms of efficient bankruptcy (closing a business takes 10 years) and is third from the bottom in enforcing a simple commercial contract (56 procedures and four years). Overall, though, India has improved its ranking in ease of doing business, from 138 in 2006 to 134.

What did India do to make starting new businesses easier? The ministry of company affairs’ MCA-21 initiative, for one, which provides a single window for online filing of various forms relating to registration of companies. That apart, notes Rahul Garg, executive director at PricewaterhouseCoopers, some regulatory approvals have been put on the automatic route and various tax-related procedures outsourced.

“The MCA-21 initiative has been a huge change, cutting down registration time and making touts redundant,” commends Anil Bharadwaj, secretary general of the Federation of Indian Small and Medium Enterprises. This was a promise the government had made when the Doing Business in 2006 report kicked off a row over India’s low ranking.
The government kept its promise on this one, but other much-needed reforms are completely stalled.


Closing a business is fraught with problems. Countries where it is easier include Chad, the Czech Republic, Turkey, Ecuador, and Mauritania. A Companies (Amendment) Act for, inter alia, setting up a National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) to replace the Board for Industrial and Financial Restructuring (BIFR) and speed up the liquidation of companies was passed by Parliament in December, 2002, and received presidential assent in 2003.

Then the Sick Industrial Companies Act (SICA), under which BIFR had been set up was repealed and presidential assent given in 2004. But both these acts have not been notified, because the formation of the NCLT was challenged in court and stays there. So sick companies continue to be referred to the BIFR (which alone can recommend winding up of companies) and cases pile up there.

“This is the only case of a body being kept alive even after the final rites have been done,” rues Kishore Soni, chief executive, Sircons. Or take the issue of reforming the judicial system, which Bharadwaj blames for the trauma of enforcing contracts. When contracts can’t be enforced through courts, firms resort to other means. “There is a cost attached to this and it affects competitiveness,” he contends. Countries that did better than India in enforcing contracts include Sierra Leone, Mozambique, Congo and Chad. The only two countries to do worse were Bangladesh and Timore-Leste.

Garg feels some of the blame lies with the litigation-happy businessmen themselves. “Companies are just not willing to accept arbitration awards and keep appealing,” he rues. The typical life of an income tax dispute case is 15-20 years. Enforcing court awards is even more difficult, with enforcement agencies not being very effective, he points out.
The report identifies reducing tax rates and the administrative hassles that businesses endure when paying taxes as the second most popular reform. The only reform against India’s name is the shift to VAT.


But Vivek Mehra, executive director at PwC, feels this is a step in the right direction but until a national VAT or goods and services tax is introduced, state VAT alone won’t helped integrate the country as a market.

The various state-specific indirect taxes will be a major irritant for a pan-Indian company. There’s also the lack of transparency in tax administration. “The taxman is unfriendly and the tax policy is not business friendly,” he says.

The low ranking of India in Doing Business in 2006 perhaps stung the government into speeding up the MCA-21 Initiative. Industry is hoping the lowest ranking on bankruptcy procedures provoke it to act on this front as well.

December 2006 exam - Coaching classes update

Financial, Treasury and Forex Management

Mr. Sriram
Commences on - 09.09.2006

First Session : 3.30-5.00Pm Sat
Subsequent Sessions will decided on Sat
Fees Rs. 2300/- (Faculty to confirm)

Venue -
Mr. Sriram
115, Premier homes,
2nd Flr, 3rd main,
Btw 7 & 8th Crs,
Chamrajpet
Bangalore – 18

For more information contact - Prasanna - 94487 22282

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Direct taxes

Mr. Vikas Oswal
proposed time and venue - 11.00 AM to 1.00 PM on every Sunday at his office premises.

Those interested may contact Mr. Manikantha on - 99455 15483

Friday, August 18, 2006

Vacancy in Progeon Legal

There is a vacancy in the legal department of Progeon Limited, the BPO subsidiary of Infosys.
The candidate must have a LLB qualification, with or without experience. The scope of work is essentially contract negotiations and the job location is Bangalore.
Interested candidates may please contact Rikhab at 9886767264 or rikhab@gmail.com

Thursday, August 17, 2006

Event update - Study Circle Meeting on August 18

Topic - “SPONSORED ADS”

Speaker - Mr. K. Parvatheesam
Company Secretary
Infosys Technologies Limited, Bangalore

Venue - Chapter premises


Date & time - 18th August 2006 at 6.30PM

Event update - Southern India Regional Conference

The Southern India Regional Conference of Students is being organized at Chennai on Saturday, the 26th of August, 2006.

The theme of the Conference is “ADVANTAGE COMPANY SECRETARY”. The technical sessions are as follows:

1) Vision of budding Company Secretary
2) Postal Ballot - boon or bane of corporate democracy (2 students will be speaking
for and against the topic)
3) Art of Communication
4) Mock Interview

The Conference will be held at Samavesh”, Hotel Savera, 146, Dr.Radhakrishnan Salai, Chennai – 600 004 from 9.00 A.M. to 5.00 P.M.


The participation fee for the conference is fixed at a nominal cost of Rs.200/- per participant (to cover the expenses of coffee/tea/lunch and cost of conference kit).

For further queries contact the chapter

Saturday, August 12, 2006

Trainee required - Quest

Quest is looking for a trainee (Student) company Secretary to overlook the Secretarial and legal functions. Interested candidates may please contact -

V.Suresh
GM-Finance and Company Secretary
QuEST
No. 55, QuEST Towers, Whitefield Main RoadMahadevapura,
Bangalore - 560 048. India
Tel: +91-80-41190900 Ext: 302
Fax:+91-80-41190901

Friday, August 11, 2006

Picnic - Venue changed

Since the time we announced the picnic details, we have been receiving feedback in the form of requests to change the venue, largely because many have already been to Talakad. Being responsive and flexible that CS Elite is, we appreciate your honest feedback and have agreed to change the venue.

The venue for the forthcoming picnic on Tuesday, 15 August is KANVA reservoir, 100 kms from bangalore, off Mysore Road. It is home to a beautiful dam and makes a perfect picnic spot! Also, despite the chosen day being a general holiday, KANVA will not have many visitors, which is another reason for us to change the venue.

We trust that since we have now accommodated your request, the registrations will shoot up and we will have larger gathering of students. Kindly inform all your CS friends accordingly.

Please note all other details will remain same - Rs. 300 per head (includes: breakfast, lunch and evening snacks), departure at 7am from St. Josephs' Indian High School and arrival at 7:30pm at the same place.

So, see you all on Tuesday morning.. our Independence Day!!!

CS ELITE

Saturday, August 05, 2006

Retreat at Talakad - 15th August

CS ELITE, a group of students and young members, is organising a day's picnic for all CS students. The venue has been chosen to ensure that it is a cool place to enjoy and relax on a general public holiday.
DATE: August 15, 2006 (Independence Day!)

DAY: Tuesday

Departure Time: 7:00 am

Arrival Time: 7:30 pm

Venue: Talakkad

Pick up & Drop point: St. Josephs' Indian High School

Charges: Rs. 300 per head (refundable if it is in excess of actuals). The charges include breakfast, lunch and evening snacks.

Mode of Payment: At Bangalore Chapter's office on payment of the charges or in person payment to any of the following:

Rikhab (9886767264), Manoj (9986099000), Hemanth (9880732479), Pramod (9845657072).
Last date of payment: End of day, Saturday, August 12

Max. No. of Students: 30, on first-cum-first-serve basis.

Please feel free to bring along your own games/sports, etc. for entertainment. We will arrange for first-aid kit, in case required.

UDAAN - the flight that was

Smooth take off, cruised at high altitude and landed without any jitters!

UDAAN - the professional flight - has landed after completing a successful, fun filled, entertaining and educative trip. 2 days of this travel gave the participants lots to learn, enjoy and carry forward in their lives.

The enthusiasm of the volunteers and participants was awe-inspiring. CS ELITE extends its heart-felt thanks to all those who arrived and made this journey a life-time memory. We also thank all those volunteers who selflessly gave in their best to ensure the passengers have a safe and a successful journey. We are sure the volunteers had a great time of fun and learning and will surely volunteer in same spirit and enthusiasm for future activities. We also request other students to take more active part in student activities and realise the essence of the same in their professional growth.

The soft copies of all presentations made at UDAAN - 2006 are available with us, to request for a soft copy send us a mail at
cselite@gmail.com

MILAAP - 2006

Milaap - 11th and 12th of February 2006

The 2 day event was a great success with students from all over Karnataka attending the same.

The main highlights of the event were -

* presentation on various topics made by the crew from the Mysore chapter
* Mock board meeting with the Video conference
* Music concert

Apart from this, how to crack professional examination, Tips on facing interview, Antakshari, Quiz etc were very well received by the student fraternity

MILAAP - 2005

Since our inception, it has always been our cherished dream to have the largest gathering of students of the CS community under the same roof.

MILAAP – the first all-Karnataka Students’ Conference saw this dream come true!

More than 200 students from all over Karnataka attended this conference. CS ELITE was the proud facilitation committee of this historic event. Months of hard work, continuous meetings, rampant marketing and advertising and the unceasing dedication by the staff of the Bangalore Chapter and the ELITEs made this event a success and an inspiration for bigger dreams.

Events like professional development, mock annual general meeting, quiz competition were the highlighting aspects of this conference. The organizers of this conference were appreciated and applauded by all and sundry.

Monday, July 17, 2006

Our activities....

How to Crack Professional Examination (HTCPE):

HTCPE is a bi-annual event conducted by the Bangalore Chapter of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (“ICSI”), in association with CS ELITE. This event is held at the Bangalore Chapter premises at a time sufficiently in advance of the June and December sessions of examinations of the ICSI.

At this event, senior members and students of the ICSI render their examination preparation techniques to the participating students. Inspiring guidance is given and useful tips are communicated to the students, enabling them to effectively prepare for their ensuing examinations.

The program concludes with a group discussion, wherein the participating students share their examination experiences with their co-participants.

This event has been well received by the students and the participation at each such event has been overwhelming, encouraging us to explore many more such ideas and programs to facilitate the students in their academic and professional development.

Meet to Know (MTK):

MTK is one of the most successful events conducted by CS ELITE!

MTK is a constant, continuous and a regular meeting of students of any discipline and profession. The time and venue for this event is fixed in advance - it is held every alternate Sunday at 1100 hours at St. Josephs’ Indian High School, Bangalore.

For such meets, a student, elected or volunteered in advance, makes extensive research on a pre-decided topic of professional interest. The outcome of his/her research, results in a thoroughly professional presentation on the topic to the students. The meet is an intense interactive session on the subject in hand.

The discussion includes subjects of academic and professional interest like, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, International Laws, Indian National Budget, SAP, Directors under Companies Act, 1956, Drafting and Conveyancing, Central Excise Act, FEMA, Corporate Governance etc.

The two striking features of this event are the discussion of examination-oriented topics just before the commencement of the examinations and the pre-fixed nature of time and venue for such an event.

Picnic:

CS ELITE conducts a one-day picnic, subsequent to every session of ICSI examination, i.e., twice a year.

The objective behind organizing this fun-filled event lies in our belief that t
here is no better way of making new friends and enhancing interaction amongst the students than spending one whole day together amidst fun and entertainment.

We have visited places in and around Karnataka like Talakkad, Mahakali Durga, etc.

The feedback received from the students for such picnics re-affirms and underlines the importance of conducting such events for the larger benefit of the students.

Picnic is also a reflection of our firm thought that students’ interaction is best promoted at such informal gatherings, which witnesses the making of many new long-lasting friendships. Also, such an event speaks volumes of our approach of having a perfect blend of education and entertainment for the overall development of a student’s professional life.

Cs Elite - A Preface

THE BIRTH OF CS ELITE

February 28, 2003. Lakeview, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Bangalore. Seven students pursuing the profession of company secretaries met together. The students were not familiar with each other, but they met because they had a common PURPOSE - enhancing interaction amongst the students (“Students”) of the Bangalore Chapter of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (“Chapter”). It was an informal meet with the objective of knowing each other and sharing their common perspective on the subject in hand. The meet lasted for around 120 minutes. The result was the formation of a small students’ group – CS ELITE.

Days passed by, meetings continued, discussions intensified, decisions finalized and the unity within the group strengthened. It was unanimously felt within CS ELITE that constant interaction amongst the Students inter se would fructify only if regular activities are organized for the Students to meet and interact. Keeping this in mind, CS Elite has organized various events like:

(a) Bi-annual Picnic;
(b) Seminar, titled “HOW TO CRACK PROFESSIONAL EXAMINATION”, in association with the Chapter;
(c) A fortnightly discussion meet for the Students, titled – MEET TO KNOW (MTK).

CS Elite was the proud facilitation committee of 2 All-Karnataka Students’ conference – MILAAP 2005 and MILAAP 2006 and 7th All-India Students’ Conference – UDAAN.

A continuous and an easy mode of communication amongst the Students was the life-blood of CS Elite. The result was the commencement of an on-line yahoo group –
csoutlook@yahoogroups.com, with a modest database of around 10 Students. Today, the group boasts of a database of around 250 Students. CS ELITE’s email id is cselite@gmail.com.

The youthfulness in CS Elite is alive and justified by continuous induction of new members. Currently, CS Elite has ten members within its fold.

Amongst all the success CS ELITE has had since its inception, the most inspiring of all is its very existence for over 3 years and is still going strong…