About the Book This book has been designed keeping in mind the needs of professionals who are preparing for the Independent Director's Online Proficiency Self-Assessment Test. The book would be immensely useful for the chartered accountants, company secretaries, lawyers and management professionals while undertaking the Independent Director's examination as it gives the updated provisions of different statutes and MCQs relevant for it. Contents Chapter 1: Companies Act, 2013 and relevant Rules (sections 3 to 246) Chapter 2: Secretarial Standards (SS-1 and SS-2) Chapter 3: Securities Laws and Regulations (covering SEBI Act, 1992; SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015; SEBI (ICDR) Regulations, 2018; Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 and Depositories Act, 1996) Chapter 4: Independent Director (covering entire day-to-day reference materials specially meant for the Independent Directors) Chapter 5: Corporate Governance & Strategy (covering corporate governance and board effectiveness matters) Chapter 6: Financial Accountancy (covering understanding about the Accounting Standards, Balance-Sheet, Profit & Loss Account, Cash Flow Statements, CARO-2020 and the Financial Ratios) Chapter 7: Case Laws (Includes 7 leading case studies)