Commercial Correspondence and Secretarial Practice · Class 11 Commerce
Ch 1Meaning and Types of Secretary — Class 11 Commercial Correspondence and Secretarial Practice, concept-first.
The word 'secretary' comes from the Latin secretarius, itself rooted in secretum — a secret or a confidence. Historically, a secretary was a trusted person to whom private and confidential matters were entrusted, and that root meaning still shapes the role today: trustworthiness and confidentiality remain the very firs…
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Meaning and Definition of a Secretary
A secretary is a person appointed by an individual, association, co-operative body, government department, or company to conduct its correspondence, maintain its records, organise its meetings, and carry out administrati…
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Meaning and Definition of a Secretary
The word 'secretary' comes from the Latin secretarius, itself rooted in secretum — a secret or a confidence.
Types of Secretary
Because the title 'secretary' is used across such different settings, Std 11 Secretarial Practice groups secretarial offices into five broad types, distinguished by who appoints the secretary, what bo…
Company Secretary under the Companies Act, 2013
The company secretary is the one type of secretary whose office is defined directly by a central statute rather than by an internal constitution or state law.
Qualities and Qualifications of a Good Secretary
Whatever the type of office held, every secretary is entrusted with information, correspondence and relationships that the appointing body cannot afford to have handled carelessly.
General Duties and Importance of a Secretary
Across every type discussed above, a secretary's day-to-day duties cluster around a common core, even though the legal weight attached to that work differs sharply between, say, a club secretary and a…
Exercises
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- Q1Define the term 'Secretary'. Explain its meaning.Free
- Q2Explain the importance of a secretary in an organisation.Free
- Q3What are the different types of secretary? Explain briefly.Free
- Q4Who is a private secretary? State the duties of a private secretary.Preview
- Q5Explain the position and duties of the secretary of a club or association.Preview
- Q6Describe the role of the secretary of a co-operative society.Preview
- Q7Who is a company secretary? Explain the meaning of 'company secretary' under the Companies Act, 2013.Preview
- Q8State the functions of a company secretary as laid down in Section 205 of the Companies Act, 2013.Preview
- Q9What personal qualities should a good secretary possess?Preview
- Q10What academic and professional qualifications are required to become a good secretary?Preview
- Q11Distinguish between a private secretary and a company secretary.Preview
- Q12State the general duties of a secretary.Preview