Q.Who can become a Secretary of a Company?

The correct answer is (b) Individual person, because the office of company secretary is a personal, professional post that only a qualified natural person can hold.

As studied in the TN HSC Commerce chapter on the Company Secretary, a company secretary is a Key Managerial Personnel appointed to look after the legal and procedural compliance of the company.

• The secretary must be an individual who is a member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI). The duties (attending meetings, signing documents, ensuring compliance) are personal in nature and require professional qualification. …