Secretarial Executive
Also known as: Secretarial Assistant · Assistant Company Secretary · Corporate Secretarial Associate
Assists the company secretary with board meetings, statutory registers and filings under company law.
What you’d do
Secretarial executives support a company secretary or a practising CS firm with day-to-day company-law work: board and shareholder meetings, statutory registers, filings with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs and, for listed companies, stock-exchange disclosures. Many are CS students or recently qualified CS members.
- Draft board and AGM notices, agendas and minutes
- Maintain statutory registers and records
- Prepare and file forms on the MCA portal
- Track compliance deadlines
How you get in
Many start during or after the ICSI practical training stage, at practising CS firms or in company secretarial teams. Accuracy in drafting and knowledge of filing timelines are what employers test.
Salary in India
Fresher salary over the years
middle of the 0–1 yr range, ₹ lakh a year
Fewer than two years of fresher data so far — the trend shows once there are two.
Skills you’ll use
From our guide · a curated list is coming
- Drafting notices, resolutions and minutes
- Company-law filing procedures
- Record keeping
- Tracking compliance calendars
About this field · for freshers
Job openings by year
Is demand growing?
Not added yet.
Competition4
How many graduates enter each year?
B.Com graduates in 2023-24 at institutions that reported to AISHE — everyone finishing that degree, not only those entering this role.
Who hires
IT firms, banks, government, startups?
Not added yet.
Where the jobs are
Which cities?
Not added yet.
Women in the field4
Is it diverse?
Share of women among B.Com graduates in 2023-24 — the entry degree, not people already working in this role.
At a glance
- Work is deadline-driven around board meetings and filing dates.
- Common next steps: qualify as a CS and move to company secretary or compliance officer.
- Practising-firm roles give exposure to many companies at once.
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