CS Professional Drafting, Pleadings and Appearances Chapter-wise Weightage

Compare chapter-wise marks for CS Professional Drafting, Pleadings and Appearances across 5 indexed past papers. See observed averages, ranges and covered exam sessions.

ICSI Syllabus 2022. 135 indexed questions. Updated 2026-10-17.

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Observed marks by chapter

Chapter / topicAverage marksObserved rangePapers appearing
Property Law110.00 to 35.003 / 5
Securities Law90.00 to 30.002 / 5
Company Law70.00 to 25.002 / 5
Contract Law70.00 to 20.002 / 5
Drafting60.00 to 15.002 / 5
International Trade Law40.00 to 20.001 / 5
Negotiable Instruments Act40.00 to 15.002 / 5
Specific Relief Act, 196340.00 to 10.002 / 5
Transfer of Property Act, 188240.00 to 15.002 / 5
Civil Procedure Code, 190830.00 to 15.001 / 5
Real Estate Law30.00 to 15.001 / 5
Registration Act30.00 to 15.001 / 5
SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 201530.00 to 15.001 / 5
Pleadings2.60.00 to 10.002 / 5
Acquisition Agreements20.00 to 10.001 / 5
Civil Procedure Code (CPC)20.00 to 10.001 / 5
Commercial Agreements20.00 to 10.001 / 5
Companies Act, 201320.00 to 10.001 / 5
Constitutional Law20.00 to 5.002 / 5
Contract Management20.00 to 5.002 / 5
Indian Contract Act, 187220.00 to 10.001 / 5
Legal Drafting20.00 to 10.001 / 5
Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR)10.00 to 5.001 / 5
Alternative Dispute Resolution10.00 to 5.001 / 5
Auditing Standards10.00 to 5.001 / 5
Civil Procedure10.00 to 5.001 / 5
Commercial Contracts10.00 to 5.001 / 5
Company Law and Corporate Governance10.00 to 5.001 / 5
Company Secretaries Auditing Standards (CSAS)10.00 to 5.001 / 5
Company Secretary's Role10.00 to 5.001 / 5
Competition Act, 200210.00 to 5.001 / 5
Competition Law10.00 to 5.001 / 5
Competition Law / Appearances10.00 to 5.001 / 5
Contract Law and Civil Procedure10.00 to 5.001 / 5
Contract Law and Joint Ventures10.00 to 5.001 / 5
Contract Law and Legal Drafting10.00 to 5.001 / 5
Corporate Governance10.00 to 5.001 / 5
Digital Governance10.00 to 5.001 / 5
Drafting / Agreements10.00 to 5.001 / 5
Drafting / Companies Act, 201310.00 to 5.001 / 5
Drafting / Conveyancing10.00 to 5.001 / 5
Drafting / General Power of Attorney10.00 to 5.001 / 5
Drafting and Conveyancing10.00 to 5.001 / 5
E-Contracts10.00 to 5.001 / 5
E-Governance10.00 to 5.001 / 5
General Power of Attorney / Appearances10.00 to 5.001 / 5
Goods and Services Tax (GST)10.00 to 5.001 / 5
Information Technology Law10.00 to 5.001 / 5
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 201610.00 to 5.001 / 5
Joint Ventures10.00 to 5.001 / 5
Joint Ventures and Foreign Collaborations10.00 to 5.001 / 5
Legal Opinion10.00 to 5.001 / 5
Legal Opinion / Company Secretaries Auditing Standards (CSAS)10.00 to 5.001 / 5
National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT)10.00 to 5.001 / 5
NCLAT Rules10.00 to 5.001 / 5
NCLT Rules10.00 to 5.001 / 5
Negotiable Instruments Act, 188110.00 to 5.001 / 5
Negotiation Skills10.00 to 5.001 / 5
Pleadings and Appearances10.00 to 5.001 / 5
Professional Ethics10.00 to 5.001 / 5
Property Law and Contract Law10.00 to 5.001 / 5
SEBI (Procedure for Holding Inquiry and Imposing Penalties) Rules, 199510.00 to 5.001 / 5
SEBI Act, 199210.00 to 5.001 / 5
SEBI Regulations10.00 to 5.001 / 5
Societies Registration10.00 to 5.001 / 5
Criminal Law0.40.00 to 2.001 / 5

Covered sessions and methodology

Averages include every covered paper, including zero when a chapter did not appear. Shared topic marks can be fractional. Indexed totals include optional questions and can exceed the marks a student must attempt. Coverage and topic mapping affect these observations.

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