Paper 3 · 523 · Group 1
Setting Up of Business, Industrial & Labour Laws
Choosing and forming business entities, initial registrations, and the industrial and labour law framework.
Part I — Setting Up of Business · 60 marksPart II — Industrial & Labour Laws · 40 marksTopic classifications not yet reviewed
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Syllabus lessons
From the ICSI Syllabus 2022, as modified effective December 2025.
- 1Selection of Business Organization
- 2Corporate Entities – Companies
- 3Limited Liability Partnership
- 4Startups and its Registration
- 5Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
- 6Conversion of Business Entities
- 7Non-Corporate Entities
- 8Financial Services Organization
- 9Business Collaborations
- 10Setting up of Branch Office / Liaison Office / Wholly Owned Subsidiary by Foreign Company
- 11Setting up of Business outside India and Issues Relating Thereto
- 12Identifying Laws Applicable to Various Industries and their Initial Compliances
- 13Various Initial Registrations and Licenses
- 14Constitution and Labour Laws
- 15Evaluation of Labour Legislation and Need of Labour Code
- 16Law of Welfare & Working Condition
- 17Law of Industrial Relations
- 18Law of Wages
- 19Social Security Legislations
- 20Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013
Official resources
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- Study materialStudy materialFor December 2026Updated till 30 Nov 2025Link checked 7 Oct 2026Open at ICSI (opens the official ICSI document in a new tab)
- Supplement (1 Dec 2025 – 31 May 2026)SupplementFor December 2026Link checked 7 Oct 2026Open at ICSI (opens the official ICSI document in a new tab)
Previous papers
- Setting up of Business, Industrial and Labour Laws — December 2023For December 2023Link checked 7 Oct 2026Open at ICSI (opens the official ICSI document in a new tab)
- Setting up of Business, Industrial and Labour Laws — June 2024For June 2024Link checked 7 Oct 2026Open at ICSI (opens the official ICSI document in a new tab)
- Setting up of Business, Industrial and Labour Laws — December 2024For December 2024Link checked 7 Oct 2026Open at ICSI (opens the official ICSI document in a new tab)
- Setting up of Business, Industrial and Labour Laws — June 2025For June 2025Link checked 7 Oct 2026Open at ICSI (opens the official ICSI document in a new tab)
- Setting up of Business, Industrial and Labour Laws — December 2025For December 2025Link checked 7 Oct 2026Open at ICSI (opens the official ICSI document in a new tab)
- Setting up of Business, Industrial and Labour Laws — June 2026For June 2026Link checked 7 Oct 2026Open at ICSI (opens the official ICSI document in a new tab)