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Formal Qualification & Eligibility
Screening your certification status, professional background, and legal eligibility
Q 1.1 · Certification Status
Have you cleared the IICA / MCA Independent Director examination and are you registered in the government's ID data bank?
Yes — exam cleared and data bank registered
Yes — exam cleared, data bank pending
Exam scheduled — not yet cleared
Not yet started
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Q 1.2 · Professional Qualification
Which of the following professional qualifications do you hold? Select all that apply.
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Chartered Accountant (CA)
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Company Secretary (CS)
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Lawyer / Advocate (LLB / LLM)
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MBA / Management Postgraduate
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Doctor / Medical Professional
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Engineer / Technical Professional
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Banker / Finance Professional
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Other professional qualification
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Q 1.3 · DIN Status
Do you hold a valid Director Identification Number (DIN)?
Yes — active DIN held
Applied — awaiting approval
No — not yet applied
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Professional Depth & Seniority
Assessing the leadership experience and domain expertise you bring to a board table
Q 2.1 · Years of Senior Leadership
How many years have you held a senior leadership position (CXO, VP, Director, Partner, or equivalent) in an organisation?
20+ years
15–20 years
10–15 years
Under 10 years
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Q 2.2 · Functional Domain
What is your primary functional domain of expertise that you would bring to a board?
Finance / Audit / Accounting
Legal / Regulatory / Compliance
Strategy / Business Development
Operations / Supply Chain
Technology / Digital
HR / Talent
ESG / Sustainability
Sales / Marketing / Brand
General Management / P&L
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Q 2.3 · Board-Level Exposure
Have you ever attended a board or board committee meeting — as a participant, invitee, presenter, or observer?
Yes — regularly, as a key participant
Yes — occasionally, as presenter or invitee
Once or twice — as an observer
No direct board exposure
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Q 2.4 · What You Bring
Complete this sentence honestly: "The one thing I bring to a board table that is genuinely difficult to replace is…"
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Governance Understanding & Director Mindset
How deeply you have moved from executive thinking to governance thinking
Q 3.1 · Oversight vs Execution
A board meets to review quarterly results. The CFO presents a plan you believe is operationally flawed. As an Independent Director, what is your primary role in that moment?
Challenge the plan and suggest a better operational approach
Ask a governance question that examines the decision-making process
Support management — it is their plan to execute
Raise the concern privately with the CEO after the meeting
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Q 3.2 · Independence Under Pressure
The promoter — who you have known for 15 years — strongly advocates a related-party transaction at a board meeting. Three other directors are about to approve it. You have concerns. What do you do?
Approve — the promoter knows the business better than I do
Abstain to avoid conflict
State my concerns on record and request disclosure before voting
Speak to the promoter privately and let the vote pass
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Q 3.3 · Director Mindset Honestly
On a scale of 1 to 5, how honestly would you rate your current operating mindset — where 1 is "still thinking and behaving like a senior executive" and 5 is "fully operating as an Independent Director"?
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Still executive thinking
Fully director thinking
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Q 3.4 · What Boards Think of You
If the promoter of a company you are targeting were to ask three people about you today, what would those people most likely say defines how you show up professionally?
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VCAN Readiness — Board Ecosystem Presence
Visibility · Credibility · Authority · Networking — how actively you are building selection signals
Q 4.1 · Visibility — Are You Known?
In the past 12 months, what have you done to make yourself visible as a governance thinker — beyond your existing professional circle?
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Published articles or posts on governance topics on LinkedIn or elsewhere
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Spoken at a panel, conference, or governance event
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Participated in professional bodies or governance forums
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Updated LinkedIn to reflect director positioning (not executive career)
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None of the above — I have not actively built governance visibility
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Q 4.2 · Credibility — Do People Trust Your Governance Judgment?
How would you rate the credibility of your governance voice in your sector right now — where 1 is "I am not known as a governance thinker at all" and 5 is "I am actively sought out for governance perspectives"?
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Not known as governance thinker
Actively sought out
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Q 4.3 · Authority — Do You Own a Governance Domain?
Can you clearly name the specific governance domain, sector, or committee area where you are — or could credibly be — recognised as an authority?
Yes — clear and specific
Somewhat — broad but not sharp
Not clearly — still defining it
No — have not thought about it
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Q 4.4 · Networking — Are You in the Board Ecosystem?
Which of the following board ecosystem relationships do you actively maintain? Select all that apply.
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Peer Independent Directors I speak with regularly
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Promoters or business owners in sectors I am targeting
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Executive search firms that place Independent Directors
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Professional body or governance institution leadership
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None — my network is professional but not board-ecosystem focused
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Objective Clarity & Role Understanding
Why you want an ID role, what kind of board, and what you expect to contribute
Q 5.1 · Primary Motivation
What is your primary reason for wanting to serve as an Independent Director?
To contribute governance expertise and create real board impact
To build a portfolio career post-executive life
The prestige and recognition of board status
The sitting fee and financial compensation
My peers are doing it — I feel I should too
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Q 5.2 · Target Board Profile
How clearly have you defined the type of board you are targeting — sector, company stage, ownership structure, size?
Very clearly — I can name specific targets
Broadly — general preference
Not clearly — open to anything
Have not thought about it specifically
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Q 5.3 · Timeline Expectation
What is your realistic expectation for when you will receive your first board appointment?
Within 3 months
Within 6 months
Within 12 months
12–24 months — playing the long game
Have not set a timeline
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Q 5.4 · Governance Contribution
In one or two sentences, describe the specific governance contribution you intend to make on your first board — not your experience, not your title, but the governance impact you will create.
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Openness, Mindset & Coachability
Whether you are ready to be challenged, changed, and held accountable across 10 weeks
Q 6.1 · The Certificate Question
Complete this honestly: "Since clearing the IICA / MCA exam, I have been…"
Actively building governance presence
Networking with existing contacts, hoping for a referral
Waiting to be approached
Unsure what to do next — which is why I am here
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Q 6.2 · Readiness to Be Challenged
BOARD READY™ will challenge your current beliefs, identity, and operating style — not just add governance knowledge. How open are you to being fundamentally challenged?
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I prefer not to be challenged
Fully open — challenge me
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Q 6.3 · One Honest Admission
Complete this sentence: "The one thing I know I need to change about how I am currently approaching the ID journey is…"
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Answer all questions honestly. Your profile is the foundation of your BOARD READY™ coaching plan.
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