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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…"
Written answer. Scored by concept match against a model answer, at half the weight of a multiple-choice question, and read in full by your coach. Write in full sentences: a list of keywords will score low.
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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?
Written answer. Scored by concept match against a model answer, at half the weight of a multiple-choice question, and read in full by your coach. Write in full sentences: a list of keywords will score low.
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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.
Written answer. Scored by concept match against a model answer, at half the weight of a multiple-choice question, and read in full by your coach. Write in full sentences: a list of keywords will score low.
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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…"
Written answer. Scored by concept match against a model answer, at half the weight of a multiple-choice question, and read in full by your coach. Write in full sentences: a list of keywords will score low.
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Answer all questions honestly. Your profile is the foundation of your BOARD READY™ coaching plan.
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