Build your founder foundation with confidence.
Practise the everyday calls that keep a young Indian startup clean: who signs, what gets recorded, what gets filed and what an investor will ask next.
Strong startups are built on strong operating judgement.
Essentials is for first-time founders and early teams who want a reliable operating baseline before complexity compounds.
Short, practical situations
Choose the response that protects the company and keeps momentum intact.
12-second decisions
Answer with a clear head while the timer keeps the experience focused.
80% to pass
See your result immediately, with the benchmark visible from the start.
Dated certificate ID
Passing candidates receive a private BSA credential designed to share online.
Make your preparation visible before the next important conversation.
The structure follows LearnTPRM-style learning architecture, but the content is built for Indian startup founders and the BSA visual system.
Practical founder signal
Show that your decisions are grounded in operating reality, not just ambition.
Real India coverage
Work through the legal, tax, compliance and funding moments that shape Indian startups.
Timed and focused
Build speed and clarity with short scenarios and a consistent decision timer.
Verifiable proof
Receive a dated certificate with a unique ID and sharing actions after you pass.
Investor-ready habits
Practise the evidence, approvals and documentation serious stakeholders expect.
Accessible by design
Start online, understand the rules up front and get your result without waiting.
Two levels. One founder standard.
Choose the path that matches your stage. Move from Essentials to Professional as your company’s decisions become more complex.
Build the foundation.
For first-time founders, early co-founders, student founders and SME owners entering startup mode.
- 40 scenario-led questions
- 12 seconds per question
- 80% pass benchmark
- Entity, founder, tax, contracts and compliance essentials
Make diligence readiness visible.
For funded founders, CFOs, operators and teams preparing for capital, governance and scale.
- 80 scenario-led questions
- 12 seconds per question
- 80% pass benchmark
- FEMA, ESOP, SHA, data-room and investor-readiness judgement
| Feature | Essentials | Professional |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | Early-stage and first-time founders | Funded founders and scale teams |
| Question bank | 40 practical scenarios | 80 practical scenarios |
| Core focus | Foundations, tax, contracts, compliance | Governance, capital, FEMA, ESOPs, diligence |
| Passing score | 80% | 80% |
From enrolment to a credential you can stand behind.
A simple, transparent flow that keeps the experience premium without making it complicated.
Choose your level
Start with Essentials or go straight to Professional based on your operating stage.
Register once
Provide the details needed for a personal, dated certificate and verification record.
Answer under pressure
Read each situation, choose one answer and move through the timer with focus.
Pass and share
Clear 80% or more, then download and share your unique BSA passing certificate.
Everything a founder needs to keep the story clean.
Question themes connect daily execution to the evidence investors, boards and serious partners expect.
Corporate foundations
Founder agreements, cap tables, share issuances, board records and ROC discipline.
Money and controls
GST, TDS, payroll, reimbursements, audit trails and management reporting.
Capital readiness
Investor rights, term sheets, ESOPs, FEMA, data rooms and fundraising hygiene.
Trust and data
Privacy, IP, customer contracts, vendor risk and practical information controls.
Founder judgement
Make the next defensible move when facts are incomplete and the clock is running.
Investor confidence
Build the operating evidence that helps a founder answer diligence questions clearly.
Start Essentials.
Complete registration on the dedicated exam page, then answer each practical question before the timer expires. Your certificate appears only after a passing score.
This is an independent educational founder-readiness assessment and passing credential. It is not an official government, Company Secretary institute, statutory or regulated examination.
Enter the Essentials exam.
Open the focused 40-question console when you are ready to test your foundation.
Frequently asked questions.
What does this level cover?
Founder agreements, cap tables, GST, TDS, ROC, DPIIT, contracts, privacy and operating documentation.
What is the passing benchmark?
80% or more. Your result is calculated automatically at the end of the timed assessment.
Is this an official professional exam?
No. This is a private educational founder-readiness certification and passing credential from Bhavya Sharma & Associates.
