CS Executive · June 2026 · Paper 6
CS Executive Economic, Commercial and Intellectual Property Laws June 2026: paper analysis
Our own analysis of the official paper, as of 12 October 2026. The questions and answers belong to ICSI; read them on ICSI's website.
Chapter-wise marks
Where the marks were in this paper (out of 100; internal-choice alternatives not double counted).
What each question tested
In our words, by question number. Open the official paper for the full question.
| Q | Marks | Tests | Chapter |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1(a) | 2 | Deemed registration when the authority does not decide within the prescribed time | Real Estate Regulation and Development Law |
| 1(b) | 2 | Limit on advance accepted before a registered agreement for sale | Real Estate Regulation and Development Law |
| 1(c) | 2 | Penalty for false information in a project registration application | Real Estate Regulation and Development Law |
| 1(d) | 2 | Allottee remedies for misleading advertisement or sample apartment | Real Estate Regulation and Development Law |
| 1(e) | 2 | Refund with interest on withdrawal for delayed possession | Real Estate Regulation and Development Law |
| 1(f) | 2 | Interest for delay to an allottee who continues in the project | Real Estate Regulation and Development Law |
| 1(g) | 3 | Execution of conveyance deed and transfer of common areas | Real Estate Regulation and Development Law |
| 2(a) | 5 | Central Authority directions and penalties against advertiser and endorser for misleading health claims | Law relating to Consumer Protection |
| 2(b) | 5 | Effect of confiscation on lease and mortgage created after attachment | Prevention of Money Laundering |
| 2(c) | 5 | FDI caps, routes and conditions for scientific journals and facsimile editions | Foreign Direct Investments - Regulations and Policy |
| 3(a) | 5 | Passenger baggage imports of export inputs, prototypes and restricted items | Foreign Trade Policy and Procedure |
| 3(b) | 5 | Unauthorised removal of duty-free SEZ goods to DTA; meaning of SEZ | Law relating to Special Economic Zones |
| 3(c)(i) | 3 | Prior permission for foreign hospitality by a government company official | Law relating to Foreign Contribution Regulation |
| 3(c)(ii) | 2 | Whether a personal-capacity visit avoids the foreign hospitality requirement | Law relating to Foreign Contribution Regulation |
| 4(a) | 5 | Single overall LRS ceiling across different remittance purposes | Law relating to Foreign Exchange Management |
| 4(b) | 5 | Reporting requirements for ODI and OPI | Overseas Direct Investment |
| 4(c) | 5 | Composition of the Competition Commission and term of members | Competition Law |
| 4A(i) | 5 | Remittance of assets by persons other than NRIs and PIOs | Law relating to Foreign Exchange Management |
| 4A(ii) | 5 | Inspection and seizure powers of Director or Controller | Legal Metrology |
| 4A(iii) | 5 | Jurisdiction of the National Commission | Law relating to Consumer Protection |
| 5(a)(i) | 2 | Meaning of copyright | Law relating to Copyright |
| 5(a)(ii) | 2 | Copying of expression versus idea in a film adaptation | Law relating to Copyright |
| 5(a)(iii) | 2 | Whether registration is a precondition for an infringement suit | Law relating to Copyright |
| 5(a)(iv) | 2 | Author's special rights surviving assignment | Law relating to Copyright |
| 5(a)(v) | 2 | Court with jurisdiction over copyright infringement suits | Law relating to Copyright |
| 5(b)(i) | 2 | Deceptive similarity between phonetically close marks | Law relating to Trade Marks |
| 5(b)(ii) | 2 | Purpose of advertising an application before registration | Law relating to Trade Marks |
| 5(b)(iii) | 2 | Presumption of confusion where mark and goods are identical | Law relating to Trade Marks |
| 5(b)(iv) | 2 | Rights conferred by trade mark registration | Law relating to Trade Marks |
| 5(b)(v) | 2 | Use of a registered mark in a corporate name as infringement | Law relating to Trade Marks |
| 6(a) | 5 | Restriction on residents filing patent applications abroad first | Law relating to Patents |
| 6(b) | 5 | Registrability of a regional natural product name as a geographical indication | Law relating to Geographical Indications of Goods |
| 6(c) | 5 | Duration, extension and cancellation grounds for registered designs | Law relating to Designs |
| 6(d) | 5 | Removal for non-use and the special circumstances defence | Law relating to Trade Marks |
| 6A(i) | 5 | Passing off for unregistered marks and its essential elements | Law relating to Trade Marks |
| 6A(ii) | 5 | Copyright rights in computer programmes and artistic works | Law relating to Copyright |
| 6A(iii) | 5 | Essential requirements for registering a design | Law relating to Designs |
| 6A(iv) | 5 | Concept of industrial property | Intellectual Property Rights |
What stood out
- Case studies carry 35 marks: a RERA case in Q1 (7 parts, 15 marks) and an IPR case in Q5 (10 parts of 2 marks on copyright and trade marks).
- Intellectual property dominates Part II: Trade Marks is the heaviest chapter (20 marks including alternatives), with Copyright level with RERA at 15 marks.
- Part I spreads 5-mark problems over many economic laws, including consumer protection, PMLA, FDI in print media, foreign trade policy, SEZ, FCRA and LRS.
- All parts of Q2, Q3 and Q6 are practical problem situations; the alternatives 4A and 6A offer a theory route.
Practise the chapters that carried the marks
Law relating to Trade Marks, Real Estate Regulation and Development Law, Law relating to Copyright: study guides and practice questions in the CS Executive format.