Course Overview
The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) is a statutory professional body in India with the objects of promoting, regulating and developing the profession of company secretaries in India.
CS Foundation
It is the entry level for Company Secretary Course, Foundation held twice in the month of June and December
Eligibility
* Any Student who has passed 10+2 exam or equivalent of any stream (except fine arts) can registered
* Students appeared or enroll for appearing in 10+2 or its equivalent examination can apply provisionally subject to submission of documents within six months
* Foundation Program which is of eight months duration can be pursued by 10+2 pass or equivalent students of Arts, Science or Commerce stream (Excluding Fine Arts)
Registration Process
* It is online registration visit ICSI Website: http://www.icsi.edu/ (or)
* Contact our Academy for further assistance on Registration Process.
Documents required for Registration
Before proceeding to registration form please make sure that you are ready with the softcopy of the documents mentioned below:
1. Photograph of the candidate
2. Signature of the candidate
3. DOB Certificate (10th pass certificate)<br
4. Qualifying certificates /Consolidated Pass Mark sheet i.e (12th pass certificate)
5. Category certificate (Other than general)
6. Identity proof(Adhar card/passport/voter ID /pan card/driving license/ration card)
Guidelines should be followed.
* All the files should be present in one of the following formats (jpg, jpeg, png, gif, bmp,pdf).
* The maximum allowed file size is 2 MBs.
* File size of student photo should be between 20kb to 50kb.
* File Size of student signature should be between 10kb to 20kb..
Last Date of Registration
* 31st March for appearing in December Examination in the same year.
* 30th September for June Examination next year
Registration Fees : 4500/-
Exam Details
* It is Objective type exam
* Computer based Examination
Foundation Subjects
| Subjects | Marks | Exam Time |
|---|---|---|
| Session – I | ||
| Paper 1 : Business Environment & Entrepreneurship | 100 | 90 Minutes |
| Paper 2 : Business Management, Ethics and Communication | 100 | |
| Session – II | ||
| Paper 3 : Business Economics | 100 | 90 Minutes |
| Paper 4 : Fundamentals of Accounting and Auditing | 100 | |
| Total | 200 | |
Passing Requirements
* A candidate is declared to have passed the Foundation examination, if he/she secures at one sitting a minimum of 40% marks in each paper and 50% marks in the aggregate of all subjects.
* Student will get exemption if he score more than 60 marks in any subject
CS Executive
* It is the Second level for Company Secretary Course, Executive held twice in the month of June and December
Eligibility
* can be pursued by a Graduate of all streams (except Fine Arts)
* Student who has passed the CPT passed of ICAI / Foundation Program passed of ICAI-CMA is also eligible to take admission in CS Executive Program
Registration Process
It is online registration visit ICSI Website: http://www.icsi.edu/ (or)
Contact our Academy for further assistance on Registration Process.
Documents required for Registration
Before proceeding to registration form please make sure that you are ready with the softcopy of the documents mentioned below:
1. Photograph of the candidate
2. Signature of the candidate
3. DOB Certificate (10th pass certificate)
4. Qualifying certificates /Consolidated Pass Mark sheet i.e (12th pass certificate) and (Degree pass Certificate and Mark sheet or CPT / CS / CMA foundation mark sheet
5. Category certificate (Other than general)
6. Identity proof(Adhar card/passport/voter ID /pan card/driving license/ration card)
Guidelines should be followed
* All the files should be present in one of the following formats (jpg, jpeg, png, gif, bmp,pdf).
* The maximum allowed file size is 2 MBs.
* File size of student photo should be between 20kb to 50kb.
* File Size of student signature should be between 10kb to 20kb..
Last Date of Registration
* 28th February for appearing in both modules in December Exams in the same year year
* 31st May for appearing in single module in December Examination in the same year
* 31st August for appearing in both modules in June Exam in the next year
* 30th November for appearing in single module in June Examination in the next year.
Registration Fees :
* CS Foundation Pass Rs. 8500/-.
* Commerce Graduate Rs. 9000/-
* Non Commerce Graduate 10,000/-
* Foundation Exam of ICAI (Cost) CPT of ICAI Pass Rs. 12,500/-
Exam Details
* The Institute has introduced OMR based Examination in the following three subjects of the CS Executive Program wherein students are required to attain working knowledge, with effect from December, 2014 Examinations: Negative marking for wrong answers attempted deduction of one (1) mark for every four (4) wrong answers.
(i) Cost and Management Accounting ( Module-I)
(ii) Tax Laws and Practice (Module-I)
(iii) Industrial, Labour and General Laws (Module-II)
* In the above three subjects, candidates’ knowledge, competency and proficiency would be examined through objective type Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) under OMR system. However, in the remaining four subjects of the Executive Program, viz.
(i) Company Law,
(ii) Economic and Commercial Laws,
(iii) Company Accounts and Auditing Practices, and
(iv) Capital Markets and Securities Laws, candidates would continue to be examined through descriptive examination.
Executive Subjects
| Subjects | Marks | Exam Time |
|---|---|---|
| Module – I | ||
| Paper 1: Company Law | 100 | 3 hours |
| Paper 2: Cost and Management Accounting | 100 | 3 hours |
| Paper 3: Economic and Commercial Laws | 100 | 3 hours |
| Paper 4 : Tax Laws and Practice | 100 | 3 hours |
| Module – 2 | ||
| Paper 5: Company Accounts and Auditing Practices | 100 | 3 Hours |
| Paper 6: Capital Markets and Securities Laws | 100 | 3 Hours |
| Paper 7: Industrial, Labour and General Laws | 100 | 3 Hours |
| Total | 700 | |
Passing Requirements
* A candidate is declared to have passed the Executive examination, if he/she secures at one sitting a minimum of 40% marks in each paper and 50% marks in the aggregate of all subjects.
* Student will get exemption if he score more than 60 marks in any subject
CS Professional
It is the Third level for Company Secretary Course, Professional held twice in the month of June and December
Eligibility
After clearing the Executive Program
Registration Process
It is online registration visit ICSI Website: http://www.icsi.edu/ (or)
Contact our Academy for further assistance on Registration Process.
Documents required for Registration
Before proceeding to registration form please make sure that you are ready with the softcopy of the documents mentioned below:
1. Photograph of the candidate
2. Signature of the candidate
3. DOB Certificate (10th pass certificate)
4. Qualifying certificates /Consolidated Pass Mark sheet i.e (12th pass certificate) and (Degree pass Certificate and Mark sheet(or) CPT / CS / CMA foundation mark sheet.
5. (CS Executive Mark sheet)
6. Category certificate (Other than general)
7. Identity proof(Adhar card/passport/voter ID /pan card/driving license/ration card)
Guidelines should be followed:
* All the files should be present in one of the following formats (jpg, jpeg, png, gif, bmp,pdf).
* The maximum allowed file size is 2 MBs.
* File size of student photo should be between 20kb to 50kb.
* File Size of student signature should be between 10kb to 20kb..
Last Date of Registration
* 28th February for appearing in all modules in December Exams in the same year year
* 31st May for appearing in any Two module in December Examination in the same year
* 31st August for appearing in all modules in June Exam in the next year
* 30th November for appearing in any two module in June Examination in the next year.
Registration fees Rs. 12,000/-
Exam Details
Descriptive examination
Professional Subjects
| Subjects | Marks | Exam Time |
|---|---|---|
| Module – I | ||
| Paper 1: Advanced Company Law and Practice | 100 | 3 hours |
| Paper 2: Secretarial Audit, Compliance Management and Due Diligence | 100 | 3 hours |
| Paper 3: Corporate Restructuring, Valuation and Insolvency | 100 | 3 hours |
| Module – II | ||
| Paper 4: Information Technology and Systems Audit | 100 | 3 hours |
| Paper 5: Financial, Treasury and Forex Management | 100 | 3 hours |
| Paper 6: Ethics, Governance and Sustainability | 100 | 3 hours |
| Module – III | ||
| Paper 7: Advanced Tax Laws and Practice | 100 | 3 hours |
| Paper 8: Drafting, Appearances and Pleadings | 100 | 3 hours |
| Paper 9: Electives 1 out of below 5 subjects * Banking Law and Practice * Capital, Commodity and Money Market * Insurance Law and Practice * Intellectual Property Rights – Law and Practice * International Business-Laws and Practices |
100 | 3 hours |
Passing Requirements
* A candidate is declared to have passed the Professional examination, if he/she secures at one sitting a minimum of 40% marks in each paper and 50% marks in the aggregate of all subjects,.
* Student will get exemption if he score more than 60 marks in any subject
Last date for submission of application for appearing in the examination
* 25th March (with late fee of Rs. 250/- till 9th April)
* 25th September (with late fee of Rs. 250/- till 10th October)
Modified Training Structure for the Students of Company Secretaryship Course Effective From 1st April 2014
* Fifteen months (After passing Executive Program
* One year after passing the Professional Program
* Management Skills Orientation Program (Fifteen days)