How to Become CS?

Becoming a CS (COMPANY SECRETARY) not only allows to achieve a respected designation, but also provides an enormous job pleasure. One needs a very high dedication level to qualify this course. The Institute of company Secretaries of Indian (ICSI), a premier National Professional body established by Act of Parliament conducts the Company Secretary course in India.

The ICSI conducts the CS examination into mainly three levels. These three levels of CS examination are-

1. FOUNDATION PROGRAMME
2. EXECUTIVE PROGRAMME
3. PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMME

Now have a look of all the three stages in detail-

1. The first state where you may get registered for the company secretary examination has two options. These two options are-
2. FOUNDATION PROGRAMME
3. DIRECT ENTRY PROGRAMME

I     FOUNDATION PROGRAMME- The Foundation programme is the entry level programme in company secretary examination and is being conducted twice in a year in the month of December and June.

• Eligibility criteria- candidates who have passed their class XII^th examination in Commerce, Science or Arts stream may get register for foundation programme.
• Enrolment – the candidates may enroll themselves till March 31^st for the December attempt and till September 30^th for the June attempt.
• Syllabus-

Paper-1 Business Environment and Entrepreneurship

Paper-2 Business Management Ethics and Communication

Paper-3 Business Economics

Paper-4 Fundamental of Accounting and Auditing

• Fee Details-

PARTICULARS		FEES	TOTAL
General Students	Admission Fee/Education Fee	1500/3000	4500
Sc/St Students	Admission Fee/Education Fee	50% Total Fee	2250
Physically Handicapped Students	Admission Fee Only	1500	1500

1. DIRECT ENTRY PROGRAMME- The Direct entry programme allows the students who have completed their under graduation to get register themselves directly for Executive programme.
2. EXECUTIVE PROGRAMME- Once the candidate qualifies the foundation programme he/she is eligible to get register for CS executive programme and is being conducted twice in a year in the month of December and June.

 

• ELIGIBILITY Criteria- candidates who have passed wither their foundation programme or are graduated apart from in Fine arts are eligible to register for executive programme.
• Enrolment- the candidates may enroll themselves till February 28^th for the December attempt and till August 31^st for the June attempt.
• Syllabus-

Module I:

Paper 1- Company Law

Paper-2 Cost and Management Accounting

Paper-3 Economic and Commercial Laws

Paper-4 Tax Laws and Practice

Module II:

Paper 5- Company Accounts and Auditing Practices

Paper 6 –Capital Markets and Securities Laws

Paper 7 – Industrial, Labour and General Laws

• Fee Details-

PARTICULARS	FEES	TOTAL
CS Foundation Pass Student	8500	8500
Physically Handicapped Students	Only Registration	2000

• Fee Details (Commerce/Non-Commerce candidates)-

PARTICULARS		FEES	TOTAL
For Commerce Graduates, Students who passed CA CPT or ICWAI Foundation	Foundation Examination Exemption Fee + Registration Fee + Education Fee for Executive Programme	500+2000+10000	12500
For Non – Commerce	Postal Tuition Fee for Foundation Programme (payable by Non-Commerce Graduate who are seeking exemption from passing the Foundation Programme Examination under clause (iii) of Regulation 38.)	12500+1000	13500

Note– Only after passing the company secretary executive examination the candidates are eligible to start their 15 months examination the candidate are eligible to start their 15 months of practical training.

1. PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMME- The candidates are eligible to register for the professi9onal programme once there is a difference of nine months after qualifying the executive programme examination. The professional programme examination is being conducted twice in a year in the month of December and June.

• Eligibility criteria- candidates who have passed their executive programme and a period of nine months have passed then the candidate is eligible to register for professional programme.
• Enrolment- the canidates may enroll themselves
• For All Modules- till February 28^th for the December attempt for all modules and till August 31^st for the June attempt.
• For Any Single Module – till May 31^st for the December attempt for al modules and till November 30^th for the June attempt.

 

• Syllabus-

Module I:

• Paper 1 – Advanced Company Law and Practice
• Paper 2 – Secretarial Audit, Compliance Management, and Due Diligence
• Paper 3 – Corporate Restructuring, Valuation, and Insolvency

Module II:

• Paper 4 – Information Technology and Systems Audit
• Paper 5 – Financial, treasury and Forex Management
• Paper 6 – Ethics, Governance, and Sustainability

 

 

Module III:

• Paper 7 – Advance Tax Laws and Practice
• Paper 8 – Drafting, Appearances, and Pleadings

ELECTIVE SUBJECTS:

• 1 Banking Law and Practice
• 2 Capital, Commodity and Money Market
• 3 Insurance Law and Practice
• 4 Intellectual Property Rights – Law and Practice
• 5 International Business – Laws and Practices
• Fee Details-

PARTICUALRS		FEES	TOTAL
General Students	Education Fee	12000	12000
Physically Handicapped Students	Only Registration Fee will be charges (At presents, Registration Fee is NIL)	Nil	Nil