“The
ICSI imparts training
in Company Secretaryship by Distance Learning (by correspondence) enabling students to qualify as Company
Secretaries. The Institute provides “Course
Material” for all the subjects at the time of Registration. There is also provision for Optional Oral
Coaching classes.
Career
as a Company Secretary is not only prestigious and financially rewarding but
also carries with it a high level of job satisfaction.
The
student who would like to join the Course
after 10+2 has to undergo three
stages to pursue the Company Secretaries Course i.e.
Foundation Programme
Executive Programme
Professional Programme
In addition, the student has to undergo Practical
Training for about 15 months which a
student may opt to start after passing the Executive Programme.
The Student who would like to
join the Course after passing the Graduation has to undergo two stages of the Company Secretaryship i.e.
Executive Programme
Professional Programme
Besides, the student has to undergo Practical Training for about 15 months.
Foundation Programme which is of eight months duration can be pursued by 10+2 pass students of Arts,
Science or Commerce stream.
Executive Programme can be pursued by a Graduate of all streams except Fine
Arts.
Professional Programme can be pursued only after clearing the Executive Programme of CS
Course.
Training:
A Student has to
undergo 15 months Management Training in Companies sponsored by the
Institute after passing the Executive
or Professional Programme or under the guidance of a Company Secretary
in Practice.
After qualifying Professional Examination and on successful
completion of training a candidate is admitted as an Associate Member of the
ICSI and can use the letters ACS after his/her name i.e. Associate
Company Secretary.
Admission
to the CS Course is open throughout the year.
Examinations are held twice a year in June & December.
Cut off
dates for admission to CS course:
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For Foundation Programme |
31st March for appearing in December
Examination in the same year |
|
30th September for June
Examination next year |
|
|
For Executive
Programme |
28th February for
December Exams in the same year |
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31st August for June Exam next year |
CS Prospectus can be obtained from any of the offices of the Institute across
Cost of Prospectus for Foundation Programme : Rs. 200/- by cash payment while
Rs. 250/- by Post or courier
Cost
of Prospectus for the Executive
Programme : Rs. 300/- by cash payment while
Rs.350/- by Post or courier
Payment Option : The payment can be sent to the Headquarters by demand
draft drawn in favour of ‘The Institute of Company Secretaries of India’
payable at New Delhi OR by cash across the counter from the Headquarters,
Regional Offices & a few of the Chapters.
The
fee for CS Foundation Programme is -
Rs. 3600/-
for Executive Programme - Rs. 7000/- for Commerce
Graduates while
-
Rs. 7750/- for Non Commerce Students
ICSI offices across
The ICSI has its Headquarters at ICSI House 22
Institutional Area Lodi Road New
ICSI has 66 Examination Centres
scattered all over
h A qualified
company secretary has openings in Employment and as Practising
Independent Professional
h
Companies with a paid up share capital of Rs.2
crores or more are compulsorily required to appoint a whole time Company
Secretary who is a Member of ICSI
h
All
companies seeking listing on Stock Exchange are required to appoint a whole
time company secretary
h
Membership
of the Institute is recognized for appointment to superior posts and services
under Central Government.
Self-Employment/Practising Company Secretaries
·
After
obtaining a ‘Certificate of Practice’ from the Institute, Members of the Institute can go in for Independent Practice.
·
Every
company having a paid-up share capital of Rs. Ten Lakhs or more but less than Rs. Five Crores is required
to engage the services of a Secretary in Whole-Time Practice for issue of
Compliance Certificate.
·
Pursuant to Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement,
Practising Company Secretaries have been authorized to issue Certificate
regarding compliance of conditions of Corporate Governance as stipulated in the
Clause.
The CS Course is :
·
recognized
by the various Universities for admission to PhD Course
·
appointment
of Lecturers in Commerce &
Management
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SUBJECTS FOR CS |
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There
are 4 papers in CS Foundation
Programme
|
There are 6 papers
divided into 2 Modules in CS Executive Programme
Module I
Module II
|
There are 8 papers
divided into 4 Modules in CS Professional Programme
Module I
Module II
Module III
Module IV
|
ICSI brings out Chartered Secretary journal for Corporate
Professionals & Student Company Secretary & Foundation Programme
Bulletin for students. While, the
Chartered Secretary Journal can be subscribed by the students at a
concessional rate of Rs.300, the other
bulletins are sent to the registered students free cost.
The Institute and its offices maintain the database of the
members / students desirous of employment.
The
Institute also assist the members and students for Placement.
Campus interviews are also conducted for assisting the
students to get employment.
Vacancies for the post of Company Secretaries received by
the Institute are placed on ICSI Website for reference.
By virtue of integrated knowledge of multiple disciplines of law, management, finance and
corporate governance, a Company Secretary is the vital link between the company,
its:
-
Board of
Directors,
-
Shareholders,
-
Government
and other Agencies.
The Company Secretary is:
“To be a
global leader in the development of professionals specializing in corporate
governance”
“To continuously develop high calibre professionals ensuring good corporate
governance and effective management and to carry out proactive research and
development activities for protection of interest of all stakeholders, thus contributing to public good”.
For further details visit our website www.icsi.edu and email your queries at: info@icsi.edu
ICSI HEADQUARTERS
‘ICSI
HOUSE’ 22 Institutional Area,
E Mail: info@icsi.edu,
Website: www.icsi.edu
For further
details, please contact / write to
Director
(Student Services)
The
C-37,
Sector 62, NOIDA 201 309 (U.P.), Ph: 0120-423993-98, E-Mail: dss@icsi.edu; ss_fond@icsi.edu
Phone: 22832973, 22816541, 22816542 Fax: 22816542
E-mail: eiro@icsi.edu
Chapters:
Hooghly: 32402164
Phone:
25763090, 25767190, 25816593 Fax: 25722662
Email: niro@icsi.edu;
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Chapters: Agra: 2881618 Ajmer: 2420616 Allahabad: 9335117477, 2421238 Alwar: 9413740652
Amritsar: 2227270 Bareilly: 2310708 Bhilwara: 329603
Chandigarh: 2661840 Dehradun: 9837893742 Faridabad: 4080646 Ghaziabad: 2796668 Gurgaon: 2380021
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Noida: 9811231064 Rohtak: 9212605999 Shimla: 2807923 Sonepat: 9416972240
Srinagar:
2481927 Udaipur: 2413977 Varanasi:
2507491, 2506077 Yamunanagar:
227541, 9355337541
ICSI-SIRC House, No.9 Wheat
Phone:
28279898, 28222212 Fax: 28268685
E-Mail: siro@icsi.edu
Chapters:
Thiruvananthapuram: 2451915 Thrissur: 2383960 Tiruchirapalli: 2416337
13 Jolly Maker Chambers, No.2, First Floor, Nariman
Point, Mumbai 400021
Phones:
22021826, 22844073, 22047569, 22047580, 22047604 Fax: 22850109
E-mail: wiro@icsi.edu
Chapters: Ahmedabad: 26589343,
32918705
Dombivli:
2445423 Goa: 2435033
Nashik:
2509989, 2500150 Navi Mumbai: 27802264
Pune: 24263228, 24260341