The Company Secretaryship Course is divided into three stages:

Students who have passed 10+2 examination are eligible to register for Foundation Programme Students are required to study and write examination in four papers. A candidate is required to score minimum 40% marks in each paper and also aggregate of 50% to clear the examination. The examinations are held twice in a year– June and December.

Students who have graduated in any stream except fine arts or students who have cleared the foundation programme of ICSI are eligible to register for Executive Programme. The students are required to study and write examination in seven papers divided into two modules, i.e. 4 papers in Module 1 and 3 papers in Module 2. A candidate is required to score 40% marks in each paper and 50% in the aggregate in each group to clear the examination. The examinations are held twice in a year-June and December.

After passing Executive Programme, the candidate becomes eligible to register for the Professional Programme. This programme containing Nine papers including one elective paper consists of 3 Modules with three papers each. It may be noted that in Module 3 apart from 2 papers which are compulsory, the students are given option to choose third paper from five elective papers. A candidate is required to obtain 40% marks in each paper and 50% in the aggregate in each module to clear the examination. The examinations are held twice in a year- June and December.

FOUNDATION PROGRAMME

I. Business Environment and Entrepreneurship
II. Business Management, Ethics and Communication
III. Business Economics
IV. Fundamentals of Accounting and Auditing

EXECUTIVE PROGRAMME EXAMINATION

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

PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMME EXAMINATION

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. Advanced Tax Laws and Practice

Paper 8. Drafting, Appearances and Pleadings

Paper 9. Electives 1 out of below 5 subjects

9.1 Banking Law and Practice

9.2 Capital, Commodity and Money Market

9.3 Insurance Law and Practice

9.4 Intellectual Property Rights – Law and Practice

9.5 International Business – Laws and Practices

TRAINING PROGRAMME

The student pursuing Company Secretaryship course is required to undergo various training programmes. These training programmes nurture the students’ skills in respect of professional development and personality development i.e. to acquaint the students with corporate environment, and giving them practical inputs and knowledge to accustom the students to learn how to sustain in a corporate culture specifically the role they have to play in a dynamic business environment. These Training Programmes are specifically designed for giving practical knowledge and involves a cadre of experienced faculty, industry experts and trainers.

Three training programmes at different stages of the CS course are conducted as under:

Student Induction Programme (SIP) - Duration - 7 days, to be completed by the students within 6 months of registration to the Executive Programme.

Executive Development Programme (EDP) - Duration 8 days, after passing the Executive Programme.

Professional Development Programme (PDP) : The students are required to complete 25 hours of Professional Development Programme (PDP).

15 MONTHS MANAGEMENT TRAINING

The student has to undergo management training for a period of 15 Months wholly or partly with a Company Secretary in Practice or a Company registered for imparting training. Further, the student is required to undergo training for 15 days in a specialized agency such as the Office of the Registrar of Companies, stock exchange, financial or banking institution or management consultancy firm, MCA, Official Liquidator after passing Professional Programme.

Management Skills Orientation Programme (MSOP)

Duration 15 days after passing Professional Programme.