CS Foundation Exam: Registration Procedure & June 2014 Exam Form
The 1st level of 3 levels
required to be completed to become a Company Secretary is known as CS
Foundation. The other 2 levels are known as CS Executive & CS Professional.
The CS Foundation Exam
comprises of 4 papers of 50 questions each. All questions are multiple choice
questions and the student is awarded 2 marks for every right answer. CS
Foundation Exam was earlier conducted through OMR Sheets but from June 2014
onwards, CS Foundation Exam would be conducted through Computers (Refer: http://www.icsi.edu/WebModules/Student/introductionofcomputerbased.htm)
To
enroll for CS Exams, a student is first required to register with ICSI for CS
Foundation. He would be considered as eligible for appearing for CS Foundation
exam only after he has studied for the minimum specified period after
registering for CS Foundation.
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The next CS Foundation Exam is scheduled to be held on 7th & 8th June 2014. Earlier all 4 papers were conducted on the same day but from June 2014 onwards, exam of first 2 subjects would be conducted on Day 1 and exam of the next 2 subjects would be conducted on Day 2. Students would be required to take a print out of the Admit Card for CS Exams which can be downloaded online.
The
Exam schedule is as follows:-
7th
June 2014 – Saturday
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Part
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Subject
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Time
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Maximum
Marks
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Total
No. of Ques.
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Allotment
of Marks
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1
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Business Environment &
Entrepreneurship
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9:30
AM to 11:00 AM
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100
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50
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2
Marks for each answer
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2
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Business Management, Ethics &
Communication
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12
Noon to 1:30 PM
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100
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50
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2
Marks for each answer
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8th
June 2014 – Sunday
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3
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Business Economics
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9:30
AM to 11:00 AM
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100
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50
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2
Marks for each answer
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4
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Fundamentals of Accounting &
Auditing
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12
Noon to 1:30 PM
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100
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50
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2
Marks for each answer
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CS Results are usually announced in the month of August & February for June and December exams respectively. For a candidate to be declared as passed, he would be required to score a minimum of 40% marks in each subject and 50% marks in aggregate. The next level after clearing this level is the CS Executive.
Last date of submission of CS Foundation Exam Form
The
last date for submitting the Exam Form for appearing in June 2014 Attempt is 25th March 2013. A Candidate can
submit the Exam Form online by logging on the website
The
candidate would be required to login to his account through the login option
given on the right top. After logging in, a direct link will appear for
exam registration. The Fees payable at the time of submission of the CS
Foundation Exam Form is Rs. 1200 (Total)
for all the 4 subjects.
In
case a student fails to submit the cs foundation exam form before 25th March
2014, he can submit the same before 10th Oct with a late fees of Rs. 500.
However, ICSI has decided to stop the facility of accepting physical exam forms
from 1st Oct 2013 and from 1st Oct 2013, only exam forms submitted online would be
accepted.
Eligibility
for appearing for CS Foundation Exam
For
a candidate to be eligible for appearing for this exam, he should have cleared
10+2 Exams. Provisional Registration is also allowed for students who have
appeared for their 10+2 Exams and are awaiting their Results.
Moreover, a candidate should also have completed 8 months from the Date of Admission for the CS Course (excluding the month of admission and the month in which the exam is being conducted). Therefore the following are the cut-off dates:-
Month of Exam
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Last Date for Registration
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June Exams
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31st September of the
previous year
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December Exams
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31st March of the same
year
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The fee for admission for the CS Course is as follows:-
Admission
Fees
Rs. 1500
Education
Fees
Rs.
3000
Rs. 4500
The Students who have registered before the last date of registration can appear for the respective attempt as mentioned above. The option of coaching completion certificate has been discontinued and no suggested answers would also be provided to the students under this new scheme.
Exemption from appearing for CS Foundation Exams
The following categories of students are exempted from appearing for CS Foundation Exams and can directly appear for CS Executive Exams:-
- Students who have cleared CA-CPT or have cleared CMA- Foundation Exams
- Students who have a masters degree in any discipline other than Fine Arts.
Any
query with respect to CS Foundation Exams June 2014 shall be sent to Mr. Sohan
Lal, Director (Student Services), The Institute of Company Secretaries of
India, C – 37, Sector 62, Noida – 201309, Tel: 0120-4522-014 (D), Email:
sohan.lal@icsi.edu
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