The ICSI programme is designed for people who want to work as company secretaries in India and abroad. Company secretaries assist in the filing, registering, presenting, attesting, or confirming of any papers (including forms, applications, and returns) on behalf of or for the company, a share transfer agent, an issue house, a secretarial auditor, or a consultant.They can advise a company on management issues such as the Capital Issues (Control) Act, 1947, and other acts such as the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951, the Companies Act, 1956, the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956, as well as any rules or bye-laws made by a recognised stock exchange, and the Monopolies and Restricted Monopolies and Restricted Monopolies and Restricted Monopolies and Restricted Mono Qualified company secretaries can work as legal advisers, corporate policymakers, planners, and other positions in well-known companies in India and overseas.
Aspirants willing to pursue the Company Secretary course have to undergo different programmes and 15 months of practical training in order to get the company secretary credentials. Following are the programmes that one has to pursue in the company secretary course:
- Foundation Programme
- Executive Programme
- Professional Programme
- Management Training
Company Secretary (CS) Course: Eligibility
- After Class 12: Students who wish to pursue the Company Secretary Course after 10+2 must first enrol in the Foundation Programme. The course is open to students of science, commerce, and the arts.
- After Graduation: Candidates interested in pursuing a Company Secretary course after graduation can enrol right away for the Executive Program and then continue on to the Professional Program after completing a bachelor’s degree in any discipline other than fine arts.
- Final Program: Candidates who do not pass the executive programme after graduation or the foundation and executive programme following 10+2 will not be allowed to continue on to the Professional Program.
Company Secretary Admission Process:
Foundation Programme:
- If you want to appear for the CS Foundation exam in the month of December, you must apply for the same in the month of March of the same year.
- However, if you want to appear for the exam in June, you must apply latest by September of the previous year.
Executive Programme:
- Candidates who have registered for up to May are eligible to appear for any one module of the executive exam in December. Whereas, students who have registered up to November can appear for either of the modules in the month of June next year.
- You can appear for both the modules of the Executive exam in December if you register before February of the same year.
- If you wish to appear for the modules in June, you must apply for the executive programme latest by the month of August of the previous year.
Professional Programme:
- If you wish to appear for all the modules of the Professional exam in December, you will have to register before the end of February the same year.
- However, if you wish to appear for all the modules in June, you must apply before the end of August of the previous year.
- It is also possible to appear for single modules of the CS exams in December if you apply before the end of May the same year.
- You and also appear for the single modules in June if you apply before the end of November the previous year.