09 June 2012
The ICSI is a premier national professional body (imparting education primarily through distance learning) established by an Act of Parliament (Company Secretaries Act, 1980) to develop and regulate the profession of Company Secretaries in India.
The ICSI, besides conducting Company Secretaryship examinations, enrolling qualified students as members after practical training, exercises professional supervision over the members in matters pertaining to professional ethics and Code of Conduct, organizes on a regular basis professional development and continuing educational programmes and brings out research publications, guidance notes, secretarial standards as well as professional monthly journal `Chartered Secretary' for corporate executives; `Student Company Secretary' and `CS Foundation Course Bulletin' for students. The ICSI also regularly interacts with Government, regulatory bodies and chambers of commerce and industry on policy and professional matters.
The Institute has its Headquarters at ICSI House, 22 Institutional Area, Lodi Road, New Delhi and Regional Offices at Mumbai, Kolkata, New Delhi and Chennai and 67 Chapters located in various cities all over India. The ICSI has on its rolls over 18000 qualified members both in Employment and in Practice. Nearly 1.5 lakhs students are currently pursuing the CS Course. The Institute is a statutory body working under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Company Affairs, Government of India.
Career as a Company Secretary is not only prestigious and financially rewarding but also carries with it a high degree of job satisfaction. There are three stages to be pursued to qualify as a Company Secretary
course of CS *********** INTERMEDIATE (EXECUTIVE) EXAMINATION COURSE:-
MODULE 1
1. GENERAL & COMMERCIAL LAW 2. COMPANY ACCOUNTS, COST AND MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING 3. TAX LAWS
MODULE-II
1. COMPANY LAW 2. ECONOMIC AND LABOUR LAWS 3. SECURTIES LAWS AND COMPLIANCES
PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMME:-
MODULE 1
1. COMPANY SECRETARIAL PRACTICE 2. DRAFTING, APPEARENCES AND PLEADINGS
MODULE-II
1. FINANCIAL TREASURY AND FOREX MANAGEMENT 2. CORPORATE RESTRUCTING AND INSOLVENCY
MODEL –III
1. STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT, ALLIANCES AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE 2. ADVANCE TAX LAWS AND PRACTICE
MODULE –IV
1. DUE DILIGENCE, AND CORPORATE COMPLIANCE MANAGEMENT 2. GOVERNANCE BUSINESS ETHICS AND SUSTAINABILITY
The cut off date for admission to Foundation Course is 31st March/30th September while for Intermediate course the cut off date is 28th February/31st August.