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August 17, 2011

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The Institute of Company Secretaries of India(ICSI) is a premier National Professional body established by Act of Parliament to develop and regulate the Profession of Company Secretaries.

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.

Stages to become a Company Secretary


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:

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
31st August  for June Exam next year

CS Prospectus can be obtained from any of the offices of the Institute across India and

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. 

Fee Structure for CS Course


The fee  for CS Foundation Programme  is           -           Rs. 3,600/-

              for  Executive Programme                     -           Rs.7000/- for Commerce Graduates while
                                                                        -           Rs. 7750/- for Non Commerce Students

ICSI offices across India

The ICSI has its Headquarters at ICSI House
22 Institutional Area Lodi Road New Delhi
and Regional offices at Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai & New Delhi and 69 Chapters located in various cities in India.

ICSI has 66 Examination Centres scattered all over India including one overseas centre at Dubai.

Employment Prospects


h         A qualified company secretary has openings in Employment and as Practising
Independent Professional
h         Companies with a paid up share capital of Rs.5 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

SUBJECTS  FOR CS
There are 4 papers in CS  Foundation Programme

There are 6 papers divided into 2  Modules in CS  Executive Programme

There are 8 papers divided into 4  Modules in CS   Professional   Programme

ICSI Journals


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.

Placement

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.

Role of a Company Secretary


Behind Great Corporate Progress there’s a strong backbone: The Company Secretary-

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:
  • An in-house legal expert; a compliance officer of the Company.
  • An expert in corporate laws, securities laws & capital market and corporate governance
  • Chief advisor to the board of directors on best practices in corporate  governance
  • Responsible for all regulatory compliances of company
  • Corporate planner and strategic manager

For further details visit our website http://www.icsi.edu/ and email your queries at: info@icsi.edu 

ICSI HEADQUARTERS
ICSI HOUSE 22 Institutional Area,
Lodi Road
New Delhi 110 003 Ph: 011-41504444, 24617321-24, 24644431-32 Fax: 24626727
E Mail: info@icsi.edu, Website: www.icsi.edu

For further details, please contact / write to
Director (Student Services)
The Institute of Company Secretaries of India
C-37, Sector 62, NOIDA 201 309 (U.P.), Ph: 0120-423993-98, E-Mail: dss@icsi.edu; ss_fond@icsi.edu


EASTERN INDIA REGIONAL COUNCIL
ICSI-EIRC Building, 3-A Ahiripukur I Lane, Kolkata 700 019
Phone: 22832973, 22816541, 22816542 Fax: 22816542

Chapters: Bhubaneswar: 2552282  Dhanbad: 2205076 North Eastern Chapter (Guwahati); 2600401
Hooghly: 32402164 Jamshedpur: 2224670 Patna: 2322405, 9234705754  Ranchi: 3254128

NORTHERN INDIA REGIONAL COUNCIL

ICSI-NIRC Building, Plot No.4, Prasad  Nagar Institutional Area, New Delhi 110 005
Phone: 25763090, 25767190, 25816593 Fax: 25722662

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
Jaipur:  2707236, 2707736  Jalandhar:  2211792/2280315 Jammu: 2475148 
Jodhpur: 2644327 Kanpur: 2296535 Karnal-Panipat: 3290035 Kota : 2476176
Lucknow: 2392684 Ludhiana: 2545456 Meerut: 2642201 Modinagar: 243048, 9319775237
Noida: 9811231064  Rohtak: 9212605999   Shimla: 2807923  Sonepat: 9416972240
Srinagar: 2481927 Udaipur: 2413977  Varanasi: 2507491,  2506077 Yamunanagar: 227541, 9355337541

SOUTHERN INDIA REGIONAL COUNCIL

ICSI-SIRC House, No.9 Wheat
Crofts Road
, Nungambakkam, Chennai 600 034
Phone: 28279898, 28222212 Fax: 28268685

Chapters: Bangalore: 22286574, 22287158 Calicut: 2762239, 2762338  Coimbatore: 2452006, 3065455
Hyderabad: 23399541, 23396494 Kochi: 2392950 Madurai: 2340797 Mangalore: 2216482 
Mysore: 2516065 Palakkad: 6451871  Puducherry: 2205017 Salem: 9442620009
Thiruvananthapuram: 2451915  Thrissur: 2383960 Tiruchirapalli: 2416337
 Visakhapatnam: 2533516

WESTERN INDIA REGIONAL COUNCIL

13 Jolly Maker Chambers, No.2, First Floor, Nariman Point, Mumbai 400021
Phones: 22021826, 22844073, 22047569, 22047580, 22047604 Fax: 22850109

Chapters: Ahmedabad: 26589343, 32918705 Aurangabad: 2329968  Bhopal: 2577139
Dombivli: 2445423  Goa: 2435033 Indore: 2491643, 2494552 Kolhapur: 2660077 Nagpur: 2453276
Nashik: 2509989, 2500150 Navi Mumbai: 27800668   Pune: 24263228, 24260341  Raipur: 5069290
Rajkot: 2477516 Surat: 2463404 Thane: 25444478, 25444479  Vadodara: 2331498


Web-links:
http://www.icsi.edu/


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