ICSI CS 2023 Application Form, Dates, Eligibility

ICSI CS 2023: Established under an Act of Parliament, the Institute of Company Secretary of India (ICSI) is a premier national professional Institute set up to regulate and develop the profession of Company Secretaries. ICSI conducts the examination at 87 centers including one Overseas Centre in Dubai. A candidate has to undergo three stages to pursue the Company Secretaries Course i.e. ICSI Foundation/ Executive/ Professional Programme. Get more details about ICSI CS 2023 in the following article.

ICSI CS 2023 Programmes

There are three stages for Company Secretary:

• Foundation Programme
• Executive Programme
• Professional Programme

Check Here: ICSI CS Registration 2023

ICSI CS 2023: Important Dates

For December Exam

Declaration of results	4th week of February 2023
Acceptance of Applications for Admission to Executive / Professional Programmes	4th week of February 2023
Request for change of center, module, and medium	3rd week of April 2023
Acceptance of Applications for Admission to Foundation Programme	4th week of March 2023
Acceptance of Applications for Admission to Executive/ Professional Programme	4th week of March 2023
Receipt of Examination Enrollment Application	3rd week of September 2023
Receipt of Examination Enrollment application (with late fee)	2nd week of October 2023
Applying for Paper-wise Exemption	2nd week of October 2023
Applying for Registration De Novo / Extension of registration	2nd week of October 2023

For June Exam

Receipt of the Examination Enrollment application	4th week of March 2023
Examination Enrollment application window reopens	3rd week of April 2023
Request for change of center, module, and medium	3rd week of April 2023
Receipt of the Enrollment application	1st week of April 2023
Applying for Paper-wise Exemption	1st week of April 2023
Applying for Registration De Novo / Extension of registration	1st week of April 2023
Declaration of Results	4th week of August 2023
Acceptance of Applications for Admission to Executive/ Professional Programme	4th week of August 2023
Acceptance of Applications for Admission to Foundation Programme	3rd week of September 2023
Acceptance of Applications for Admission to Executive/ Professional Programme	4th week of November 2023

Eligibility Criteria

CS Foundation Programme (Duration: 8 months)

• Senior Secondary (10+2) Examination Pass candidates in Arts, Science & Commerce Streams (excluding Fine Arts) are eligible for admission
• Admission is valid for three years
• Subjects:
• Business Environment and Entrepreneurship
• Ethics and Communication, Business Management
• Business Economics
• Fundamentals of Accounting and Auditing

CS Executive Programme (Duration: 9 months)

• CS Foundation Programme Pass
• Foundation Examination Pass of The Institute of Cost Accountants of India
• Common Proficiency Test (CPT) of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI)
• Arts, Science, Commerce Graduates/ Post Graduates (excluding Fine Arts) are eligible for admission
• Candidates not less than 17 years of age
• Student Registration is valid for five years

CS Professional Programme

• A candidate will be admitted to the Professional Programme Examination, if he/she has registered himself/herself as a student for the Professional Programme at least nine calendar months prior to the month in which the examination commences. Fee payable:₹ 12,000/.

Application Fee

CS courses	Registration fee
Foundation	Rs. 4500
Executive	Rs. 8500
Professional	Rs. 12000

• Candidates need to pay the above-given amount of the registration fee through Credit card/ Debit card/ Net banking
• You need to remit Rs. 1000/- towards Pre-exam test along with the payment of registration fee for Professional program.

Fee Structure

Foundation Programme	Rs.4500/-
Executive Programme	For Commerce Graduates: Rs.9000/-
	Rs 12,500/- for CPT passed of ICAI / Foundation passed of ICAI-CMA
	For Non-Commerce Students: Rs 10,000/-
	For CS Foundation passed students: Rs 8,500/-
Professional Programme	Rs.12,000/-

Syllabus of ICSI CS 2023

Foundation Programme

• Business Economics
• Fundamental Accounting and Auditing
• Ethics and Communication, Business management
• Business Environment and Entrepreneurship

Executive Programme

• Company Law
• Tax law and Practices
• Economics and Commercial Law
• Capital Market and Securities
• Industrial Labour and General Law
• Cost Management and Cost Accounting
• Company Account and Auditing Practices

Professional Programme

• Advance Tax Laws and Practice
• Drafting Appearance and Pleading
• Advanced Company Law and Practice
• Ethics, Governance, and Sustainability
• Information Technology and System Audit
• Financial Treasury and Forex Management
• Corporate Restructuring, Valuation, and Insolvency
• Secretarial Audit, Compliance Management, and Due Diligence

One Amongst

• Banking law and practice
• Insurance Law and Practice
• Capital Commodity and Money Market
• Intellectual Property Rights law and Practice