The CSEET (CS Executive Entrance Test) consists of the following subjects:

1. Business Communication

2. Legal Aptitude & Logical Reasoning

3. Economic and Business Environment

4. Current Affairs and Quantitative Aptitude

Study material for the CSEET can be obtained by registering through the official ICSI portal. The Institute provides study material and practice papers after registration. Additionally, free online classes are also available for students.

The CSEET is a computer-based test consisting of two parts:

● Part 1: 120 minutes for the MCQ-based test, covering four sections:

1. 1. 1. Business Communication
      2. Legal Aptitude & Logical Reasoning
      3. Economic and Business Environment
      4. Current Affairs and Quantitative Aptitude

● Part 2: A Viva Voce on Presentation and Communication Skills for 15 minutes.

To pass the CSEET, a student must:

● Secure 50% aggregate marks across all subjects,

● Obtain a minimum of 40% marks in each individual subject.

Exemptions are granted to:

● Graduates and Post-Graduates (with specific qualifications)

● ICAI Final Course passed students

● ICMAI Final Course passed students These students are exempt from appearing in CSEET and can directly register for the CS Executive Programme.

No. There is no negative marking.

The fee for registration to CSEET is Rs.2000/- per session including CSEET (Guide 1 & 2) per student per appearance. Institute also provides free online classes for CSEET.

Students can also register for physical classes of CSEET conducted by Regional/Chapter offices at the time of registration in CSEET by remitting partial optional fees of Rs. 1000/-

The CS Executive Programme consists of two groups:

● Group 1:

1. Jurisprudence, Interpretation & General Laws

2. Company Law & Practice

3. Setting Up of Business, Industrial and Labour Laws

4. Corporate Accounting and Financial Management

● Group 2:

1. Capital Market & Securities Laws

2. Economic, Commercial & Intellectual Property Laws

3. Tax Laws & Practice

Students who register online will receive the study material within 21 working days after the verification of their application by the Institute.

The CS Executive exam is conducted twice a year, in June and December. Students can appear after fulfilling the eligibility criteria and completing the registration process.

The CS Executive Programme examination is a Computer-Based Test with multiple-choice questions (MCQs), audio/video clips, and descriptive questions. The duration of the test is 135 minutes, with 120 minutes for the MCQ section and 15 minutes for the Viva Voce.

To pass the CS Executive examination, a student must:

● Secure at least 50% aggregate marks across all subjects, and

● Obtain a minimum of 40% marks in each subject.

The registration for the CS Executive Programme is valid for five years. After this period, students can apply for re-registration if they have not completed the course.

The CS Professional Programme consists of two groups:

● Group I:

1. Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) – Principles & Practice

2. Drafting, Pleadings, and Appearances

3. Compliance Management, Audit & Due Diligence

4. Elective 1 (Choose one from the following):

● CSR & Social Governance

● Internal and Forensic Audit

● Intellectual Property Rights – Law & Practice

● Artificial Intelligence, Data Analytics, and Cyber Security – Laws & Practice

● Group II:

5. Strategic Management & Corporate Finance

6. Corporate Restructuring, Valuation, and Insolvency

7. Elective 2 (Choose one from the following):

● Arbitration, Mediation and Conciliation

● Goods and Services Tax (GST) and Corporate Tax Planning

● Labour Laws and Practice

● Banking and Insurance – Laws and Practice

● Insolvency and Bankruptcy – Law and Practice

Students who have registered online will receive the study material within 21 working days after the verification of their application by the Institute​

The CS Professional exams are held twice a year, in June and December. Students must complete the required registration formalities and eligibility criteria to appear for the exam​

● The examination is conducted in descriptive format.

● Each paper carries 100 marks.

● The duration of each exam is 3 hours​

To pass the CS Professional examination, a student must:

● Secure at least 40% marks in each paper.

● Obtain a 50% aggregate across all subjects of a group.

If a candidate passes in one group but fails in another, they are required to retake only the failed group​

Exemptions can be granted under the following conditions:

● If a student scores 60% or more in any paper, they will be exempt from that paper in future exams.

● Candidates with certain higher qualifications may also be eligible for exemptions.

● Exemption requests must be submitted before 9th April for the June session and before 10th October for the December session​

The registration for the CS Professional Programme is valid for five years. If a student does not complete the course within this period, they must apply for re-registration to continue

Students can apply for certificate of Business Accounting Associate (BAA) on fulfilment of following criteria:

(a) Passed both the groups of Intermediate Examination

(b) Completed the Practical Training

(c) Completed Advanced Integrated Course on Information Technology and Soft Skills (AICITSS)

(d) Qualified Self-Paced Online Modules, as applicable

The Regional & Chapters offices of the ICSI will not accept the Registration Applications in physical form effective from 1st January, 2014. It is further clarified that the downloaded copies of Registration Forms are also not to be accepted. Students are advised to apply for registration through online mode at https://smash.icsi.edu/Scripts/login.aspx

The prescribed registration fee is Rs.19,000/-. Students are also required to remit Rs. 1000/- towards Pre-exam test at the time of registration.

A “Step by Step Procedure for Online Registration” is as follows:

Login with user ID and password (https://smash.icsi.edu/Scripts/login.aspx)

1. 1. Click on Module => Student Services=> Professional Registration Request.
   2. Student can view syllabus in which he/she is getting enrolled by clicking on view syllabus link.
   3. Student will have to select optional subject (mandatory).
   4. Student can also opt for CSJ subscription by clicking on check box against CSJlabel.
   5. Now click on “Proceed to payment”.
   6. On Successful payment receipt will get generated (otherwise the payment is not successful).
   7. You are Successfully admitted in Professional Programme.
   8. After submission of fees download your Professional Registration Letter &Identity card.

Under any circumstances, student cannot appear in the examination for which he/she is not eligible.

For June Session

For Both Groups 30th November (previous year)

For Any One Group 31st January (same year)

For December Session

For Both Groups 31st May (same year)

For One Group 31st July (same year)

Yes. Institute issues duplicate Result-cum- Marks Statement on receipt of application in the prescribed format with requisite fee.

Candidates may apply for the duplicate Result-cum- Marks Statement as per the prescribed procedure given on the website of the Institute at the following link:

https://www.icsi.edu/webmodules/Duplicate_Result_cum_MarksStatement.pdf

A fee of Rs.100 per duplicate Result-cum-Marks Statement of previous Examination(s) is payable by Demand Draft drawn in favour of the “The Institute of Company Secretaries of India” payable at New Delhi.

Yes. The Demand Draft should be made inclusive of the amount of speed post i.e. Rs. 40 to be sent along with the application.

Yes. The above mentioned prescribed fee of Rs.100 per duplicate Result-cum- Marks Statement of previous Examination(s) is payable after the expiry of three (3) months from the date of declaration of results of that Examination. Therefore, an application made prior to the completion of the three months from the date of declaration of result period does not require the payment of any fee on the part of the Candidate.

No. From June 2011 session onwards, Candidates of Foundation and Executive Programme Examinations are advised to download their e-result-cum-marks statement from the website of the Institute as per the URL given below: http://icsi.examresults.net/result-archives.htm

Applicants are required to submit self-attested copy of (a) ACS/FCS Certificate or Examination Admit Card issued by the Institute [for members only] and (b) Identity Card issued by the Institute or Aadhar Card, Passport or any other proof of identification and address issued by the Central/State Government (for both members and students) along with the application.

Duplicate Result-cum- Marks Statement will be issued normally within 10 working days of receipt of application.

The envelope containing application for duplicate result-cum-marks statement should be superscribed “Application for Issue of Duplicate Result-cum-Marks Statement” and addressed to: Shri G H Ramana Joint Director Directorate of Examinations The Institute of Company Secretaries of India C-37, Institutional Area, Sector-62 NOIDA-201 309 (U.P.)

Yes ICSI Regional offices and chapters are providing classroom teaching facilities for students. Besides, ICSI-HQ is also conducting online centralized classes, Doubt clearing classes for the students of the institute.

Students can contact ICSI Regional Offices/Chapters and Study centres and register there for Class Room Teaching. Details of RO/chapters offices for class room teaching are available at the following link

https://www.icsi.edu/media/webmodules/websiteClassroom.pdf

Details of study centre for Class Room Teaching are available at the following link

https://www.icsi.edu/media/webmodules/Study_Centre.pdf

Candidates registered for CSEET and registered students of Executive and Professional Programme can join the ICSI Class Room Teaching faculty.

A student needs to pay very nominal fee for classes conducted by the institute.

Fee is payable at respective Regional Office, Chapter Office and Study Centre.

Regular Class tests are conducted for the students to prepare them for the main CS examination

A person to be appointed as a CRT Faculty should possess such qualifications as prescribed in the ICSI CRT Guidelines as the exposure, experience and specialization in the relevant subject.

1. Centralized classes (For registration of Centralized classes’ link is given below)

https://tinyurl.com/478ee6es

1. 2. Doubt clearing classes (Classes are organized for June & December exam students)
   3. Special session
   4. Video at the E-learning portal

4.1 Recorded video lectures for students of the Institute

ICSI is recording video lectures of eminent faculties for the students of ICSI which help them to prepare for the examination. Students of the Institute can access recorded videos available on the E- learning platform as per details given below.

URL to login: https://elearning.icsi.in

Login credentials are sent to all registered students at email.

After successful login, go to “My courses” or “My Communities” section, where you will find the Recorded videos and other contents

1. 5. Mock test/ Crash course/ Revision Classes are conducted before commencement of the examination.

Yes, E- library and classroom library is available at RC/chapters offices.

Feedback of faculty is taken from the students of RC/chapter offices and HQ on regular basis.

Such faculties are replaced with new faculties.

Yes, the details are placed

1. 1. 1. Online centralized classes
      2. Online doubt clearing classes
      3. Recorded video lecture through E- learning portal

For CRT students, undertaking classroom teaching at RC/chapter offices and HQ of ICSI online pre exam test is exempted. Students have to appear in the tests conducted at the institute by the respective faculties.

Students who have passed Professional Programme shall be required to keep the registration valid till completion of all training requirements so as to become entitled to be enrolled as member of the Institute.

Continuation of registration is valid for further one year period.

The renewal through Continuation of Registration shall be done on ‘per year’ basis depending upon the left-over training period and a student may seek ‘Continuation of Registration’ for a maximum period of five years at one go. For any Further details/ query, submit your query at: Communication Portal support.icsi.edu

Physical Continuation forms are not acceptable. Students are advised to apply through online services at https://smash.icsi.edu/Scripts/login.aspx

Students can make payment of applicable fees through online smash portal

The fee is Rs.1000/- per year. The Continuation of Registration shall be effective from the date of expiry of former registration and the students shall be required to pay accumulated arrears of fee, if any, from the date of expiry of former registration. Arrears of fee, if any, shall be applicable for a maximum period of five years.

Yes.

The ICSI provides ranks to Candidates separately in each stage of CS Examination, i.e. Executive and Professional Programme.

The ICSI provides ranks in order of Merit to Candidates who:

i. have passed all papers of a stage of Examination in single attempt

ii. have not claimed any exemptions in any paper

iii. attain up to 10th Rank in order of Merit irrespective of Percentage of Marks secured by them

The ICSI provides additional Ranks up to and including 25th Rank to Candidates who secure 55% or more marks in aggregate considering the highest percentage of Marks of that stage of Examination.

The Candidates’ appearance in earlier/ previous Examination(s) has no bearing on providing Ranks to Candidates for the current Examination.

Candidates securing equal Marks/ percentage of Marks shall be considered as Joint-Rank Holder and be treated at par.

The Rank List shall be displayed on Institute’s website after the closure of process under Regulation 42(2) of Company Secretaries Regulations, 1982 (process of verification of Marks).

Yes. The Institute has a scheme known as the Merit-Cum-Means Assistance (Company Secretaryship Course) Scheme, 1983 under which financial assistance is provided to economically needy and meritorious Candidates to enable them to pursue the Company Secretaryship Course.

The scheme is intended to provide financial assistance to economically needy and meritorious Candidates to pursue studies for the Professional Programme of Company Secretaries.

Yes. The Guidelines of the scheme as well as prescribed application form are available on the website of the Institute : www.icsi.edu at the link:

https://www.icsi.edu/Docs/Website/Guidelines%20merit%20cum%20means.pdf

The Candidates eligible to apply for financial assistance under this scheme should –

i. be having valid registration as student of the Institute; and

ii. have passed all the papers of Executive Programme Examination , at one sitting, in the first attempt, without claiming exemption in any subject and secured at least a minimum of 50% marks in the aggregate; and

iii. not be receiving scholarship from any other source for pursing the course of Company Secretaries; and

iv. be having annual income not more than the limit prescribed in the scheme;

and

v. have applied to the Institute in prescribed manner and the application complete in all respect has received in the Institute within the prescribed period

If the Candidate is employed or having an independent source of income, then his/her income should not be more than Rs.2,40,000 per annum and if he/she is dependent on his/her parents/guardian/spouse, then the combined family income from all sources should not be more than Rs.3,60,000 per annum and also subject to fulfilling other terms and conditions as stipulated in the said scheme.

In pursuance of para 8 of the “Merit-cum-Means Assistance (Company Secretaryship Course) Scheme, 1983”, 25 number of eligible students are granted financial assistance for Professional Programme each per session.

In case more number of applications are received, the prescribed number of eligible Candidates are selected on the basis of their performance in the Examination, i.e., on the basis of percentage of marks secured in Executive Programme Examination.

The Candidate selected for award of financial assistance under the scheme will get Rs.500 per month for a period of 10 months and will also be exempted from payment of education fee and Examination fee during the period of assistance.

Ans. According to the scheme, a Candidate has to apply in the prescribed Application Form which can be downloaded from Institute’s website www.icsi.edu at the link https://www.icsi.edu/media/webmodules/Application_Form_16022024.pdf within the stipulated time.

Candidates are required to submit the following:

i. Application Form as prescribed, duly filled-in and complete in all respect, and the same shall reach the Institute within the prescribed time limit.

ii. Attested copies of mark-sheet(s) and certificate(s).

iii. Income certificate, as prescribed, clearly indicating monthly as well as yearly income of the Candidate and/or his/her parents/guardian/spouse.

iv. Attested copy of Caste certificate (If applicable).

Normally the last date of receiving application under the scheme is:

i. 25th May for applying on the basis of passing December Examination session of preceding year

ii. 25th November for applying on the basis of passing June Examination session. However, the Candidates shall refer the last date prescribed in the notification inviting applications under the scheme for each Examination session.

The amount of financial assistance is granted for a period of ten (10) months which shall commence from the month following the month of Declaration of Result and on registration as a student.

The benefits accruing from this assistance scheme shall continue for the period specified above, subject to the following conditions:

(i) That the student consciously and diligently pursues the studies and complies with all the requirements and formalities as may be specified by the Institute from time to time.

(ii) That his/her progress shall be regular and satisfactory and subject to review by the Institute on quarterly basis.

(iii) That the conduct of the Candidate is found satisfactory as provided in Regulation 27 of the ‘Company Secretaries Regulations, 1982.

Institute makes the announcement to this effect for December Examination session, in month of February/ March next year and for the June Examination session, in the month of August/ September on the website and also publish the same in its e-bulletin(s) of Student Company Secretary in the month(s) of March/ April and September/ October respectively.

Selected Candidates are informed individually through letter and the list of such Candidates is uploaded on the website of Institute: www.icsi.edu

Institute transfers the scholarship amount directly to Candidates’ bank account.

Yes. The Institute awards “Merit Scholarships” to its brilliant students for pursuing Professional Programme on the basis of their meritorious performance in the Examinations on their passing Executive Programme Examination, as per the criteria stipulated under the “Merit Scholarship (Company Secretaryship Course) Scheme, 1983”.

The scheme is intended to recognise meritorious performers in the Institute’s Examinations and accordingly provide Scholarships to meritorious Candidates to pursue studies for the Professional Programme of Company Secretaries.

The Guidelines for this scheme are available on the website of the Institute www.icsi.edu at the following link:  https://www.icsi.edu/WebModules/LinksOfWeeks/MeritScholarship.pdf

The Candidates eligible for grant of Merit Scholarship under this scheme should -

i. have passed all the papers of Executive Programme Examination, at one sitting, in the first attempt, without claiming exemption in any subject and secured at least a minimum of 55% marks in the aggregate; and

ii. have valid registration as student of the Institute; and

iii. have secured position among top 25 Candidates each in order of Merit in Executive Programme Examinations; and

iv. not be receiving Scholarship from any other source for pursing the course of Company Secretaries.

In pursuance of para 7 of the “Merit Scholarships (Company Secretaryship Course) Scheme, 1983, 25 number of eligible Candidates are awarded Scholarship each for Professional Programme Examination per session of Examination.

During the period of Scholarship, the Candidate selected for the award of Scholarship will get Rs. 750 per month for a period of 10 months.

The amount of Scholarship is granted for a period of ten (10) months which shall commence from the month following the month of declaration of result and on registration as a student.

The benefits accruing from this Scholarship scheme shall continue for the period specified above, subject to the following conditions:

i. That the student consciously and diligently pursues the studies and complies with all the requirements and formalities as may be specified by the Institute from time to time.

ii. That his/her progress shall be regular and satisfactory and subject to review by the Institute on quarterly basis.

iii. That the conduct of the Candidate is found satisfactory as provided in Regulation 27 of the ‘Company Secretaries Regulations, 1982. The Scholarship so provided may be recovered, withdrawn or cancelled, at the discretion of the Institute, if at any time it is found that a Candidate is violating any/all of the conditions stipulated in the scheme.

There is no need to apply for Merit Scholarship. The Institute itself selects Candidates for grant of Merit Scholarship on the basis of meritorious performance in the Examination and their eligibility.

Selected Candidates are informed individually through letter and the list of such Candidates is uploaded on the website of Institute: www.icsi.edu

Institute transfers the Scholarship amount directly to Candidates’ Bank Account.

The aim of introducing prize awards is to generate healthy competition amongst talented students and inspire them to show brilliant performance in Examinations, recognize their accomplishments publicly and further encourage them to achieve excellence of higher order at various stages of ‘Company Secretaryship’ Examinations.

The guidelines for Prize Awards are hosted at the website of the Institute: www.icsi.edu at the link : https://www.icsi.edu/Docs/Website/guideline%20for%20prize%20award.pdf

Yes. The list of Prize Awards along with brief criteria is made available for information of one and all and the same is hosted on the website of the Institute: www.icsi.edu at the link:  https://www.icsi.edu/portals/0/PrizeCriteria.pdf

The prize awards are instituted on All-India, Regional and Chapter basis.

i. All India Prize Awards : These prize awards recognize performance of Candidates on All-India basis and such prizes are given away to the Candidates who display the best performance taking into consideration the performance of all such Candidates appeared in the Examination from the exam centres situated throughout the nation.

ii. Regional Prize Awards: These prize awards recognize performance of Candidates on Regional basis and such prizes are given away to the Candidates who display the best performance taking into consideration the performance of all such Candidates appeared in the Examination from the exam centres situated in the jurisdiction of that particular region, say East, West, North or South.

iii. Chapter Prize Awards : These prize awards recognize performance of Candidates on Chapter-level basis and such prizes are given away to the Candidates who display the best performance taking into consideration the performance of all such Candidates appeared in the Examination from the Exam Centres situated in the jurisdiction of that Chapter.

Each prize award may have different eligibility criteria. For criteria of each prize award, Candidates may refer List of prize awards hosted on the website www.icsi.edu Normally a Candidate is considered eligible for any prize award if he/she -

i. has passed all the papers of the Examination or Module/Group of Examination concerned in the first attempt, in one sitting, without claiming exemption in any paper(s); and

ii. has secured -

(a) the highest marks in the aggregate in the stage of Examination; or

(b) the highest marks in the aggregate of the particular module/group of Examination; or

(c) the highest marks in a particular paper of an Examination for which the prize award is instituted.

Prize Awards are finalized after the declaration of result and completion of the process of Verification of Marks under Regulations 42(2) of CS Regulation, 1982. The Institute compiles the particulars of prize winners and communicates the same to the prize winners, Regional and Chapter Offices of ICSI. The list of prize winners is also hosted on the website of the Institute.

All India prize awards are given away to the Candidates in the ICSI convocation. Exact venue of convocation is communicated to the prize winners. Regional and Chapter level Prizes are distributed in Regional level and Chapter level functions.

Yes. The Institute provides special facility to Person with Disability (Divyangjan) Students.

Person with Disability (Divyangjan) Candidates shall be provided with extra time or scribe with extra time for writing the CS Examination.

The following persons have been categorized as Person with Disability (Divyangjan):

(i) An Orthopedically Challenged (OC) person is one who has -

(a) a minimum of 40% physical defect or deformity which causes interference with the normal functioning of bones, muscles and joints, or

(b) Loco motor disability, or

(c) any form of cerebral palsy, and is so certified by :

i. A Medical Board, or

ii. Head of Department or Specialists/Sr. Medical Officer of a State or Central Government Hospital;

(ii) Orthopedically Challenged person with Speech Impairment.

(iii) Deaf & Hearing Impaired (HI): The Deaf are those persons in whom the sense of hearing is non-functional for ordinary purposes of life, i.e., total loss of hearing in both ears. They do not hear; understand sounds at all even with amplified speech. Hearing impairment means loss of more than 60 decibels in the better ear in the conversational range of frequencies

 (iv) Visually Challenged (Blindness or Low Vision) (VC) refers to a person who suffers from either of the following conditions:

(a) Total absence of sight;

(b) Visual acuity not exceeding 6/60 or 20/200 (Snellen) in the better eye with correcting lenses;

(c) Limitation of the field of vision sub-tending an angle of 20 degree or worse and so certified by a Medical Board OR Head of Department or Specialists/Sr. Medical Officers of a State or Central Government Hospital; and

(d) A person with impairment of visual functioning even after treatment of standard refractive correction but who uses or is potentially capable of using vision for the planning or execution of a task with appropriate assistive device.

Any Person with Disability (Divyangjan) Candidate having a minimum of 40% physical disability of permanent nature shall be provided writer’s help and/or extra time for appearing in Company Secretaries Examination.

The Institute, on medical ground, allows the Person with Disability (Divyangjan) to use extra time of 20 minutes per hour as per the guidelines beyond the prescribed Examination timings of three hours (i.e., Total four hours) for writing the CSEET, Executive and Professional Programme Examination.

Candidates seeking writer’s (scribe) help and/or extra time for appearing in Company Secretaries Examination are requested to submit a separate application in the prescribed format (available on the website of the Institute) in addition to submitting his/her online enrolment application for appearing in the Examination.

Candidates should apply in writing to the Institute in the prescribed application form available on website of the Institute and not through e-mail.

Candidates should apply for the facility at least 45 days in advance from the date of commencement of Examination in which he/she intends to appear.

The application should be submitted along with following documents duly attested:

(i) Disability Certificate issued by the Medical Board/doctor of not below the rank of Civil Surgeon/Medical Superintendent of a Central or State Govt. Hospital/Medical College, certifying the nature (permanent or temporary) and percentage of disability and its duration affecting his/her ability and/or the normal physical functions; and

(ii) Letter of permission issued, if any, by Sr. Secondary Board/University in 10th, 10+2, or Degree Examination in which Candidate had appeared;

or

(iii) Permission granted by other reputed professional institutes/educational examining bodies, such as — UPSC, SSC, State Public Service Commission, etc., allowing such assistance for appearing of a Scribe and/or Extra-time in the earlier Examinations; and

(iv) Full size photograph showing the disability.

Any Person with Disability (Divyangjan) Candidate having a minimum of 40% physical disability or deformity of permanent nature and who wishes to seek help of a “Scribe” and/or Extra-Time for the purpose of appearing in Company Secretaries Examination is requested to submit a separate application in the prescribed format (available on the Institute’s website: www.icsi.edu) in addition to submitting his/her online enrolment application for appearing in the Examination together with the attested photocopies of following documents and with full size photograph showing the disability:

(i) Disability Certificate issued by a Medical Board/doctor of not below the rank of Civil Surgeon/Medical Superintendent of a Central or State Govt. Hospital/Medical College, certifying the nature (permanent or temporary) and percentage of disability and its duration affecting his/her ability and/or the normal physical functions; and

(ii) Letter of permission issued to him/her by Sr. Secondary Board/University and/or any other professional/educational examining body, such as ─ UPSC, SSC, State Public Service Commission, The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, The Institute of Cost Accountants of India, etc., granting him/her such assistance for appearing or writing the Examinations.

No. The original disability certificate need not be forwarded to the Institute along with the duly filled in application.

The Candidates who are suffering from Dyslexia, Dysgraphia and Dyscalculia are considered as special case and following facilities shall also be provided to the Candidates suffering from above diseases:

(i) Concession for spelling mistakes;

(ii) The cover page of the main answer book(s) of such Candidates should be affixed with stamp “Dyslexia, Dysgraphia and Dyscalculia and/ or paper written by a scribe”

(iii) The Examiners of such Candidates be instructed accordingly.

The original medical certificate may be got verified and its photo copy(ies) be attested by the Regional Director/Chairman of the Regional/Chapter Office of the Institute or Gazetted Officer.

A Person with Disability (Divyangjan) who had been granted facility of writer’s help and/extra time in the previous CS Examination(s) and wish to avail of such concession or assistance for writing the ensuing Examination are required to apply afresh for each session of Examination giving reference of communication allowing such facility granted in the past. In such cases, Candidates are not required to submit the attested copies of above stated documents and full size photograph.

Candidates having disablement of temporary nature such as fracture in the arm, forearm or dislocation of a shoulder, elbow, wrist or any other illness, etc., are not eligible to seek any concession or assistance of scribe and/or extra time.

Yes. Communication regarding grant of writer’s help and/or extra time for writing the Examinations is normally sent to the respective Candidates 5-8 days before the commencement of each Examination after the issue of Admit Card/Roll Number.

The Institute will provide Scribe through Superintendent of Examination Centre, if Candidate insist to bring his/her own Scribe he/she may be allowed to do so subject to the verification of Educational Qualification by the Centre Superintendent concerned.

The academic qualification of a ‘scribe’ to write the Examination on behalf of a physically challenged Candidate should be one grade lower than the qualification of the Candidate enrolled for appearing in CS Examination. The qualification of a Scribe for:

(i) CSEET – 10th Standard or Matriculation or pursuing 11th Standard

(ii) CS Executive Programme Examination – 12th Pass/ 10+2 pass or more but lower than Graduation (Under Graduate) and should not have completed or pursuing CS, CA, CMA or LL.B.

(iii) CS Professional Programme Examination– Graduation pass but should not be a Post Graduate, and should not have completed or pursuing CS, CA, CMA , LL.B. or Post Graduation Course in Commerce, Management or Law Stream.

Every Candidate with specified disability, whether using scribe or not, shall be provided 20 (twenty) minutes extra time for every hour of Examination.

Yes. Candidates provided with scribe are also entitled for the extra time as stated above.

No. A Candidate is not required to pay any extra fees for availing the facility of scribe.

No. For quick disposal, the application for grant of writer’s help and/or extra time should not be clubbed with any other query or correspondence.

The guidelines for grant of Scribe and/or Extra-time to Person with Disability (Divyangjan) Candidates in Company Secretaries Examinations are available on the Institute’s website: www.icsi.edu and the prescribed applications form for availing the facility of writer’s help and/ or extra time can be downloaded from the website of the Institute at the URL given below: https://www.icsi.edu/media/webmodules/Scribe_form.pdf

The duly filled in application on the prescribed form along with the supporting documents, if any, should be sent to the Institute at the following address:

The Joint Director

Directorate of Examinations

The Institute of Company Secretaries of India

‘ICSI House’, C-37, Sector 62, Institutional Area

NOIDA – 201 309 (U.P.)

Any Organisation or employer requiring Validation of Educational Qualification/Pass Certificate/Result-cum-Marks Statements of Candidates in respect of their appearances in Company Secretaries Examinations from the Institute in the course of employment, training, apprentice, education or vocation or any other person or Organisation or class of Organisations or employer or class of employers as permitted by the administering authority.

Intending Organisations /employers are required to send their application on its/their letter-head or letter mast in the prescribed format along with requisite documents and prescribed fee. The prescribed application form for Validation of Educational Qualification of Candidates can be downloaded from the URL as given below: https://www.icsi.edu/WebModules/Application_Form_Validation_of_Certificates.pdf

The prescribed fee for seeking Validation of Educational Qualification/Pass Certificate/Result-cum-Marks Statements of Candidates is Rs.500 (Rupees Five Hundred only) plus taxes, if any (presently taxes @18%) per application for each Candidate.

The prescribed fee is payable by way of Demand Draft favouring ‘The Institute of Company Secretaries of India” payable at New Delhi.

No fee is payable by the Government Institutions/ Central Government/State Government/ Public Sector Undertakings/Autonomous Bodies/Statutory Bodies. The Administering Authority may exempt the payment of prescribed fee to any person or Organisation or class of Organisations or employer or class of employers as it may deem fit.

Every applicant Organisation seeking Validation of Educational Qualification/Pass Certificate/Result-cum-Marks Statements of Candidates under these Guidelines shall submit to the Institute:

(i) Application on the Letter Head of the Organisation, duly signed by the authorised person with designation, date and Seal/Rubber Stamp in the format as prescribed in these Guidelines;

(ii) Photocopy of Educational Qualification/ Pass Certificate/ Result-cum-Marks Statements of Candidates in respect of all his/ her appearances in the Company Secretaries Examinations, duly forwarded by the applying Organisations;

(iii) Demand Draft for prescribed fee favoring ‘’The Institute of Company Secretaries of India’’ payable at New Delhi (if applicable)

No. The Institute reserves its right to reject any request without citing any reason.

(i) Applications complete in all respect and received in prescribed manner shall only be entertained by the Institute and incomplete applications shall be summarily rejected.

(ii) Validation of Certificate issued by the Institute for any Candidate shall be maintained as “Confidential Information” and the same shall not be used or parted with anyone else for any other purpose than as specially mentioned in the application by the applicant Organisations /employers. A declaration to this effect shall be provided by the Organisation seeking the verification of documents.

(iii) Recipient Organisations/employers shall be liable for indemnifying the Institute apart from any other legal/disciplinary action under any other law for the time being in force for any unauthorised use or misuse of validation certificate on their part.

(iv) Institute shall not be responsible for non-receipt of fee/application for validation or delay in dispatch of certificate on or any other matter in this regard.