(Notification) ICSI: - Company Secretaries Exam - 2016

(Notification) ICSI - Company Secretaries Exam - 2016

ICSI (The Institute of Company Secretaries of India) which is the CS Institute is the premier National Professional body established by Act of Parliament to develop and regulate the Profession of Company Secretaries. ICSI provides study materials also at the time of registration.

Eligibility:

Candidates who have passed Senior Secondary (10+2 or equivalent) examination of a Board/University constituted by law in India or any examination recognized by the Central Government as equivalent thereto can join the course. There is no minimum pass percentage and students who have passed the Senior Secondary (10+2) examination or any examination equivalent thereto are eligible to join CS Foundation Programme.

Provisional admission, however, is allowed to candidates at any time after they have appeared or enrolled for appearing in the final of Senior Secondary examination (10+2 pass or equivalent), subject to the condition that such provisional admission would be valid for not more than 6 months from the date of admission within which time the student should furnish proof of having passed the Senior Secondary (10+2 pass or equivalent) examination.

Fee:

COURSE FEE: ` 4,500/- payable at the time of admission (` 1,500/- towards Admission Fee & ` 3,000/- towards Education Fee)

CS Foundation Exam Pattern:

Syllabus For Foundation Examination:

PAPER 1: BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

PART A: BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT (30 MARKS)

1. Business Environment
2. Forms of Business Organization
3. Scales of Business
4. Emerging Trends in Business
5. Business Functions

PART B: BUSINESS LAWS (40 MARKS)

6. Introduction to Law
7. Elements of Company Law
8. Elements of Law relating to Partnership
9. Elements of Law relating to Contract
10. Elements of Law relating to Sale of Goods
11. Elements of Law relating to Negotiable Instruments

PART C: ENTREPRENEURSHIP (30 MARKS)

12. Entrepreneurship
13. Entrepreneurship - Creativity and Innovation
14. Growth & Challenges of Entrepreneurial Venture

PAPER 2: BUSINESS MANAGEMENT, ETHICS AND COMMUNICATION

PART A: BUSINESS MANAGEMENT (40 Marks)

1. Nature of Management and its Process
2. Planning
3. Organisation
4. Human Resource Management
5. Direction and Co-ordination
6. Controlling
7. Recent Trends in Management

PART B: BUSINESS ETHICS (20 MARKS)

8. Business Ethics

PART C: BUSINESS COMMUNICATION (40 Marks)

9. Business Communication
10. Essentials of Good English
11. Business Correspondence
12. Administration
13. Inter-departmental Communication
14. Preparation of Press Releases
15. E-Correspondence

PAPER 3: BUSINESS ECONOMICS

PART A: ECONOMICS (70 MARKS)

1. Nature and Scope of Economics
2. Theory of Demand and Supply
3. Theory of Production, Costs and Revenue
4. Forms of Markets and its Equilibrium
5. Money and Banking
6. Basic Characteristics of Indian Economy
7. Selected Areas of Indian Economy

PART B: ELEMENTARY STATISTICS (30 MARKS)

8. Statistics: An Overview
9. Collection and Presentation of Statistical Data
10. Measures of Central Tendency
11. Mathematics of Finance
12. Probability
13. Index Numbers and Time Series Analysis

PAPER 4: FUNDAMENTALS OF ACCOUNTING AND AUDITING

PART A: FUNDAMENTALS OF ACCOUNTING (70 MARKS)

1. Theoretical Framework
2. Accounting Process
3. Bank Reconciliation Statement
4. Depreciation Accounting
5. Preparation of Final Accounts for Sole Proprietors
6. Partnership Accounts
7. Introduction to Company Accounts

PART B: FUNDAMENTALS OF AUDITING (30 MARKS)

8. Auditing
9. Audits and Auditor’s Reports

How To Apply:

(i) Online Registration for Foundation/Executive Programme

1. Click the online services button on top of the ICSI website (http://www.icsi.edu)
2. Then go to Students tab and click on Student Registration
3. Click on the documents mentioned below, if you have the soft copy of the same otherwise you will not be able to register yourself
4. Now Click on Proceed to Registration
5. Select the Course type as applicable to you (Foundation/Executive)
6. Fill other fields and click Register
7. After this you will get your Requested ID and Payment ID with your personal details. Also the copy of same details will be mailed to you on your registered e-mail ID.
8. After this Click on Make Payment. Fee can be remitted through Debit/Credit Card/Net Banking facility.
9. You will get username and password at your E mail ID within 24 hours of payment. Please upload documents at the link sent at your E mail and upload documents. Hard copies are not accepted, if student is applying through online mode.

(ii) Process of accessing your account after registering to ICSI for uploading documents

10. Click the online services button on top of the ICSI website (http://www.icsi.edu/) and subsequently click on log in button.
11. Enter your Username and Password
12. Then Click Login
13. After Login, Go to Students and then click My Account
14. Click on Manage Account
15. Upload documents at various tabs given under manage account option as applicable to you

(iii) Through Offline Mode (Physical Submission of the RegistrationApplication at Headquarters, Regional Offices & selected Chapter Offices of the Institute)

Students desirous to take admission in CS Foundation Programme are required to submit the prescribed registration form alongwith the requisite fee and copy(ies) of the documents i.e. Date of Birth Certificate (10th) and 10+2 Pass Certificate/Mark Sheet (Admit Card/ Hall Ticket in case appearing in the Senior Secondary Examinations) at Headquarters, Regional Offices & selected Chapter Offices.

The Headquarters, Regional Councils & selected Chapter Offices issue the Study Materials instantly to the students if the application submitted by them are prima facie in order.