CS course duration

What is the duration of the Company Secretary (CS) Course??? Can you provide me the basic details of the courses?????????

[Raman Vij]

Company Secretary (CS) Course is offered by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI). It has following three stages:

Foundation Program
Executive Program
Professional Program

Eligibility for the CS course:
The applicant should have completed 12th with good academic record from any recognized board of India.

Duration of the courses:
Foundation Program:
8 Months

Executive Program:
9 Months

Professional Program:
9 Months

Management Training:
15 Months

Examination fee
Foundation Programme -Rs. 1200/-
Executive Programme - Rs. 1200/- per Module
Professional Programme -Rs. 1200/- per Module

Syllabus Foundation Course:
English and Business Communication (FCEBC)
Basic Economics and Business Environment (FCBE-BE)
Financial Accounting (FCFA)
Elements of Business Laws and Management
Information Systems and Quantitative Techniques (FCISQT)

Intermediate Course
Group-I
Company Accounts and Cost & Management Accounting (ICA & CMA)
General Laws and Commercial Laws (IGCL)
Management Information Systems and Corporate Communication (IMIS & CC)
Tax Laws (ITL)

Group-II
Company Law (ICL)
Company Secretarial Practice (ICSP)
Economic, Labour and Industrial Laws (IELIL)
Securities Laws and Regulation of Financial Markets (ISL & RFM)

Final Course
Group I:
Advanced Company Law and Practice (FACLP)
Secretarial Management and Systems Audit (FSMSA)
Secretarial Practice relating to Economic Laws and Drafting and Conveyance (FSPELDC)

Group II:
Banking and Insurance-Law and Practice (FBILP)
Corporate Restructuring-Law and Practice (FCRLP)
Financial, Treasury and Forex Management (FFTFM)

Group III:
Direct and Indirect Taxation-Law and Practice (FDITLP)
Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations (FHRMIR)
World Trade Organization-International Trade, Joint Ventures and Foreign Collaborations (FWTO)

Can you tell me the Company Secretary (CS) Course?? I am a CA final year student and want to join CS………..

[Arun Vats]

Company Secretary (CS) Course is offered by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI). This course has following three stages:

Foundation Program
Executive Program
Professional Program

Eligibility for the CS course:
The applicant should have completed 12th with good academic record from any recognized board of India.

After completing CA course you can directly apply for the Executive Program, you will be exempted for the Foundation Program.

Duration:
Minimum 3 years and maximum 6 years

Intermediate Course syllabus
Group-I
Company Accounts and Cost & Management Accounting (ICA & CMA)
General Laws and Commercial Laws (IGCL)
Management Information Systems and Corporate Communication (IMIS & CC)
Tax Laws (ITL)

Group-II
Company Law (ICL)
Company Secretarial Practice (ICSP)
Economic, Labour and Industrial Laws (IELIL)
Securities Laws and Regulation of Financial Markets (ISL & RFM)

Final Course syllabus
Group I:
Advanced Company Law and Practice (FACLP)
Secretarial Management and Systems Audit (FSMSA)
Secretarial Practice relating to Economic Laws and Drafting and Conveyance (FSPELDC)

Group II:
Banking and Insurance-Law and Practice (FBILP)
Corporate Restructuring-Law and Practice (FCRLP)
Financial, Treasury and Forex Management (FFTFM)

Group III:
Direct and Indirect Taxation-Law and Practice (FDITLP)
Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations (FHRMIR)
World Trade Organization-International Trade, Joint Ventures and Foreign Collaborations (FWTO)

What is the duration of CS Course please give me some details about the course?

[Kiran Chandar]

CS is the Company Secretary

The minimum duration is 2 1/2 years (after graduation), 3 1/2 years (after Class 12)

Stages to become a Company Secretary:
After 10+2 pass or equivalent there are three stages to pursue the Company Secretaries Course
Foundation Programme
Executive Programme
Professional Programme

The Student who would like to join the Course after passing the Graduation has to undergo two stages
Executive Programme
Professional Programme

Foundation Programme
Eight months duration
Eligibility:
10+2 pass or equivalent students of Arts, Science or Commerce stream (Excluding Fine Arts)

Executive Programme
Eligibility:
Graduate of all streams except Fine Arts.

Professional Programme can be pursued only after clearing the Executive Programme of CS Course

Examination is conducted twice a year in June and December

Examination fee
Foundation Programme -Rs. 1200/-
Executive Programme - Rs. 1200/- per Module
Professional Programme -Rs. 1200/- per Module