Eligibility Criteria for Company Secretary (CS) Course

What is the minimum Eligibility Criteria required to pursue Company Secretary (CS) Course??

[Arvind Kumar]

Company Secretary (CS) Course is conducted by Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI)

Stages to become a Company Secretary:
Foundation Programme
Executive Programme
Professional Programme

Eligibility:

Foundation Programme--
Must have passed Class 12 from any of the recognized board

Executive Programme--
Must have passed Foundation Programme
Or
You should be Graduates from all disciplines except Fine Arts can directly enrol

Professional Programme--
Must have passed Executive Programme of CS

Curriculum of CS Course:

Foundation Programme--

Business Environment and Entrepreneurship
Business Management, ethics and Communication
Business Economics
Fundamentals of Accounting and Auditing

Executive Programme --

Module I
General and Commercial laws
Company Accounts, Cost and Management Accounting
Tax laws

Module II
Company Laws
Economic and Labour Laws
Securities Laws Compliances

Professional Programme--

Module I
Company Secretarial Practice
Drafting, Appearances and Pleadings

Module II
Financial, Treasury and Forex Management
Corporate restructuring and insolvency

Module III
Strategic Management, Alliances and International Trade
Advance Tax Laws and Practices

Module IV
Due Diligence and Corporate Compliance Management
Governance, Business Ethics and Sustainability