Overall Syllabus Of Company Secretary Course
                     Overall Syllabus Of Company Secretary Course
Foundation Programme Syllabus
The exam is informally called the CS Foundation exam. ICSI is the 
governing body. The exam runs for two days. Students must write two 
essays in the first day, and the remaining on the following day.  The test is 
conducted two times a year. First In June and the second in December.
The test is computer-based. All questions are MCQ that are based on. The
marking is not negative.
There are four different papers on the test.  Each paper will last 90 
minutes. The table below gives the structure of each paper.
Paper Subject Marks Duration
Business Environment
and Law 100
Part A – Business
Environment 40
1 Part B – Business Laws 60
Business Management,
Ethics and
Entrepreneurship 100
Part A – Business
Management 40
Part B – Ethics 10
Part C – Business
Communication 25
Part D –
2 Entrepreneurship 25
Business Economics 100
Part A – Economics 80
Part B – Elementary
3 Statistics 20
Fundamentals of
Accounting and Auditing 100
Part A – Fundamentals
of Accounting 70
Part B – Fundamentals
4 of Auditing 30 90 Minutes
Because this is a fundamental course, the amount of knowledge that 
you're required to demonstrate can be described as "basic knowledge." 
Note that"basic" doesn't mean "easy. It simply means that it's basic 
contrasted to the degree of knowledge you're required to master in higher 
levels.
Executive Programme Syllabus (2 Modules)
The second section of the CS Course. The revised and updated syllabus 
(from 2017 onwards) includes two modules comprising the same length, 
each with four essays. Each paper has three hours in length and the 
assignments are according to the following:
MODULE 1:
Paper 1: Jurisprudence, Interpretation & General Laws
Paper 2: Company Law
Paper 3: Setting up of Business Entities and Closure
Paper 4: Tax Laws
MODULE 2:
Paper 5: Corporate and Management Accounting
Paper 6: Securities Laws & Corporate Markets
Paper 7: Economic, Business and Commercial Law
Paper 8: Financial and Strategic Management
If you register, you'll be required to sign up for both sections of the test.  If 
you're taking the exam, you are able to select to sit for either or both of 
the modules. Because of the unique nature of the exam's passing 
requirements (see below) we recommend that you, if prepared, you take 
both sections of the test.
Professional Programme
This is the final exam for Company Secretary course . The syllabus has 
been updated (effective beginning in 2017) there are three sections of 
three exams each. Each paper
MODULE 1
Paper 1: Governance, Risk Management, Compliances and Ethics
Paper 2: Advance Tax Laws
Paper 3: Drafting, Pleadings and Appearances
MODULE 2:
Paper 1: Secretarial Audit, Compliance Management and Due Diligence
Paper 2: Corporate Restructuring, Insolvency, Liquidation & Winding-up
Paper 3: Resolution of Corporate Disputes, Non-Compliances & Remedies
MODULE 3:
Paper 1: Corporate Funding & Listings in Stock Exchanges
Paper 2: Multidisciplinary Case Studies (The exam for this paper will be an
open book exam)
3. (Electives) 1 paper out of 8.
1. Banking - Law & Practice
2. Insurance- Law & Practice
 Intellectual Property Rights- Laws and Practices
1. Forensic Audit
2. Direct Tax Law & Practice
3. Labour Laws & Practice
 Valuations & Business Modelling
 Insolvency - Law and Practice