Contents
- Job Prospects
- Eligibility
- Duration
- Subjects Covered
- Addresses of The Regional Councils of the ICSI
- Examination Centeres
- Chapters in Kerala
The company secretary has a prominent position in the management hierarchy and plays the role of an advisor and coordinator. The CS ensures that the procedures and statutory rules lay down by such regulatory bodies as the Registrar of companies and Securities and Exchange Board of India are being complied with by the company.
Job Prospects
This is a profession of great scope. If a company secretary writes and passes three exams of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administration (ICSA) London, his qualifications are recognized in every commonwealth country.One can the member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) after passing the Foundation, Intermediate and Final examination and undergoing the necessary practical training.
Enrolment for foundation course is open throughout the year. Examinations are conducted twice a year i.e. in June and December. For appearing in June examination, enroll by 30th September and for appearing in December examination, enroll by 31st March.
Eligibility
For Foundation Course, it is 10+2 or equivalent. For intermediate course, eligibility is Foundation Course or Graduation. (Those who have passed the final examination of ICAI or ICWAI are also exempted from Foundation Examination)
Duration
Foundation Course is of eight months duration. Intermediate and final examination is to be completed within a period of five years.
Subjects Covered
Foundation
- Business & Business Communication
- Basic Economics & Business Environment
- Financial Accounting
- Elements of Business laws & Management
- Information Systems & Quantitative Techniques
Intermediate
Group I
- General & Commercial Laws
- Company Accounts and Cost & Management Accounting
- Tax Laws
- Management Information Systems & Corporate Communication
Group II
- Company Law
- Company Secretariat & Industrial Laws
- Economic Labor & Industrial Laws
- Securities Laws & Regulation Of Financial markets
Final
Group I
- Advanced Company Law & Practice
- Secretarial Practice relating to economic laws and drafting & conveyance
- Secretarial, Management & systems Audit
Group II
- Financial, Treasury and Forex Management
- Corporate Restructuring Law & Practice
- Banking and Insurance Law & Practice
Group III
- World trade organization trade, joint ventures and foreign collaborations
- Direct and Indirect taxation Law & Practice
- Human resource management & industrial relations
Apart from passing exam one has to undergo 15 months apprentice training in a company with paid up share capital of 50 lakhs or under a practicing company secretary. After final exam 15 days secretarial modular training program and 15 days specialized agency training is required.
Note: Various paper wise exemptions are available.
For further information contact:-
The Institute of Company Secretaries of India ICSI House, 22, Institutional Area, Lodi Road, New Delhi – 110003. (Ph: 4644431-32)
Addresses of the Regional Councils of the ICSI
- EIRC:- 18-A, Everest House (18th Floor), 46-c Chowringhee Road, Calcutta 700071 (Ph: 2420601, 2428680)
- SIRC:- 4, Wheat Crafts Road, Nunganbakkam, Chennai 600034 (Ph: 470691)
- WIRC:- 13, Jolly Maker Chambers 2, 1 Floor, Nariman Point, Mumbai 400021 (Ph: 2021826)
- NIRC:- NIRC Building, Plot No.4, Prasad Nagar, Institutional Area, Near Rajendra Place, New Delhi (Ph: 5763090, 5767190)
Noida Chapter of NIRC of the ICSI, 32A, Pocket C-72, Sector 34, Nilgiri, Noida 201303 (Ph: 8576339)
Faridabad Chapter of NIRC of the ICSI, 565, Sector 7-B, Faridabad 121006 (Ph: 8-843391, 8-243492)
Ghaziabad Chapter of NIRC of the ICSI, B-23, Nehru Apartments, Nehru Nagar (Near Nasipur Rly Crossing), Ghaziabad 201 001.
Examination Centres
Ahmedabad, Allahabad, Bangalore, Baroda, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Coimbatore, Delhi, Ernakulam, Ghaziabad, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Jamshedpur, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Madurai, Mangalore, Modinagar, Mumbai, Nagpur, Panaji, Patna, Pondicherry, Pune, Ranchi, Shimla, Jammu/Kashmir, Tiruchirappally, Thirvananthapuram & Vishakapatanam.
The company secretary’s work is varied and depends on the size and nature of the company. The duties are mainly classified into three groups.
- Legal and Financial work
- Representative of the Management and Registrar
- General Administration
The job involves ensuring compliance with laws like the Company’s Act 1956; SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India) laws and other tax and economic laws and arranging meetings of the board of directors, AGMS of shareholders and debenture holders and overseeing the share registry of the company, preparation of bills and invoices, monthly statements, P & L forecasts, income and tax returns, assisting staff recruitment and training etc.
Chapters in Kerala
- ICSI Thiruvananthapuram Chapter, Utsavamadam Building, Fort, TVM – 696 023, Tel: 0471 2451915
- ICSI Kottayam Chapter, Pattasseril, Ernjil Road, Kottayam 686004 Tel: 0481 2572107
- ICSI Thrissur Chapter, Soorya Gardens Apartments, Paliyam Road, Thrissur – 680 001 Tel: 0487 2331112
- ICSI Cochin Chapter, Mather Square, 2nd Floor, North Railway Station Road, Cochin 682018 Tel: 0484 2392950
- Calicut Chapter of ICSI, 1st Floor, SHANTHI, Wayanad RD, Calicut 673001. Tel: 762338/762234
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