In a major amendment to the Company Secretary course structure, The Institute of Company Secretary India has decided to drop the CS Foundation Programme for students who have passed 10+2. CS Executive Entrance Test (CSEET) will now replace this foundation stage, which will be a mandatory qualifying test for all categories of students for registration to Executive Programme except a few exempted categories.
Graduate and Post Graduate students who were are eligible to seek registration directly to Executive Programme will also have to qualify the CSEET to become eligible for registration to Executive Programme.
Students who have already passed the CS Foundation Programme are eligible for exemption from this entrance test without any exemption fees. However, Candidates who have passed ICAI Final Course and ICMAI Final Course can avail this exemption by paying a fee of Rs.5000.
“To ensure that the students have the requisite level of aptitude and skills to pursue the CS course and become successful professionals to meet the stakeholders’ expectations, CSEET may be introduced, in place of Foundation Course, for admission to the Executive Programme of the Company Secretary Course,” ICSI had said in September while proposing its new curriculum.
The CSEET will be computer-based and would comprise questions from Paper 1 (Business Communication), Paper 2 (Legal Aptitude & Logical Reasoning), Paper 3 (Economic and Business Environment) and Paper 4 (Current Affairs, Presentation and Communication Skills).
The first CSEET will be held in May and the subsequent tests will be held in July, November and January.
Candidates have to secure 50% marks in total and 40% marks in each paper to be declared qualified.
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