ICSI Delhi - Institute of Company Secretaries of India Lodi Colony Answered Questions

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Company secretary is a professional course administered by The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) under the Company Secretaries Act, 1980 to develop and regulate the profession of company secretaries in India. According to the companies act, companies with a paid up capital of Rs. 50 Lacs are required to appoint a company secretary. Company secretary course gives you knowledge and understanding of the modern practice in corporate financial and legal affair. To become a company secretary, the candidate need to pass the foundation programme, executive programme, and professional programme that were earlier respectively known as foundation examination, intermediate examination and final examination conducted by the institute and further, they need to undergo practical training to become eligible for the membership as a company secretary. Candidates who have passed senior secondary (10+2) can apply for the foundation programme. Graduates, post-graduates (excluding fine arts) and those who have passed final exam of ICWAI or ICAI or of any other accountancy Institution in India or abroad recognised by the Council of the Institute can directly enroll to the executive programme without doing the foundation course. * A candidate who wants to pursue the company secretaryship course under the new scheme of examination has to complete the following three stages:
*Foundation programme. * Executive programme. * Professional programme. Click on the link for more details:-https://www.shiksha.com/accounting-commerce/accounting/colleges/colleges-india?sp[]=103&bc[]=65. Thank you.

Completing CS will give you great opportunities in career. Since you are from B.Com background, it is advisable to do CS. CS has 3 levels viz., Foundation, Executive and Professional. If you are a graduate, you can skip the Foundational level and directly register for the Executive. But since you are still pursuing your degree, you will have to start with Foundation. So, it is better to register and complete the Foundation level papers in the first attempt itself, so that you can go for the Executive modules once you are in the final semester.
All the very best.

If you have done your BCom and not willing to take up CS, you can claim exemption of foundation programe. Further, about the fact that whether coaching for cs foundation is being conducted, yes the Institute offers classes for all the levels of CS exams. All the best!

You can and you should. Most of the people do it simultaneously, thereby saving precious 3 years. The strain might be a bit high in doing both together. Then rewards are high too. CS a professional course and B.Com, graduation, both can be completed simultaneously.