ICSI introduces new syllabus for Executive and Professional Programmes

ICSI introduces new syllabus for Executive and Professional Programmes The Council of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India in exerc

CA Deepak Gupta

Feb 16, 2018

Last update on Feb 16, 2018

ICSI introduces new syllabus for Executive and Professional Programmes

The Council of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India in exercise of the powers vested under clause (a) of subsection (2) of Section 15 of the Company Secretaries Act, 1980, as amended by the Company Secretaries (Amendment) Act, 2006 approved the new syllabus (Syllabus 2017) for the Executive and Professional Programmes of the Company Secretaryship Course. The New Syllabus shall comprise of Eight papers at Executive Programme and Nine papers at Professional Programmes including one Paper to be opted by the students out of eight elective papers namely, (i) Banking Law & Practice; (ii) Insurance- Law & Practice; (iii) Intellectual Property Rights- Laws and Practices; (iv) Forensic Audit; v) Direct Tax Laws & Practice; vi) Labour Laws & Practice; vii) Valuations & Business Modelling and viii) Insolvency- Law and Practice. New Syllabus for Executive and Professional Programmes was notified by ICSI via ICSI Notification No. 01 of 2018

ICSI introduces new syllabus for Executive and Professional Programmes

Applicability of New Syllabus for the Executive Programme Candidates

1. The first examination of the Executive Programme under the new syllabus shall be held in December, 2018 2. Candidates registered effective from 1st March, 2018 shall be examined under the new syllabus. 3. Candidates registered prior to 1st March, 2018 shall be allowed to appear in the Executive Program Examination under the old syllabus upto and including December, 2019. 4. Candidates registered prior to 1st March, 2018 will be permitted to appear in the Executive Program Examination under the new syllabus if they so opt. 5. The last examination of the Executive Programme under the old syllabus shall be held in December, 2019 6. From and including June 2020, Executive Programme Examination shall be held under the new syllabus only.

Applicability of New Syllabus for the Professional Programme Students

1. The first examination of the Professional Programme under the new syllabus shall be held in June, 2019. 2. Candidates registered effective from 1st September, 2018 shall be examined under new syllabus. 3. Candidates registered prior to 1st September, 2018 will be permitted to appear in the Professional Programme Examination under the old syllabus upto and including June 2020. 4. Candidates registered prior to 1st September, 2018 will be permitted to appear in the Professional Programme Examination under the new syllabus if they so opt. 5. The last examination of the Professional Programme under the old syllabus shall be held in June, 2020. 6. From and including December 2020, Professional Programme Examination shall be held under the new syllabus only. ICSI introduces new syllabus for Executive and Professional Programmes Click on the below mentioned link to download the nomenclature of eight papers of the Executive Programme & nine papers of Professional Programme & other details related to the new syallabus:

Revised syllabus ICSI

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