The Institute of Company Secretaries of India

The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) is a statutory body established under an Act of Parliament under the Company Secretaries Act, 1980 to regulate and develop the profession of Company Secretaries in India. The ICSI has on its roll over 57,000 members and about 3.5 Lakh students. The ICSI has its Headquarters at New Delhi, four Regional offices in Chennai, Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi and Chapter offices in 70 cities across the Country and 1 Centre of Excellence for Research and Training (CERT) at Hyderabad. Additionally it has a Centre for Corporate Governance Research and Training (CCGRT) at Navi Mumbai. Qualification : Member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India OR CS Final/ Professional Programme passed with additional qualification such as Member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India/ Member of The Institute of Cost Accountants of India / Bachelor of Law (LLB) / Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) / Two years full-time Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management or Masters of Business Administration (MBA). Experience : Minimum post qualification experience of 15 years, out of which 10 years should be at higher level in the field of Management and Administration, Finance/ Secretarial/ Legal in Government Organisation/ Autonomous Body/ Educational Institution/ University/ Statutory Body/ Large Public Sector Undertaking/ Large Private Sector Company or 15 years in practice as Company Secretary or combination of both. (Note: Training experience forming a part of the curriculum of any Degree / Diploma will not be counted towards the total experience). Age : Not exceeding 55 years (as on 01.05.2019).