ICSI NOTIFICATION NO : 1/2007
INTRODUCTION OF NEW SYLLABUS OF THE COMPANY
SECRETARYSHIP COURSE
The Council, 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 at its 174th meeting held on 18-19th August,
2007 and decided as under :
1. Nomenclature for the different stages of CS Course will be as follows: 1. Foundation Programme in place of Foundation Course
2. Executive Programme in place of Intermediate Course
3. Professional Programme in place of Final Course
2. For the term “Group”, the term “Module” be used.
3. Scheme of papers at each stage will be as follows :
Foundation Programme
1. English and Business Communication
2. Economics and Statistics
3. Financial Accounting
4. Elements of Business Laws and Management
Executive Programme
Module I
1. General and Commercial Laws
2. Company Accounts, Cost and Management Accounting
3. Tax Laws
Module II
4. Company Law
5. Economic and Labour Laws
6. Securities Laws and Compliances
Professional Programme
Module I
1. Company Secretarial Practice
2. Drafting, Appearances and Pleadings
Module II
3. Financial, Treasury and Forex Management
4. Corporate Restructuring and Insolvency
Module III
5. Strategic Management, Alliances and International Trade
6. Advanced Tax Laws and Practice
Module IV
7. Due Diligence and Corporate Compliance Management
8. Governance, Business Ethics and Sustainability
4. The implementation of the new syllabus will be as follows :
Foundation Programme Examination
( 1) The candidates enrolled on or after 1st November, 2007 for the
Foundation Programme and the candidates enrolled prior to 1st
November, 2007, who may so opt, shall be examined in the
Foundation Programme Examination to be held from and including
December, 2008 in the following papers,