ICSI CS Exam 2025: CSEET, Executive and Professional Dates, Scorecard, Qualifying Marks

ICSI CS Exam 2025: The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) conducts the Company Secretary examination twice in one year (June and December sessions). Candidates who qualify in the CS executive examination will then move forward to appear for CS professional examination. Candidates who want to enrol for the CS executive exam can visit the official website to fill the CS executive application form. 

Latest Updates:

• ICSI CS Professional and Executive results have been announced on February 25, 2025 at icsi.edu. 
• ICSI has announced the result for CSEET January 2025 exam on January 20 at icsi.edu. 
• The exam schedule for ICSI CS executive and professional June 2025 session has been released. As per the notification, the exams will commence June 1 onwards and will conclude on June 8, 2025. 
• CSEET registration process for May 2025 session has commenced at icsi.edu. Last date to fill the application form is April 15, 2025.

Aspirants who are preparing for the CS Executive and CS Professional programmes are advised to check the syllabus from the official website. The ICSI CS Syllabus for both programmes is different. Hence, candidates are advised to check the syllabus accordingly. Candidates who will clear the CS exam will be eligible to become company secretaries. The CS exam for the Executive and Professional programme takes place twice a year in the months of June and December. 

ICSI CS 2025 Exam Overview

The Company Secretaries Act of 1980 constituted the Institute of Company Secretaries of India, a government-recognized organisation that trains company secretaries in India. The Company Law Board first offered the course in company secretaryship in 1960. Later, in the year 1968, the Company Law Board was replaced by the ICSI to conduct the exam. The CS programme consists of three papers; CSEET, CS executive, and CS professional. Candidates who wish to enrol for CS executive programme will have to first appear and qualify in CSEET or CS Executive Entrance Test. 

ICSI CS Result 2025 Date

The result for CS Executive and Professional programme will be announced on February 25, 2025. Check result announcement time below:

ICSI CS Admit Card 2025

ICSI CS admit card 2025 is released at the official website. Registered candidates can visit the official webiste, icsi.edu, to download their admit cards using their login credentials. After downloading the admit card, candidates must check all the details carefully.

In order to download the ICSI CS admit card, candidates need to log in to their account and then they can check their hall tickets.  Candidates must note that the ICSI will release the admit card for both programmes separately. In order to get the hall tickets, candidates first need to enter their 17-digit registration number and then they can have their hall ticket. 

ICSI CS Exam Dates 2025

The CS examination is conducted two times a year. As a result, applicants are urged to keep an eye on the latest information for the future CS 2025 examination dates. Candidates interested can visit the official website and register themselves. 

The application form for the same is available on the official website. Check schedule for December session below: 

ICSI CS Eligibility 2025

Candidates who wish to appear for the CS Executive and Professional programme are first advised to check their eligibility criteria.  Further, candidates must know that the eligibility criteria for Executive and Professional programmes are completely different. Take a look at the eligibility criteria for both programmes here: 

Eligibility for Executive Programme

• Candidates must note that they need to qualify for the CS exam in order to make a registration for the Executive Programme. However,  a few exempted categories will not have to appear for the cs exam. 
• To appear for the CS exam, candidate must complete their class 12
• The candidate must not be less than  17 years on the date of application
• Candidates who are graduates or postgraduates and qualified for direct admission to the executive programme. However, they must additionally pass the cs in order to take admission to the executive programme.

Eligibility for Professional Programme

• The candidate must have gone through the process of postal or oral tuition for the modules in which they want to appear for the examination.  
• To be eligible for admission to the Professional Programme, a candidate must register for it nine months before the month in which the examination takes place.
• Any one or two Professional Programme modules may be taken by a candidate who has registered six months before the examination month.

ICSI CS Application Process 2025

Candidates must note that their first step towards appearing for the CS exam is filling out the CS application form. The CS registration for CSEET May 2025 session is open now.

There are several steps in the application process. From filling the form to uploading the necessary documents, candidates have to complete several steps in the application process. Once the application form is submitted and registration is closed, ICSI will then release the official admit card for the CS exam. 

Steps to Register for ICSI CS Exam 2025  

Candidates first need to register for the CS exams online. Here are the steps through which candidates can make their registration for both programmes : 

Candidates must note that the registration steps for the CS executive and professional are different. Take a look below :

How to Register for ICSI CS Executive Programme?

Step 1: Candidates first need to visit the official website -- 

Step 2: After logging in, candidates need to check the list of documents required to fill out the application form

Step 3: Candidates need to enter the cs  unique number and cs roll number in the given column 

Step 4: Enter the verification code

Step 5: Click on the submit tab 

Step 6: Now, candidates have to fill in information including information source, details of the documents, and educational details.

Step 7: Pay the application fees 

Step 8: Click on submit 

Step 9: Save the document 

How to register for ICSI Professional Programme?

Step 1:Go to the official website of the ICSI 

Step 2: Candidates need to enter the login details 

Step 3: Now, under the 'student' tab candidates will see the 'my account'  -- click on that 

Step 4: Now, under the “payment request” option, candidates need to click on professional registration 

Step 5: Candidates have to upload their pass mark sheet for both modules of the Executive Programme

Step 6: Candidates have to pay Rs 1200 as the application fees 

Step 7: Candidates can now registration letter /E-identify card

ICSI CS Revised Fee Structure 2025

The Institute of Company Secretaries of India has released the revised fee structure of CS executive, professional and CSEET exam. Check revised fees below:

ICSI CS Syllabus 2025 - CS Executive and CS Professional Program

The Institute of Company Secretaries of India prescribes the CS syllabus for the cs,  CS Executive and CS Professional programmes. The CS syllabus has all the topics which candidates need to prepare for the examination. Candidates must know that the syllabi for the CS, CS Executive, and CS Professional programmes are completely different. 

Candidates can check the ICSI CS syllabus 2025 for the Executive and Professional programmes here : 

Elective Papers

Candidates are required to choose one paper from each of the electives 1 and 2, respectively. For information on the elective subjects, see the table below:

ICSI CS Exam Pattern

The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) will prescribe the ICSI CS exam pattern for the upcoming exam. The exam pattern will be released on the official website. To have a thorough preparation, candidates should check the exam pattern.  The CS exam has three modules - CSEET, CS Executive and CS Professional.  The executive module of the exam consists of negative marking whereas the professional module does not consist of negative marking. 

Candidates can take a look at the exam pattern for both programmes in the given table :