ICSI CS Exam Pattern 2024: Check Exam Pattern for CSEET, CS Executive and CS Professional Programmes

The exam pattern for the ICSI CS exam is prescribed by the ICSI and is released on the official website. The exam pattern gives an idea to candidates of which topic will consist of the maximum number of marks in the exam.

Lakshima SareenUpdated on : Dec 12 2024 11:39 IST

ICSI CS Exam Pattern 2024

ICSI CS Exam Pattern 2024: The exam pattern for ICIS CS exam helps the candidate to have an idea of topics with different weightage. The exam pattern as well as the syllabus is laid out by ICSI and candidates can check the details from the official website. Before commencing the exam preparation, candidates are advised to consider the exam pattern.

Apart from the weightage part, the exam pattern will also help the candidate have an idea of details such as examination mode, exam duration modules, question type, etc. While the ICSI CS syllabus has been changed, the ICSI exam pattern remains the same for this year's exam. Aspirants should also consider the ICSI CS marking scheme.

Candidates should note that the CS exam will be conducted in offline mode, which means candidates have to appear at the exam centre in order to give the examination. Candidates should further know that the CS exam has two modules - Executive and Professional. The executive module of the exam consists of negative marking whereas the professional module does not consist of negative marking.

ICSI CS Exam Pattern 2024

The ICSI has announced the dates for the executive and professional programme. Hence, it is important for students to go through the exam pattern and exam syllabus for a better preparation strategy. Candidates can visit the official website, and check the exam pattern and syllabus, and other details.

While there are two programmes, the executive programme of the ICSI exam has two modules. Module 1 has 4 papers, whereas Module 2 has 4 papers. On the other hand, in the professional programme, there are 3 modules, and each module has 3 papers.

ICSI CS Exam Pattern 2024: Important Points

Particulars	Details
Examination Mode	Offline
Number of Subjects & Papers in Executive and Professional Programme	CSEET 4 Papers Executive Programme Module 1- 4 papers Module 2- 4 papers Professional Programme Module 1- 3 papers Module 2- 3 papers Module 3- 3 papers
Duration of exam	Three hours
Question type	Objective and descriptive
Negative Marking	CS Executive- Yes CS Professional- No

ICSI CS 2024: CSEET Exam Pattern 2024

The CSEET examination will be held as an online proctored examination. The exam will be of two hours and consists of 200 marks. Further, the exam will take place in the English language and the mode of the questions will be MCQ. Candidates must note that there is no need for a pre-examination requirement. Candidates can take a look at the following CSEET exam pattern.

Subject	Total Questions	Marks
Business Communication	35	50
Economic and Business Environment	35	50
Legal Aptitude and Logical Reasoning	35	50
Current Affairs	15	50
Presentation & Communication Skills	20	50
Total	140	200

ICSI CS 2024: New ICSI CS Executive Syllabus and Exam Marks

Group 1

Take a look at the CS exam syllabus for the Executive programme with the bifurcation of parts and marks. The given below table also shows which papers are descriptive and which are objective types.

Paper Number	Subjects	Marks	Question Type
Paper 1	Jurisprudence, Interpretation & General Laws	100	Descriptive
Paper 2	Company Law & Practice Part I – Company Law – Principles and Concepts	60	Descriptive
Paper 2	Part II – Company Administration & Meetings	40
Paper 3	Setting Up of Business, Industrial & Labour Laws Part I – Setting Up of Business	60	Descriptive
Paper 3	Part II – Industrial & Labour Laws	40
Paper 4	Corporate Accounting and Financial Management Part I – Corporate Accounting	60	Objective
Paper 4	Part II – Financial Management	40

Group 2

Here is the information given for group 2 of the CS executive programme

Paper Number	Subjects	Marks	Question Type
Paper 5	Capital Market & Securities Laws Part I – Capital Market	40	Descriptive
Paper 5	Part II – Securities Laws	60
Paper 6	Economic, Commercial and Intellectual Property Laws Part I – Economic & Commercial Laws	60	Descriptive
Paper 6	Part II – Intellectual Property Laws	40
Paper 7	Tax Laws & Practice Part I - Direct Tax	60	Objective
Paper 7	Part II - Indirect Tax

NOTE: All papers in the Executive Program combine 20% case-based, objective-type questions with 80% descriptive questions, with the exception of Paper No. 4 (Corporate Accounting and Financial Management), which is 100% descriptive as per the official notification of ICSI.

ICSI CS 2024: New CS Professional Programme Syllabus

Group 1

Take a look at the CS professional programme syllabus along with the marks divided into each paper. Apart from that, candidates can check the type of question for Group 1 and Group 2 here:

Paper Number	Subjects	Marks	Question Type
Paper 1	Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) – Principles & Practice Part I – Governance and Sustainability	65	Descriptive
	Part II – Risk Management	20
	Part III- Environment & Sustainability Reporting	15
Paper 2	Drafting, Pleadings and Appearances Part I - Drafting and Conveyancing	70	Descriptive
Paper 2	Part II - Pleadings and Appearances	30
Paper 3	Compliance Management, Audit & Due Diligence Part I – Compliance Management	40	Descriptive
Paper 3	Part II – Audit & Due Diligence	60
Paper 4	Elective 1 (Select one Paper out of 4 Elective Papers)		Descriptive & Open Book

Group 2

Take a look at the information given for group 2 of the CS professional programme

Paper Number	Subjects	Marks	Question Type
Paper 5	Strategic Management & Corporate Finance Part I – Strategic Management	40	Descriptive
Paper 5	Part II – Corporate Finance	60
Paper 6	Corporate Restructuring, Valuation and Insolvency Part I – Corporate Restructuring	40	Descriptive
	Part II – Valuation	20
	Part III – Insolvency, Liquidation & Winding-up	40
Paper 7	Elective 2 (Select one Paper out of 5 Elective Papers)		Descriptive & Open Book

ICSI CS Marking scheme 2024

Before appearing for the examination, candidates are advised to check the marking scheme of the ICSI exams including both the programmes - ICSI CS Executive Programme and ICSI CS Professional Programme.

Marking Scheme for CS Executive Programme

The marking scheme for the CS Executive programme has been further divided into two parts. While there is a different marking scheme for descriptive questions, ICSI provides a different marking scheme for objective questions.

For descriptive questions - There is no negative marking for questions which have a descriptive mode.

For objective questions - Questions which are objective in nature will have 0.25 marks deducted for wrong responses and 1 mark will be given for correct answers.

Marking Scheme for CS Professional Programme

According to the official exam pattern, the professional programme will not have any negative marking for any incorrect answers, whereas every correct answer will be awarded two marks.

ICSI CS 2024: Qualifying Marks for Executive and Professional Programme

Candidates must know that the qualifying marks for the CS executive and professional programme is set as a minimum of 40 % marks, whereas candidates are required to score 50% marks in the aggregate of all subjects.

Programmes	Passing Marks	Aggregate
CS Executive Programme	40%	50%
CS Professional Programme	40%	50%

ICSI CS Medium of Executive/Professional Exam 2024

The CS examination will be conducted in both the languages Hindi and English. The ICSI will be conducted in offline mode only. Candidates are advised to check the official notification released by the ICSI on the official website.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Does the ICSI CS exam have negative marking ?

The ICSI CS exam for the executive programme has a negative marking, whereas the CSEET and CS professional programme does not have a negative marking.

What is the duration of the CS exam?

As per the prescribed notification the CS exam duration is 3 three hours for both executive and professional exams.

What is the medium of ICSI CS exam?

The ICSI CS exam is conducted in the English language. The exam will be conducted in offline mode which means that the candidates have to appear for the examination.

What are the passing marks for CS executive and professional programmes?

The passing marks for the CS executive and professional programmes is set as a minimum of 40% whereas the aggregate marks for both the programmes set as 50 %