The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) will begin the registration process for the Company Secretaries (CS) December 2025 examinations from tomorrow, August 26, 2025. Aspiring candidates for the Executive and Professional programmes can now apply through the official website at icsi.edu.
To participate in the ICSI CS Application Process 2025, candidates must satisfy certain eligibility criteria set by the board. Candidates must complete the online pre-examination test for both the executive and professional programmes. Executive programme students registered before February 2025 must complete the One Day Orientation Programme (ODOP), and those who registered from February 2025 onwards only need to complete a pre-examination test.
ICSI CS 2025 Key Highlights
Candidates can check the important highlights of the ICSI CS December 2025 exam in the given table below:
| Overview | Details |
| Exam Name | Company Secretaries (CS) Exam 2025 |
| Board Name | Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) |
| Academic Year | 2025-2026 |
| Official Website | icsi.edu |
| Application Portal | smash.icsi.edu |
| Stream | Company Secretary |
| Registration Dates | Without Late Fee: August 26, 2025 – September 26, 2025 With Late Fee: August 26, 2025 – October 10, 2025 |
| Exam Dates | December 22 – 29, 2025 |
| Exam Language | English/Hindi |
ICSI CS December 2025: Steps To Register
Candidates can follow the given steps below to register for ICSI CS exam 2025
Step 1: Visit the official website at icsi.edu
Step 2: Click on “Online Services” – “Register for CS Course”
Step 3: Select your desired programme
Step 4: Fill in personal, academic and contact details
Step 5: Upload required documents
Step 6: Pay the application fee and submit the form
Step 7: Download and save the registration receipt
ICSI CS December 2025 Exam Fee
The programme-wise exam fee for ICSI CS December 2025 exam session is given in the table below:
| Programme | Fee | Group |
| CS Executive Programme | INR 1500 | Per Group |
| CS Professional Programme | INR 1800 | Per Group |
| Examination Form submission Late Fee | INR 250 | lumpsum |
| Change of Examination Centre/ Group/ Medium/ optional subject | INR 250 | Service Charge |
| Addition of Group | INR 250 | Service Charge |
| Surcharge for appearing in Examinations from Overseas Centre | USD 100 | Indian Rupees |
ICSI CS Professional and Executive Exam: Required Documents
Given below is the list of documents required for the registration process:
Passport-sized photograph
Scanned signature
Graduation Certificate
Executive pass certificate
ID Proof (Aadhar/PAN)
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