ICSI CS Professional Exam 2020-21 | Date, Eligibility, Syllabus & Exam Pattern, Books

CS Professional Exam: The CS Professional Exam is conducted twice a year-once in the month of June and then in December to get candidates for the CS certification. The timetable for the CS Professional Exam 2021 for the June Session has been released by the Institute of Business Secretary of India (ICSI).

The exam’s coordinator, ICSI, is a government-approved organization that recruits CS (Company Secretaries) in India. To undertake the CS Professional Programme, candidates must first fill out an Application Form by March 25, 2021.

ICSI has announced that the CS Professional June 2021 exams will be held from June 1st, 2021 to June 10th, 2021. You can proceed to the official website of ICSI to get your CS Professional Hall Ticket.

Scroll down to find a detailed guide on ICSI CS Professional Exam 2021.

ICSI CS Professional 2021

The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) provides the facility to register for CS Professional course 2021 throughout the year in online mode.  The CS Professional Program can only be undertaken after completing the ICSI Company Secretary course of the Executive Program.

After completing the CS Executive Exam, the next step is to register for the CS Professional Exam. The exam papers for the June 2021 session of the CS Professional Programme will be conducted in the period from 9:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M.

It will be held in the three modules. The deadline for filing an enrolment application for the June 2021 assessment is March 25, 2021, and the deadline for paying a late fee is April 10, 2021. ICSI has announced that the CS Professional June 2021 exams will be held from June 1st, 2021 to June 10th, 2021.

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ICSI CS Professional Exam 2021 | Overview

ICSI CS Professional Exam program includes three modules with 9 papers respectively. The following table gives an overview of CS Professional Exam 2021.

Name of Exam	ICSI CS Professional Exam
Level of Exam	National
Conducting body for CS Professional 2021	The Institute of Company Secretaries of India
Mode of Exam	Offline
Exam Type	Descriptive
Duration of Exam	3 hours for each paper
Medium for CS Professional 2021	English and Hindi
Number of papers	9 Module 1 includes Paper-1: Governance, Risk Management, Compliances and Ethics Paper-2: Advanced Tax Laws Paper-3: Drafting, Pleadings, and Appearances Module 2 includes Paper-4: Secretarial Audit, Compliance Management, and Due Diligence Paper-5: Corporate Restructuring, Insolvency, Liquidation & Winding-up Paper-6: Resolution of Corporate Disputes, Non-Compliances & Remedies Module 3 includes Paper-7: Corporate Funding & Listings in Stock Exchanges Paper-8: Multidisciplinary Case Studies Paper-9: Elective Papers Paper-9.1: Banking Law & Practice Paper-9.2: Insurance- Law & Practice Paper-9.3: Intellectual Property Rights- Laws and Practice Paper-9.4: Forensic Audit Paper-9.5: Direct Tax Law & Practice Paper-9.6: Labour Laws & Practice Paper-9.7: Valuations & Business Modelling Paper-9.8: Insolvency – Law and Practice
Exam Helpdesk No.	0120-6204999, 3314111
Exam Website	www.icsi.edu

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ICSI CS Professional 2021 | Eligibility Criteria 

ICSI has provided specific norms of eligibility for candidates aspiring for the CS Professional Exam in June 2021. The CS Eligibility Criteria for Professional 2021 includes educational as well as formal requisites that a candidate has to comply with for appearing in the June session of exams. The table below reflects the CS Final Eligibility to be fulfilled:

• Must have passed the CS Professional examination with at least 40% of the total marks section-wise and 50% overall.
• In order to apply for CS Professional program, candidates must have passed CS Executive program.
• Applicants must register at least six months prior to the month of examination to be allowed to appear in the module/s (any) of the CS professional program.
• It is important that you have undergone oral or postal tuition for the program modules before appearing in the examination.
• Applicants interested in pursuing the three-year course of CS exam are required to not exceed 26 years of age.

ICSI CS Professional Exam | 2021 Exam Dates

The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) has released the schedule for CS Professional in June 2021. Check out the table for the same:

CS Professional Old Syllabus Exam Schedule

Date	Day	CS Professional Exam Dates June 2021
01/06/2021	Tuesday	Advanced Company Law and Practice (Module – I)
02/06/2021	Wednesday	Secretarial Audit, Compliance Management and Due Diligence (Module – I)
03/06/2021	Thursday	Corporate Restructuring, Valuation and Insolvency (Module – I)
04/06/2021	Friday	Information Technology and Systems Audit (Module – II)
05/06/2021	Saturday	Financial, Treasury and Forex Management (Module – II)
06/06/2021	Sunday	No Exam
07/06/2021	Monday	Ethics, Governance, and Sustainability (Module – II)
08/06/2021	Tuesday	Advanced Tax Laws and Practice (Module – III)
09/06/2021	Wednesday	Drafting, Appearances, and Pleadings (Module – III)
10/06/2021	Thursday	Elective 1 out of below 5 subjects (Module – III) (i) Banking Law and Practice (ii) Capital, Commodity and Money Market (iii) Insurance Law and Practice (iv) Intellectual Property Rights – Law and Practice (v) International Business-Laws and Practices

CS Professional New Syllabus Exam Schedule

Date	Day	New Syllabus
01/06/2021	Tuesday	Governance, Risk Management, Compliances and Ethics
02/06/2021	Wednesday	Secretarial Audit, Compliance Management and Due Diligence
03/06/2021	Thursday	Corporate Funding and Listings in Stock Exchanges
04/06/2021	Saturday	Advanced Tax Laws
06/06/2021	Sunday	Corporate Restructuring, Insolvency, Liquidation and Winding-up
07/06/2021	Monday	Multidisciplinary Case Studies
08/06/2021	Tuesday	Drafting, Pleadings, and Appearances
09/06/2021	Wednesday	Resolution of Corporate Disputes, Non– Compliances and Remedies
10/06/2021	Thursday	3. Electives 1 out of below 8 subjects
		3.1. Banking Law and Practice
		3.2. Insurance– Law & Practice
		3.3. Intellectual Property Rights– Laws and Practices
		3.4. Forensic Audit
		3.5. Direct Tax Law & Practice
		3.6. Labour Laws & Practice
		3.7. Valuations & Business Modelling
		3.8. Insolvency – Law and Practice

ICSI CS Professional Exam Application Form 2021

ICSI released the CS Application Form for Professional Programme June 2021 session. The last date to fill CS Professional 2021 exam form is 25^th March 2021.

The amount of the Examination fee for CS Professional 2021 is Rs. 1200 per module till the last date without a late fee. After 25^th March 2021 and before April 10, 2021, a late fee of Rs 250 adds up to the above-mentioned fee of Rs 1200.

Follow the steps given below to fill the CS Professional Exam Form:

• Visit the official website of ICAI at icsi.in.
• Enter your username and password (obtained at the time of CS Professional registration)
• Click on Module->Enrolment->Enrolment Request.
• Now select the details like applied year, course, syllabus, etc. and then click on ‘Add Enrolment Request’
• Candidates will have to fill in important details like Country, Medium, and Combination of Modules and then click on ‘Next’.
• Then a confirmation page will be displayed where complete information will be shown and the candidate has to ensure that the details provided are correct, now click on ‘Confirm Application’.
• Then candidates will be required to pay the application fee through the preferred mode of payment and then proceed by clicking ‘Next’.
• Now download and print the application acknowledgment for future reference.

ICSI CS Professional Exam Programme

• The Registration Fee is Rs. 1500
• The Exemption from Foundation Examination Fee = Rs. 500
• The Exemption from the Professional Programme Examination Fee is Rs. 500
• The Tuition Fee is Rs. 9500
• The Total Fees for CS Professional Programme is 12000

ICSI CS Professional Syllabus 2021

It is essential for candidates to check the CS Professional Subjects for Dec 2021 before starting their preparation for the exam. The CS Professional 2021 syllabus contains the subjects and topics which they must cover to ace the exam.

There were alterations introduced in the ICSI CS Professional Syllabus such as a change in the name and contents of the paper, the introduction of the open-book method of examination, etc. Thus, candidates of CS Professional old, as well as new syllabus, should have a look at the same and prepare accordingly.

ICSI CS Professional Exam Pattern 2021

According to the revised exam pattern of CS Professional Exam 2021, there are 9 papers divided into 3 modules with the last paper being an elective paper. Check the full ICSI CS Professional 2021 Exam Pattern below:

Mode of Exam	Offline
Medium of Exam	English and Hindi (English is compulsory for Business Management, Ethics and Communication papers)
Number of Papers	9
Time limit	3 hours
Type of Questions	Long answer questions
Number of Questions	50 per paper
Marking Scheme	2 marks for every correct answer No negative marking for incorrect answers

Preparation Tips For CS Professional 2021 Exam

Preparing for CS Professional Exams can be stressful for all CS students. So, knowing how to prepare for CS Professional Exam is the key to avoiding stress and acing every single one of your exams. Many students work hard to get good marks, while others don’t and yet manage to score well during exams. There are also students who study hard but don’t get the desired percentage. 

How to prepare for CS Professional exams is a big question. Here are a few preparation tips to help students ace in exams:

• Know the CS Professional Syllabus and Exam Pattern
• Make A Study Schedule for CS Professional Exam
• Prepare with Best CS Professional Books 2021 And ICSI Study Materials
• Stay Focused & Motivated

CS Professional Admit Card 2021

Your Admit Card is generally issued 15 days before the commencement of the test date. You will be able to download the CS Professional Admit Card online mode. You have to download the CS Admit Card and take a printout of it. ICSI will not be going to send any hard copy of the admit card to you by post.

Steps to download CS Professional Admit card 2021

• Visit the official website of ICSI (http://icsi.indiaeducation.net/).
• Enter your 17-digit registration number and click on the ‘Get Admit Card’.
• The CS Professional 2021 admit card will be available on the screen.
• Download the admit card/ hall ticket and take at least 2-3 prints for future reference.

ICSI CS Professional 2021 Result

You will able to check the CS Professional Result from their official site. To check the CS Result, you need to log in by entering their Roll Number and 17-digit Registration number. You will see the marks obtained in each subject in the result.

ICSI CS Professional Cut Off Marks 2021

You should score a minimum of forty percent (40%) marks in each subject and fifty percent (50%) marks in the aggregate of all subjects to pass the CS Professional Exam

This can be well understood with the help of the table provided below:

Paper	Sectional Cut-Off	Overall Cut-Off
Advanced Company Law and Practice (old) or Governance, Risk Management, Compliances and Ethics (new)	40%	50%
Secretarial Audit, Compliance Management and Due Diligence (old) or Advanced Tax Laws (new)	40%
Corporate Restructuring, Valuation, and Insolvency (old) or Drafting, Pleadings, and Appearances (new)	40%
Information Technology and Systems Audit (old) or Secretarial Audit, Compliance Management and Due Diligence (new)	40%
Financial, Treasury, and Forex Management (old) or Corporate Restructuring, Insolvency, Liquidation & Winding-up (new)	40%
Ethics, Governance, and Sustainability (old) or Resolution of Corporate Disputes, Non-Compliances & Remedies (new)	40%
Advanced Tax Laws and Practice (old) or Corporate Funding & Listings in Stock Exchanges (new)	40%
Drafting, Appearances, and Pleadings (old) or Multidisciplinary Case Studies (new)	40%
Elective Paper	40%

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