Will you please give me general procedure for admission in Company Secretary Course???

Company Secretary (CS) is a course which one of the most sought after courses in India. This course is administered and controlled by The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI).

Company Secretary Course is separated into to 3 stages:-
Foundation Program
Executive Program
Professional Program

Eligibility Criteria for CS
-The basic eligibility needed to join the Foundation course for CS is 10+2 or an equivalent course.
-Students from any stream, except for Fine Arts can join the CS course.
-Candidate who are about to pass the 10+2 course with in 6 months time can also join the Foundation course, with the proof of clearing the examination.

Admission Procedure for CS
-For admission to the CS course the students initially have to fill the application form.
-This is available along with the Prospectus from the ICSI.
-The candidates who are interested to join can obtain the form by sending a Rs200/- through cash payment.
-They can also send a DD of Rs250/- drawn in favor of “The Institute of Company Secretaries of India”. The DD must be payable at New Delhi.

Important Dates:
-The students desirous of joining the course can apply for admission to the course throughout the year.
-The candidates will have to pass the Foundation examination with in the time limit of 3 years from the period of admission.
-The exam for the Foundation course is held in the month of December and June every year.
-The candidates have to register with the ICSI before 9 months prior to the exam.
-The bare minimum period of the course is 8 months.

CS course curriculum

Subjects of study for the Foundation Course are:
English and Business Communication (FCEBC)
Basic Economics and Business Environment (FCBE-BE)
Financial Accounting (FCFA)
Elements of Business Laws and Management
Information Systems and Quantitative Techniques (FCISQT)

Intermediate Course Key Subjects / Topics of Study:

Group-I

Company Accounts and Cost & Management Accounting (ICA & CMA)
General Laws and Commercial Laws (IGCL)
Management Information Systems and Corporate Communication (IMIS & CC)
Tax Laws (ITL)

Group-II

Company Law (ICL)
Company Secretarial Practice (ICSP)
Economic, Labour and Industrial Laws (IELIL)
Securities Laws and Regulation of Financial Markets (ISL & RFM)

Final Course for Company Secretary

-In the CS Final Course, there are basically 9 subjects.
-These are arranged into 3 groups which include 3 papers of 100 marks each.

Group I:

Advanced Company Law and Practice (FACLP)
Secretarial Management and Systems Audit (FSMSA)
Secretarial Practice relating to Economic Laws and Drafting and Conveyance (FSPELDC)

Group II:

Banking and Insurance-Law and Practice (FBILP)
Corporate Restructuring-Law and Practice (FCRLP)
Financial, Treasury and Forex Management (FFTFM)

Group III:

Direct and Indirect Taxation-Law and Practice (FDITLP)
Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations (FHRMIR)
World Trade Organization-International Trade, Joint Ventures and Foreign Collaborations (FWTO)