As a qualified professional, a company secretary is required to perform the duties enumerated by the ICSI for organisations engaged in manufacturing or service for ensuring proper compliance with legal and taxation-related controls to be followed through the course of its operations.
[4] Otherwise, an undergraduate in any field of specialization from a recognized Institution or university with 50 percent or less should get qualified in Company Secretary Executive Entrance Test (CSEET).
However, if the marks are unable to meet the aggregate criteria in the required group, then they have failed the group and is unable to secure the aggregate until they are retested A Company Secretary needs to complete these mandatory trainings during the training period when Rs 10,000 per month stipend is given:[10][4][3] For getting a membership in the Institute of Company Secretaries of India, an aspirant must attend the Corporate Leadership Development Programme after the completion of three levels.
The examinations prepared by the ISCI at Executive and Professional levels are conducted two times in a year; in June and December.
The award of Fellowship in Junior Research or Assistant Professor as the degree holders of Company Secretary (CS) course are considered equivalent to Post Graduates by the UGC.