CSEET AND EXECUTIVE PREPARATION
CSEET and CS Executive: a clear route into company secretaryship
Explore the current Company Secretary entry route and the Executive subjects that follow it. Build confidence in business communication, accounts, economics and law, then connect those foundations to corporate, financial and regulatory study.
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CSEET / CS Executive at a glance
Official information (opens in a new tab)Institute
Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI)
Entry test
Restructured CSEET from June 2026 onwards
CSEET mode
Centre-based examination
CSEET papers
Four papers of 100 marks each
Executive stage
Syllabus 2022: seven papers in two groups
Before enrolment
Check entry/exemptions, induction and pre-exam conditions
Who this is for
Eligible learners considering ICSI's Company Secretary course. CSEET is the entry test unless a current exemption applies. New admissions to the former CS Foundation Programme were discontinued; this existing page address is retained for continuity.
Clear communication. Sound judgement. A stronger professional foundation.
Understand the route before choosing your study plan
CSEET and Executive are separate stages with different assessment demands. Start with the stage you actually need.
A current entry route
CSEET replaced new admissions to the former CS Foundation Programme.
Communication and accounts
Connect a clear business explanation with the facts and figures behind it.
Law in context
Ask which provision applies, why it applies and what follows from it.
A staged progression
Move from entry foundations to Executive and later Professional requirements.
Exam pattern overview
Understand the structure so you can plan your preparation.
CSEET: Papers 1–3
Communication, Accounting, and Economic/Business Environment
Each subjective paper: 3 hours, 100 marks
CSEET: Paper 4
Business Laws and Management
OMR-based paper: 2 hours, 100 marks
Executive: Group 1
Four papers across law, business set-up and accounts/finance
Executive: Group 2
Three papers across capital markets, commercial/IP law and tax
The June 2026-onwards CSEET is not the older two-hour, remote-proctored four-part test. Follow the restructured syllabus and check Student Induction Programme requirements. Executive uses its own Syllabus 2022 papers and enrolment/pre-exam conditions. Check the institute's enrolment notice, syllabus, applicable amendments, exemptions and training requirements for your own examination term. Passing an examination is not the same as completing all qualification or membership requirements.
Official sources checked : ICSI restructured CSEET official information (opens in a new tab) · ICSI restructured CSEET academics (opens in a new tab) · ICSI Executive and Professional Syllabus 2022 (opens in a new tab) · ICSI annual report: Foundation entry discontinued (opens in a new tab)
Subjects and preparation areas
Choose CSEET or Executive below. The entry map follows the four restructured papers; the Executive map covers the seven paper areas, with Company Law and Tax shown together as clearly separate areas on a retained legacy topic link.
CSEET (Entrance)
From June 2026: four centre-based 100-mark papers; the first three are subjective and the fourth is OMR-based. Check induction and enrolment requirements.
Business Communication
Restructured Paper 1: subjective communication paper.
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Fundamentals of Accounting
Restructured Paper 2: subjective accounting paper.
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Economic and Business Environment
Restructured Paper 3: subjective economics and business-environment paper.
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Business Laws and Management
Restructured Paper 4: OMR assessment of business law and management.
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Executive Programme
Syllabus 2022 has seven papers: four in Group 1 and three in Group 2. The retained Company Law and Tax card groups two separate paper areas; it is not a combined official paper.
Company Law and Tax
Two separate Syllabus 2022 areas: Company Law and Practice (Group 1) and Tax Laws and Practice (Group 2).
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Accounting and Financial Management
Corporate Accounting and Financial Management, Group 1.
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Jurisprudence, Interpretation and General Laws
Group 1: legal foundations and interpretation.
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Setting Up of Business, Industrial and Labour Laws
Group 1: business forms, set-up requirements and labour frameworks.
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Capital Market and Securities Laws
Group 2: capital markets and securities regulation.
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Economic, Commercial and Intellectual Property Laws
Group 2: business regulation and intellectual-property frameworks.
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This map is a discovery guide, not a substitute for the official syllabus. Eligibility, subject choices and selection rules can differ by cycle or programme.
Try a sample lessonA simple preparation path
Build understanding first. Practise regularly, review your mistakes and keep improving.
- 1
Confirm entry route or exemption
- 2
Study the restructured CSEET areas
- 3
Practise written reasoning and the OMR format
- 4
Build an Executive group plan
- 5
Review cases, calculations and applicable amendments
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CSEET / CS Executive FAQ
Clear answers to common preparation questions.
Can I newly enrol in CS Foundation?
No. New admissions to the former Foundation Programme were discontinued in 2020. This page uses the existing cs-foundation address, but its current entry content is CSEET and Executive—not an active Foundation admission offer.
What changed in CSEET from June 2026?
The restructured test is centre-based and has four 100-mark papers. Business Communication, Fundamentals of Accounting, and Economic and Business Environment are subjective three-hour papers; Business Laws and Management is a two-hour OMR paper.
Is Logical Reasoning still a separate restructured CSEET part?
No. Do not reuse the old Legal Aptitude/Logical Reasoning and Current Affairs/Quantitative Aptitude four-part structure as the current syllabus. Follow the restructured four-paper curriculum.
How many papers are there at Executive?
Syllabus 2022 has seven papers across two groups: four in Group 1 and three in Group 2. Executive has its own examination and enrolment conditions, separate from CSEET.
Can I skip CSEET because of another qualification?
Some institute-specified qualifications can provide an exemption or other entry route. Check ICSI's current rules and your exact qualification before choosing a route; this page does not determine an individual exemption.
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