Introduction of New Syllabus Foundation Programme Examinations

Introduction of New Syllabus Foundation Programme Examinations from June 2018 Session

The Foundation Programme being the entry level to the Company Secretaryship Course and gateway to the profession of Company Secretaries, the Syllabus Review Committee based on the feedback received from various stakeholders has completed the formulation of detailed contents of the Foundation Programme.

Salient Features and Requirements

The salient features of the new syllabus for the same is summarized below :-

1. Effective date for New Syllabus

• The new syllabus of Foundation Programme will be effective from 1st April 2017.
• There are four subjects under the new syllabus viz.

PAPER 1: BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT AND LAW

PAPER 2: BUSINESS MANAGEMENT, ETHICS & ENTREPRENEURSHIP

PAPER 3: BUSINESS ECONOMICS

PAPER 4: FUNDAMENTALS OF ACCOUNTING AND AUDITING

2. First Examination

First examination under this new syllabus will be held from June 2018 session of CS examinations.

3. Switchover to new syllabus

The automatic switchover of all such Old Syllabus students has been affected in the system and no exemptions will be effected for any subject. This means that if any student has scored 60% above marks in any of the examinations, no exemption will be provided, as the same has been stand cancelled by the notification by ICSI. The details of the notification can be found on the following link - http://icsi.examresults.net/files/feb_2018/icsi_ss.pdf

• The mode of examination will be Computer based MCQs.

• The students under Syllabus (2012) compulsorily switched over to Syllabus (2017) would be provided with Study Material free of cost for Foundation Programme under Syllabus (2017) in their respective subjects.

For any general clarification/ information on the matter, students may please contact at switchover@icsi.edu or at Phone number 0120-6204999, 3314111