The Company Secretary (CS) Executive exam is conducted by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI). It is the second stage of the CS course, designed for aspiring company secretaries who have completed the CS Executive Entrance Test (CSEET) or meet the eligibility criteria for direct entry.
The CS Executive June 2025 exam marks an important phase in the journey of aspiring Company Secretaries, as it will be conducted under the New Syllabus 2022. This exam serves as the gateway to the CS Professional level, making it essential for candidates to have a strong grasp of legal, financial, and regulatory aspects of corporate governance. With a structured exam pattern, including a mix of descriptive and MCQ-based papers, candidates must focus on conceptual clarity and practical application. Proper planning, time management, and consistent practice with ICSI study materials will play a key role in achieving success in this exam.
Below we've mentioned the key highlights of the ICSI CS Executive June 2025:
ICSI CS Executive June 2025 Highlights | |
Feature | Details |
Conducting Body | Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) |
Exam Mode | Offline (Centre-based) |
Exam Duration | 3 Hours per paper |
Total Marks | 100 marks per paper |
Language | English |
Question Type | MCQs and Descriptive |
Eligibility | CSEET Qualified / Direct Entry for Graduates |
Pre-Examination Requirement | Mandatory Pre-Examination Test |
First Exam Under New Syllabus 2022 | June 2023 |
Last Attempt Under Old Syllabus 2017 | December 2024 |
Candidates must fulfill one of the following criteria to be eligible for CS Executive June 2025:
Qualified CS Executive Entrance Test (CSEET)
Direct Entry Scheme:
Graduates (except Fine Arts)
Postgraduates
Candidates who have passed the ICAI Final or CMA Final
Additionally, candidates must complete the pre-examination test before enrolling for the CS Executive exam.
The CS Executive 2025 exam will be conducted as a center-based offline examination. Below are the key highlights:
ICSI CS Executive Exam Pattern 2025 | |
Feature | Details |
Mode of Exam | Centre-based examination (Offline) |
Duration of Exam | Three hours per paper |
Marks per Paper | 100 marks |
Language of Paper | English |
Nature of Questions | MCQs and Descriptive |
Pre-Examination Requirement | Must pass a Pre-Examination Test |
First Exam Under New Syllabus (2022) | June 2023 |
Last Attempt Under Old Syllabus (2017) | December 2024 |
ICSI has shared the new CS Executive syllabus 2025 on their website. It tells you what you'll study, the main topics, and even the smaller details for each exam paper. If you're getting ready for the exam, you can find the 2025 syllabus details in the table below.
Check the table below for the CS Executive Syllabus 2025 for Module I:
CS Executive Syllabus 2025 Module I | ||
Old Syllabus | New Syllabus | Marks |
Tax Laws & Practice | Tax Laws | 100 |
Company Law | Jurisprudence, Interpretation & General Laws | 100 |
Cost & Management Accounting | Company Law | 100 |
Economic & Commercial Laws | Setting up of Business Entities and Closure | 100 |
The following table provides the CS Executive Syllabus 2025 for Module II:
CS Executive Syllabus 2025 Module II | ||
Old Syllabus | New Syllabus | Marks |
Company Accountants and Auditing Practices | Corporate & Management Accounting | 100 |
Industrial, Labor and General Laws | Economic, Business and Commercial Laws | 100 |
Financial and Strategic Management | Financial and Strategic Management | 100 |
Capital Markets and Securities Laws | Securities Laws & Capital Markets | 100 |
Check the below table for Updated ICSI CS Executive New Syllabus (2022):
ICSI CS Executive New Syllabus | |||
Paper No. | Group 1 | Paper No | Group 2 |
1. | Jurisprudence, Interpretation & General Laws (100 Marks) | 5. | Capital Market & Securities Laws Part I – Capital Market (40 Marks) Part II – Securities Laws (60 Marks) |
2. | Company Law & PracticePart I – Company Law – Principles and Concepts (60 Marks)Part II – Company Administration & Meetings (40 Marks) | 6. | Economic, Commercial and Intellectual Property Laws Part I – Economic & Commercial Laws (60 Marks) Part II – Intellectual Property Laws (40 Marks) |
3. | Setting Up of Business, Industrial & Labour LawsPart I – Setting Up of Business (60 Marks)Part II – Industrial & Labour Laws (40 Marks) | 7. | Tax Laws & Practice Part I - Direct Tax (60 Marks) Part II - Indirect Tax (40 Marks) |
4. | Corporate Accounting and Financial ManagementPart I – Corporate Accounting (60 Marks)Part II – Financial Management (40 Marks) |
Check the paper-wise topics of CS Executive Syllabus 2022 in the table below:
ICSI CS Executive New Syllabus (2022) Paper-Wise | |
Module 1- Paper 1- Jurisprudence, Interpretation and General Laws (Max Marks 100) | |
Sources of Law | Law relating to Specific Relief |
Constitution of India | Law relating to Arbitration, Mediation and Conciliation |
Interpretation of Statutes | Indian Stamp Law |
Administrative Laws | Law relating to Registration of Documents |
Law of Torts | Right to Information Law |
Law relating to Civil Procedure | Law relating to Information Technology |
Laws relating to Crime and its Procedure | Contract Law |
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 | Law relating to Sale of Goods |
Law relating to Evidence | Law relating to Negotiable Instruments |
Law relating to Limitation | |
Module 1- Paper 2 Company Law (Max Marks 100) | |
Part 1 Company Law–Principles & Concepts | |
Introduction to Company Law | Distribution of Profits |
Shares and Share Capital-Concepts | Dormant Company |
Charges | Memorandum and Articles of Association and its Alteration |
Compromise, Arrangement and Amalgamations-Concepts | Debt Instruments-Concepts |
Legal Status and Types of Registered Companies | Accounts and Auditors |
Members and Shareholder | Inspection, Inquiry and Investigation |
Part 2 Company Administration and Meetings | |
General Meetings | Corporate Social Responsibility-Concepts |
Meetings of Board and its Committees | Board Composition and Powers of the Board |
Key Managerial Personnel (KMP’s) and their Remuneration | Annual Report-Concepts |
Directors | |
Module 1- Paper 3 Setting up of Business Entities and Closure (Max Marks 100) | |
Part 1 Setting up of Business | |
Selection of Business Organization | Financial Services Organization |
Startups and its Registration | Setting up of Business outside India and Issue Relating Thereto |
Non-Corporate Entities | Limited Liability Partnership |
Setting up of Branch Office/ Liaison Office/ Wholly owned Subsidiary by Foreign Company | Conversion of Business Entities |
Various Initial Registrations and Licenses | Business Collaborations |
Corporate Entities – Companies: Types of Corporate Business Entities, Drafting of Incorporation Documents, Formation and Registration | Identifying laws applicable to various Industries and their initial compliances |
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises | |
Part 2 Industrial and Labour Laws | |
Constitution and Labour Laws | Law of wages |
Law of Industrial Relations | Law of Welfare & Working Condition |
Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 | Social Security Legislations |
Evaluation of Labour Legislation and need of Labour Code | |
Module 1- Paper 4 - Corporate Accounting and Financial Management (100 marks) | |
Part 1 Corporate Accounting | |
Introduction to Accounting | Accounting for Debentures |
Accounting for Share Capital | Financial Statement Analysis |
Consolidation of Accounts | Related Aspects of Company Accounts |
Forecasting Financial Statements | Cash Flows |
Introduction to Corporate Accounting | |
Part 2 Financial Management | |
Introduction | Security Analysis |
Cost of Capital | Capital Budgeting |
Working Capital Management | Dividend Decisions |
Time Value of Money | Operational Approach to Financial Decision |
Capital Structure | |
Module 2 Paper 5 - Capital market and securities law | |
Part 1 Capital Market | |
Basics of Capital Market | Laws Governing to Depositories and Depository Participants |
Securities and Exchange Board of India | Securities Contracts (Regulations) Act 1956 |
International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) | Securities Market Intermediaries |
Secondary Market in India | |
Part 2 Securities Law | |
Issue of Securities – Concepts | Mutual Funds |
Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers – Concepts | Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements |
Delisting and Buyback of Securities – Concepts | Prohibition of Fraudulent and Unfair Trade Practices Relating to Securities Market |
Issue and Listing of Non-Convertible Securities | Collective Investment Schemes |
Prohibition of Insider Trading | |
Module 2 - Paper - 6 - Economic, commercial and intellectual property laws | |
Part 1 Economic & Commercial Laws | |
Law relating Foreign Exchange Management | Prevention of Money Laundering |
External Commercial Borrowings (ECB) | Competition Law |
Law relating to Foreign Contribution Regulation | Real Estate Regulation and Development Law |
Law relating to Benami Transactions & Prohibition | Overseas Direct Investment |
Legal Metrology | Law relating to Special Economic Zones |
Foreign Direct Investments – Regulations & Policy | Law relating to Fugitive Economic Offenders |
Foreign Trade Policy & Procedure | Law relating to Consumer Protection |
Part 2 Intellectual Property Laws | |
Law relating to Patents | Law relating to Trade Marks |
Law relating to Geographical Indications of Goods | Law relating to Industrial Designs |
Law relating to Copyright | |
Module 2 - Paper 7 - Tax Laws and Practice (100 marks) | |
Part 1 Direct Tax | |
Direct Tax at a Glance | Income from Other Sources |
Income under the Head Salary | Computation of Total Income and Tax Liability of various entities |
Capital Gains | Incomes which do not form part of Total Income |
Deductions | Profits and Gains from Business and Profession |
Procedural Compliance | Clubbing provisions and Set Off and / or Carry Forward of Losses |
Basic Concept of Income Tax | Classification and Tax Incidence on Companies |
Income under the Head House Property | |
Part 2 Indirect Tax (GST & Customs) | |
Concept of Indirect Taxes at a Glance | Input Tax Credit & Computation of GST Liability |
Time, Value & Place of Supply | Levy and Collection of GST |
Overview of Customs Act | Procedural Compliance under GST |
Basics of Goods and Services Tax ‘GST’ |
If you were studying the 2017 syllabus and are now switching to the 2022 syllabus, here are the paper-wise exemptions that apply to you.
ICSI CS Executive Syllabus Paper-Wise Exemption | |
Module 1 | |
Jurisprudence, Interpretation & General Laws | Group 1, Paper 1 - Jurisprudence, Interpretation & General Laws |
Company Law | Group 1, Paper 2 - Company Law & Practice |
Setting up of Business Entities and Closure | Group 1, Paper 3 - Setting up of Business, Industrial & Labour Laws |
Tax Laws | Group 2, Paper 7 - Tax Laws & Practice |
Module 2 | |
Corporate and Management Accounting | Group 1, Paper 4 - Corporate Accounting and Financial Management |
Securities Laws & Capital Markets | Group 2, Paper 5 - Capital Market & Securities Laws |
Economic, Business and Commercial Laws | Group 2, Paper 6 - Economic, Commercial and Intellectual Property Laws |
Financial and Strategic Management | Group 1, Paper 4 - Corporate Accounting and Financial Management |
Check the below table for CS Executive Exam Pattern 2025:
CS Executive Exam Pattern (2022 Syllabus) | ||||
Group | Paper no. | Paper Type | Papers | Marks |
Group 1 | 1 | 20% Objective and 80% descriptive | Jurisprudence, Interpretation & General Laws | 100 Marks |
2 | Company Law & PracticePart I – Company Law – Principles and Concepts (60 marks)Part II - Company Administration and Meetings (40 marks) | 100 Marks | ||
3 | Setting Up of Business, Industrial & Labour LawsPart I – Setting Up of Business (60 Marks)Part II – Industrial & Labour Laws (40 Marks) | 100 Marks | ||
4 | 100% descriptive | Corporate Accounting and Financial ManagementPart I – Corporate Accounting (60 Marks)Part II – Financial Management (40 Marks) | 100 Marks | |
Group 2 | 5 | 20% Objective and 80% descriptive | Capital Market & Securities LawsPart I – Capital Market (40 Marks)Part II – Securities Laws (60 Marks) | 100 Marks |
6 | Economic, Commercial and Intellectual Property LawsPart I – Economic & Commercial Laws (60 Marks)Part II – Intellectual Property Laws (40 Marks) | 100 Marks | ||
7 | Tax Laws & PracticePart I - Direct Tax (60 Marks)Part II - Indirect Tax (40 Marks) | 100 Marks |
The ICSI CS Executive 2025 syllabus is designed to provide a comprehensive understanding of corporate governance, business laws, and financial management. Aspirants must go through each paper thoroughly and ensure they complete the Pre-Examination Test to be eligible for enrollment. Staying updated with regulatory changes will also help candidates in their CS journey.