ICSI CS 2024 Executive Syllabus: Check Updated

Syllabus, Exam Pattern

Shruti Garg
Senior Execut ive
Updated on Feb 20, 2024 12:36 IST
ICSI prescribes the CS Executive syllabus. Candidates preparing for the CS
Executive exam can now check the detailed syllabus here. Know the
marking scheme, total marks, and paper wise contents here.

CS Executive Syllabus
The Institute of Company Secretaries of India prescribes the ICSI CS
Executive syllabus. Earlier, authorities released the revised ICSI CS
Executive syllabus (under 2022). Candidates willing to apply f or the
switchover f rom old syllabus (under 2017) to new syllabus (2022) can
apply online at icsi.edu. Candidates will be required to appear f or the pre-
examination test to become eligible to enroll f or the ICSI CS Executive

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exam under new syllabus 2022. Read this complete article to know the
detailed ICSI CS Executive Syllabus Under New Syllabus 2024 and Old
Syllabus 2017.

CS Executive 2024 Exam Pattern Highlights

Table below mentions the highlights of the CS Executive 2024 exam
pattern. Candidates can check the details in brief here:

Features Details
Mode of Exam Centre-based examination; Of f line
Duration of Exam Three hours f or each paper
Marks 100 marks f or each paper
Language of Question
English
Paper
Nature of questions MCQs and Descriptive
Pre-Examination Complete a Pre-Examination Test to
Requirement become eligible to Enroll
First Examination Under New
December 2023
Syllabus 2022
Last Attempt Under Old
June 2024
Syllabus 2017

Also Read: CS Executive Exam Pattern

ICSI CS Executive Exam Pattern: Group 1

Paper Number Subjects Marks

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 Jurisprudence,
1 Interpretation & General 100
Laws
Company Law &
Practice Part I –
Company Law – 60
Principles and
2
Concepts
Part II – Company
Administration & 40
Meetings
Setting Up of Business,
Industrial & Labour
60
Laws Part I – Setting Up
3
of Business
Part II – Industrial &
40
Labour Laws
Corporate Accounting
and Financial
60
Management Part I –
4 Corporate Accounting
Part II – Financial
40
Management

ICSI CS Executive Syllabus: Group 1

Paper 1: Jurisprudence, Interpretation, and General Laws

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 Interpretation of
Sources of Law Constitution of India
Statutes
Law relating to Civil
Administrative Laws Law of Torts
Procedure
Laws relating to Crime Law relating to Law relating to
and its Procedure Evidence Specif ic Relief
Law relating to
Law relating to
Arbitration, Mediation Indian Stamp Law
Limitation
and Conciliation
Law relating to Law relating to
Right to Inf ormation
Registration of Inf ormation
Law
Documents Technology
Law relating to
Law relating to Sale
Contract Law Negotiable
of Goods
Instruments

Paper 2: Company Law and Practice

Part I : Company Law–Principles & Concepts

Memorandum and
Legal Status and
Introduction to Articles of
Types of Registered
Company Law Association and its
Companies
Alteration
Shares and Share Members and Debt Instruments-
Capital-Concepts Shareholder Concepts
Accounts and
Charges Distribution of Prof its
Auditors

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 Compromise,
Arrangement and Inspection, Inquiry
Dormant Company
Amalgamations- and Investigation
Concepts

Part 2: Company Administration and Meetings

Board Composition
General Meetings Directors and Powers of the
Board
Corporate Social
Meetings of Board Annual Report-
Responsibility-
and its Committees Concepts
Concepts
Key Managerial
Personnel (KMP’s)
and their
Remuneration

Paper 3: Setting Up of Business, Industrial, and Labour Laws

Part I : Setting up of Business

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 Corporate Entities –
Companies: Types of
Corporate Business
Selection of Business Entities, Draf ting of Limited Liability
Organization Incorporation Partnership
Documents,
Formation and
Registration

Startups and its Micro, Small and Conversion of

Registration Medium Enterprises Business Entities
Non-Corporate Financial Services Business
Entities Organization Collaborations
Setting up of Branch
Setting up of Identif ying laws
Of f ice/ Liaison Of f ice/
Business outside applicable to various
Wholly owned
India and Issue Industries and their
Subsidiary by Foreign
Relating Thereto initial compliances
Company
Various Initial
Registrations and
Licenses

Part 2: Industrial and Labour Laws

Evaluation of Labour
Constitution and Law of Welf are &
Legislation and need
Labour Laws Working Condition
of Labour Code

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Law of Industrial Social Security
Law of Wages
Relations Legislations
Sexual Harassment of
Women at Workplace
(Prevention,
Prohibition and
Redressal) Act, 2013

Paper 4: Corporate Accounting and Financial Management

Part 1: Corporate Accounting

Introduction to Introduction to Accounting Standards
Accounting Corporate Accounting (AS)
Accounting f or Share Accounting f or Related Aspects of
Capital Debentures Company Accounts
Consolidation of Financial Statement
Cash Flows
Accounts Analysis
Forecasting Financial
Statements

Part 2: Financial Management

Introduction Time Value of Money Capital Budgeting

Cost of Capital Capital Structure Dividend Decisions

Working Capital Operational Approach

Security Analysis
Management to Financial Decision

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ICSI CS Executive Exam Pattern: Group 2
Paper
Subjects Marks
Number
Capital Market & Securities Laws Part I – Capital
40
5 Market
Part II – Securities Laws 60
Economic, Commercial and Intellectual Property
60
6 Laws Part I – Economic & Commercial Laws
Part II – Intellectual Property Laws 40
Tax Laws & Practice Part I - Direct Tax 60
7
Part II - Indirect Tax 40

ICSI CS Executive Syllabus: Group 2

Paper 5- Capital Market and Securities Law

Part 1: Capital Market

Securities Contracts
Basics of Capital Secondary Market in
(Regulations) Act
Market India
1956
Laws Governing to
Securities and
Depositories and Securities Market
Exchange Board of
Depository Intermediaries
India
Participants

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International Financial
Services Centres
Authority (IFSCA)

Part 2: Securities Laws

Issue and Listing of Listing Obligations and
Issue of Securities –
Non-Convertible Disclosure
Concepts
Securities Requirements
Prohibition of
Acquisition of Shares Fraudulent and Unf air
Prohibition of Insider
and Takeovers – Trade Practices
Trading
Concepts Relating to Securities
Market
Delisting and Buyback
Collective Investment
of Securities – Mutual Funds
Schemes
Concepts

Paper 6- Economic, Commercial and Intellectual Property Law

Part 1- Economic & Commercial Laws

Foreign Direct
Law relating Foreign Overseas Direct
Investments –
Exchange Management Investment
Regulations & Policy

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 Law relating to
External Commercial Foreign Trade Policy & Special Economic
Borrowings (ECB) Procedure Zones

Law relating to Foreign Law relating to

Prevention of Money
Contribution Fugitive Economic
Laundering
Regulation Of f enders
Law relating to Benami
Law relating to
Transactions & Competition Law
Consumer Protection
Prohibition
Real Estate Regulation
Legal Metrology
and Development Law

Part 2: Intellectual Property Laws

Law relating to Law relating to Trade Law relating to
Patents Marks Copyright
Law relating to
Law relating to
Geographical
Industrial Designs
Indications of Goods

Paper 7- Tax Laws and Practice

Part 1: Direct Tax

Incomes which do not
Direct Tax at a Basic Concept of
f orm part of Total
Glance Income Tax
Income

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 Prof its and Gains
Income under the Income under the
f rom Business and
Head Salary Head House Property
Prof ession
Clubbing provisions
Income f rom Other and Set Of f and / or
Capital Gains
Sources Carry Forward of
Losses
Computation of Total
Classif ication and Tax
Income and Tax
Deductions Incidence on
Liability of various
Companies
entities
Procedural
Compliance

Part 2: Indirect Tax (GST & Customs)

Concept of Indirect Basics of Goods and Levy and Collection of
Taxes at a Glance Services Tax ‘GST’ GST
Input Tax Credit & Procedural
Time, Value & Place
Computation of GST Compliance under
of Supply
Liability GST
Overview of Customs
Act

ICSI CS Executive Syllabus: Switchover from Old

Syllabus (Under 2017) to New Syllabus (Under 2022)
Registered candidates will be able to apply f or the switchover f rom old
syllabus to new syllabus once the window is active. Candidates willing to

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appear f or the CS Executive exam as per the new syllabus must check f or
the paper-wise exemption details here.

Paper-wise Exemption Details for Executive Programme

Executive Programme

Paperwise Exemption Under

Existing Syllabus (2017)
New Syllabus (2022)
Module 1

Jurisprudence, Interpretation & Group 1, Paper 1 - Jurisprudence,

General Laws Interpretation & General Laws
Group 1, Paper 2 - Company Law
Company Law
& Practice
Group 1, Paper 3 - Setting up of
Setting up of Business Entities
Business, Industrial & Labour
and Closure
Laws
Group 2, Paper 7 - Tax Laws &
Tax Laws Practice

Module 2

Group 1, Paper 4 - Corporate

Corporate and Management
Accounting and Financial
Accounting
Management
Group 2, Paper 5 - Capital Market
Securities Laws & Capital Markets
& Securities Laws
Group 2, Paper 6 - Economic,
Economic, Business and
Commercial and Intellectual
Commercial Laws
Property Laws

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 Group 1, Paper 4 - Corporate
Financial and Strategic
Accounting and Financial
Management
Management

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