CS Syllabus 2023 - Delhi

A new CS syllabus for the online Company Secretaries Executive Entrance Test (CSEET) has been released by the Institute of Companies Secretaries of India (ICSI).

The CSEET syllabus has been updated as follows:
Business Communication – 50 Marks.
Legal Aptitude, Logical Reasoning, & Quantitative Aptitude – 50 Marks.
Economic & Business Environment – 50 Marks.
Current Affairs – 20 Marks.
ICSI CS Executive Exam Syllabus
The syllabus for CS Executive exam group 1 is as follows:
Paper 1 includes:
Jurisprudence
Interpretation
General Laws
Paper 2 includes:
Company Law – Principles & Concepts ( 60 marks )
Company Administration and meetings ( 40 marks )
Paper 3 includes:
Setting up of business ( 60 marks )
Industrial labour laws ( 40 marks )
Paper 4 includes:
Corporate Accounting ( 60 marks )
Financial Management ( 40 marks )
Paper 5 includes:
Capital Market ( 40 marks )
Securities Laws ( 60 marks )
Paper 6 includes:
Economic and Commercial Laws ( 60 marks )
Intellectual Property Laws ( 40 marks )
Paper 7 includes:
Tax Laws: Direct Tax ( 60 marks )
Tax Laws: Indirect Tax ( 40 marks )
ICSI CS Professional Exam Syllabus
The syllabus for the CS Professional exam Group 1 is as follows:
Paper 1 includes:
Environmental Science and Governance Principles ( 65 marks )
Risk Management ( 20 marks )
Environment and Sustainability Reporting ( 15 marks )
Paper 2 includes:
Drafting & Conveyancing ( 70 marks )
Pleadings & Appearances ( 30 marks )
Paper 3 includes:
Compliance Management ( 40 marks )
Audit & Due Diligence ( 60 marks )

In Paper 4, an elective paper, students may select one of the following four options:
CSR & Social Governance; or
Internal and Forensic Audits; or
Intellectual Property Rights – Law & Practice; or
Artificial Intelligence, Data Analytics, and Cyber Security – Laws & Practice.
The syllabus for the CS Professional exam Group 2 is as follows:
Paper 5 includes:
Strategic Management ( 40 marks )
Corporate Finance ( 60 marks )
Paper 6 includes:
Corporate Restructuring ( 40 marks )
Valuation ( 20 marks )
Insolvency, liquidation, and winding up ( 40 marks )

Students may select one of the following from the list of five alternatives for Paper 7, an elective paper:
Arbitration, Mediation & Conciliation; or
Goods and Services Tax (GST) & Corporate Tax Planning; or
Labour Laws & Practice; or
Banking & Insurance – Laws & Practice; or
Insolvency and Bankruptcy – Law & Practice.