CS Entrance 2023

According to the latest news, the CS Foundation program has been replaced with the CS Executive Entrance Test (CSEET) for candidates seeking to pursue a career in CS receive training from the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI). There are three levels of training to be completed by the aspirants. When all three levels are completed, candidates are granted a certificate allowing them to practice Company Secretaryship (CS) as a profession.

The ICSI was formed under the Company Secretaries Act in 1980 and is a government-recognised body that provides seats for Company Secretaries posts in India. The Company Law Board introduced the course of Company Secretaryship in 1960. In 1968, the ICSI was created to conduct the exam instead of the Company Law Board. Check this webpage to get all details about the ICSI CS entrance application form, eligibility criteria, exam dates, result details and more.

CS Entrance 2023 Exam Brochure

The official notification of the CSEET Exam 2023 will be available soon.

CS entrance registration for the November session ended on October 15, 2022. The exam was held on November 14, 2022. CSEET results were announced on November 21, 2022 (direct link here).

Currently, there is no official schedule released for CS Entrance 2023; however, you can check the table given below to know the important dates for the CSEET exam to have an idea of when the test will likely be conducted:

Exam Particulars	Important Dates
Application Form Release Date	October 15, 2022
Admit Card	November 2, 2022
Exam Date	November 14, 2022
Result Date	November 21, 2022

The following points highlight the eligibility criteria for the CS Entrance exam 2022, and the same will likely be followed for CS Entrance 2023 exam:

• Educational Qualification: Candidates who have passed/are appearing in the 10+2 exam were eligible to apply for the November 2022 CSEET exam.
• Age Limit: No age limit restrictions apply to the candidates.
• Mandates: Graduates and postgraduates must also pass the CSEET exam before registering for the CS Executive exam.

Candidates are required to register on the official website before taking the exam. Find below the details of the registration process. CSEET registrations remain open four times a year. 

How to Fill CSEET Application Form?

• 1st Step: For registration, the first step is to visit the official website of ICSI.
• 2nd Step: Select CSEET by Clicking on the online services link ( click on ‘Online Services’ visible on the menu bar and select the option of ‘Register’ for CSEET. 
• 3rd Step: Now check all the document boxes and click on the option ‘Proceed for registration.
• 4th Step: Preview the entire application to check all details added are correct and confirm the application form.
• 5th Step: Fill in all the required details and upload the scanned copy of the mandatory documents.
• 6th Step: Fee payable comes up on the screen. Select the payment method, make the payment and download the receipt for future reference.

Note: On successful payment of the CSEET exam, it is confirmed and intimated through email or SMS on the registered email id/mobile number. A CSEET exam schedule is sent through the same.

Documents Required to Register for CSEET 2023

The list of documents to be uploaded during the registration is given below:

• Signature of the candidate (size 10kb to 20kb)
• Photograph of the candidate (size 20kb to 50kb)
• DOB Certificate (10th pass certificate)
• Admit Card/Hall Ticket for 10+2 Examinations (if pursuing) or 10+2 Pass Certificate/Marks Card (if already passed)
• Category Certificate (if applicable)
• Identity proof (Aadhar card/voter ID/passport/pan card/driving license/ration card)

CS Executive Entrance Test consists of four papers. Each paper contains multiple types of questions with one or more marks, each with four options and one right answer. In addition to the objective-type/multiple-choice questions, the Institute will also administer a viva-voce to test listening, written, and interpersonal communication skills. There will be 120 minutes for the test and 15 minutes for the viva-voce on Presentation and Communication Skills.

Computer-based Test (CBT): A 120-minute test will be conducted at designated test centres. The computer-based test (CBT) will follow the MCQ format. The details are given in the following table:

Subject	No. of Questions	Marks
Business Communication	35	50
Legal Aptitude and Logical Reasoning	35	50
Economic and Business Environment	35	50
Current Affairs	15	20
TOTAL	120	170

Viva-Voce: The Presentation and Communication Skills (Viva Voce) test will occur simultaneously with or immediately after the online computer-based test (CBT). This exam is conducted through artificial intelligence (AI) or recorded videos at designated test centres. The final score will be computed by summing the marks secured by candidates in the two tests (CBT and Viva-Voce) out of 200 marks.

In keeping with the institute’s vision for 2023, the ICSI has recently introduced some significant changes in the Company Secretarial course. A major change that the institute revealed is that the Foundation Programme has been removed and replaced with CSEET (CS Executive Entrance Test). All candidates must pass the CS Executive Entrance Test to register for the CS Executive Programme, except for a few exempted categories of candidates. Students appearing for CSEET will be examined in the following subjects:

Subjects Under ICSI CSEET

The subject-wise papers for the CSEET 2023 exam are:

• Paper 1: Business Communication 
• Paper 2: Legal Aptitude and Logical Reasoning 
• Paper 3: Economic and Business Environment
• Paper 4: Current Affairs, Presentation, and Communication Skills (Viva-Voce) 

CSEET Syllabus Paper 1 – Business Communication

Topics	Subtopics
Essentials of Good English	English Grammar and its usage-Noun, Pronouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs, Prepositions, Conjunctions, Interjection, Voice, Articles, Tenses, Prefix and Suffix, Punctuations, etc. Enriching Vocabulary-Choice of words, Synonyms, and Antonyms Common errors in English • Words with multiple meanings One word substitution Words frequently mis-spelt Homophones Idioms and phrases Proverbs Abbreviations Para jumbles Sentence completion Sentence arrangement Sentence correction Foreign words and phrases commonly used Comprehension of passage and art of Summarising
Communication	Concept of Communication, Meaning and Significance of Good Communication Business Communication- Principles and Process Means of Communication- Written, Oral, Visual, Audiovisual Choice of Modes of Communication Communication Networks- Vertical, Circuit, Chain, Wheel, Star Commonly used Mediums of Digital CommunicationEmail, SMS, Voice mail, Multimedia, Teleconferencing, Mobile Phone Conversation, Video Conferencing etc. Listening Skills-Types, Purpose, Steps to Effective Listening, Barriers to Effective Listening and Ways to overcome the Barriers Barriers to Effective Communication and Ways to overcome the Barriers
Business Correspondence	Business Letters – Its Essentials, Parts, Types, Salutations Positive Messages, Negative Messages and Persuasive Messages Business Reports, Inter and Intra-departmental Communication- Office Orders, Office Circulars, Memorandum, Office Notes, Management Information System (MIS) Concept of Web, Internet and E-correspondence Intranet- Benefit and Purpose Email – Features, Procedure to Write a Formal Email, Email Etiquettes Essential Elements of Email- Subject line, Formal Greeting, Target Audience (Reader), Clarity and Conciseness, Formal Closing, Proof reading, Feedback Advantages and Disadvantages of Email
Common Business Terminologies	Terms defined under various Laws, Rules and Regulations including Financial and Non-Financial terms and expressions.

Practicing sample papers before the exam is a must for every candidate. Embibe offers the sample question series for the ICSI CS entrance exam for. The list of subject-wise sample papers is given here in this table below:

Papers	Old Syllabus	New Syllabus
Paper-1	Get PDF	Get PDF
Paper-2	Get PDF	Get PDF
Paper-3	Get PDF	Get PDF
Paper-4	Get PDF	Get PDF

More details on CS Question papers can be found here.

ICSI also conducts mock tests to help candidates understand the exam pattern. Candidates registered for the CSEET exam have to attend the mock test mandatorily before appearing for the exam. The mock test dates are released a few days before the examination. 

Embibe also offers the CS Entrance mock tests for. To get good marks in the upcoming CS Entrance exam, candidates must avail the CS Entrance mock tests here.

Here are some of the ICSI CS exam preparation tips that candidates should follow to obtain the maximum score in their CS entrance exam:

• Establish a clear study plan: A clear study plan is the best way to prepare for any entrance exam. Candidates can make their study plans based on the four papers of the CSEET exam. Each paper can also be allocated a specific time in a daily or weekly schedule. The week starts with Legal Aptitude and Logical Reasoning on Monday, Business Communication on Tuesday, Economic and Business Environment on Wednesday, and Current Affairs viva on Thursday.

• Have a clear idea about the CSEET syllabus and exam pattern: Before starting the exam preparation, candidates must thoroughly go through the CSEET exam syllabus. It will help the candidates to know what all topics and subtopics are to be covered in the exam. Along with the syllabus, candidates must also know the CSEET exam pattern to get thoroughly acquainted with the intriguing details of the exam, such as total time, the number of questions, type of questions, etc.

• Test your preparations by taking mock tests: Candidates appearing for the entrance exam can take the help of the CSEET mock tests to get a better idea about the actual exam. It helps the students to familiarise themselves with the CSEET exam pattern. The mock tests for the entrance exam are available on the official website of ICSI.
• Take the help of the CSEET bulletin and refer to some good study materials: The ICSI has made the reference reading material for CSEET available on its official website. It also releases the monthly CSEET bulletin along with the study material. The monthly bulletin contains information about the latest developments and topics on various papers and other important information about the CSEET exam.

ICSI CS November exam session admit card was made available on November 2, 2022. This section will highlight the essential details of the ICSI CS Entrance admit card 2022.

How to Download ICSI CS Entrance Admit Card?

• 1st Step: Visit the official website of ICSI: www.icsi.edu
• 2nd Step: Click on the link which says “Download CSEET admit card”
• 3rd Step: The official page redirection to the ICSI webpage will take place.
• 4th Step: Enter the CSEET unique request ID and date of birth and submit
• 5th Step: After checking whether all the details are mentioned properly or not, candidates must download the CSEET admit card for future reference.

Given below are the zonal exam centres of CSEET Exam 2023:

East	North	South	West
Bhagalpur Bhubaneswar I Bhubaneswar Ii Bokaro Dhanbad Guwahati Hooghly Howrah Imphal Jamshedpur Kolkata Zone-I Kolkata Zone-Ii Kolkata Zone-Iii Kolkata Zone-Iv Kolkata Zone-V Patna Ranchi Rourkela Sambalpur Siliguri	Agra Ajmer Aligarh Alwar Ambala Amritsar Bareilly Beawar Bhilwara Bhiwani Bikaner Chandigarh Chittorgarh Dehradun Delhi (e) Delhi (n) Delhi (s) Delhi (w) Faridabad Ghaziabad Gorakhpur Gurugram Hisar Jaipur Jalandhar Jammu Jhansi Jhunjhunu Jodhpur Kanpur Karnal Kota Lucknow Ludhiana Mathura Meerut Modinagar Moradabad Muzaffarnagar Noida Pali Panipat Patiala Prayagraj Rewari Rohtak Shimla Sikar Sonepat Srinagar Udaipur Varanasi Yamuna Nagar	Ballary Belagavi Bengaluru Zone I Bengaluru Zone Ii Bengaluru Zone Iii Bengaluru Zone Iv Chennai Zone I Chennai Zone Ii Chennai Zone Iii Chennai Zone Iv Chennai Zone V Chennai Zone Vi Chennai Zone Vii Coimbatore Ernakulam erode Guntur-Amaravati Hubli-Dharwad Hyderabad Zone I Hyderabad Zone Ii Hyderabad Zone Iii Kanchipuram Kannur Kollam Kottayam Kozhikode Madurai Mangaluru Mysuru Nellore Palakkad Puducherry Salem Sirsi Thiruvananthapuram Thrissur Tiruchirapalli Tirunelveli Tiruppur Udupi Vijayawada Visakhapatnam	Ahmedabad Ahmednagar Akola Amravati Aurangabad Bhayander Bhilai Bhopal Bilaspur Chandrapur Dewas Dhar Gandhidham Gandhinagar Gwalior Indore Jabalpur Jalgaon Jamnagar Katni Kolhapur Latur Mumbai Zone-I Mumbai Zone-Ii Mumbai Zone-Iii Mumbai Zone-Iv Mumbai Zone-V Mumbai Zone-Vi Mumbai Zone Vii Mumbai Zone Viii Nagpur Nanded Nashik Navi Mumbai Zone I Navi Mumbai Zone Ii Panaji Pimpri-Chinchwad Pune Zone-I Pune Zone-Ii Pune Zone-Iii Pune Zone-Iv Raipur Rajkot Ratlam Sagar Satara Solapur Surat thane Zone-I thane Zone-Ii thane Zone-Iii thane Zone Iv Ujjain Vadodara Valsad Vapi

To know which exam centre you have been allocated, please refer to your admit card.

CS Entrance results for the November session got declared on November 21, 2022. This section will discuss all the details of the ICSI CS Entrance exam results in 2022.

Steps to Download ICSI CSEET Result 2023

• 1st Step: Go to ICSI’s official website (direct link here).
• 2nd Step: Select the ‘Result’ option on the home screen.
• 3rd Step: Enter your valid CSEET registration number and date of birth.
• 4th Step: Check the subject-wise grades and download and take a hard copy.

Important Points Regarding CSEET Result

• Candidates will be announced ‘PASS’ in CSEET Exam if they score 40% in each paper and 50% in the aggregate. 
• A CS qualification is now considered equivalent to a postgraduate degree by the University Grants Commission (UGC).
• ICSI will upload the e-Result-cum-Marks Statement of the CSEET result for future reference. 
• ICSI will not provide physical copies of the CSEET November 2021 results. As a result, candidates should check and download their results online.

The cut-off are the minimum marks required by a candidate to qualify the CSEET exam. Candidates shall be announced as ‘Pass’ in the CSEET exam if they achieve minimum and aggregate marks in each paper.

Paper-wise Passing Criteria 2023

Check the paper-wise passing criteria in this table below:

Papers	CS Entrance Cut-off Percentage	Aggregate Percentage
Business Environment and Law	40%	50%
Business Economics	40%
Business Management, Ethics and Entrepreneurship	40%
Fundamentals of Accounting and Auditing	40%

You can also check:

CS Entrance Answer Key	CS Entrance Important Topics
CS Entrance Books	CS Entrance Important Chapters

Following are some of the common questions on the CS Entrance 2023 exam that candidates can have on their minds:

Q.1: When will the admit card for CSEET November 2022 session be released?

Ans. The admit card for the CSEET November session was released on November 2, 2022. 

Q.2: Is there a negative marking for CSEET 2023?

Ans. No, negative marking is not applicable for incorrect answers in CSEET 2023. Candidates are awarded 1 and 2 marks for every correct answer.

Q.3: What are the cutoff marks for CSEET 2023?

Ans. Candidates must score at least 40% for CSEET CBT. 

Q.4: Who is exempted from CSEET Exam 2023?

Ans. Candidates who have already passed the CS Foundation Programme, ICMAI (The Institute of Cost Accountants of India), and ICAI (The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India) are exempted from appearing for CSEET. Candidates with these qualifications need not appear for the exam.

Q.5: How will ICSI conduct the CSEET exams in the January 2023 session?

Ans. ICSI may conduct the CSEET January 2023 session in remote proctored mode, and candidates will be allowed to appear in the exam from their home or another convenient place. However, an official declaration has yet to be made by the exam authorities.