It is mandatory to complete 15 months apprenticeship training under the company secretary in practice. it is better to go with PCS compared with company.
31 August 2011
Updated New Company Secretary Training Provisions
1. Applicability: Students enrolled for Company Secretary (CS) course on or after 1 st September 2009.
2. Student Induction Program (SIP): Students shall complete SIP Within 6 months of Registration for CS Executive Programme. SIP is a 7 full days training programme (introduced for the very first time). SIP will be conducted by ICSI's Regional Councils like NIRC, SIRC, EIRC & WIRC and 'A' & 'B' grade Chapters as provided inwww. icsi .e du. To register for SIP, only physical application shall be made to the nearest ICSI chapter along with a fees of Rs. 1,000/-
3. Executive Development Program (EDP): EDP is the new name of erstwhile Training Orientation Programme (TOP). EDP is a 8 full days (instead of 5 days as earlier) training programme. EDP as a pre-requisite for Training which shall be done after passing CS Executive Programme Exams remains as such. To register for EDP, only physical application shall be made to the nearest ICSI chapter along with a fees of Rs. 1,000/
4. Professional Development Program (PDP): PDP is the new name of erstwhile Academic Development Programme (ADP) which remains for the period of 25 hours. PDP's are the lectures, seminars, etc...conducted by ICSI on daily basis or weekend basis or half-day basis and will have PDP hours mentioned in it. PDP's will be counted after completion of Executive Development Programme (EDP) and during the course of CS Training. It shall be completed before applying for ACS Membership.
5. Wholly/Partly with PCS/Company: The existing 15 month Training Programme remains as such. ICSI has specifically mentioned that Students are free to undergo training wholly or partly with Practising Company Secretary or Registered Companies.
6. RoC/Stock Exchange Training: The 15 day RoC or Specialised Institutions training on completion of 12 months of CS Training remains as such.
7. Management Skills Orientation Programme (MSOP): MSOP, the erstwhile Secretarial Modular Training Programme (SMTP) or Residential Secretarial Modular Training Programme (RSMTP) @ ICSI-CCGRT remains for 15 full days at the ICSI's Regional Councils. MSOP shall be completed after passing CS Professional Programme exams.
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