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CS - qualifications(?)

Max Payne (employed) (2574 Points)

25 April 2010

Hello friends

For long time I have seen people use qualification like

CS (Grad)

LCS

I was thinking that ACS or FCS would be the only qualification.....

Pls can any one tell me what CS(Grad) and LCS means and the difference between the 2 if any.....

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Saikat Saha (CA PCC -CS Professional Student) (347 Points)
Replied 25 April 2010

Licentiate or Grad(cs) means these persons have passed the final exam but not undergone any training.Mere passing final exam without stipulated training entitles them to use Licentiate ICSI with their names. An application for this has to be made to ICSI ---

Enrolment as a licentiate

Eligible students who have complied with the following requirements may apply for enrolment as a Licentiate:-

(i) A person who has completed the Final examination of the Institute may, within six months from the date of declaration of results in which he has passed the Final examination can apply for enrollment as a licentiate.

(ii) AAn application for enrolment as a Licentiate is to be made in approved form ST-8 alongwith annual subscripttion of Rs. 1000/-.

(iii) Copies of date of birth and graduation certificate or Foundation pass certificate duly attested by any member of the Council/Regional Council/Satellite Chapter of the Institute or any Officer of the Institute.

(iv) A licentiate shall not ordinarily be allowed to renew his enrolment for more than five years after passing the Final Examination.

On enrolment as a Licentiate of the Institute a person shall be entitled to use the descripttive letters Licentiate ICSI” to indicate that he has qualified the final examination of the Institute.