Revised Company Secretary Foundation Programme Takes Off

In February 2012, the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) launched a new syllabus for the company secretary (CS) foundation programme. This new syllabus was effective from February 1, 2012, while the examination under this syllabus will take place in December 2012. As per the new syllabus, Optical Marks Recognition (OMR) will be conducted. An OMR-based examination includes an objective-type, multiple-choice question format. The CS foundation programme comprises four papers namely business environment and entrepreneurship; business management, ethics and communication; business economics and the fundamentals of accounting and auditing.

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