A trained company secretary must be an expert in multiple disciplines - from finance to law to company administration.
Company Secretary
A company secretary is a part of a company's senior management team. Prestige and responsibility is attached to the job. Besides playing an important role in running a company, Company Secretaries provide a key link between the management and , shareholders. They also give legal advice and keep records.
The Company Secretary ensures the efficient administration of a company. He or she will be responsible for fulfilling statutory and regulatory requirements and for ensuring that decisions of the Board of Directors are implemented.
In India, the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI)regulates the profession of Company secretaries.ICSI is a statutory professional body which has more than 26,680 associate members.
In India every company having a paid up share capital of Rs.50 million (5 crores) or more is required to appoint a qualified person as Company Secretary. A qualified Company Secretary should be a member of Institute of Company Secretaries of India. A company having not less than Rs.one million (10 lacs) paid up capital and not required to appoint a full time company Secretary should file a compliance certificate signed by a practicing Company Secretary with Registrar of Companies.
In India, the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) imparts training in Company Secretaryship by Distance Learning (by correspondence) enabling students to qualify as company secretaries.
একটি কোম্পানি সচিব একটি কোম্পানির উর্ধ্বতন পরিচালন দলের একটি অংশ. মর্যাদা এবং দায়িত্ব কাজের জন্য সংযুক্ত করা হয়. একটি কোম্পানির চলমান গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ভূমিকা খেলার পাশাপাশি, কোম্পানি সচিব একটি ব্যবস্থাপনা এবং, শেয়ারহোল্ডারদের মধ্যে key লিঙ্ক প্রদান. তারা আইনের উপদেশ এবং দেত্তয়া রেকর্ডে রাখা.
কম্প্যানী সেক্রেটারী কোম্পানির দক্ষ প্রশাসন নিশ্চিত. তিনি বিধিবদ্ধ এবং অধিনিয়মগত প্রয়োজনীয়তার পরিপূরক এবং নিশ্চিত যে পরিচালনা বোর্ডের সিদ্ধান্ত বাস্তবায়িত হয় দায়ী হবে.
ভারতে, ভারত (ICSI) কোম্পানি সচিব ইন্সটিটিউট অফ নিয়ন্ত্রণ কোম্পানী secretaries.ICSI এর পেশা একটি সংবিধিবদ্ধ পেশাজীবী সংগঠনের যা অধিক 26.680 সহযোগী সদস্যদের রয়েছে.
ভারতে প্রত্যেক কোম্পানির একটি পরিশোশিত Rs.50 লক্ষ (5 কোটি) বা আরও শেয়ার মূলধন জমিদারি থেকে একটি কোম্পানি সচিব হিসেবে যোগ্য ব্যক্তি নিয়োগ করা আবশ্যক. একজন যোগ্যতাসম্পন্ন কম্প্যানী সেক্রেটারী ইনস্টিটিউট একটি ভারতীয় কোম্পানী সচিব সদস্য হতে হবে. একটি কোম্পানির থাকার কম Rs.one মিলিয়ন (10 লক্ষ টাকা) বেশি না দেওয়া মূলধন এবং একটি পূর্ণ সময় কোম্পানি সচিব নিয়োগ প্রয়োজন না একটি সম্মতি সার্টিফিকেট কোম্পানি নিবন্ধক সঙ্গে একটি অনুশীলনকারী কম্প্যানী সেক্রেটারী দ্বারা স্বাক্ষরিত ফাইল করা উচিত.
ভারতে, ভারত কোম্পানি সচিব ইনস্টিটিউট (ICSI) দূরবর্তী শিক্ষণ (দ্বারা চিঠিপত্রের) ছাত্রদের কোম্পানি সচিব হিসাবে যোগ্যতা থেকে সক্রিয় কোম্পানী সচিবের প্রশিক্ষণ imparts.
Course
The course involves three levels:
- Foundation Programme
- Executive Programme
- Professional Programme
In addition, the student has to undergo practical training for about 15 months, possibly after passing the Executive Programme.
Stages to Qualify - At a Glance
Foundation Programme - 4 papers (for 10+2 pass students)
Executive Programme - 6 papers (for Graduates)
Professional Programme - 8 papers
After qualifying Executive and Professional programmes, students should undergo practical and management training.
Then enroll as an Associate Member and use title "ACS" after his/her name.
Level One
Foundation Programme
Duration
Eight months. Postal tuition provides study material on all subjects. Oral coaching is also available through Regional Councils and Chapters.
Eligibility
Pass in 10+2 in Arts, Science or Commerce stream.
Admission
Foundation examination is conducted in June and December every year. Admission is open round the year and is valid for 3 years.
Secretaries on Demand
India will need at least 50,000 company secretaries (CS) by 2020, according to the institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI). According to data released by ICSI, there has been over 70 per cent growth in students enrolment for CS programme in last few years. Currently, there are 22,000 company secretaries in the country. They are either working in big industrial houses or practising independently.
Level Two
Executive Programme
Eligibility
A pass in the Foundation Course examination of the ICSI or graduation degree or a master's degree or pass in ICWA1, ICAI can allow you entry in the intermediate course.
Duration: 9 months.
Admission
The ICSI holds the Executive Programme Examination twice every year in June and December. Registration is valid for 5 years from the month when application is accepted.
Appointment Of Counsellors
The institute of Company Secretaries of India (SCSI) has set up Chapters at several places all over the country for providing facilities to the students and members.
However, in certain areas/cities/mofussil towns where the Chapters cannot be set up for want of the requisite number of Members and Students, but have the potential for the growth of the profession, the ICSI will be appointing counsellors who could give the requisite guidance and the sense of direction to the students undergoing or wishing to undergo Company Secretaryship course. Such Counsellors shall act as a bridge between the institute and the students, according to an ICSI announcement.
Level Three
Professional Programme
On passing the Executive Programme, the student is admitted to the Professional Programme. The student can appear for the Professional Examination only 9 months after passing the Executive Programme. On successful completion of the programme, the Institute awards an Associate Membership.
List of Institutes
ICSI Headquarters
'ICSI HOUSE' 22 Institutional Area, Lodi Road, New Delhi 110 003,
Website: www.icsi.edu
For further details: Director (Student Services), The Institute of Company Secretaries of India, C-37, Sector 62, NOIDA 201 309 (U.P.), Ph: 0120-423993-98
Eastern India Regional Council
ICSI-EIRC Building, 3-A Ahiripukur I Lane, Kolkata 700 019
Chapters: Bhubaneswar, Dhanbad, North Eastern Chapter-Guwahati, Hooghly, Jamshedpur, Patna, Ranchi.
Northern India Regional Council
ICSI-NIRC Building, Plot No.4, Prasad Nagar Institutional Area, New Delhi 110 005
Chapters: Agra, Ajmer, Allahabad, Alwar, Amritsar, Bareilly, Bhilwara, Chandigarh, Dehradun, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Gurgaon, Jaipur, Jalandhar, Jammu, Jodhpur, Kanpur, Kamal-Panipat, Kota, Lucknow, Ludhiana, Meerut, Modinagar, Noida, Rohtak, Shimla, Sonepat,Srinagar, Udaipur, Varanasi, Yamunanagar
Southern India Regional Council
ICSI-SIRC House, No.9 Wheat Crofts Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai 600 034
Chapters: Bangalore, Calicut, Coimbatore, Hyderabad, Kochi, Madurai, Mangalore, Mysore, Palakkad, Puducherry, Salem, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Tiruchirapalli, Visakhapatnam
Western India Regional Council
13 Jolly Maker Chambers, No.2, First Floor, Nariman Point, Mumbai 400021
Chapters: Ahmedabad, Aurangabad, Bhopal, Dombivii, Goa, Indore, Kolhapur, Nagpur, Nashik, Navi Mumbai, Pune, Raipur, Rajkot, Surat, Thane, Vadodara
চাকরির বাজার
Company secretary jobs are available in the private and public sectors, financial institutions, stock exchanges and the central and state governments. Company secretaries may also choose independent practice offering a wide range of services to companies under various corporate, economic, commercial, tax and securities laws. Besides companies, entities such as cooperative society, trust, association, federation, authority, commission, board would seek the administrative services of a company secretary.