MEMBERSHIP
A person desirous of
becoming a member of the
Institute is required to
pass the Final
examinations conducted
by the Institute. He is
further required to
possess practical
experience ranging from
two to three years. A
person after passing the
Final examination may
enroll as "Licentiate
ICSP at his Option".
After qualifying in the
Final examination and
acquiring three years
experience, he is
eligible to be admitted
as an Associate member
and can use the letter
"ACIS", after his name
to indicate that he is
an Associate. Senior
Associate members may be
entitled to become
Fellows and on admission
can use the letter
"FCIS". No person except
a member of the
Institute can use the
designation "Company
Secretary" or use the
letters "ACIS" or "FCIS"
after his name.
Membership And Licentiates Of
ICSP
There are three
classes of members –
Licentiates, Associate &
Fellows. All eligible persons
after their election as members
are entitled to use the
designatory initials – L.C.I.S.,
A.C.I.S. or F.C.I.S., as may be
appropriate.
Licentiate
This grade comprises of those
who have just passed the
qualifying examinations but have
not yet acquired prescribed
experience for Associate
membership. Under clause – 9 of
the Articles of Association of
the Institute no person shall be
eligible for admission as a
Licentiate, unless he has
attained the age of eighteen
years and has passed the
qualifying examinations of the
Institute or any other Institute
as approved by the Institute for
the purpose. A Licentiate will
be eligible or election as an
Associate after he has acquired
the required practical
experience.
Associate
Associate-ship is a middle grade
of membership. Under clause 7 of
the Articles of Association of
the Institute, no person shall
be eligible for admission as an
Associate unless he has attained
the age of twenty one years, and
at the date of his application
for admission as an Associate
has had three years’ practical
experience as Company Secretary
or in company administration in
a senior position and has
satisfied the requirements of
the Council respecting the
qualifying examination (s) as
may be decided by the Council.
At the time of election as an
Associate, he has actually
engaged, either in service or in
profession as Company Secretary,
Company Administrator or in
practice as Consulting Secretary
or holding any equivalent
appointment as acceptable to the
Council. Company Secretary or
Assistant Secretary of a major
company or organization may be
allowed a reduction in the
prescribed experience in certain
circumstances
Fellow
Fellowship is the senior grade
of membership. Under clause 5
of the Articles of Association
of the Institute, no person
shall be eligible for admission
as a Fellow of the Institute
unless he has attained the age
of twenty five years and at the
date of his application for
admission as a Fellow has been
an Associate for five years and
for a continuous period of not
less than five years next before
the date of his application, has
held a position as Company
Secretary or an equivalent
appointment or has been in
practice as Consulting Secretary
to any Company or Corporation.
For examination,
registration and
exemption details click
on
Examination/Registration
link on the left.
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