How BCom Graduates Can Build a Career with the CS Course
Published on: July 31, 2025
A Company Secretary is a key professional responsible for ensuring legal and regulatory compliance, advising the board on corporate governance and best practices. They play a strategic role as a corporate planner, legal expert, and compliance officer, especially in matters related to corporate and securities laws.
Why Choose CS After BCom?
CS offers a very reputable and lucrative professional life after BCom, rewarding the students by opening a career in corporate law, governance, and compliance. Some reasons to pursue CS after BCom can be the below :
1. High-profile Profession
2. Increased employability
3. Specialized knowledge
4. Enhanced skills
5. Good Remuneration and Recognition
Career scope
A Company Secretary, being a multidisciplinary professional, renders services in the following areas:
a. Corporate Governance and Secretarial Services
b. Corporate Laws Advisory and Representation Services
c. Financial Market Services
d. Management Services
Salary potential
The average salary of a Company Secretary in India is Rs. 5 – Rs. 10 lakhs. However, the salary can vary depending upon experience, locatio,n and area of work expertise one gets in.
How does it complement BCom?
The 3-year-long BCom helps students to have a strong base in business and financial knowledge, while the Company secretary adds to their knowledge in corporate law and governance. Having a Bcom degree from a college also adds up to a student's soft skills, such as communication, coordination, and analytical skills, which can compliment their professional life.
CS Course Overview
It is a professional course offered by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI). The profession has its main focus on Corporate law and governance. It is divided into three levels – CSEET, CS Executive, and CS Professional, along with 21 21-month internship. While the CSEET exams are conducted 4 times a year in January, May, July, and November, the CS Executive and CS Professional exams are conducted twice a year – June & December.
Course stages
The course is divided into three levels :
(a) Company Secretary Executive Entrance Test (CSEET) – 4 months
(b) CS Executive – 9 months
(c) Internship – 21 months
(d) CS Professional - 10 months
Duration
The Company Secretary course typically takes 3 to 3.5 years to complete for students starting after their 12th standard or equivalent. For graduates, the duration can be around 2 to 2.5 years, excluding the mandatory training period
Eligibility for the Company Secretary Course
The CS course begins with the CSEET (Company Secretary Executive Entrance Test), which is open to students who have passed or are appearing for their 12th standard exams. It is structured into three levels.
Graduates can begin directly from the CS Executive level without appearing for the CSEET.
Students appearing in the final year / final semester examination (can register provisionally)
Job roles
The job roles of a CS include :
1. Ensuring Legal Compliance:
2. Maintaining Statutory Books:
3. Filing Returns and Documents:
4. Managing Shareholder Relations:
5. Administration and Secretarial Duties:
6. Strategic and Advisory Functions:
Registration Process
To register for the course :
o Login to icsi.edu
o Navigate to Student > Registration for Executive Programme (Direct)
o Before proceeding to the registration form, make sure to have the softcopy of the documents mentioned below :
(Also, the guidelines mentioning the file type and size should be followed)
o Click on “Proceed to Registration”
o Fill up the Basic Information and Address details
o Note Unique ID for future reference
o Fill up Father/Spouse name and Mother’s name, and also qualification details
o Fill the source of Information and check the fee details
o Upload the required documents and submit the declaration
o On successful payment, candidates will be registered for the Executive Programme and same will be informed through email/SMS on their registered email ID/mobile number. The Executive Registration number will be used as a user ID for login.
Fees & deadlines
The fees for CS executive are as below :
ICSI opens registrations for the CS Executive Programme twice a year, typically in June and December.
Expected Registration Dates for 2025
