The Institute of Company Secretaries of India has invited applications from eligible members for empanelment as General Observers (GO) for the CS Main Examinations scheduled in June 2026. The empanelment process is conducted through the official observer portal between April 9 and April 28, 2026, with duties allocated at the Institute’s discretion. Eligible members must meet strict criteria, including age between 25 and 65 years, minimum three years of membership, absence of conflicts of interest (such as relatives or trainees appearing in exams), and no association with coaching or examination-related activities. Applicants must also have a clean disciplinary record and should not be appearing in any ICSI examination. Selected observers will oversee the smooth conduct of examinations and will receive an honorarium of ₹1,400 per day without additional allowances. Importantly, empanelment is session-specific and does not guarantee allocation of observer duties.
Institute of Company Secretaries of India
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT FOR MEMBERS
CS Main Examinations (Executive & Professional Programme)
Empanelment of General Observers (GO) for CS Main Examinations June, 2026
The Institute conducts Company Secretary Main Examinations twice in a year in the month of June and December at various Examination Centres across India and abroad. Local Members of the Institute in the cities of Examination Centres are deputed as General Observer to oversee and ensure smooth conduct of the CS Main Examinations.
The Institute invites interested eligible members to empanel themselves as General Observers for the CS Main Examinations, June, 2026 scheduled to be held from 15t June 2026 to 7th June 2026 (timing: 09:00 AM to 12:15 PM) at various Examination Centres across India and abroad.
Interested members of ICSI fulfilling the eligibility criteria set by Institute are requested to empanel themselves for General Observer duty for CS Main Examinations, June, 2026 through ICSI Observer Portal i.e. hitps://observer.icsi.edu
Eligibility Criteria for Empanelment:
Members who fulfill the following criteria are eligible for empanelment, to act as General Observers:
i. Applicant must be a member of the Institute as on date and none of his/her relative(s)* as defined below, is appearing in the Company Secretaries Examinations – June 2026 at any examination centre(s) in India or Abroad.
ii. Applicant’s age, as on date, shall be more than 25 years and not more than 65 years on the date of application and his/her membership in Institute should be more than 3 years old without any break.
iii. None of his/her trainee(s) is appearing for CS Main Examination — June 2026 from the examination centre(s) where the applicant is desirous to be appointed as General Observer.
iv. Applicant should not be appearing in any of the Examinations conducted by ICSI including Post Membership Qualification Examinations.
v. Applicant should not be associated with the Institute as a member of Council / Regional Council / Managing Committee of the Chapter(s) of the ICSI.
vi. Applicant should not be associated in any manner with Oral Tuition Classes conducted by Regional offices/Chapters of the Institute for the CS Main Examinations.
vii. Applicant should not be associated with any private coaching centre(s) conducting classes of CS course or Study Centre(s) of ICSI.
viii. Applicant should not be a Counsellor/ CS Mitr of the Institute.
ix. No disciplinary/criminal proceedings are pending against the applicant in any Court of Law/Institute/Tribunal in India and Abroad.
*DEFINITION OF RELATIVE: THE TERM “RELATIVE” FOR THE PURPOSE OF EXAMINATION SHALL INCLUDE IN RELATION TO AN INDIVIDUAL, THE WIFE, HUSBAND, SON, DAUGHTER, FATHER, MOTHER, DAUGHTER- IN-LAW, SON-IN-LAW, GRANDSON, GRAND DAUGHTER, BROTHER, BROTHER’S WIFE, BROTHER’S SON, BROTHER’S DAUGHTER, SISTER, SISTER’S HUSBAND, SISTER’S SON, SISTER’S DAUGHTER, WIFE’S BROTHER, WIFE’S SISTER, HUSBAND’S BROTHER, HUSBAND’S SISTER AND THEIR CHILDREN AND ANY OTHER DEPENDENTS/PERSON RESIDING WITH HIM/HER INCLUDING THE TRAINEE STUDENT UNDERGOING TRAINING UNDER HIM/HER.
Honorarium of Rs.1,400 (Rs. One Thousand Four Hundred only) per day will be paid for the duty as General Observer. No other allowance shall be admissible.
Empanelment application requests received through other modes except ICSI observer portal will not be considered in any manner.
The activity schedule of General Observer Portal shall be as follows:
| Opening of General Observer Portal for Empanelment | 9th April, 2026 (Thursday) |
| Closing of General Observer Portal for Empanelment | 28th April, 2026 (Tuesday) |
| Allotment of General Observer duties to eligible | 2nd week of May, 2026 members |
Credentials in relation to CS Observer Portal shall be responded only on email and Mobile number which is provided in the Membership data at the Membership Portal. If any changes in the email and/or Mobile number, the same may be updated in the Membership Portal before empanelment as General Observer. It may be noted that the empanelment of members as General Observer will be valid only for the session applied for and members are required to empanel themselves afresh for each session of CS Main Examinations.
In case of any query/clarification regarding empanelment, please write an email to
G.H. Ramana
Director (Examinations)
Disclaimer: Actual allocation of duty as General Observer in the CS Main Examinations would be at sole discretion of the Institute and the decision of Institute will be final. Institute reserves rights for deputing General Observers from among the persons empanelled or otherwise. Empanelment as General Observer
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