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Why Every Business Needs Secretarial Due Diligence Before Major Transactions

CA, CS, CMA : Explains secretarial due diligence, mandatory audit under Section 204, its scope, common compliance issues and RBI-mandated dilige...

July 15, 2026 378 Views 0 comment Print

CSEET (CS Executive Entrance Test) – FAQ Summary

CA, CS, CMA : CSEET is the entrance exam for the CS Executive Programme, managed by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI). The ca...

July 5, 2025 1287 Views 0 comment Print

Why CS Should Be Accountants Under Income-Tax Bill 2025 – A Research

Income Tax : Explore our analysis on including Company Secretaries as Accountants under the Income-Tax Bill 2025. Benefits include improved com...

March 4, 2025 19384 Views 2 comments Print

Ineffective SEBI Amendments and ICSI’s Passive Response

CA, CS, CMA : SEBI’s new secretarial audit regulations create confusion due to misalignment with ICSI guidelines, raising concerns about regul...

February 28, 2025 2055 Views 0 comment Print

Highlights of Revised Secretarial Standards on General Meetings (SS-2)

CA, CS, CMA : Discover the major highlights of the revised Secretarial Standards on General Meetings (SS-2) issued by ICSI, effective from April...

April 1, 2024 3930 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


ICSI Seeks Express Recognition of Company Secretaries Before NGT

Company Law : ICSI has requested amendment of Rule 8(1) of the NGT Rules, 2011 to expressly authorise Company Secretaries in Practice to represe...

July 25, 2026 44 Views 0 comment Print

ICSI Seeks Inclusion of Company Secretaries Before ATFE Under FEMA Section 32

CA, CS, CMA : ICSI has requested the Government to amend FEMA Section 32 to include Company Secretaries in Practice as authorised representative...

July 25, 2026 27 Views 0 comment Print

ICSI Seeks Inclusion of Company Secretaries as SAT Technical Members

CA, CS, CMA : ICSI has sought amendment of Section 15M(c) of the SEBI Act, 1992 to expressly include Company Secretaries in Practice as SAT Tech...

July 25, 2026 29 Views 0 comment Print

ICSI Seeks Eligibility of Company Secretaries as TDSAT Members

Company Law : ICSI has sought amendment of Section 14C(b) of the TRAI Act, 2000 to include Company Secretaries in Practice as eligible Members o...

July 25, 2026 88 Views 0 comment Print

ICSI Seeks Eligibility of Company Secretaries as ATFE Members Under FEM

CA, CS, CMA : ICSI has sought amendment of FEMA, SAFEMA and related provisions to make Company Secretaries in Practice eligible for appointment ...

July 25, 2026 70 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


ITAT Delhi Restores ICSI vs DCIT Case for Income Tax Exemption Claim Verification

Income Tax : The ITAT Delhi orders a review of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India's income tax exemption claim, sending the matter b...

March 31, 2024 915 Views 0 comment Print

Appellate Authority shows displeasure for use of it to recover dues

CA, CS, CMA : Aakansha Vaid Vs ICSI (Appellate Authority of ICSI) he Authority records its displeasure about the conduct of the Complainant duri...

February 18, 2020 927 Views 0 comment Print

Fees for certified copies sought under RTI cannot be charged under CS Act, 1980

CA, CS, CMA : Avenue for seeking certified copies as well as inspection is provided both in the Right to Information Act and in Company Secretar...

April 11, 2019 10323 Views 0 comment Print

Order on quantum of Punishment without providing opportunity of being heard is invalid

CA, CS, CMA : Gayathri Pasarakayala Vs Disciplinary Committee (ICSI Appellate Authority) It is clear that the Disciplinary Committee has not fol...

April 4, 2019 1374 Views 0 comment Print

CS Guilty of Misconduct for suppressing Enrollment as Advocate

Income Tax : Shri Hitender Kumar Mehta Vs Shri Rajiv Bajaj (ICSI Discipilinar Committee) The Disciplinary Committee, after considering all mate...

March 3, 2019 4446 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


MCA notifies Appellate Authority Appointments for CA, CMA & CS Acts

CA, CS, CMA : The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has updated member appointments for the Chartered Accountants, Cost Accountants, and Compa...

July 8, 2025 2847 Views 0 comment Print

CA, CMA Election Tribunal Appointments by MCA – April 2025

Corporate Law : Ministry of Corporate Affairs updates tribunal members for ICAI and ICMAI election dispute cases, effective from April 17, 2025....

April 17, 2025 1179 Views 0 comment Print

Key Decisions in ICSI’s 312th Annual Council Meeting

CA, CS, CMA : Learn about ICSI's recent decisions on governance, infrastructure, amendments, and student initiatives from its 312th Annual Counc...

October 9, 2024 843 Views 0 comment Print

Appointment of chairperson of Appellate Authority for CAs CSs & Cost Accountants

CA, CS, CMA : Justice Talwant Singh appointed as Chairperson of the Appellate Authority for professional institutes under the Chartered Accounta...

August 16, 2024 1185 Views 0 comment Print

Draft Company Secretaries (Amendment) Regulations, 2023

CA, CS, CMA : ICSI has proposed Draft Company Secretaries (Amendment) Regulations, 2023 to amend the Company Secretaries Regulations, 1982. Thes...

July 26, 2023 2880 Views 0 comment Print


UDIN & eCSIN for Company Secretaries

August 20, 2019 9835 Views 1 comment Print

UDIN 1. MEANING: It stands for UNIQUE DOCUMENT IDENTIFICATION NUMBER. The UDIN is an 18-Digit system generated number and it has the following format: For E.g.: 19A58903AKTSBN1659 First 2 Digits Last 2-Digit of the Current Year (in this case 19) Next 6 Digits ICSI’s Membership No. i.e., AAAAAA (in this case A58903) Next 10 Digits […]

Consider introduction of CSR Compliance Certificate by CS in Practice: ICSI

August 20, 2019 7215 Views 0 comment Print

We request you to kindly consider introduction of CSR Compliance Certificate by a Company Secretary in Practice, independent professional and reporting thereof in a dedicated format in form of CSR Compliance Certificate.

ICSI suggests introduction of CSR Compliance certificate

August 20, 2019 10797 Views 0 comment Print

Kindly consider introduction of CSR Compliance certificate by an Company Secretary in Practice, independent professional and the reporting thereof in a dedicated format in the form of CSR Compliance Certificate which shall be attached with the e-form for CSR. Also, we would like to suggest that initially obtaining the said CSR Compliance Certificate be mandated

ICSI requests introduction of CSR Audit / CSR Review mechanism

August 20, 2019 6837 Views 2 comments Print

An independent CSR Audit/ Review and issue of CSR Audit/Review Report by the Company Secretaries in Practice shall not only give the existing CSR mechanism much needed support and give necessary comfort to the stakeholders, regulators and the society at large that the companies are Complying with the legal requirements but will also give authentic information about the Utilisation of CSR funds by the companies in specified CSR activities. The proposed coverage of the CSR Audit is placed at Annexure I.

ICSI Requests inclusion of CS in Definition of “Accountant”

August 7, 2019 11766 Views 2 comments Print

It is requested to kindly consider amendment in the explanation to Section 288(2) of the Income ‘lax Act. 1961 ‘so as to include the profession of Company Secretary within the meaning of the Company Secretaries Act, 1980 in the definition of Accountant

Sufficient Company Secretaries available to serve Corporate India: ICSI

August 7, 2019 7392 Views 0 comment Print

That, out of total active companies, i.e. approximately, 11 lakh companies, only 39,805 companics are required to appoint a whole-time Company Secretary. We wish to submit that as on 1st July 2019, ICSI has 58,690 Company Secretaries on its register out of which only 10,644 are in practice. Accordingly, sufficient numbers of Company Secretaries are available to serve the Corporate India. Further, ICSI through its dedicated placement cell provides placement services to corporate to meet the demand and supply of the Company Secretaries across the country.

Draft Company Secretaries (Amendment) Regulations, 2019

August 6, 2019 8967 Views 272 comments Print

The following draft of certain regulations, further to amend the Company Secretaries Regulations, 1982 which the Council of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India proposes to make, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 39 of the Company Secretaries Act, 1980 (56 of 1980), and with the prior approval of the Central Government, is hereby published

Highlights of Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2019

August 2, 2019 23148 Views 0 comment Print

The Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2019 was passed by the Rajya Sabha on the 30th day of July, 2019 and received the Assent of President on 31st July 2019. Earlier the Amendment Bill, 2019 was passed by Lok Sabha on the 27th day of July, 2019. While introducing the Bill in the Lok Sabha, the Hon’ble […]

Resolve Technical issues in Form BEN-2- ICSI request MCA

July 25, 2019 1572 Views 0 comment Print

SBO rules are not applicable to the extent the share of the reporting company is held by its holding reporting company under Rules 8 (b) of the Companies (Significant Beneficial owners) Rules, 2018. However, in such cases, the subsidiary company has to report the details of such holding reporting company Form No. BEN-2.

ICSI CS Foundation exam result 2019 to be declared on July 25

July 18, 2019 642 Views 0 comment Print

The Result of CS Foundation Programme examination held on 8th and 9th June, 2019 would be declared on Thursday, the 25th July, 2019 at 11:00 A.M. The result along with individual candidate’s subject-wise break-up of marks will be available on the Institute’s website: www.icsi.edu Formal e-Result cum-Marks Statement of Foundation Programme Examination will be uploaded […]

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