The ICSI authorise Shillong College to be the study center for Meghalaya

Shillong, September 28: The Institute of Company Secretaries of India is a premier national professional body constituted under an Act of Parliament in 1980 is fully engaged in the propagation and promotion of Company Secretaries as Governance Professionals.”With over 46,000 members and about 4,00,000 students, the Institute is in constant endeavor towards the transitioning of Company Secretaries as Governance Professionals”, informed CS Shyam Agrawal, Vice-President, ICSI.

Dr Shyam Agarwal Vice president said that enrolment of student from North East is very less, is only 4000 and from Meghalaya is only 104. The institute wants to encourage the people of this region to pursue with this study. For Meghalaya they have authorise Shillong College as the study center for Meghalaya.

Mr Agarwal said with promising economic indicators, Indian economy seems to be on right track. Our GDP  grew by 7.6% giving us reasons to cheer and look forward to an even higher growth trajectory for coming years.Cs Shyam Agrawal, Vice-President, ICSI said that “Government initiatives like ‘Startup  India Stand up India’ and efforts towards improving ease of doing business here have further improved the business sentiment with more and more people joining the entrepreneurial bandwagon. This scenario has given rise to new companies, ventures, and startups being set up thereby opening a whole lot of job opportunities for youngsters.

While, it will be an exciting time for the next generation to dabble in newer career choices, there are very few career options which are evergreen and continue to command much respect in current setup. The Company Secretaries (CS) course is one that tops the list, A qualified company secretary, can find good positions in both private as well as public sectors.

A Company Secretary course is a three stage course that is  Foundation, Executive and  Professional. Students who have passed senior secondary 10 +2 or equivalent  examination of a board or university constituted by an India law or any examination  recognised by the central government as equivalent are eligible to join the CS foundation  programme. All graduates and post graduates excluding fine arts are exempted from the foundation programme and can directly seek registration to the executive programme stage of the CS course.

After clearing the executive and professional programme, one needs to  complete training in a company or under a practising CS for 1 or 2 or 3 years respectively depending on the stage of the programme. Additionally, one has to undergo training with  the Registrar of Companies, stock exchanges and specified regulators and 15 days compulsory Management Skills Orientation Programme (MSOP). After the Professional level and completing the training, one becomes eligible to be associate member of The Institute  of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI).