Career As A Company Secretary
The company secretary course is offered by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI). It is a distance learning course that was started to regulate the profession of a Company Secretary. A CS’s roles are maintaining the company’s statutory books, a register of present and past directors, and secretaries. CS is easier than CA for those students who find it challenging to deal with practical and numerical as this course includes those subjects which are theoretical in nature. But at the same time, many students find it difficult more than CA because they are not good in theory subjects. CS Course deals with different laws but mainly focuses on COMPANY LAW, 2013. CS is one of the most reputed career options in the field of business, commerce, and laws.
Introduction to the speaker:
Shri. Umesh Navani
Shashi Dream Foundation got an opportunity to have a career counseling session about Company Secretary, a less known but promising field. Shri. Umesh Navani, who is a company secretary, mentored the students in this field. The session was streamed live on our social media handles of Facebook and Instagram on 4th July 2020. He has more than five years of experience in handling Business Compliance & Corporate Secretarial Function. His long-term goal is to help small and medium businesses scale up by providing them advice on Debt and Equity Funding and Managing Finance.
Shri. Umesh Navani shared his journey with viewers. He has worked with Apple Woods Estate as CS. Presently, he is associated with Lendingkart, and an Ahmadabad based Fintech startup. While he was working as a CS, he was also doing graduation in LLB. The next part of the session was based entirely on CS, and questions related to it were also taken up from the viewers. Candidates with any stream in 12th with enthusiasm to dominate in the field are qualified to accept CS as a vocation. After 12th, the student can take up the ICSI Foundation course. The duration of the foundation course is eight months. It is mandatory to pass the foundation course within three years of admission. Training is the most important aspect for students pursuing courses in Company Secretary. Students must undergo short-term training programs during the Intermediate level and after the final level exams of the Company Secretary course. The scope of this profession was also discussed. There is a wide range of services that are provided by a CS like corporate advisory, conciliation, financial management, secretarial and corporate governance, and so on, which gives an extensive scope to a CS. A person can also start his/her practice. Our speaker also shared the challenges that he faced in his journey, but the challenges helped him learn new things.
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Eligibility Criteria
A candidate should pass 10+2 class from either Science or Commerce stream to pursue the Foundation Course.
To get directly entered in Executive Course, the candidate should be a full graduate with either Science or Commerce in major.
Skills Required
There are 6 Skills required being a Great Company Secretary:
Stages in Company Secretary Course
There are three stages that are a part of the company secretary (CS) course. They are as follows:
● Foundation program
● Executive program
● Professional program
Foundation Course
There are four subjects to be prepared to clear Foundation Course. They are as follows:
Intermediate Course:
To get enrolled in the Intermediate Course, the candidate should pass the Foundation Course and be at least 17 years old. There are two groups:
Final Course:
To get enrolled in the Final Course, one should have to clear the Intermediate exam. There are three groups:
Colleges for Company Secretary Course
There are no public or private colleges or universities to conduct CS exams as it is a distance learning program, and the authority to conduct an exam is of the INSTITUE OF COMPANY SECRETARY OF INDIA (ICSI), which is an independent body.
Job Opportunities
A Company Secretary is recruited by many companies that hire them as Advisor for their legal requirements or debt and finance management. The average salary gives to any CS is INR 3, 00,000 per annum.
Top Companies 2020
Many companies recruit Company Secretaries. Some of them are:
1. RailTel Corporation of India Ltd.
2. Ascot Hotels and Resorts Pvt. Ltd.
3. Artemis Medicare Services Ltd.
4. AST Telecom Solar Pvt. Ltd.
5. Lifelong Meditech Pvt. Ltd.
6. Rajdhani Flour Mills Ltd.
7. Terai Tea Cop Ltd.
8. VISA Steel Ltd.
9. Ramtech Industries Ltd.
10. Yes Bank
11. Eastern Silk Industries
12. Emami Group
13. Omifin Solutions, Pvt. Ltd.
14. Axis Trustee Services Ltd.
15. Edelweiss Financial Services Ltd.
16. MPPL
Conclusion:
Our Expert also gave a Success Mantra when we asked for our viewers who will pursue this profession: ‘Keep yourself upgraded and keep up with the times.’
Shashi Dream Foundation wishes all the very best to those students who want to make their career in this field of law and finance.
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