Studying to be a qualified company secretary can earn you a fortune without having to sit on any hot seats. Here's how
Studying to be a qualified company secretary can earn you a fortune without having to sit on any hot seats. Here's how
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What are the two most important criteria for choosing a career? Moolah and shelf life, obviously. The factors are logical, because every sector, industry or stream sees a certain saturation after a point, and it's then that when the number of jobs start dwindling. However, Company Secretaryship (CS) is one of those few lines that promises to flourish forever. A CS degree can render you an in-house legal expert, a compliance officer of a company, an expert in corporate laws, securities laws, capital market and corporate governance. So, it's a safe bet.u00a0
Yeh prestige ka maamla hai
A career as a Company Secretary is not only prestigious and financially rewarding, but also carries with it a high degree of job satisfaction. The course ensures excellent career opportunities, position of power and prestige, good remuneration, foreign opportunities and direct access to the top management of the employer's firm. In large firms and multi-national companies, they are attracting huge pay packages ranging between Rs 25 lakh and Rs 1 crore per annum. Bait enough?
How to go about it
The Wal-Mart of the business is The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) a premier national professional body established by an act of Parliament to develop and regulate the profession of Company Secretaries in India. Admission is open throughout the year. Examinations are held twice a year, in June and December. The CS course is by correspondence, with a provision for optional oral coaching classes. There are three stages to be cleared to qualify as a Company Secretary - Foundation Programme for plus two students, Executive Programme for graduates and a Professional Programme. After qualifying the Executive and Professional Examination, students are required to undergo practical and modular training to become qualified company secretaries. "At ICSI, as in any other professional body, students get the first priority, as they constitute the future of the profession," assures Datla Hanumanta Raju, president, ICSI. Happy Richie Rich-ing!
Contact: Directorate of Students Services
The Institute of Company Secretaries of India
C-37, Sector 62, NOIDA
Ring: 0120-4239993-98
E-Mail: dss@icsi.edu / ss_fond@icsi.edu
Website: https://www.icsi.edu/
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