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ICSI CS Executive exam duration for each paper is three hours. CS Executive examination is divided into two groups. Gorup 1 consist of four papers whereas, group 2 consists of three papers. ICSI conducts each paper of each group on different days.

CSEET exam is conducted in remote proctored mode. The exam is not held at exam centres. Hence, ICSI has not updated or released the CSEET exam centres list. Candidates can take CSEET exam from their home.

The duration of CS Professional exam for each paper is three hours. CS Professional exam is divided into two groups. The CS Professional group 1 consist of four papers whereas, second group consists of three papers. Candidates will have to attempt the questions of each paper within the given time duration.

ICSI will now conduct CSEET three times in a year- February, June and October. The dates for next session have been released by ICSI on official website.

ICSI has announced the CS Professional exam dates 2026 for Dec session at icsi.edu. Candidates preparing for the CS Professional examination can check the schedule on official website or at Shiksha page.

ICSI CS examination is conducted in offline mode. Candidates who will register for CS Executive or CS Porfessional examination will have to report at the alloted ICSI CS exam centre on the day of examination. The examination will be a pen paper based. On release of the ICSI CS admit card, applicants can know the allotted exam centre to appear for the examination.

Yes, CS Executive Entrance Test will now be held on offline mode. ICSI conducted the last examination in remote proctored mode on January 10, 2026. ICSI introduced the revised CSEET exam pattern, which is applicable from June examination. As per the latest update, CSEET exam will now be held in offline mode over a period of four days.

No, the Institute of Company Secretaries of India has not yet released the exam dates for CSEET October 2026 exam. The expected dates for Oct session is the first week of October 2026.

CSEET exam is conducted in online proctored mode. In this mode of examination candidates will be able to take the exam form their own laptops/desktops. In such a case, no candidate shall be allowed to keep with him/her any book, study material, handwritten or printed notes, mobile phone, headphone, earphone, pager, digital diary, calculator, blue tooth device, laptop, palmtop, smart watch, health band or any other electronic device or gadget. Also, candidates are also not allowed to use pencil/ pen and Paper for the online test. No person, other than the CSEET registered candidate, shall be present for the test. Candidate should not talk to any one during the test or read questions / answers aloud. If found, such candidates will be disqualified.

If candidates are found to be violating the guidelines during the test or trying to practice unfair means, the data will be collected automatically and will automatically notify the live proctor under the following circumstances:

1. Focus changed to another window: candidate is on other tab than test window.
2. Candidate using older version of browser
3. Webcam is disabled
4. Candidate's face is not visible
5. Faces other than of candidate Infront of the camera
6. Face not matching the candidate's profile
7. Microphone is on mute or volume is low and several background noises can be heard
8. Screen activities are not shared
9. Second display is used; additional monitor
10. Full screen mode is disabled.

CS Executive Entrance Test CSEET pass percentage refers the percentage of students who have cleared the CSEET exam for the particular session. ICSI releases the CSEET pass percentage for each session soon after the declaration of results. Earlier authorities released the CSEET January 2025 pass percentage soon after the declaration of results. The pass percentage for CSEET 2025 January session is 72.58%. 

CSEET exam centres refer to the centre where the entrance exam is conducted in offline mode. However, CSEET 2025 will be held in remote proctored mode. Candidates will not be required to go to the exam centre to take CSEET exam. Candidates while filling the application form will be able to enter the CSEET exam centre preference. The preferences will be considered if the exam is conducted in centre based mode. The mode of examination for CSEET exam is notified. CSEET if conducted in centre based mode, is expected to be held across 27 states and UT's. Candidates must carefully enter their exam centre preference while filling the application form as no request for change in exam centre will be entertained once the application form is submitted.