Know all about the CS Executive Entrance Test conducted for entry to the CS course. ICSI offers the course at three levels. Candidates desiring to enroll in the CS course must register for CSEET exam. The exam is conducted for entry to the CS course. CSEET registration for November 2023 session is ongoing. Check the complete details here.
CSEET registration November 2023 is ongoing. Candidates can register for CSEET November 2023 till October 15, 2023. ICSI will conduct the CSEET November 2023 exam on November 04, 2023 in remote proctored mode. Recently, ICSI has revised the CSEET exam pattern again. The number of questions in each section has been restructured.
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Company Secretary Executive Entrance Test also known as CSEET is conducted for registrations to CS Executive Programme. The Institute of Company Secretaries of India conducts CSEET for entry to CS course- CS Executive, Professional programmes. Any candidate who has passed 10 2 education will be eligible to appear for the CSEET exam.
No, there is no sectional time limit in CSEET exam. The CSEET exam is conducted for a duration of two hours. Candidates must solve the 140 multiple choice questions within the given time. Candidates can attempt any section first.
- CSEET Exam Highlights
- CSEET Important Dates 2023
- CSEET Eligibility Criteria
- CSEET Registrations
- CSEET Admit Card
- CSEET Exam Pattern
- CSEET Syllabus
- CSEET Question Paper
- CSEET Mock Test
- CSEET Results
- FAQs on CSEET Exam
CSEET Exam Highlights
Candidates must check the table below to know highlights about the CSEET exam:
| Features |
Details |
|---|---|
| Exam Name |
CS Executive Entrance Test (CSEET) |
| Conducting body |
Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) |
| Exam level |
National |
| Exam frequency |
Four times in a year |
| Mode of examination |
Remote Proctored Mode or any other mode as may be decided by the Council from time to time |
| Exam duration |
120 minutes/ 2 hours for all four parts |
| Medium |
English |
| Exam purpose |
To qualify for CS Executive exam |
| Number of exam cities |
N/A |
| Exam helpdesk number |
0120-6204999, 3314111 |
| Exam website |
www.icsi.edu |
CSEET Important Dates 2023
Check the table below to know all about the CSEET upcoming events and examinations:
| Events |
November Session Dates |
November Session Dates |
|---|---|---|
| CSEET Registration Begins |
11-Aug-2023 |
To be Updated |
| Last date for registration |
15-Oct-2023 |
To be updated |
| Release of CSEET admit card |
25-Oct-2023 (Expected) |
To be Updated |
| Availability of CSEET mock test | Last week of October 2023 |
To be Updated |
| CSEET Examination |
04-Nov-2023 |
To be Updated |
| Announcement of results |
14-Nov-2023 (Expected) |
To be Updated |
To be Updated
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CSEET Eligibility Criteria
Candidates must check the complete CSEET eligibility criteria before enrolling for the programme
- CSEET is a mandatory qualifying test for all categories for registration to the Executive Programme except a few exempted categories.
- Age must not be less than 17 years on the date of application.
- Candidates must have completed Class 12
- Foundation passed of ICSI/Final passed of ICAI/Final passed of ICMAI/ Graduates having minimum 50% marks/ Post Graduates will be exempted from taking CSEET and will be eligible for direct registrations to CS Executive programme.
CSEET Registrations
CSEET registration form are released in online mode. Candidates can fill the online application form at icsi.edu. Candidates must ensure to fulfill the prescribed eligibility criteria before filling the application form. The registration window is open throughout the year for CSEET.
Prerequisites for CSEET Registration
Candidates must keep the following documents/information ready before filling the CSEET application form:
- Scanned copy of the candidate’s photograph
- Scanned signature
- Date of birth certificate (10th pass certificate)
- Hall ticket/admit card of class 12th(if appearing)
- 10 2 passing certificate/marksheet
- Category certificate (if availing fee concession)
- Any of the following identity proof:
- Adhar Card
- Passport
- Voter ID
- Pan Card
- Driving License
- Ration Card
Guidelines Regarding Uploading of Documents
- File format: jpg, jpeg, png, gif, bmp, pdf
- Maximum file size: 2 MBs
- Student photo file size: 20kb to 50kb
- Student signature file size: 10kb to 20kb
How to Register for CSEET?
Refer the steps below to know how to fill the CSEET application form
Step 1- Visit the official website/ Click on the link provided- icsi.edu
Step 2- Read the instructions carefully before proceeding to fill the application form
Step 3- Click on tab ‘Proceed to CSEET registrations’
Step 4- Enter the following details to complete the application form:
- Basic details
- Payment details
- Document details
Step 5- Preview the application form
Step 6- Select the payment mode and pay the application fee
CSEET Fee Details
| Particulars |
Fees |
|---|---|
| CSEET Fee |
1000 |
| CSEET Reference Book (MCQ based sample questions) |
500 |
| Study Material of CSEET |
1000 (Optional) |
| Total |
2500 1500 (without study material) |
CSEET Admit Card
Only registered candidates for CSEET will be able to download the CSEET admit card for July 2023 session. CSEET admit card is usually released 10 days prior to the exam date. Candidates will be required to enter the login credentials online to download the admit card. The hall ticket will mention the following details:
- Candidate's name
- Candidate's enrollment number
- Date of the exam
- Time of the exam
- Address of the exam centre
How to download the CSEET admit card
Step 1- Visit the official website of ICSI
Step 2- Click on the tab Latest@ ICSI
Step 3- Click on the notification displaying the release of CSEET admit card for the applied session or click here for direct link
Step 4- Enter the login credentials:
- Application number
- Date of birth
Step 5- Screen will now display the admit card
Step 6- Check for the details mentioned
In case of any discrepancy in the admit card candidates must contact at the following at immediate basis:
- Phone number: 0120-4522000
- Grievance portal link- http://support.icsi.edu
- Helpline number (for technical support): 9513850031
Note- Exam centre once allotted no request for change will be entertained.
CSEET Exam Pattern
Exam pattern of CSEET mentions the number of sections, marking scheme, weightage, duration of exam and other important details which candidates must know before beginning with the preparation of CSEET exam. Check the table below to know the complete CSEET exam pattern:
| Subjects |
Number of Questions |
Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Business Communication |
35 |
50 |
| Legal Aptitude and Logical Reasoning |
35 |
50 |
| Economic and Business Environment |
35 |
50 |
| Current Affairs and Quantitative Aptitude |
35 |
50 |
| Total Marks |
200 |
|
CSEET exam is conducted for a duration of two hours. The medium of the question paper is English only. As per the marking scheme of CSEET there is no negative marking for any wrong answer or un attempted question.
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Important instructions for remote proctored mode
CSEET Syllabus
ICSI prescribes the syllabus for CSEET. Candidates can check for the section-wise important topics. Authorities have recently revised the CSEET syllabus which will be applicable from June 2023 registrations. Check the table below to know the CSEET syllabus
CSEET Syllabus- Paper 1- Business Communication
| S.No |
Topics |
Sub Topics |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Essentials of Good English |
• English Grammar and its usage-Noun, Pronouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs, Prepositions, Conjunctions, Interjection, Voice, Articles, Tenses, Prefix and Suffix, Punctuations etc. • Enriching Vocabulary-Choice of words, Synonyms and Antonyms • Common errors in English • Words with multiple meanings • One word substitution • Words frequently mis-spelt • Homophones • Idioms and phrases • Proverbs • Abbreviations • Para jumbles • Sentence completion • Sentence arrangement • Sentence correction • Foreign words and phrases commonly used • Comprehension of passage and art of Summarizing |
| 2 |
Communication |
Concept of Communication, Meaning and Significance of Good Communication Business Communication- Principles and Process •Means of Communication- Written, Oral, Visual, Audiovisual • Choice of Modes of Communication • Communication Networks- Vertical, Circuit, Chain, Wheel, Star • Commonly used Mediums of Digital CommunicationEmail, SMS, Voice mail, Multimedia, Teleconferencing, Mobile Phone Conversation, Video Conferencing etc. • Listening Skills-Types, Purpose, Steps to Effective Listening, Barriers to Effective Listening and Ways to overcome the Barriers • Barriers to Effective Communication and Ways to overcome the Barriers |
| 3 |
Business Correspondence |
• Business Letters - Its Essentials, Parts, Types, Salutations • Positive Messages, Negative Messages and Persuasive Messages • Business Reports, Inter and Intra-departmental Communication- Office Orders, Office Circulars, Memorandum, Office Notes, Management Information System (MIS) • Concept of Web, Internet and E-correspondence • Intranet- Benefit and Purpose • Email - Features, Procedure to Write a Formal Email, Email Etiquettes • Essential Elements of Email- Subject line, Formal Greeting, Target Audience (Reader), Clarity and Conciseness, Formal Closing, Proofreading, Feedback • Advantages and Disadvantages of Email |
| 4 |
Common Business Terminologies |
Terms defined under various Laws, Rules and Regulations including Financial and Non-Financial terms and expressions. |
CSEET Syllabus: Paper 2: Legal Aptitude and Logical Reasoning
| S.No. |
Topics |
Sub-Topics |
|---|---|---|
| Part A - Legal Aptitude (25 Marks) |
||
| 1 |
Indian Constitution |
• Preamble • Citizenship • Fundamental Rights and Fundamental Duties • Directive Principles of State Policy •State under Constitution • President and Governors • Council of Ministers and Prime Minister • Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and Legislative Assembly, Legislative Council • Supreme Court and High Courts • Landmark Amendment in Constitution • List of subjects-Centre, State and Concurrent |
| 2 |
Elements of General Laws (Indian Contract Act and Law of Torts) |
Part A: Law of Contract • Offer, Acceptance, Consideration and Competency to Contract. • Agreement • Types of Contract: Void, Voidable, Unenforceable • Performance of Contract • Frustration of Contract • Quasi Contract • Breach of Contract and Remedies Part B: Law of Torts • Basics of Torts • Specific Defenses • Nuisance and Negligence • Strict, Absolute and Vicarious Liability • Trespass • Malicious Prosecution |
| 3 |
Elements of Company Secretaries Legislation |
• The Institute of Company Secretaries of India • Vision, Mission, Motto and Core Values of the Institute • Company Secretary under Company Secretaries Act, 1980. • Functions of Company Secretary under the Companies Act, 2013 • Role of Company Secretary in Employment • Role of Company Secretary in Practice |
| 4 |
Elements of Company Law |
• Meaning and Nature of Company • Types of Companies • Incorporation of a Company • Types of capital • Board of Directors -(Concept, Appointment and Removal of Directors) • Board Meetings & Shareholders Meetings • Corporate Social Responsibility • Business Ethics • Ethical Dilemma |
| 5 |
Legal Reasoning |
• Legal Fundamentals and Terms • Legal Problems – Reading and understanding a case • Legal Terminology and Maxims • Legal Reasoning- (a) Reasoning by Analogy (b) Inductive and Deductive Reasoning • Questions of Fact (or factual issues) • Questions of Law (or legal issues) • Landmark Judgments of Supreme Court and High Court • Reading Comprehension |
| Part B: Logical Reasoning |
||
| 6 |
Logical Reasoning |
• Calendars • Cause and Effect Reasoning • Clocks • Coding and Decoding • Deriving Conclusion from Passages • Drawing Inference • Number Test • Sequence and Series • Statement and Assumptions |
| 7 |
Verbal Reasoning |
• Alphabet Test • Alpha Numeric Sequence Puzzle • Analogy • Assertion and Reason • Blood Relations • Decision Making • Inserting Missing Characters • Logical Sequence Test • Logical Venn Diagram • Number, Ranking and Time Sequence Test • Syllogism • Truth Tellers and Liars |
| 8 |
Non Verbal Reasoning |
Analytical Reasoning • Classification • Completion of Incomplete Pattern • Figure Matrix • Grouping of Identical Figures • Mirror Image • Rule Detection • Numeric and Alphabet Series |
| Part C: Quantitative Aptitude (Applicable for November 2023 session) |
||
| 9 |
Number System |
· Computation of Whole Number · Decimal and Fractions · Relationship between numbers |
| 10 |
Fundamental arithmetical operations |
· Percentages · Ratio and Proportion · Square roots · Averages · Interest (Simple and Compound) · Profit and Loss |
CSEET Syllabus: Paper 3: Economic & Business Environment
| S.No. |
Topic |
Sub-Topics |
|---|---|---|
| Part A- Economics |
||
| 1. |
Basics of Demand and Supply and Forms of Market Competition |
Theory of Demand and Supply • Equilibrium Price • Elasticity of Demand and Supply and other related concepts • Increase and Decrease in Demand and Expansion and Contraction of Demand • Forms of Market Competition- Monopoly, Duopoly, Oligopoly, Perfect Competition and Monopolistic Competition |
| 2. |
National Income Accounting and Related Concepts |
• Meaning and methods to compute National Income • Key variables of National Income (GNP, GDP, NNP, NDP etc.) |
| 3. |
Indian Union Budget |
• Key terminologies / heads covered under the budget • Revenue and Capital Budget • Major components of Revenue and Capital Budget • Meaning of Fiscal Deficit • Components/ Variables covered under Fiscal Deficit |
| 4. |
Indian Financial Markets |
• Overview of Indian Financial Ecosystem • Key facets of Indian financial system • Growth of Financial Institutions • Public and private sector banks • Industrial Finance Corporation of India, Small Industries Development Bank of India Regional Rural Banks • Cooperative Banks • Non-Banking Finance Companies • Basics of Capital Market: Types of Shares and Debentures Financial assistance scenario for Small and Medium Enterprises and Start-Ups. |
| 5. |
Indian Economy |
• Primary (Agriculture and allied activities) • Secondary (Manufacturing) • Tertiary (Services): • Current scenario of agriculture and allied activities in India • Agricultural and Industrial Policies of India • Current scenario of services sector in India • Balance of Payments • Components of Balance of Payments • Favorable and Unfavorable Balance of Trade • Foreign Investments in India- Types and Flows |
| Part B: – Business Environment |
||
| 6. |
Entrepreneurship Scenario |
• Government initiatives to foster entrepreneurship • Need for entrepreneurship in India • Bottlenecks in entrepreneurial growth |
| 7 |
Business Environment |
• Overview of Business Environment • Features and factors influencing business environment • Types of environment: Economic environment, Socio-cultural environment, Political environment, Legal and Technological environment • Ease of Doing Business Index by World Bank for India and Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) for States |
| 8 |
Key Government Institutions |
• Basic awareness about various institutions and regulatory bodies in India such as NITI Aayog, MCA, SEBI, RBI, IBBI, CCI, NCLT/NCLAT etc. |
CSEET Syllabus: Paper 4: Current Affairs, Presentation and Communication Skills
| S.No. |
Topics |
Sub-Topics |
|---|---|---|
| Part A: Current Affairs |
||
| 1 |
Current Affairs |
Current affairs of national and international importance relating to: • International bodies (ASEAN, BRICS, SAARC, G-20, BIMSTEC, etc.) • Organizations like, RBI, NABARD, CCI, IBBI, IMF, OECD, ADB, World Bank, etc. • Summits and conferences • Current development in Banking and Finance (digital banking, govt. initiatives, financial inclusion, etc.) • Current development in stock markets • Recent important judgments passed by Supreme Court and High Courts of India, Tribunals • Current affairs related to CS Institute/Profession and regulatory bodies • Current updates on environment, bio-diversity, climate change and sustainable development • Latest developments in science and technology, IT, Computers and Space science • Business personalities and leaders • Committees and appointments • Art and culture • Books and their authors • Awards and honours Sports • Current political scenario • Initiatives/ schemes of the government • Language and national symbols • Governance and ethics • International diplomacy |
| Part B: Presentation & Communication Skills |
||
| 2 |
Listening Skills |
• Questions based on audio clips – Monologue – Dialogue • Grammar Test • Vocabulary Test |
| 3 |
Written Communication Skills |
• Writing on a given topic • Correcting a given paragraph • Short Note writing • Essay writing • Precis writing |
| 4 |
Oral Communication Skills |
• Candidates are expected to: – Answer a question – Speak on a given topic – Explain the given term |
CSEET Question Paper
Candidates preparing for the CSEET exam must download the previous year question paper to become familiar with the exam pattern and syllabus. CSEET question paper helps candidates in experiencing the actual exam day.
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CSEET Mock Test
ICSI conducts CSEET mock test before each session. Candidates registered for the CSEET exam will be able to appear for the mock test when released. Candidates are advised to adhere by the instructions to appear for the CSEET mock test.
How to appear for CSEET Mock Test?
Step 1- Download Safe Exam Browser
Step 2- Visit the link sent on registered email address or phone number
Step 3- Enter the login credentials:
login ID: ICSI
Password: ICSI
Step 4- Screen will now display the CSEET mock test
Step 5- Appear for the mock test
Step 6- Assess the preparation level by marking the answers as per the marking scheme.
CSEET Results
Candidates who will appear for the CSEET exam will be able to check their final score online at icsi.edu. CSEET result is declared in online mode on the official website. Candidates must enter their credentials to download the scorecard. Candidates can check for the following details that will be mentioned on the scorecard:
- Admission number
- Name
- Result date
- Roll number
- Section wise score
- Result
- Validity of the scorecard
What is CSEET Passing Criteria?
A candidate is declared as ‘pass’ if she/he obtains minimum of 40% marks in each paper and 50% marks in aggregate of all papers put together provided that the candidate is not absent in any of the paper.
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FAQs on CSEET Exam
Q. What is CSEET Exam?
Ans. CS Executive Entrance exam is conducted for admission to the CS course or qualify for registration to CS Executive programme.
Q. Who can appear for the CSEET exam?
Ans. Any candidate who is 10+2 pass can appear for the CSEET exam.
Q. How many times is CSEET conducted in a year?
Ans. CSEET is conducted four times in a year i.e., January, May, July and November.
Q. Is CSEET a objective based test?
Ans. Yes CSEET is a MCQ based exam. Candidates must opt for the correct answer among the options provided.
Q. What If I don’t clear the CSEET?
Ans. Candidates can re register for the CSEET and appear for the exam again for the next session.
Q. Can I opt out of CSEET study material?
Ans. Yes, candidates can opt out for the CSEET study material while filling the application form INR 1000 will be reduced.
Q. When does the CSEET registration commence?
Ans. CSEET registrations are open through out the year. Candidates can register for the CSEET exam online only.
Q. What is the mode of CSEET exam?
Ans. CSEET exam is conducted in remote proctored mode. Any change in the mode of the examination will be notified by the authorities.
Q. Is there any age limit to appear for the CSEET?
Ans. There is no age limit to appear for CSEET. Any age group can enroll for the CS course.
Q. What is CSEET passing percentage?
Ans. Candidates must obtain minimum of 40% in each paper and 50% marks in aggregate to qualify the exam.
Q. What After CSEET Exam?
Ans. Candidates passing CSEET will be eligible for registration to CS Executive programme within one year from the declaration of result.

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No, there will be no negative marking in CSEET exam. For every correct answer candidates will be given one or two marks for each question.