Accounting

Dear Student, St. Xavier is the famous college for B.Com (Hons.). ICA is not a college for B.Com. Some branches from ICA, may offer coaching for admissions in to B.Com course. You can also do various courses like IDA and IDA + from ICA after B.Com to update your knowledge and skills in accounting software, income tax, investment portfolio management and accounts.
I had done IDA+ from ICA and also, you may get placed in different companies after completion of this course.
St.Xaviers college commerce department is very famous with the experienced and highly educated faculty, especially if you want to do B.Com in honors, then it should be the college that you are looking for.
There are couple of criteria, which you need to meet to get into admission for B.Com (hons.) in Xavier, Kolkata.
You should pass with at least 60% of aggregate marks in your secondary higher education (plus two) and in subjects like Maths and English, you should at least get 45 % and in other subjects minimum 40%.
Mathematics in plus two will be the background for all of the students who joined. But, the standards of mathematics and statastics are not that much high, considering all kinds of students getting admission into course. But, if your basics are good, then you can go for it. All the best.

The Institute of Company Secretaries of India is an organization that has stood out for right regulation and continuous development in the profession of company secretaries in the country. Keeping aside awarding degrees and membership to candidates, ICSI has always aimed to raise the bar in terms of striking a balance between professional education and expertise. Candidates who have cleared Senior Secondary (10+2) examination of a Board/University constituted by law in India or any examination recognised by the Central Government as equivalent thereto are eligible.
For CS registration everyone go with online registration also the site is www.icsi.edu.
Exams of CS Executive are conduct by ICSI two times in a year (June & December). A student can sit in exams only after 9 months from the date of admission (excluding the month of admission and the month of examination).

The scope of CS in India is good. Now it is up to you that how you make your own prospects while doing CS. Choosing your career is personal choice. Every profession is good and bad according to the interest shown in it. But if we see the broader expect than it will not only help in getting descent job but also help you in building relationship. Talking about popularity, CS has gained a lot of limelight after the passage of Companies Act 2013 and modifications made therein, formation of NCLT and several others Acts. CS is categorized as a Key Managerial Personnel, meaning he/she has the position about equal to the Director/MD of a company. There are people who previously have been CS in a company and gradually rose to the position of MD. Impressive, right? But also, one should have interest in the subject. I hope now you got the answer for what you are looking for.

Career options after completing a finance degree:
With Masters in finance and accounting degree in finance, you could have your choice of career in the financial domain. Some of your choices include careers in the areas of corporate financing, commercial banking, money managing, investment banking and financial planning.
Job opportunities:
1. Financial analyst
Work for: commercial banks, brokerage firms, insurance companies, government
2. Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agent
Work for: brokerage firms, investment banks, trading companies
3. Financial Manager
Work for: any type of company
4. Personal Financial Advisor
Work for: insurance companies, real estate companies

CS Examination:
A- Foundation
B- Executive
C- Professional course
Tips:
Set your plan agile and keep buffer time for revision and solving mock test papers.
Six months can make or change the game, time management is very important at every single point of time till the final day and even on the day.
Keep positive! Maintain a good balance between your accuracy and solving time.
Be focused and calm. For the last month keep all the formulas and tricks handy and revise on a daily basis.
Remember:
- Make daily/weekly targets and pen down each
- Revise the syllabus as per study plan
- Solve previous year questions as per time frame guidelines of the actual exam. This will give you a look and feel of actual exam
- Manage your time well
- Keep calm and stay cool