CFA Exam

Hi Vishnu,
Company Secretary is a professional certification administered by The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI). Company Secretary Course gives you knowledge and understanding of the modern practice in corporate financial and legal affairs. A company secretary acts as a vital link between the Company, the Board of Directors, shareholders and governmental and regulatory agencies. He is a compliance officer of the company as well as Corporate Planner and Strategic Manager. Apart from carrying out these functions he also looks after finance, accounts, legal, personnel and administrative functions. Company Secretary is required to handle matters related to central/state sales tax, excise laws, labor laws and corporate law. Company secretary has a great scope of employment in Private companies, consulting firms, financial institutions, banks, Department of company affairs and other regulatory bodies. The CFA course on the other hand is typically meant for graduates interested to build a career in financial analysis and investment management, professionals like Chartered Accountants, Cost Accountants and Company Secretaries, MBAs/PGDMs/PGDBAs or equivalent, executives working in investment industry and professionals in Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance sectors. Both professions are great as a career option and are very promising. Please read out the difference between the two that I have mentioned above and take a decision for yourself according to your interest.

To enroll in the CFA Program and register for your first Level I exam, you must have an international travel passport and one of the following:
(a) Undergraduate education: A Bachelor's (or equivalent) degree or be in the final year of your Bachelor's degree program (you must have completed your Bachelor's degree program in order to register for the Level II exam), or
(b) Work experience: Four years of professional work experience (does not have to be investment related), or
(c) A combination of professional work experience and education that totals at least four years (part-time positions do not qualify, and the four-year total must be accrued prior to enrollment).
You may appear in CFA examination in June 2018. All the Best!