CSEET Registration Fees, Concessions & Last Dates

Registering for CSEET costs ₹7,500, which includes ICSI's one-day Student Induction Programme and its online classes, and you pay a separate ₹1,500 exam fee for each session you sit (ICSI fee schedule, 29 September 2026). You register only once, because the registration is valid for 3 years, and SC/ST and physically handicapped students get 50% off both fees. To sit the February 2027 session, you must register by 31 October 2026.

CSEET fee structure

Fee	Amount	When you pay it
Registration fee	₹7,500	Once, when you register
Exam fee	₹1,500	For every session you sit, when you enrol for the exam
Late fee	₹250	Extra, if you enrol in the late-fee window
Change of exam centre	₹250 per change	If you change your centre after enrolling
Exam centre in Dubai	US$100 (or the rupee equivalent)	On top of the ₹1,500 exam fee

Sources: ICSI's fee schedule (29 Sep 2026), Student Services FAQs (18 Sep 2026) and ICSI's announcement for the June 2026 CSEET (28 Feb 2026).

What the registration fee covers

Student Induction Programme (SIP): a one-day programme that you must complete within one month of registering. You cannot enrol for the exam without it.
Online classes: ICSI runs free online classes for registered CSEET students in each session.
Study material: ICSI makes it available when you register and on its website. The fee schedule lists no separate charge for it. Our guide to ICSI's CSEET study material explains where to find it.

Registering once, paying per attempt

According to ICSI's Student Services FAQs, you register for CSEET only once and can sit any session until the registration expires, 3 years from the month you registered. If you don't pass, you pay only the ₹1,500 exam fee for the next attempt. ICSI does not refund CSEET fees in any circumstances, including if you turn out to be ineligible, except when you pay twice.

Fee concessions

ICSI's fee schedule (29 Sep 2026) gives these concessions on the ₹7,500 registration fee. The amounts in the last column are our calculation.

Category	Concession	You pay
SC/ST	50%	₹3,750
Physically handicapped	50%	₹3,750
Students from the North Eastern states, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep and Himachal Pradesh	50%	₹3,750
Students from the Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh	50%	₹3,750
Agniveers under the Agnipath scheme	50%	₹3,750
Students from the 38 districts declared Naxal-free as on 31 March 2026 (named in the schedule)	50%	₹3,750
ICSI staff, and wards or spouses of ICSI staff	75%	₹1,875
Wards of a deceased ICSI member	75%	₹1,875
Wards of a deceased CS member who was a life member of the CS Benevolent Fund	100%	Nil
Wards and widows of martyrs of the Indian Army, Air Force, Navy and all paramilitary forces	100%	Nil

Only three categories also get a concession on the ₹1,500 exam fee: SC/ST (50%, so ₹750), physically handicapped (50%, ₹750) and ICSI staff and their wards or spouses (75%, ₹375).

The schedule has no CSEET concession for OBC or EWS students as such, so they pay the full fees unless they also belong to one of the categories above. ICSI's EWS concession applies only when you register for CS Executive. To claim a concession, upload your category certificate when you register.

ICSI's Student Services FAQs (18 Sep 2026) still show a 100% concession for Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, while the later fee schedule shows 50%. If this applies to you, check with ICSI before you pay.

Last dates to register and enrol

CSEET is held in the first week of February, June and October. There are two deadlines for each session: registration, and then exam enrolment, which opens after you have completed the SIP.

Session	Registration window	Exam enrolment (₹1,500)	With ₹250 late fee
February	1 July to 31 October (previous year)	16 November to 15 December (previous year)	16 to 20 December (previous year)
June	1 November to 28/29 February	16 March to 15 April	16 to 20 April
October	1 March to 30 June	16 July to 15 August	16 to 20 August

Source: ICSI Student Services FAQs (18 Sep 2026), questions 20 and 21.

For the February 2027 session, ICSI's notice gives these dates: registration from 1 July to 31 October 2026, exam enrolment from 16 November to 15 December 2026, and enrolment with the late fee from 16 to 20 December 2026.

ICSI publishes a notice for every session, and its dates can differ from the general schedule. For the June 2026 session, for example, exam enrolment ran from 1 March to 7 April 2026, with the late fee until 20 April (ICSI announcement, 28 Feb 2026). Check the notice for your session on ICSI's Restructured CSEET page before you pay. For the exam timetable and papers, see our CSEET exam dates and pattern guide.

Who can register

ICSI's restructuring announcement (10 Apr 2026) says CSEET registration is open to Indian nationals who have passed, or are appearing in, Class 12 or an equivalent exam. ICSI's notice for the February 2027 session adds two groups:

Class 10 pass students can register provisionally. They may sit the exam only after they submit their Class 12 admit card or mark sheet.
Undergraduate students can register.

You don't need CSEET at all if you are a graduate or post-graduate, a final-year undergraduate (provisional registration), a CA Intermediate or CMA Final pass, an ICSI Foundation pass, or a student of a five-year integrated programme who is in or has passed the 6th semester. You then register directly for CS Executive. Direct admission includes a ₹5,000 CSEET exemption fee and costs ₹23,900 in total, including an optional ₹500 journal subscription (ICSI fee schedule, 29 Sep 2026). Our CS Executive registration guide covers that route.

How to register online

Open ICSI's Become a CS page and choose Registration for CSEET. The page also has a video of the registration process.
Have soft copies of your documents ready (list below). The registration page asks you to tick each document before you go on.
Click Proceed To CSEET Registration, fill in the form and upload the documents.
Pay the fee by credit card, debit card, net banking or Canara Bank challan, and keep the receipt that the system generates.
Complete the one-day SIP within one month of registering.
Enrol for the exam in your session's enrolment window and pay the ₹1,500 exam fee. ICSI accepts exam enrolment online only.

Documents to upload

ICSI's registration page lists:

your photograph and signature;
date of birth proof (Class 10 pass certificate);
qualification proof: Class 12 mark sheet, or your Class 12 admit card or hall ticket if you are still appearing;
category certificate, if you are not in the general category;
identity proof: Aadhaar card, passport, voter ID, PAN card, driving licence or ration card.

File rule	Requirement
Formats	jpg, jpeg, png, gif, bmp or pdf
Maximum file size	2 MB
Photograph	20 KB to 50 KB
Signature	10 KB to 20 KB

After you pass CSEET

Your CSEET result is valid for one year from the date it is declared, and you must register for CS Executive within that year. Registering for CS Executive after CSEET costs ₹18,900, including an optional ₹500 journal subscription (ICSI fee schedule, 29 Sep 2026). Our guide to CS course fees gives the Executive and Professional fees and registration dates.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is there a cut-off mark for CSEET?

The pass mark comes from ICSI's passing criteria: you pass CSEET if you score at least 40% in each paper and 50% in aggregate of all papers, in one sitting. Marks cannot be carried forward and there are no paper exemptions.

CSEET Registration Fees, Concessions and Last Dates

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