{"id":427,"date":"2023-04-22T07:47:39","date_gmt":"2023-04-22T07:47:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/toplad.in\/blog\/cs\/?p=427"},"modified":"2023-12-13T08:22:29","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T08:22:29","slug":"cs-professional-exam-dates-schedule-pattern-syllabus-marking-scheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toplad.in\/blog\/cs\/cs-professional-exam-dates-schedule-pattern-syllabus-marking-scheme\/","title":{"rendered":"CS Professional Exam | Dates, Schedule, Exam Pattern, Syllabus &amp; Marking Scheme"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CS Professional is the final level of examination in your company secretary course before you can finally hold that well-deserving certification in your hands and officially become a member of The Institute of Company Secretaries of India. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CS Professional level exams are conducted by ICSI twice a year, once in the month of June and once in December.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-bottom: 0px! important;\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This level consists of three modules i.e., module 1, module 2, and module 3, which are to be attempted either individually or together depending upon a student\u2019s preference and preparation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-bottom: 0px! important;\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ICSI has released the exam date and schedule for the Professional exam which will be mentioned below for your reference.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-bottom: 0px! important;\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this article, we will provide you with everything you need to know about your CS professional exam. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Read on to know the exam pattern, syllabus, and marking scheme for your professional exam. We will also provide you with some exam tips and key points to remember to get you exam ready!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-bottom: 0px! important;\"><\/p>\n<h3><strong>CS Professional: Eligibility Criteria<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-bottom: 0px! important;\"><\/p>\n<p><b>Who can enroll in CS professional course and sit for its examination?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before you go on ahead and get all the other relevant information, make sure you are eligible for it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-bottom: 0px! important;\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are the Eligibility Criteria for CS Professional<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The candidate must be 17 years old or above<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Candidate must have passed class 12<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in any discipline except fine arts from a recognized board or university<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Candidate must have cleared the CS Executive examination (both modules) held by The Institute of Company Secretaries of India<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Graduates and Post Graduates who have also cleared CS Executive (both modules) held by The Institute of Company Secretaries of India<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-bottom: 0px! important;\"><\/p>\n<h3><strong>CS Professional: Process of Registration<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A student wanting to sit for CS professional exam has to register by filling out an application form, providing the requested documents, and paying the registration fee.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: justify;\">To register for CS Professional:<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Visit the official website of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icsi.edu\/home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ICSI <\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click on \u201cOnline Services\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Choose\u201d Register for CS Course\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-bottom: 0px! important;\"><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Fee for Registration<\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The registration fee for the CS Professional-level exam is Rs.12,000\/- (Rupees Twelve Thousand Only) per appearance.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Additional fee structures may include:<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pre-exam fee: Rs.10,000<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-bottom: 0px! important;\"><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/toplad.in\/cs\/cs-combo-offer-classes?utm_source=cs-professional-combo-online-classes-banner&amp;utm_medium=cs-professional-exam-date-schedule-exam-pattern-marking-scheme&amp;utm_campaign=blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1182\" src=\"https:\/\/toplad.in\/blog\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/03\/cs-prof-123-combo-300x122.png\" alt=\"cs professional online classes\" width=\"740\" height=\"301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/toplad.in\/blog\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/03\/cs-prof-123-combo-300x122.png 300w, https:\/\/toplad.in\/blog\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/03\/cs-prof-123-combo.png 655w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-bottom: 0px! important;\"><\/p>\n<h3><strong>CS Professional Exam Dates<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) released exam dates and schedules for the June term session. Before creating a study plan, check out the exam dates and schedules so you can better prepare.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-bottom: 0px! important;\"><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Particulars<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Dates<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last Date for registration in the June term (All modules)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">November 30th, 2021<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last Date for registration in the June term (single module)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">January 31st, 2022<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last Date for registration in the December term (All modules)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">May 31st, 2021<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last Date for registration in the December term (All modules)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">July 31st, 2021<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Release of exam form for June session<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">February 26th, 2022<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CS Professional exam date<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">June 1 to June 10, 2022<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"padding-bottom: 0px! important;\"><\/p>\n<h3><strong>CS Professional Exam Schedule June Session 2022<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ICSI has released the exam schedule for CS Professional. It is provided below.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-bottom: 0px! important;\"><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Exam Date\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Module<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>CS Professional Papers<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">June 1, 2022<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Module I<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Governance, Risk Management, Compliances, and Ethics<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">June 2, 2022<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Module II<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Secretarial Audit, Compliance Management, and Due Diligence<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">June 3, 2022<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Module III<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Corporate Funding and Listings in Stock Exchanges<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">June 4, 2022<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Module I\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Advanced Tax Laws<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">June 5, 2022<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No Exam<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No Exam<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">June 6, 2022<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Module II<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Corporate Restructuring, Insolvency, Liquidation, and Winding-up<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">June 7, 2022<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Module III<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Multidisciplinary Case Studies [Open Book Exam]<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">June 8, 2022<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Module I<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Drafting, Pleadings, and Appearances<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">June 9, 2022<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Module II<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Resolution of Corporate Disputes, Non\u2013 Compliances, and Remedies<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">June 10, 2022<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Module III<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Elective 1 out of below 5 subjects [Open Book Exam]<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Banking &#8211; Law, and Practice<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Insurance &#8211; Law and Practice<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Intellectual Property Rights \u2013 Laws and Practices<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Labour Laws and Practice<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Insolvency \u2013 Law, and Practice<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"padding-bottom: 0px! important;\"><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Exam Pattern, Syllabus, and Marking Scheme<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CS Professional exam consists of 3 modules and 9 papers that are given below. For detailed information about each subject click on the respective paper.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can also see the marking scheme for all papers as mentioned in bold below:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-bottom: 0px! important;\"><\/p>\n<h4><b>Module I<\/b><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-bottom: 0px! important;\"><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Paper 1: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/toplad.in\/cs\/paper\/governance-risk-management-compliances-and-ethics-csp-paper-1-cs-professional-module-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Governance, Risk Management, Compliances, and Ethics Constitution of India<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Part A: Governance <b>50%<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Part B: Risk Management <b>20%<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Part C: Compliance <b>20%<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Part D: Ethics and Sustainability <b>10%<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-bottom: 0px! important;\"><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Paper 2: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/toplad.in\/cs\/paper\/advanced-tax-laws-csp-paper-2-cs-professional-module-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Advanced Tax Laws<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Part A: Indirect Taxes <b>70%<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Part B: Direct Tax and International Taxation <b>30%<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-bottom: 0px! important;\"><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Paper 3: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/toplad.in\/cs\/paper\/drafting-pleadings-and-appearances-csp-paper-3-cs-professional-module-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Drafting, Pleadings, and Appearances (One Part)<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Judicial &amp; Administrative framework<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">General Principles of Drafting and relevant Substantive Rules<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Secretarial Practices<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Drafting and Conveyancing Relating to Various Deeds and Agreements<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Drafting of agreements, documents, and deeds<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pleading, Art of writing opinions<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Appearances and Art of Advocacy<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-bottom: 0px! important;\"><\/p>\n<h4><b>Module II<\/b><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-bottom: 0px! important;\"><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\">Paper 4: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/toplad.in\/cs\/paper\/secretarial-audit-compliance-management-and-due-diligence-csp-paper-4-cs-professional-module-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Secretarial Audit, Compliance Management, and Due Diligence<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Part A: Compliance Management <b>40%<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Part B: Secretarial Audit and Due Diligence <b>60%<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-bottom: 0px! important;\"><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\">Paper 5: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/toplad.in\/cs\/paper\/corporate-restructuring-insolvency-liquidation-&amp;-winding-up-csp-paper-5-cs-professional-module-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Corporate Restructuring, Insolvency, Liquidation &amp; Winding-up\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Part A: Corporate Restructuring <b>50%<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Part B: Insolvency and Liquidation <b>50%<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-bottom: 0px! important;\"><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\">Paper 6: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/toplad.in\/cs\/paper\/resolution-of-corporate-disputes-non-compliances-&amp;-remedies-csp-paper-6-cs-professional-module-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Resolution of Corporate Disputes, Non-Compliances &amp; Remedies (One Part)<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shareholders\u2019 Democracy &amp;Rights<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Corporate Disputes\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fraud under the Companies Act and IPC<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4. Misrepresentation &amp; Malpractices\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Regulatory Action\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Defaults, Adjudication, prosecutions, and penalties under the Companies Act, Securities Laws, FEMA, COFEPOSA, Money<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Laundering, Competition Act, Labour Laws &amp; Tax Laws.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fines, Penalties, and Punishments under various laws.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Civil and Criminal Trial Procedure and Process.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Relief and Remedies<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-bottom: 0px! important;\"><\/p>\n<h4><b>Module III<\/b><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-bottom: 0px! important;\"><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\">Paper 7: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/toplad.in\/cs\/paper\/corporate-funding-&amp;-listings-in-stock-exchanges-csp-paper-7-cs-professional-module-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Corporate Funding &amp; Listings in Stock Exchanges<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Part A: Corporate Funding <b>60%<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Part B: Listing <b>40%<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-bottom: 0px! important;\"><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\">Paper 8: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/toplad.in\/cs\/paper\/multidisciplinary-case-studies-csp-paper-8-cs-professional-module-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Multidisciplinary Case Studies (One Part)<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Corporate Laws including Company Law<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Securities Laws<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FEMA and other Economic and Business Legislations<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Insolvency Law<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Competition Law<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Business Strategy and Management<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interpretation of Law<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Governance Issues<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-bottom: 0px! important;\"><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\">Paper 9: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/toplad.in\/cs\/paper\/banking-law-&amp;-practice-csp-paper-9.1-cs-professional-module-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elective<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9.1- Banking \u2013 Law &amp; Practice<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9.2- Insurance \u2013 Law &amp; Practice<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9.3- Intellectual Property Rights: Laws and Practices<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9.4- Forensic Audit<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9.5- Direct Tax Laws &amp; Practice<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9.6- Labour Laws&amp; Practice<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9.7- Valuations &amp; Business Modelling<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9.8- Insolvency \u2013 Law and Practice<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-bottom: 0px! important;\"><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/toplad.in\/cs\/cs-past-papers?utm_source=cs-professional-previous-year-papers-banner&amp;utm_medium=cs-professional-exam-date-schedule-exam-pattern-marking-scheme&amp;utm_campaign=blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1179\" src=\"https:\/\/toplad.in\/blog\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/05\/cs-prof-past-year-paper-300x122.png\" alt=\"cs professional previous year papers\" width=\"740\" height=\"301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/toplad.in\/blog\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/05\/cs-prof-past-year-paper-300x122.png 300w, https:\/\/toplad.in\/blog\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/05\/cs-prof-past-year-paper.png 655w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Exam Pattern<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-bottom: 0px! important;\"><\/p>\n<p><b>CS Professional Exam Pattern<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-bottom: 0px! important;\"><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mode of exam\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Offline center-based exam<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No of modules<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3 \u2013 module 1, 2 &amp; 3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No of papers<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9 (8 compulsory and 1 elective)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Duration of exam<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3 hours<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Total marks<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">100 marks on each paper<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Type of question<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Descriptive<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No of questions<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">50 questions in each<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Marking scheme<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No negative marking<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Language<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hindi or English<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Passing criteria<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">40% in all papers and 50% in total<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"padding-bottom: 0px! important;\"><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Key Points to remember for your exam<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CS Professional exam registration is open throughout the year but students should keep in mind the registration cut-off dates to correctly register for their respective term i.e., June or December<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An exam form is released by ICSI after registration along with an exam fee that every student must fill out and submit. If a student fails to do that, he will be given a week\u2019s extension to do so. An extra late fee will be charged. If however, the student still fails to fill out the exam form, he will not be allowed to sit for the examination.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While filling out the exam form, you will be asked to fill out your offline exam center preference<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CS Professional Admit Card is released a few days before the exam. Every student must download it and bring it to the examination hall. Without the admit card, you will not be allowed to give the exam.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Admit card can only be downloaded from the website. No physical copy is sent.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The result will be declared a few weeks after the exam through online mode on the official website of ICSI.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/toplad.in\/cs\/downloads-notes?utm_source=cs-professional-study-material-banner&amp;utm_medium=cs-professional-exam-date-schedule-exam-pattern-marking-scheme&amp;utm_campaign=blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1180\" src=\"https:\/\/toplad.in\/blog\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/05\/cs-prof-study-material-300x122.png\" alt=\"cs professional study material\" width=\"745\" height=\"303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/toplad.in\/blog\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/05\/cs-prof-study-material-300x122.png 300w, https:\/\/toplad.in\/blog\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/05\/cs-prof-study-material.png 655w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 745px) 100vw, 745px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-bottom: 0px! important;\"><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Exam\/Study tips to Ace your Exams<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can refer to our study tips to know how to plan and structure your studies, strategize your preparation and become a top scorer in your exam.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-bottom: 0px! important;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-bottom: 0px! important;\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before you plan things out, know what works best for you. Depending on your own personality, you should decide how you will be more productive; while studying early morning or late at night? while taking online or offline coaching classes? with a strict schedule or a relaxed one?. write down the answers and plan accordingly.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Give yourself sufficient time for preparation. Don\u2019t start at the last minute. Start early and slowly make quality progress<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enroll in an affordable coaching institute as they will become a guide to you and provide you with all the necessary information, updates, announcement, study material, etc. on top of teaching you the syllabus thoroughly.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keep practicing mock test papers as well as solving previous year&#8217;s papers regularly. Sharpen your question-solving skills<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don\u2019t buy or download too much study material. Focus on getting the right quality material from your institute and practice on that. Quality is always more important than quantity.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the most important and most ignored tips, don\u2019t make studying your life! Go outside, play sports, meditate, meet friends or do anything else that you love. If your mind isn\u2019t happy and in peace, your preparation will be affected.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eat healthy food daily and keep physically active<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-bottom: 0px! important;\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can check out <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/toplad.in\/cs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TopLad\u2019s CS online\/offline coaching classes<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. We have helped thousands of students achieve their dream of becoming a Company Secretary.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check out our website for detailed information &#8211; <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/toplad.in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TopLad<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-bottom: 0px! important;\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CS Professional is the final level of examination in your company secretary course before you can finally hold that well-deserving certification in your hands and officially become a member of The Institute of Company Secretaries of India. 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