Hi,

Company secretary is a professional body in India. The duration for which depends if you start from foundation or executive programme. I'll simplify it for you below;

Duration -

FOUNDATION PROGRAMME - 8 months

EXECUTIVE PROGRAMME - 9 months

PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMME - 10 months

Eligibility -

FOUNDATION PROGRAMME - 10+2 pass or equivalent

EXECUTIVE PROGRAMME - for all graduate students except for fine arts

PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMME - only after passing Executive Programme.

After passing the Executive Programme, he/she has to undergo a practical training for a period of 15 months.

If you want you could enter into the course right after completing your +2 in Foundation Programme, or you could get a direct entry after completing your graduation with any degree except for fine arts in Executive Programme.

Only after qualifying Professional Programme, your name shall be registered therein.

Hope the information helps, in case of any doubt, feel free to revert back.

All the best !

Hello Abhishek,

Thanks for contacting Careers360.

This question is quite an ambiguous one . When it comes to courses like CA and CS , the duration of the course might vary depending on the number of attempts one takes to clear all the exams but it is also definitely among the most frequently asked questions. So let us begin with understanding the course structure:

Company Secretary, as you might know, is divided into three levels which are as follows:

1. Foundation
2. Executive
3. Professional

One can appear for the next level exam after 9 months of clearing the previous level. But since the exams are only conducted in June and December, the gap is effectively of 12 months. So THREE years to clear all the exams (assuming that every level is cleared in the first attempt itself).

Hope this helps. Good luck!