CSEET February 2027

The rules below are from ICSI's Announcement on restructuring CSEET (10 April 2026) and CSEET FAQ; they apply from the June 2026 session onwards.

• Exempt from CSEET, with direct registration for the CS Executive Programme: CS Foundation pass students; graduates and postgraduates in any discipline; CMA Final pass students; students in the final year or final semester of a 3-year undergraduate programme (provisional registration); students who have passed, or are appearing in, the 6th semester of a recognised 5-year integrated programme (provisional registration for those appearing).
• Candidates who have passed a Chartered Accountancy stage are also exempt; the announcement names the Intermediate stage and the FAQ names the Final stage, so ICSI's latest notice should be checked.
• SC/ST and physically handicapped candidates get a 50% concession on the registration fee and on the exam fee.

Source: Announcement on restructuring CSEET (10 April 2026); CSEET FAQ; Student Induction Programme announcement.

The restructured CSEET has four papers of 100 marks each, 400 marks in all, held on four separate days in an afternoon session at examination centres.

• Timing: 2:30 pm to 5:45 pm for the subjective papers and 2:30 pm to 4:45 pm for the OMR paper; the first 15 minutes are reading time.
• There is no negative marking in the OMR paper, Business Laws and Management.
• Passing: at least 40% in each paper and 50% in aggregate at one sitting; no exemption or carry-forward of marks.
• In the October 2026 session the papers are held on 1, 3, 5 and 6 October 2026, with no exam on 2 and 4 October. The February 2027 time table is not published yet.
• Results are issued as an e-marksheet only.

Source: Announcement on restructuring CSEET (10 April 2026); CSEET October 2026 time table; Syllabus for restructured CSEET (restructured CSEET, from the June 2026 session).

Paper 1: Business Communication (100 marks)

• Essentials of good English: grammar and usage, vocabulary, common errors, idioms and phrases, comprehension and summarising
• Communication: principles and process, modes and networks, digital communication, listening skills, barriers, etiquette, public relations, legal aspects, use of technology
• Business correspondence: letters, reports, memoranda, e-mail, notices, agenda and minutes
• Common business terminologies

Paper 2: Fundamentals of Accounting (100 marks)

• Basic concepts and principles of accounting; accounting process (journal, ledger, trial balance, rectification of errors); bank reconciliation statement; depreciation and amortisation
• Final accounts of a sole proprietorship; partnership and LLP accounts; introduction to company accounts (shares, debentures); accounts of non-profit organisations

Paper 3: Economic and Business Environment (100 marks)

• Part A, Economics (50 marks): demand, supply and forms of market competition; national income accounting; Indian Union Budget; Indian financial markets; Indian economy
• Part B, Business Environment (50 marks): entrepreneurship; business environment; key government institutions; global environment; environmental governance; AI and business environment; elements of corporate governance

Paper 4: Business Laws and Management (100 marks)

• Part A, Business Laws (60 marks): introduction to law; elements of company law; law of contracts; partnership law, with an overview of LLP; sale of goods; negotiable instruments
• Part B, Business Management (40 marks): introduction to management; functions of management; principles of management and modern approaches; management knowledge for company secretaries

Source: Syllabus for restructured CSEET; the level of knowledge for every paper is basic.