Vaishnavi Shukla | June 9, 2026 | 11:23 AM IST | 2 mins read
ICSI: CSEET 2026 exam will be held from October 1, while the CS executive and professional exam will be held from December 21 onwards.

The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) has announced the Company Secretary Executive Entrance Test (CSEET) October 2026 and Company Secretary (CS) executive and professional December 2026 exam dates. ICSI will conduct CSEET 2026 exams from October 1, while CS executive and professional exams will be held from December 21 onwards.
ICSI will allow CSEET test-takers an additional 15 minutes for reading the CSEET question paper from 2:30 pm to 2:45 pm. Meanwhile, CS executive and professional exam applicants will be given 15 minutes extra from 2 pm to 2:15 pm for question paper reading.
CS executive exam is an intermediate-level test, assessing students on the technical and procedural aspects of company law, tax laws, and security laws, whereas the professional course is the final and advanced level.
ICSI conducts the CSEET exam for candidates aspiring to become company secretaries (CS).
The exam schedule for the CSEET 2026 October session is shown below.
Exam Date | Exam Timings | Subject |
October 1 | 02.30 PM to 05:45 PM | Business Communication |
October 2 | - | |
October 3 | 02.30 PM to 05:45 PM | Fundamentals of Accounting |
October 4 | - | |
October 5 | 02.30 PM to 05:45 PM | Economic and Business Environment |
October 6 | 02.30 PM to 05:45 PM | Business Law and Management (OMR Based) |
The dates for CS executive December 2026 for the executive courses are given below.
Exam Dates | Subject (CS Executive) |
December 21 | Jurisprudence, Interpretation and General Laws (Group-1) |
December 22 | Capital Market and Securities Laws (Group-2) |
December 23 | Company Law and Practice (Group-1) |
December 24 | Economic, Commercial and Intellectual Property Laws (Group-2) |
December 25 | - |
December 26 | Setting Up of Business, Industrial and Labour Laws (Group-1) |
December 27 | Tax Laws and Practice (Group-2) |
December 28 | Corporate Accounting and Financial Management (Group-1) |
Students can check the table given below for CS December dates 2026 for the professional courses.
Exam Dates | Subject (CS Professional) |
December 21 | Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) – Principles and Practice (Group-1) |
December 22 | Strategic Management and Corporate Finance (Group-2) |
December 23 | Drafting, Pleadings and Appearances (Group-1) |
December 24 | Corporate Restructuring, Valuation and Insolvency (Group-2) |
December 25 | - |
December 26 | Compliance Management, Audit and Due Diligence (Group-1) |
December 27 | Elective 2 (one out of below 5 subjects) [Open Book Exam.] (Group-2)
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December 28 | Elective 1 (One out of 4 subjects) [Open book exam] (Group-1)
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Candidates can download the ICSI CSEET 2026 October schedule and CS executive and professional December 2026 dates on the official website, icsi.edu/home/.
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