The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (http://icsi.edu) is constituted under the Company Secretaries Act,1980 (Act No. 56 of 1980) to develop and regulatethe profession of Company Secretaries in India.It was in 1960 that the Company Law Board starteda course in company Secretaryship leading to the award of government Diploma in company Secretaryship.

As the number of students taking up the company Secretaryship course swelled, the government promoted on 4th October 1969, the Institute of Company Secretaries of India under Section 25 of the Companies Act, 1956 for taking over from the government the conduct of company Secretaryship examination.

Since then the Institute of Company Secretaries of India has been converted into a statutory body with effect from 1st January 1981 under the Company Secretaries Act, 1980. It is a recognised professional body formed to develop and regulate the profession of company secretaries. It is the ONLY institute which offers this course and awards the certificate bestowing the designation of company secretary to a candidate qualifying for membership of the institute. The institute has its headquarters at New Delhi and has four regional offices at Kolkata, Delhi, Chennai and Mumbai. In addition, there are 36 chapters and 10 satellite chapters located all over the country.

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