CS Executive Exam Pattern 2025 - Mode, Marking Scheme, Passing Criteria

CS Executive Exam Pattern 2025 - Mode, Marking Scheme, Passing Criteria

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The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) prescribes the CS Executive exam pattern 2025 on its official website - icsi.edu. Candidates who are preparing for the CS Executive exam should first refer to the paper pattern before commencing their preparation. The CS Executive June 2025 exam pattern will have papers based on the 2022 syllabus.

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  1. Overview of CS Executive Exam Pattern
  2. CS Executive Exam Pattern 2025 Highlights (2022 syllabus)
  3. CS Executive Passing Criteria 2025
  4. CS Executive Syllabus 2025
CS Executive Exam Pattern 2025 - Mode, Marking Scheme, Passing Criteria
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The CS Executive 2025 exam pattern includes details such as mode of exam, time duration, modules, papers included, type of questions and marking scheme. The CS Executive exam for June 2025 session will be conducted from June 1 to June 8, 2025, in offline mode. The first CS Executive exam under the 2022 syllabus was held for the CS Executive Dec 2023 session. However, the old syllabus (2017) has been discontinued.

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Overview of CS Executive Exam Pattern

As per the official website of ICSI, the CS Executive 2025 exam will be conducted in offline centres only. There are two modules in the CS Executive exam, each divided into 8 papers as per the new CS Executive syllabus.

CS Executive Exam Pattern 2025 Highlights (2022 syllabus)

ParticularsDetails
Mode of CS Executive 2025 examOffline centre based exam
Time duration3 hours each paper
Number of groupsTwo-
Group 1
Group 2
Number of papers7
Type of questionsObjective and descriptive
Marks100
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Paper Wise Detailed CS Executive Exam Pattern (2022 Syllabus)

As per the CS Executive 2022 syllabus, the exam will have 7 papers. All the papers will have 20% case study based objective questions and 80% descriptive questions. However, paper no. 4 will be completely descriptive. Candidates are required to complete a pre-examination test before appearing for the CS Executive June 2025 exam.

CS Executive New Exam Pattern

GroupPaper no.Paper TypePapers
Group 1120% Objective and 80% descriptive

Jurisprudence, Interpretation & General Laws (100 Marks)

2

Company Law & Practice

Part I – Company Law – Principles and Concepts (60 marks)

Part II - Company Administration and Meetings (40 marks)

3

Setting Up of Business, Industrial & Labour Laws

Part I – Setting Up of Business (60 Marks)

Part II – Industrial & Labour Laws (40 Marks)

4100% descriptive

Corporate Accounting and Financial Management

Part I – Corporate Accounting (60 Marks)

Part II – Financial Management (40 Marks)

Group 25
20% Objective and 80% descriptive

Capital Market & Securities Laws

Part I – Capital Market (40 Marks)

Part II – Securities Laws (60 Marks)

6

Economic, Commercial and Intellectual Property Laws

Part I – Economic & Commercial Laws (60 Marks)

Part II – Intellectual Property Laws (40 Marks)

7

Tax Laws & Practice

Part I - Direct Tax (60 Marks)

Part II - Indirect Tax (40 Marks)

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Marking Scheme

  • For descriptive/subjective questions - There is no negative marking

  • For objective questions - 0.25 mark to be deducted for each wrong response and 1 mark is awarded for each correct answer

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Medium of CS Executive Exam 2025

Candidates can opt to answer the question paper either in English/ Hindi based on their preference. However, English is compulsory for Business Management, Ethics and Communication, Tax laws and practice, Cost, Corporate and Management, and Accounting, Financial and Strategic Management papers

CS Executive Passing Criteria 2025

To qualify the CS Executive exam 2025, candidates should pass both modules/groups with minimum 40% marks in each paper and an aggregate of 50% in all papers. ICSI releases CS Executive passing marks. Candidates who will secure marks as per the official passing criteria will only be treated as “Pass” for the next level - CS Professional exam.

Qualifying Percentage/ Passing Criteria

Papers (2022 syllabus)Passing MarksOverall Aggregate

Jurisprudence, Interpretation & General Laws

40%

50%

Company Law & Practice

40%

Setting Up of Business, Industrial & Labour Laws


40%

Corporate Accounting and Financial Management


40%

Capital Market & Securities Laws

40%

Economic, Commercial and Intellectual Property Laws


40%

Tax Laws & Practice

40%


40%

CS Executive Syllabus 2025

As outlined above, candidates should refer to the official syllabus while preparing for the exam. ICSI uploads the official CS Executive syllabus on its official website. The candidates can prepare an effective plan according to the topics covered under the CS executive syllabus 2025. The CS 2022 syllabus was first applied during the December 2023 session.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q: Is it mandatory to appear in the CS Executive pre-examination test?
A:

Yes, it is compulsory for all candidates to appear in pre-exam test once before appearing in CS Executive exams.

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Q: What is the mode of the CS Executive exam 2024 for the June session?
A:

The exams will be conducted in offline center based mode.

Q: What is the CS Executive passing criteria for June 2024 exams?
A:

As per the paper pattern of CS Executive, candidates have to score minimum 40% marks in each paper and an aggregate of 50% in all paper to qualify the examination.

Q: What type of questions are asked in the CS Executive exam?
A:

As per the CS Executive exam pattern, candidates have to answer both objective and descriptive questions. For details, read this article.

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Hello Saniya,

if you can read the module in one go and can revise the same Atleast 3 to 4times  from august month to December then you should definatelly go for it.

But if you are having a doubt in mind if you cant clear CSEET or Cs group 1

Hello Aspirant,Hope you are doing well

If student fails to fill the exam form of CS Executive then that particular student is not allowed to write the exam as filling a form is an essential requirement.That student can write the exam only in next term after filling the form.

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Hello there,

Yes , you are eligible for CS Executive exam .

Here is the Eligibility criteria for CS Executive Eligibility Criteria  :-

As per the eligibility criteria candidate must have completed their graduation / post graduation can registered for the CS Executive course.

As per CS Executive eligibility criteria

Hello Aspirant.

Hope you are doing well.

There is no specific syllabus for the Pre-exam test. As it applies to the executive program students, the test is conducted in all the papers of the Executive Program modules. The candidate is expected to possess knowledge about the Foundational syllabus to a