Membership
A person desirous of becoming a member of the
Institute is required to pass the Final
examinations conducted by the Institute. He is
further required to possess practical experience
ranging from two to three years. A person after
passing the Final examination may enroll as
"Licentiate ICSP at his Option". After
qualifying in the Final examination and
acquiring three years experience, he is eligible
to be admitted as an Associate member and can
use the letter "ACIS", after his name to
indicate that he is an Associate. Senior
Associate members may be entitled to become
Fellows and on admission can use the letter "FCIS".
No person except a member of the Institute can
use the designation "Company Secretary" or use
the letters "ACIS" or "FCIS" after his name.
Membership And
Licentiates Of ICSP
There are three classes of members –
Licentiates, Associate & Fellows. All eligible
persons after their election as members are
entitled to use the designatory initials –
L.C.I.S., A.C.I.S. or F.C.I.S., as may be
appropriate.
Licentiate
This grade comprises of those who have just
passed the qualifying examinations but have not
yet acquired prescribed experience for Associate
membership. Under clause – 9 of the Articles of
Association of the Institute no person shall be
eligible for admission as a Licentiate, unless
he has attained the age of eighteen years and
has passed the qualifying examinations of the
Institute or any other Institute as approved by
the Institute for the purpose. A Licentiate will
be eligible or election as an Associate after he
has acquired the required practical experience.
Associate
Associate-ship is a middle grade of membership.
Under clause 7 of the Articles of Association of
the Institute, no person shall be eligible for
admission as an Associate unless he has attained
the age of twenty one years, and at the date of
his application for admission as an Associate
has had three years’ practical experience as
Company Secretary or in company administration
in a senior position and has satisfied the
requirements of the Council respecting the
qualifying examination (s) as may be decided by
the Council. At the time of election as an
Associate, he has actually engaged, either in
service or in profession as Company Secretary,
Company Administrator or in practice as
Consulting Secretary or holding any equivalent
appointment as acceptable to the Council.
Company Secretary or Assistant Secretary of a
major company or organization may be allowed a
reduction in the prescribed experience in
certain circumstances.
Fellow
Fellowship is the senior grade of membership.
Under clause 5 of the Articles of Association of
the Institute, no person shall be eligible for
admission as a Fellow of the Institute unless he
has attained the age of twenty five years and at
the date of his application for admission as a
Fellow has been an Associate for five years and
for a continuous period of not less than five
years next before the date of his application,
has held a position as Company Secretary or an
equivalent appointment or has been in practice
as Consulting Secretary to any Company or
Corporation.
Annual General Meeting (AGM)
Annual General Meeting of Institute members is held in the month of October each year. AGM 2023 will be held on 27th October 2023 at Institute's Registered office. A detailed council report and audited accounts are issued to its members before AGM through courier. All fellow, associate and licentiate members may attend AGM. However, licentiate members cannot contest and vote for Institute's elections for Karchi Branch Council 2023.
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