Commercial Correspondence and Secretarial Practice · Ch 2 — Company Secretary
Qualifications and Procedure for Appointment
Qualifications and Procedure for Appointment
The single, non-negotiable qualification the Companies Act, 2013 lays down for appointment as a company's Company Secretary is membership of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India. ICSI, established under the Company Secretaries Act, 1980, admits members only after they clear its Foundation, Executive, and Professional programmes and complete the prescribed practical training, so ICSI membership itself certifies a defined level of legal, financial, and secretarial competence. Beyond this statutory qualification, a company is free to prescribe additional criteria of its own for the post — such as a minimum number of years of relevant experience, familiarity with a particular industry, or specific educational qualifications alongside the ICSI membership — since the Act sets only a floor, not a ceiling, on what a company may require. …
The statutory professional body constituted under the Company Secretaries Act, 1980 to regulate the profession of company secretaryship in India — it conducts the qualifying examinations, prescribes practical training, and admits and disciplines its members, membership of which is the mandatory qualifica …
A formal decision passed by a company's Board of Directors at a duly convened meeting, recorded in the minutes. Appointment of whole-time Key Managerial Personnel, including the Company Secretary, under Section 203 of the Companies Act, 2013, is made through such a Board resolution, which als …