Phone Number of
ICSI Calicut is
0495-2374702 .
Institute of Company Secretaries of India - ICSI Calicut is constituted under an Act of Parliament i.e. the Company Secretaries Act, 1980 (Act No. 56 of 1980). ICSI is the only recognized professional body in India to develop and regulate the profession of Company Secretaries in India. Institute of Company Secretaries of India - ICSI Calicut awards the certificate of bestowing the designation of Company Secretary(CS) to a candidate qualifying for the membership of the Institute. It was in 1960 that the Company Law Board started a 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 grew, the Government promoted on 4th October, 1968, Institute of Company Secretaries of India - ICSI Calicut under Section 25 of the Companies Act, 1956 for taking over from the Government the conduct of Company Secretaryship examination. The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) has since been converted into a statutory body w.e.f. 1.1.1981 under the Company Secretaries Act, 1980. Institute of Company Secretaries of India - ICSI Calicut has on its rolls 21,042 members including 3,523 members holding certificate of the practice. The number of current students is over 1,50,000.
Vission of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India - ICSI Calicut is to be global leader in development of professionals specialising in corporate governance. Mission of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India - ICSI Calicut is to continuously develop high caliber professionals ensuring good corporate governance and effective management and carry out proactive research and development activities for protection of interest of all stakeholders thus contributing to public good. All listed companies need to comply with the Listing Agreement which mandates that the number of independent directors should be at least one-third of the strength of the Board where Chairman is a non-executive director or one half where Chairman is an executive director. In order to facilitate the companies requiring Independent Directors, the Council of the Institute has decided to maintain a data base of members with extensive exposure and experience in various facets of corporate Management, Administration and Governance and are willing to act as Independent Directors.
Institute of Company Secretaries of India - ICSI Calicut is located at Koduvally Muslim Orphanage Building Ground Floor, Door No.5\604 opposite Civil Station, Kozhikode Calicut. The affairs of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) are managed by a Council consisting of fifteen elected members and five nominees of the Central Government. Pursuant to section 383A of the Companies Act, 1956, companies having a paid -up share capital of Rs 5 crore or more, as prescribed by the Central Government, are statutorily required to appoint a whole-time Company Secretary.
The major contribution of Company Secretary (CS) is in corporate sector. Company Secretary (CS) is an important professional aiding the efficient management of the corporate sector. Company Secretary (CS) is designated as an officer under the Companies Act. Company Secretary (CS) has to interact, coordinate, integrate and cooperate with various other functional heads in a company. A member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India - ICSI Calicut of Company Secretaries of India(ICSI) may also practise independently as a professional after obtaining a certificate of practice as provided in the Company Secretaries Act,1980.
It is important to let you know that I had the opportunity to attend the Edinburgh Group of IFAC and IFAC Board meetings recently in New York along with the ICAI past-President CA. Ved Jain. Among others, status of the IFAC, whether a standard-setting body or an independent body, was discussed, and if various standard-setting Boards of the IFAC are part of the IFAC, which is important with regard to management and control of the IFAC; ourInstitute of Company Secretaries of India - ICSI Calicut can have similar debate in future. Reconstitution of the Planning and Finance Committee was also discussed in the meeting. At the meeting of the Edinburgh Group, an informal group of IFAC to represent the issues of small and medium practitioners, we took note of the decision of the Planning and Finance Committee to revisit membership dues formula. We also discussed on the preparation of a three-year budget instead of one-year budget.
Institute of Company Secretaries of India - ICSI Calicut came together with ICAEW with whom we have a qualification recognition arrangement in form of an MoU signed in 2008. In order that more and more of our members could take benefit of the existing arrangement, we along with the ICAEW organised a joint programme in Chennai recently, which aimed at discussing the benefits of the MoU, roadmap to membership and opportunities for further collaboration between the two institutions. More than 100 participants attended the programme.
Under Institute of Company Secretaries of India - ICSI Calicut campus placement organised in 2011- 2012, so far 5,375 candidates have participated across the country. Orientation Programmes were organised at 17 centres across India. Prominent organisations including public limited companies, public sector undertakings, banks, etc., participated seeking more than 500 candidates and selected the candidates offering lucrative compensations. Job offers were made to 535 candidates at the placement programmes held in the first phase of campus interviews at smaller centres, and the highest salary offered was Rs. 9.05 lakh per annum by the ICICI Bank. In its second phase, similar programmes were organised at six bigger centres, i.e. Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai and New Delhi. 143 recruiting entities participated and job offers were made to 926 candidates. Highest salary under international posting was made by Olam International, i.e. US $ 120,000 to US $ 150,000 per annum and, under domestic posting, it was offered by ITC (Metro), i.e. Rs. 13.92 lakh per annum.
With a goal to facilitate Institute of Company Secretaries of India - ICSI Calicut's members with contemporary, advanced and professional knowledge, we started many certificate courses for post-qualification skill development of our members. I wish to inform you that new batches of Certificate Course on International Taxation, Enterprise Risk Management and Arbitration are scheduled to commence in various cities across the country very soon. The details about the same are published elsewhere in the Journal. I urge all the members to take benefit of all the Certificate Courses and all other courses conducted by the Institute. I am also pleased to inform that new Certificate Courses on ‘Indirect Taxes’ and ‘Concurrent Audit’ were approved and would be launched very soon.
Attention of the reader is specifically drawn to the fact that although the Expert Advisory Committee has been appointed by the Council, an opinion given or a view expressed by the Committee represents the opinion or view of the members of the Committee and not the official opinion of the Council of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India - ICSI Calicut. The opinions are based on the legal position and accounting/auditing principles on the date the Committee finalises the particular opinion. The date of finalisation of each opinion is indicated along with the opinion. The opinions must, therefore, be read in the light of any amendments and/or other developments subsequent to the issuance of opinions by the Committee.
ICSI Calicut Address
The address of ICSI Calicut is Koduvally Muslim Orphanage Building Ground Floor, Door No.5\604 opposite Civil Station, Kozhikode Calicut, kerala.
ICSI Calicut Email Address
The email address of ICSI Calicut is
calicut@icsi.edu.
ICSI Calicut Website
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www.icsi.edu.
ICSI Calicut Customer Support Service Phone Number
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