ICSI CS December 2026 Exam Schedule Declared; Get Details

The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) has released the ICSI CS December 2026 Exam Schedule for its flagship Executive and Professional programmes. Candidates preparing for the upcoming winter session can now access and download the comprehensive, subject-wise timetable directly from the official portal.

According to the official ICSI Examination Portal, the examinations for both the CS Executive and CS Professional courses are scheduled to commence on December 21, 2026. The entire examination cycle will conclude on December 28, 2026.

Daily Exam Timings and Format

ICSI has uniform testing hours across all exam centres.

• Single Shift: All papers will be held from 2:00 PM to 5:15 PM IST.

• Reading Window: The first 15 minutes (2:00 PM to 2:15 PM) are reserved exclusively for reading the question paper.

• Holiday Break: No examinations will be conducted on Friday, December 25, 2026, in observance of Christmas.

Official ICSI December 2026 Datesheet

1. CS Executive Programme (2022 Syllabus)

• December 21, 2026: Jurisprudence, Interpretation and General Laws (Group 1)

• December 22, 2026: Capital Market and Securities Laws (Group 2)

• December 23, 2026: Company Law and Practice (Group 1)

• December 24, 2026: Economic, Commercial and Intellectual Property Laws (Group 2)

• December 26, 2026: Setting up of Business, Industrial and Labour Laws (Group 1)

• December 27, 2026: Tax Laws and Practice (Group 2)

• December 28, 2026: Corporate Accounting and Financial Management (Group 1)

2. CS Professional Programme (2022 Syllabus)

• December 21, 2026: Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) – Principles and Practice (Group 1)

• December 22, 2026: Strategic Management and Corporate Finance (Group 2)

• December 23, 2026: Drafting, Pleadings and Appearances (Group 1)

• December 24, 2026: Corporate Restructuring, Valuation and Insolvency (Group 2)

• December 26, 2026: Compliance Management, Audit and Due Diligence (Group 1)

• December 27, 2026: Elective 2 (Open Book Exam)

• December 28, 2026: Elective 1 (Open Book Exam)

Qualifying Criteria and Mandatory Prerequisites

To clear the December session, candidates must secure a minimum of 40% marks in each individual paper alongside an overall aggregate of 50% marks across all papers in a module.

Students are reminded that clearing the online Pre-Examination Test and completing the One Day Orientation Programme (ODOP) are absolute prerequisites before filling out the main examination enrollment forms.