ICSI CSEET 2026: Registration Open for June, Check Dates, Exam Pattern, Syllabus, Result, Cutoff, Admission Process

Arts and Board Exam Specialist | Updated on - Apr 6, 2026

CSEET Latest Updates

31 Dec, 2025 CSEET June 2026 session timetable released. The exam will be conducted from 1 June to 4 June 2026. Check Here

CSEET has gone through a major restructuring. Students who is appearing or cleared 12^th boards or undergraduate degree can now join CS course via CSEET. The CSEET registration for June session will open on 16^th December, 2025. You will be able to apply till 15^th February, 2026. The ICSI has released notification which is provided here.

Check and Download ICSI CSEET June Session PDF

Want to register for June session 2026?

You can now register for June session by following the link provided below:

Link for Online Registration for CSEET June Session

ICSI CSEET 2026 January Session registration is now closed. The exam will be held on 10th January, 2026 (Saturday). The admit cards are out for download by the candidates on the official website. The last date to apply was December 15, 2026. ICSI (Institute of Company Secretaries of India) will reopen the CS exams December 2026 online enrolment window from October 23 to 25, 2026. Candidates can change the CS exam center, medium, module, and elective subject from October 26 to November 21, 2026. They must complete TDOP by October 20 and pre-examination test till October 25, 2026.

Candidates shall not be allowed to appear in CSEET by using Mobile Phone, Tablet, Palmtop, etc.

As per the CSEET 2026 Exam Pattern, the exam will be 200 marks with no negative marking and 120 minutes long. You need to prepare four major papers: Business Communication, Legal Aptitude and Logical Reasoning, economic and Business Environment, and Current Affairs.

Also Read: Mandatory SEB (Safe Exam Browser) for students appearing in CSEET 2026.

CSEET or CS Executive Entrance Test (CSEET) is condutced for CS certification for the production of Company Secretaries in India. It includes Foundation, Executive, and Professional Programme. CSEET is conducted 4 times a year in January, May, July, and November.

Table of Contents

CSEET 2026 Exam Dates
CSEET 2026 Eligibility
CSEET 2026 Registration
3.1 Documents Required for Registration
3.2 CSEET Registration Fee & Concession
CSEET 2026 Admit Card
CSEET 2026 Exam Centres
CSEET 2026 Exam Pattern
CSEET 2026 Syllabus
7.1 Business Communication
7.2 Legal Aptitude and Logical Reasoning
7.3 Economic and Business Environment
7.4 Current Affairs, Presentation, and Communication Skills
CSEET 2026 Preparation
CSEET 2026 Result
CSEET 2026 Cutoff
CSEET 2026 FAQs

CSEET 2026 Exam Dates

Dates	November 2026	June 2026	January 2026
Registration Last Date	October 15, 2026	February 15, 2026	December 15, 2025
Admit Card	1^st week of November, 2026	TBA	December 31, 2025
Exam Date	November 8, 2026	June 1 – June 4, 2026	January 10, 2026
Result Date	3^rd week of November 2026	TBA	TBA

CSEET 2026 Eligibility

CSEET 2026 Eligibility is set by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India. Candidates planning to appear for this exam must fulfill the basic requirements.

Qualification: Candidates must have passed or appeared in 10 + 2 level or an equivalent examination. Only those candidates who clear ICSI CSEET 2026 are eligible to register themselves for the CS 2026 executive program.
Nationality: Only Indian citizens living in India may apply for CSEET 2026. Foreign nationals or NRIs are not eligible to appear.
Age Limit: Lower age limit for appearing in CSEET Exam is 17 years.

CSEET 2026 Registration

CSEET 2026 Registration for the May session is underway. CSEET 2026 registration fee is INR 2000.
Candidates can visit the official website of the conducting body and complete their application form.

CSEET 2026 Registration Documents Required

Photograph of the candidate
The file size of the candidate's photo must be between 20kb to 50kb.
Signature of the candidate
The file Size of the candidate's signature must be between 10kb to 20kb.
Category Certificate (for availing Fee Concession)
All files uploaded must be in one of the following formats - jpg, jpeg, png, gif, bmp,pdf.

The application form can be filled by following the steps given below:

Visit the official website of CSEET 2026 Registration; www.icsi.edu/home/
Under online services; click on the register for CSEET button.
Fill the details under new registrations such as Qualification, Aadhar Card Number, Title, Name, Gender, Category, Date of Birth, Nationality, Mobile Number, Email Address, and CSEET Exam Center.
Enter address details including Country, State, District, City, Postal Code.
Your fee details will be mentioned in the next step. Click on next to continue.
In the documents details sections, upload the required documents in the required format. Date of birth certificate, ID proof, 10 + 2 level mark sheet, signature, and photo must be uploaded.
In the next step, all documents uploaded and data filled will be displayed.
Finally, in the payments page make your payment via one of the available gateways; Axis bank, Billdesk, Challan, and Kotak Bank.

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CSEET 2026 Registration Fee & Concession

CSEET 2026 Registration fee for this exam is INR 1000. However, candidates belonging to certain backgrounds will receive concessions.

shows the fee concession for candidates belonging to special category:

Category	Concession in percentage
Scheduled Caste	50%
Physically handicapped	50%
Widows and wards of martyrs	100%
Serving / retired personnel of Indian Army	50%
Students from Union territories of Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh	100%
ICSI Staff and wards/ spouse of ICSI staff	75%
Students from Northeastern India, Andaman and Nicobar Island, and Himachal Pradesh	50%
ICLS officers/officers and staff of MCA, affiliated offices	100%

CSEET 2026 Admit Card – How to Download

CSEET 2026 Admit Card is out on icsi.edu. Candidates can download the admit card by entering their login credentials issued at the time of registration. The admit card must be carried to the test center along with valid government-issued id proof. In case of any mismatch of details mentioned on the hall ticket, candidates are required to rectify the same by contacting the relevant authorities at the earliest. Candidates may follow the below steps to download CSEET 2026 admit card:

Go to the official website of ICSI CSEET 2026.
Click on ‘Admit Card’ link showing in the notification center.
Enter your registration number and date of birth to log in.
Your admit card will be displayed on the screen.
Download and save CSEET 2026 admit card for the examination.

CSEET 2026 Exam Centres

Given below are the zonal exam centers of CSEET 2026:

East	North	South	West
Bhagalpur Bhubaneswar I Bhubaneswar Ii Bokaro Dhanbad Guwahati Hooghly Howrah Imphal Jamshedpur Kolkata Zone-I Kolkata Zone-Ii Kolkata Zone-Iii Kolkata Zone-Iv Kolkata Zone-V Patna Ranchi Rourkela Sambalpur Siliguri	Agra Ajmer Aligarh Alwar Ambala Amritsar Bareilly Beawar Bhilwara Bhiwani Bikaner Chandigarh Chittorgarh Dehradun Delhi (e) Delhi (n) Delhi (s) Delhi (w) Faridabad Ghaziabad Gorakhpur Gurugram Hisar Jaipur Jalandhar Jammu Jhansi Jhunjhunu Jodhpur Kanpur Karnal Kota Lucknow Ludhiana Mathura Meerut Modinagar Moradabad Muzaffarnagar Noida Pali Panipat Patiala Prayagraj Rewari Rohtak Shimla Sikar Sonepat Srinagar Udaipur Varanasi Yamuna Nagar	Ballary Belagavi Bengaluru Zone I Bengaluru Zone Ii Bengaluru Zone Iii Bengaluru Zone Iv Chennai Zone I Chennai Zone Ii Chennai Zone Iii Chennai Zone Iv Chennai Zone V Chennai Zone Vi Chennai Zone Vii Coimbatore Ernakulam erode Guntur-Amaravati Hubli-Dharwad Hyderabad Zone I Hyderabad Zone Ii Hyderabad Zone Iii Kanchipuram Kannur Kollam Kottayam Kozhikode Madurai Mangaluru Mysuru Nellore Palakkad Puducherry Salem Sirsi Thiruvananthapuram Thrissur Tiruchirapalli Tirunelveli Tiruppur Udupi Vijayawada Visakhapatnam	Ahmedabad Ahmednagar Akola Amravati Aurangabad Bhayander Bhilai Bhopal Bilaspur Chandrapur Dewas Dhar Gandhidham Gandhinagar Gwalior Indore Jabalpur Jalgaon Jamnagar Katni Kolhapur Latur Mumbai Zone-I Mumbai Zone-Ii Mumbai Zone-Iii Mumbai Zone-Iv Mumbai Zone-V Mumbai Zone-Vi Mumbai Zone Vii Mumbai Zone Viii Nagpur Nanded Nashik Navi Mumbai Zone I Navi Mumbai Zone Ii Panaji Pimpri-Chinchwad Pune Zone-I Pune Zone-Ii Pune Zone-Iii Pune Zone-Iv Raipur Rajkot Ratlam Sagar Satara Solapur Surat thane Zone-I thane Zone-Ii thane Zone-Iii thane Zone Iv Ujjain Vadodara Valsad Vapi

CSEET 2026 Exam Day Guidelines for Offline (PBT) Test

Print and Carry CSEET/ CS Professional admit card along with a valid photo id proof (Aadhaar card, PAN card, Voter ID, etc.) to the exam hall.
Affix a recent passport-size photograph on the space provided on the admit card
Candidates are advised to reach the ICSI exam center as per the reporting time mentioned on their admit card.
Candidates must not bring prohibited items like mobile phones, earphones, watches, etc., as these are not allowed inside the examination hall.

CSEET 2026 Exam Day Rules for IBT Mode

General Instructions Include:

Candidates must ensure details such as Applicant’s Name, Photograph, Signature, Admission number, Date of the test, and Timing of the test are mentioned on the admit card. In case of any discrepancy, contact the authorities at support.icsi.edu.
SEBLite exam browser must be downloaded using the link provided.
Audio and video will be monitored continuously via the proctor.
Candidates must have the admit card and one govt issued id card ready with them.
Candidates must log n to the portal 30 minutes before starting of exam. The exam will start 15 minutes after that. Candidates can leave after 90 minutes of commencement. No break is allowed in between.
The qualifying mark is 40 percent. Negative marking is not applicable.
No paper, books, or electronic gadgets are allowed.

Instructions to appear for the exam:

The operating system must be Windows 10 (Pro, Enterprise, and Education editions) OR Windows 8/8.1 (32-bit and 64-bit) (all editions) OR Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit) (all editions) Note - Up-to-date Service pack, device drivers, security patches in the test-taking system.
The processor of the laptop/desktop must be 2 core (4 vCPU) or above and have at least 2.2 GHz or more clock speed. RAM requirement is above 2 GB.
The screen resolution must be 640 x 480, 15 frames per second (fps).
Candidates must use chrome and download the latest from google.com/intl/en_in/chrome
The microphone has to be a standard 3.5 mm jack/internal.
Graphics should be at least 64 MB of memory (Internal/External) 9. Multimedia support with a sound card is needed.
Internet Connection must have an upload speed of 1 Mbps and a Download of 1 Mbps. Speed per user is Upload of 2 Mbps and of Download 2 Mbps.
Net Framework required is V4.5.2, Download from: dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-framework/net452
Antivirus must be disabled and extensions removed.
Download AnyDesk from anydesk.com/en
In chrome settings, enable webcam and mic. DIsable adblocker.

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Other Instructions

Uninterrupted power supply and administrative privileges on the laptop/desktop to enable installation/uninstallations is mandatory.
After logging in using the unique id, time schedule, website address, and ID and password will be communicated duly.
2 level verification of face identification and admit card display will be carried out.
In following cases, the system will collect data and consider unfair means of taking the exam: Focus changed to a different window, Browser not supported, Webcam is disabled, the face is not visible in the camera, Several faces in front of the camera, the face does not match, Microphone muted or volume is low, Screen activities are not shared, Second display is used, Full-screen mode is disabled.
The proctor will communicate with the candidates, chat with candidates, take snapshots of every minute.
Each session will end automatically after the timer ends or is finished by the candidate. Conversations/images will be saved in the system.
A positive or negative comment as per the conduct of the test taker will be left by the conductor. No violation will leave a positive conclusion.
Contact 9513850008 or 9513850025 for technical issues during the test.
In case of lost connection, power interruption candidates can log in and continue from the last question.
A mock test conducted on July 6 must be attempted by candidates. Results of the same will be sent separately/.

Operational Instructions

When the proctor instructs to sign in, candidates must click on the tab and read all instructions, and clear doubts before the test start.
Chosen answer out of 4 options will be highlighted and auto-saved. Answers can be changed before the timer stops.
DO not click on the end test button until completed as the test cannot be restarted after clicking on the confirm button.
The timer will start after the commencement of the test and will be displayed.
Answers can be marked for review if candidates wish to verify their answers.
Invigilators must be informed immediately in case of laptop shutdown.
White indicates questions that are not visited, red indicates questions are not answered, green indicates questions not answered, orange indicates questions not answered or marked for review, blue indicates questions answered and marked for review.
Test summary can be viewed after submitting the test.

CSEET 2026 Exam Pattern

Total Time: 120 Minutes (2 hours).
Mode: Online Remote Proctored Based Exam (RPE)
Subjects in the test: 4 subjects in the test
Total marks: The total marks of the test is 170 marks
Type of questions: Objective Type / Multiple Choice Questions
Marking scheme: 1 and 2 marks in each question. There is no negative marking

Subject	Questions	1 marks + 2 marks ques	Total marks
Business Communication	35	20 + 15	50
Legal Aptitude and Logical Reasoning	35	20 + 15	50
Economic and Business Environment	35	20 + 15	50
Current Affairs	35	20 + 15	50
Total	140	-	200

CSEET 2026 Syllabus

Given below are some important topics for CSEET 2026 Syllabus:

Business Communication

Essentials of good English
Communication
Business Correspondence
CS Executive Entrance Test 2026 Result

Legal Aptitude and Logical Reasoning

Legal Aptitude

Indian Constitution
Elements of General Laws (Indian Contract Act and Law of Torts)
Elements of Company Secretaries Legislation
Elements of Company Law
Legal Reasoning

Logical Reasoning

Logical Reasoning
Verbal Reasoning
Non-Verbal Reasoning

Economic and Business Environment

Economics

Basics of Demand and Supply and Forms of Market Competition
National Income Accounting and Related Concepts
Indian Union Budget
Indian Financial Markets
Indian Economy

Business Environment

Indian Economy
Business Environment
Key Government Institutions

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Current Affairs, Presentation and Communication Skills (Viva Voice)

Current Affairs

Current affairs of national and international importance

Presentation and Communication Skills(Viva Voice)

Listening Skills
Communication Skills - Written
Communication Skills- Oral

CSEET 2026 Preparation Books

Given below are some recommended books for CSEET 2026:

E BOOK CSEET All four books combo pack by CA CS Cart
Company Law by Taxmann
MCQs on Tax Law by Taxmann
Business Communication by ICSI
Economic and Commercial Laws by CS Anoop Jain
Current Affairs Presentation and Skills by CA CS Cart
Legal Aptitude and Logical Reasoning by ICSI

CSEET 2026 Result

CSET 2026 results are yet to be announced, after the exams are being held. ICSI has declared the ICSI CSEET result for July 2025 on July 16, 2025, at 3 PM. Candidates can download the result at icsi.edu. Students who appeared for the CSEET May 2025 exam on July 5 and 7, 2025, can download the CSSET result online.

Candidates can check the result online on the official website, no physical copy of result-cum-marks statement will be issued to the candidates.

Students can download their ICSI CSEET result for July 2025 by entering their login details – unique ID and date of birth.

CSEET July Result 2025

CSEET July 2025 Result Link

CSEET 2026 Cutoff

The CS Executive Entrance Test 2026 Cutoff will be released soon. The previous years’ cutoff marks are given below. Candidates need to score minimum marks to qualify for the CS Executive program.

Candidates must score at least 40% for CSEET CBT.
The minimum mark for the CS Executive Entrance Test percentage is 50%.
Candidates must score a total of 50% marks in aggregate (CBT + Viva Voice).

CSEET 2026 FAQs

Ques. What is the cutoff marks for CSEET 2026?

Ans. Candidates must score at least 40% for CSEET CBT. The minimum mark for the CS Executive Entrance Test percentage is 50%.

Ques. Is there a negative marking for CSEET 2026?

Ans. CSEET 2026 do not have any negative marking. Candidates are awarded 1 and 2 marks for every correct answer.

Ques. Has ICSI discontinued CS Foundation and replaced it with CSEET?

Ans. Yes, ICSI has discontinued the CS Foundation Program, and CSEET is now an entry-level exam. Students who have registered for CS Foundation will be able to appear for the exam till the validity of their registration.

Ques. Who is exempted from CSEET 2026?

Ans. Students who have already passed the CS Foundation Programme, ICAI (The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India), and ICMAI (The Institute of Cost Accountants of India) are exempted from appearing for CSEET. Candidates with these qualifications need not appear for the exam.

*The article might have information for the previous academic years, which will be updated soon subject to the notification issued by the University/College.