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ICSI and Ignou will be signing a MOU to offer BCom and MCom in business policy and corporate governance

ICSI-IGNOU tie-up

THE Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) and Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) will be signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to offer BCom in corporate affairs and administration and MCom in business policy and corporate governance. These programmes will be conducted exclusively for students of the company secretaries course.

According to ICSI sources, students who passed 10 + 2 and have registered in the Company Secretaryship Foundation Programme would be eligible for the undergraduate programme. Graduates in any discipline or equivalent qualifications from a recognised University/ Institute and those who passed Company Secretaryship Executive Programme are eligible for the postgraduate programme. Medium of instruction would be both I English and Hindi.

N K Jain,CEO,ICSI said: The programme has been developed by Ignou in consultation with ICSI and participants would be certified by the open university on successful completion. He said that this customised UG and PG course would give an added advantage to company secretaries.

According to ICSI sources, a consolidated amount of Rs 4,000 shall be payable at the time of admission to this BCom programme. A student, once admitted, shall be admitted for a period of three years. Therefore, there would be no need to re-register for the second and third year.

The duration of the programme shall be a minimum of three years and a maximum of six years with a provision for re-admission after the completion of the maximum duration. According to Jain, IGNOU would certify students on successful completion of the programmes.

However, students who have already, passed Company Secretaryship Intermediate/Executive Programme can complete this BCom programme in a minimum period of one year and a maximum period of four years.

For the MCom programme a consolidated fee of Rs 5,000 would be charged. A student, once admitted, shall be admitted for the second year also. The student may simultaneously study MCom along with the Company Secretaryship Professional Programme.

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