UGC recognises Company Secretary qualification as equivalent to a post graduate degree!

University Grants Commission recognises company secretary qualification as equivalent to a post graduate degree.


Coimbatore: University Grants Commission has recognised company secretary qualification as equivalent to a post graduate degree.

The Institute of Company Secretaries of India, Director (Corporate Communication & International Affairs), Preeti Kaushik Banerjee in a press release has said," The University Grants Commission has recognized Company Secretary Qualification as equivalent to post Graduate degree based on representations submitted by The Institute of Company Secretaries of India.

This recognition will leverage the Company Secretary Profession across the globe, giving the members of the institute an opportunity to pursue Ph.D. in Commerce and Allied Disciplines.

To keep pace with the changing dynamics of global governance framework, the institute has carefully designed and benchmarked the Company Secretary Course content."

"In accordance, the profession has evolved and has gained its due recognition in different jurisdictions world over. Besides this, ICSI also has a full-fledged academic and research wing that enhances the acumen and expertise of its members and students and encourages them to undertake research in crucial areas like Corporate Governance; Company Law; CSR; Tax Laws; Securities Laws; Capital Market; Finance; Accounting; Economic and other Commercial Laws etc.

The academia in the country has hence acknowledged the Company Secretaries in the field of teaching, training and are also inviting them as guest faculty in Universities, Colleges, Academic Institutes."

"ICSI, Presient, D Rao has thanked thd UGC and said that this recognition will open up another world of opportunities for Company Secretaries. Such recognitions reaffirms the fact that with the increasing focus on good governance, the demand for Company Secretaries, as skilled professionals, is both ubiquitous and inevitable."He said.

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