CSEET · exam guide

How the CSEET Exam Is Conducted

Checked against ICSI's official pages, as of 12 October 2026. Rules and fees change; confirm on the official site before you act.

From June 2026 the CSEET is a pen-and-paper, centre-based exam of four papers on four days. The earlier remote-proctored online format ended with the January 2026 session.

• Mode: written exam at designated examination centres in cities across India, plus an overseas centre at Dubai. Remote-proctored mode ended with the January 2026 session, held on 10 January 2026.
• Paper 1 Business Communication, Paper 2 Fundamentals of Accounting and Paper 3 Economic and Business Environment are subjective papers of 100 marks and 3 hours each.
• Paper 4 Business Laws and Management is an OMR-based paper of 100 marks and 2 hours: Business Laws 60 marks and Business Management 40 marks.
• There is no negative marking in the OMR paper.
• Every paper has 15 minutes of extra reading time. In the February 2027 time table, papers run from 2:00 PM, with the first 15 minutes for reading (subjective papers end 5:15 PM, the OMR paper 4:15 PM).
• ICSI paper codes in the February 2027 time table: 711 Business Communication, 712 Fundamentals of Accounting, 713 Economic and Business Environment, 714 Business Laws and Management.
• E-admit cards are downloaded from icsi.edu; results are issued as e-mark sheets only, with no physical mark sheet.