The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) has signed an MoU with the Competition Commission of India (CCI) recently to provide a platform for competition advocacy activities of the CCI by organising workshops and seminars.
This was announced by ICSI president Mamta Binani at a Press meet here on Friday.
She further informed that the ICSI has taken three new initiatives this year. It has recently launched the CS Olympiad for students of Classes 11 and 12 in each academic year in schools across India. The first CS Olympiad will be conducted in September 2016.
The ICSI has also introduced distance learning course to skill youths. “We have lot of training session for students to undergo. They have to undergo a practical training for one and half year, which is actually all job training. The students also get stipends for this,” Binani said.
Besides, the ICSI has opened study centres, where students can take admission and study about the ICSI course. It has three such centers in Bhubaneswar. “By the end of this financial year, we plan to open 12 study centres in the State,” she added.