REGISTRATION PROCEDURE(Guide for new applicant)
Student registration
The Institute’s professional examination is made up of sixteen subjects which are divided into four stages. The subjects are integrated and progressive, so the knowledge gained at an early stage is a necessary foundation for later parts.
The sixteen subjects that make up the professional examination scheme are:
FOUNDATION
Communication Skills
Economics
General Principles of Law
Quantitative Techniques
PRE-PROFESSIONAL
Business Law
Introduction to Accounting
Management Information System
Management Principles & Practice
PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMME PART 1
Corporate Law
Financial Accounting
Strategic & Operations Management
Management Accounting
PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMME PART 2
Corporate Secretaryship & Board Dynamics
Governance: Public, Private, & Not-For-Profit
Corporate Administration & Risk Management
Financial Management & Strategy
Exemption Policy
Non-degree holders will start from the foundation stage. They must however possess the minimum entry requirement which is five O-level credits that must include English Language and Mathematics.
Graduates with related degrees (ICSAN’S CPA, B.Sc./HND Accounting, Business Administration, LL.B, and B.Sc/HND Finance) are exempted from all subjects in Foundation, Pre Professional and Professional Programme Part One(1) stages, such degree holders shall be required to write and pass all the subjects in Professional Programme Part Two(2).
Non-related degrees holders are exempted from Foundation, Pre-Professional, Strategic and Operations Management and Management Accounting in Professional Programme Part 1 and shall be required to write and pass six subjects i.e. Corporate Law and Financial Accounting in Professional Programme Part1 and the subjects in Professional Programme Part 2.
Holders of professional qualifications (ACA, ACCA, CIMA and CIBN) are exempted from all subjects in Foundation, Pre Professional and Professional Programme Part 1 stages, such degree holders shall be required to write and pass all the subjects in Professional Programme Part 2.
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EXAMINATION PERIOD
The Institute’s examinations are held in June and December of every year. The closing date for June examinations is 30th of April while the closing date for December examinations is 31st of October.
Examination can be deferred at any time. However, this will attract a fee of twenty five Thousand Naira (N25,000) per subject.
The 16 subjects of professional examination schemes are as follows:
Foundation
(i) Communication Skills Economics
(ii) General Principles of Law
(iii) Quantitative Techniques
(iv) Economics
Pre – Professional
(i) Business Law
(ii) Introduction to Accounting
(iii) Management Information System
(iv) Management Principles & Practice
Professional Programme Part I
Strategic and Operations Management
Corporate Law
Financial Accounting
Management Accounting
Professional Programme Part II
Corporate Secretaryship & Board Dynamics
Governance: Public, Private, & Not-For-Profit
Corporate Administration & Risk Management
Financial Management & Strategy
Entry Requirement
SSCE, GCE O’levels, OND, Relevant degrees of any University or H.N.D of any Polytechnic recognised by the Council. MSc, MBA, ACA, ACCA, ACMA or any other professional qualification recognised by the Council.
ICSAN EXAMINATION VENUES
ABUJA
New Capital School
Kwame Nkrumah Crescent,
Asokoro, Abuja
CONTACT MR. IBRAHIM MADU ON 08090658217
BENIN
ICSAN Office
92, Akpapava street
Benin City, Edo state
CONTACT 08033564704
IBADAN
Gold 2 Hall, International Conference Centre
Lead City University,
Ibadan, Oyo State.
08028958562
LAGOS
Centre for Management Development
Shangisha, Lagos.
CONTACT LAGOS LECTURE CENTRE ON 08090659109
PORT-HACOURT
Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) House,
26, Danjuma Drive, Trans Amadi, Port- Harcourt
Rivers State.
CONTACT MRS. GRACE FRANKLIN ON 08090661905
ENUGU
ICSAN ENUGU OFFICE
1st Floor, Rear Building,
77, Ogui Road, Enugu,
Enugu State
CONTACT MR CHINONSO IKECHUKWU ON 08090659139
UYO
Mboho Mkparawa Ibibio
International Headquarters Secretariat,
Udo Udoma Avenue,
Uyo, Akwa-Ibom State.
08064455642
KADUNA
Kaduna State Water Corporation Training School
Opposite Kaduna Polytechnic College of Environmental Studies,
Barnawa, Kaduna State.
Non degree holders will start form the foundation stage. They must however possess the minimum entry requirement which is five O level credits and must include English Language and Mathematics.
Graduates with related degrees (B.Sc./HND Accounting, Business Administration, LL.B, ICSAN’S CPA and B.Sc/HND Finance) are exempted from all subjects in Foundation, Pre Professional and Professional Programme Part 1 stages, such degree holders shall be required to write and pass all the subjects in Professional Programme Part 2.
Non-related degrees holders are exempted from Foundation, Pre Professional, Strategic and Operations Management and Management Accounting in Professional Programme Part 1 and shall be required to write and pass six subjects i.e. Corporate Law and Financial Accounting in Professional Programme Part1 and the subjects in Professional Programme Part 2.
Holders of professional qualifications (ACA, ACCA, CIMA and CIBN) are exempted from all subjects in Foundation, Pre Professional and Professional Programme Part 1 stages, such degree holders shall be required to write and pass all the subjects in Professional Programme Part 2.
Holders of other professional qualifications are exempted from the Foundation and Pre Professional stages and will be required to write and pass all the subjects in Professional Programme Parts 1 & 2.
Holders of other professional qualifications = N16,000
Non-related degree holders = N20,000
Related degrees and professional Qualifications = N24,000
Qualifications | Foundation Stage | Pre-Professional Stage | Corporate Law | Financial Accounting | Strategic & Operations Management | Management Accounting | Corporate Administration | Corporate Governance | Corporate Secretaryship | Corporate Financial Management |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SSCE & NECO | Compulsory | Compulsory | Compulsory | Compulsory | Compulsory | Compulsory | Compulsory | Compulsory | Compulsory | Compulsory |
Ordinary National Diploma | Compulsory | Compulsory | Compulsory | Compulsory | Compulsory | Compulsory | Compulsory | Compulsory | Compulsory | Compulsory |
Law Graduate | Exempted | Exempted | Exempted | Exempted | Exempted | Exempted | Compulsory | Compulsory | Compulsory | Compulsory |
Accounting/ Banking & Finance Graduate (B.Sc or HND) CIBN, ICAN, ACCA | Exempted | Exempted | Exempted | Exempted | Exempted | Exempted | Compulsory | Compulsory | Compulsory | Compulsory |
ICSAN’s CPA Graduate | Exempted | Exempted | Exempted | Exempted | Exempted | Exempted | Compulsory | Compulsory | Compulsory | Compulsory |
Non Related Degrees i.e B.Sc, HND, PGD ( e.g Economics) | Exempted | Exempted | Compulsory | Compulsory | Exempted | Exempted | Compulsory | Compulsory | Compulsory | Compulsory |
CITN, CIA, CIPMN and other Professional Qualifications approved by ICSAN Council. | Exempted | Exempted | Compulsory | Compulsory | Compulsory | Compulsory | Compulsory | Compulsory | Compulsory | Compulsory |
ACCREDITED LECTURE CENTERS
Lecture time, duration and accredited lecture centers
Lectures are organized for students preparing for the Institute’s examinations. Lectures for June examinations start in first week of February while lectures for December examinations start in first week of August. Lectures are strictly on weekends i.e Saturdays and Sundays. The lecture duration is four months for each diet.
The Institute has accredited tutorial centres in some of our branches. The locations of the tutorial centres are as follows
Lagos Centre
The Institute’s Secretariat
Plot 6, Elephant Cement Way,
Central Business District
Alausa-Ikeja, Lagos
Tel: 08090660169, 08090662203
Ajomite Consult
Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research.
3, Wilmot Point Road, Victoria Island
Tel: 0802 762 2198; 0816 284 7819
Ipaja Study Centre
Ferscoat Nursery and Primary School.
#8, Ishola Close, Olude Bus Stop,
Ipaja
Tel: 0802 831 5806
Zi Osowoh & Associates
Iyana Ipaja ICSAN Lecture Centre, Palmville College, Gowon Estate, By Ponle Bus Stop, Egbeda-Iyana Ipaja Road,
Iyana Ipaja, Lagos.
Tel: 08027622198, 08162847819
Bethel Grace Services
Plot 12, Fatai Atere Way,
Xerox-Matori,
Mushin-Lagos.
Tel: 0803 476 7206; 0802 812 7796; 0809 254 5753
Ibadan Lecture Centre
ICSAN Office,
Suite 1, New Genesis Building,
Opp YMCA. 21, Joyce B Road, Off Ring Road, Ibadan, Oyo State
Tel: 0803 476 7206; 0802 812 7796; 0809 254 5753
Abuja Centre
Deyem Consulting Centre
Government Secondary School
Area 101, Garki
Abuja Tel: 08034535926
Global Mandate
New Capital School
Kwame Nkrumah Crescent
Off Yakubu Gowon Crescent
Asokoro-Abuja Tel: 08052735895
River centre
Centre for Corporate Policy & Strategic Research (CCPSR)
No. 20 Peremabiri Street
Off Agudama Street
D/Line Port-Harcourt
Rivers State
Tel: 0803 316 7402
Sebastian Essien & Associates
(Company Secretaries and Chartered Governance Professionals)
11, Tony Ogbogo Street,
School to Land, Iriebe,
Port Harcourt Rivers State.
Tel: 08035507044, 09019995610Email: info@sebassociates.com.
Novo Associates Ltd
11, Iriebe Street
Off Ndele Street
D/Line, Port-Harcourt
Rivers State
Tel: 0803 746 0560
Uyo Centre
EDUCATION RESOURCES & SERVICES
1, Ekpo Obot Street,
Off Oron Road
Uyo
Akwa-Ibom State
Tel: 08035899221
Kaduna Centre
MANAGING CONSULTANT
Uniways Consultancy Services Limited,
Suite UF 82, 4th Floor
Turaki Ali House, Behind NNDC Building,
Kaduna State
Tel: 08037010297
Please be informed that registration for the Institute’s examinations MUST be done on the website as the Institute will no longer accept manual application from students. Find below the step by step procedure on how to register for ICSAN exam, update your profile, apply for exam, check your result, print exam docket, print admission letter etc.
NEW APPLICATION
1. Visit www.icsan.org click on Student and select Student Application (Corp Member should Click on NYSC Application)
OR click on STUDENT AREA menu and select “New applicant”
2. A registration form will be displayed. For uncompleted form (form saved as draft), enter your email address and password.
For fresh applicant click on create new profile
Fill the form below and click on register
You will be presented with a form. Kindly fill the form appropriately. Note that all field marked with asterisk (*) are compulsory. Click on complete registration or save and register later.
Your application will be review and a response is expected from us within 24hrs of submission except on weekend. For every successful application, you will receive an email to proceed for payment. Likewise for rejected application, the reason will be stated and what to do next.
UPDATE OF PROFILE.
Click on my profile under members menu:
A form will be presented. Kindly fill all required fields appropriately. To update your display picture, click on browse and select the file to use. ONLY .jpg and .png are acceptable and none must be more than 100kb. After selection of file, scroll to the bottom of the form and click on save to have your picture displayed.
EXAM APPLICATION PROCESS
Visit www.icsan.org and click on login
or go directly to portal.icsan.org
Your username is student registration number and not your email address. This must have been sent to your email address after you made payment for registration and type of exemption given. Click here to view our exemption policy. The default password is password
After a successful login, a dialog box will be displayed that contain your name, registration number, current grade and outstanding dues. Please be informed that before you can successfully apply for any examination, you must clear all outstanding payments (this does not applied to new applicant).
Click on members menu and select exam application as shown below
Select exam year and diet and click on submit
Check the subject(s) you want to write, ensure you select exam centre close to you and click on submit & proceed with payment button
You can make payment online using Interswitch or generate invoice and make payment in bank using the eTranzact PayOutlet.
Using Interswitch Online payment
Click on the circle beside the Interswitch logo icon to see payment summary as shown below
Be informed that we only accept MasterCard and Verve. Visa card payment will not go through.
Enter your card details and click on PAY
Using eTranzact pay outlet
Click on the circle beside the eTranzact logo icon to see payment summary and select generate invoice to make payment in bank as shown below. A payment ID will be generated for you, once payment is completed in bank, you transaction will be automatically updated online.
PRINTING OF EXAM DOCKET
Immediately payment for exam application is completed, you are expected to print your exam docket and keep it. It will also be available for printing until closing of exam registration. Click on Members menu and select Print Exam Docket as highlighted below:
Select exam year, the diet and click on display docket
VIEW EXAM RESULT
Under members menu, select view exam result
Select exam year, diet and click on fetch
PRINTING OF ADMISSION LETTER
Click on print admission letter under members menu as shown here:
PAYMENT HISTORY
You can view all transactions (SUCCESSFUL, PENDING, FAILED) related to your account by selecting member payment history under report menu.
PAYING OUTSTANDING DUES / FEES
Click on members menu and select My dues as demonstrated below
Select the checkbox for the outstanding dues and click on proceed to payment
You can make payment online using Interswitch or generate invoice and make payment in bank using the eTranzact PayOutlet.
Using Interswitch Online payment
Click on the circle beside the Interswitch logo icon to see payment summary as shown below
Select your card type, enter your card details and click on PAY
Using eTranzact pay outlet
Click on the circle beside the eTranzact logo icon to see payment summary and select generate invoice to make payment in bank as shown below. A payment ID will be generated for you, once payment is completed in bank, you transaction will be automatically updated online.
The Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of Nigeria (ICSAN) is a leading professional body dedicated to excellence in Corporate Governance and Public Administration. It is the only professional body authorized in Nigeria to conduct the examinations leading to the qualification of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators.
Corp members who are desirous of becoming members of the Institute can take advantage of the rebate granted on registration and also apply for exemptions to enable them write fewer subjects to become members of the Institute. Aside from writing fewer subjects to become members, they can also enjoy the following benefits.
NOTE: YOU MUST ATTACH YOUR NYSC ID CARD/RELOCATION LETTER TO YOUR APPLICATION.
The Institute understands the need to provide a transparent framework for addressing grievances related to examination marking/assessment process. Below is the procedure:
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