What is the eligibility criteria for CA? Which exam do I need to face?

Will you tell me what the eligibility for doing CA course and what are the stages to complete the course ?

Chartered Accountant course is conducted by the ICAI in India for the aspirant who want to make career in the accountancy field. It’s a most proficient course in India.

Eligibility for the CA course:

1.If you want to do enter in CA course after 12th than you have to appear in CPT test . The candidate who passed the 12th class or waiting for the result of 12th can appear in this test.
After clearing CPT you can apply for the IPC course.

2.If you are graduate/Post graduate in commerce and securing 55% marks then you can register directly in the Intermediate (IPC) Course .

Or

if you are graduate/ Post graduate in other stream (Not Commerce )and want to do CA course then if you securing 60% marks then you can register directly in the Intermediate (IPC) Course

3.candidates who are pursuing the Final year Graduation Course can also register for the Intermediate (IPC) Course .

CA course Stages:
CPT
IPCC Group 1
IPCC Group 2
100 Hours of Information Technology Training
Article Ship
Final Course

CA CPT December 2014 Important Dates

Sale of CA CPT December Examination Form
07th October, 2014
Last Date Submission of CA CPT December Application Form
28th October, 2014
Date of CA CPT December 2014 Entrance Exam
14th December, 2014

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CA course is conducted by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, New Delhi. To become CA there are three levels.

Level One: Common Proficiency Test (CPT) :

A student who has passed class 10th examination may register with the Board of Studies of ICAI.

The student can however appear for the CPT examination only after appearing for 10+2 examination.

The examination is generally being conducted on second Sunday of June and December of every year.

Exemption from CPT -

Student who is Graduate or Post Graduate from Commerce stream having secured at least 55% marks in aggregate is exempted from appearing in CPT.

Level Two : Intermediate (Integrated Professional Competence) Course :

The Intermediate Course comprises of eight subjects divided in two groups.
Group I comprises of four Subjects
Group II of three subjects

Following three categories of students can register for Intermediate

Category A: Student who has passed CPT and 10+2 examination

Category B: Graduate or Post Graduate from Commerce / Non Commerce stream exempted from CPT as above.

Category C: Students who passed Intermediate exam of Institute of Cost Accountants of India or Institute of Company Secretaries of India

Level Three: Final Course

CA Final comprises of Eight subjects divided in Two Groups with Four subjects each.

A student can appear for the final examination only after passing both groups of the Intermediate (Integrated Professional Competence) Course and completion of 2,5 years Articleship.

Contact details

Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, Ito, IP Estate, New Delhi, Delhi 110002 ‎
011 3989 3989 ‎

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