Chartered Accountancy (CA) program
is administered by
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of
India.
To become a Chartered Accountant one has to pass
the Intermediate & Final Examinations conducted by the
Institute.
Eligibility
for CA Program : Successful completion of the Foundation
course after 10+2 or Graduation in commerce with 50% marks;
non-commerce graduates with Mathematics need to secure 60%
marks and non-commerce graduates with subjects other than
Mathematics with 55% of the total marks. Candidates should
not be less than 18 years of age.
Prospects:
Chartered Accountants are sought by corporate, consulting
firms, audit firms, commercial banks and regulatory bodies
such as the Reserve Bank and the Securities and Exchange
Board of India.
Foundation
Course:
One can join the CA course, after passing the Foundation
course or the completion of Graduation with at least
50% marks. Anyone who has a 10 + 2 can enroll for the
Foundation course. Graduates who doesn't have the request
percentage of marks have to do the Foundation course. The
foundation examination is held in May and November every
year. Students have to ensure their registration at least 10
months before the examination. The application for
registration should reach the office of the institute on or
before 30th of June and for November Examination on or
before 31st December of the preceding year. A candidate is
declared successful in the Foundation examination if he/he
secures an aggregate of 50% of the total marks in all the
papers subject to a minimum of 40% marks in each paper.
Subjects for
Foundation course:
Paper 1- Fundamentals of Accounting
Paper 2 - Mercantile Law
Paper 3 - Mathematics & Statistics
Paper 4 - Economics
Registration for Foundation
Course:
Eligible candidates have to forward
their application for registration along with a crossed
demand draft for the requisite amount (registration and
tuition fee) drawn in favour of Secretary,
The Institute of Chartered Accounts of India
payable at the respective places where the Offices of the
Institute are located.
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The Institute of Chartered
Accountants of India, Indraprastha Marg, New Delhi
110052
Ph: 011-3318371, 3312055, E-Mail: icaidel@del2.vsnl.net.in
(For candidates residing in the states of Delhi, Haryana,
Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab and Union
Territory of Chandigarh)
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The Institute of Chartered
Accountants of India, 16/7 Civil lines, The Mall, Kanpur
208001
Ph: 0512-368642, 311048, E-mail : icaiknp@1w1.vsnl.net.in
(For candidates residing in the states of Uttar Pradesh,
Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan)
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The Institute of Chartered
Accountants of India, ICAI Bhavan, 122, Mahatma Gandhi
Road, Post Box No. 3314, Numgambakkam, Chennai 600034 (EPABX
No: 044-39893989) E-mail: sro@icai.org
For Students Queries - srobos@icai.org
For Students' Articleship Queries - sroart@icai.org
For Members Queries - sromem@icai.org
For Students/Members Fees & Accounts related Queries
- sroacc@icai.org
For EDP/IT queries - sroedp@icai.org
For HRD related Queries - srohrd@icai.org
For SIRC,GMC and Coaching classes queries - sirc@icai.org
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The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, 'Anveshak',
27 Cuffe Parade, P.B.No. 6081, Colaba, Mumbai 400005
(Ph: 022-2183122/23/24/25, E-mail: icaimumb@bom3.vsnl.net.in)
(For candidates residing in the states of Gujarat,
Maharashtra, Goa and Union Territories of Daman &
Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli)
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The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, 7
Russell Street, Kolkata 700071(Ph: 033- 290207, 290321,
E-mail: icaical@giasc101.vsnl.net.in)
(For candidates residing in the states of Assam,
Meghalaya, Nagaland, Orissa, West Bengal, Manipur,
Tripura and Mizoram and Union Territory of Andaman &
Incobar Islands)
Intermediate & Final Course
The CA Programme is mainly divided into Intermediate and
Final course. After completing the foundation or graduation
one can go for Intermediate. For this, the candidate has to
register as an articled clerk with a firm of chartered
accountants for undergoing practical training and as a
student with the Board of Studies for theoretical education.
The candidate is a trainee for a period of three years.
During this period he gets thorough knowledge of the various
fields in which a Chartered Accountant can render services.
After twelve months training one can appear for Intermediate
examination and during the last six months of training can
appear for Final examination. On successful completion of
the Final examination one become the member of the
Institute. Member of the Institute may either practice as a
Chartered Accountant or go for employment.
Subjects for study:
Intermediate
Group I
Paper 1 - Advanced Accounting
Paper 2 - Auditing
Paper 3 - Corporate & other Laws
Group II
Paper 4 - Cost Accounting
Paper 5 - Income Tax & Central Sales Tax
Paper 6 - Organisation & Management & Fundamentals
Of Electronic Data Processing
Final
Group I
Paper 1 - Advanced Accounting
Paper 2 - Management Accounting & Financial Analysis
Paper 3 - Advanced Management Auditing
Paper 4 - Corporate Laws & Secretarial Practice
Group II
Paper 5 - Advanced Cost Accounting & Cost Systems
Paper 6 - Systems Analysis, Data Processing &
Quantitative Techniques
Paper 7 - Direct Taxes
Paper 8 - Indirect Taxes
Note: Various paper wise exemptions are availab
