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I have studied from science faculty upto 12 and now I want to join CA class for further study. What is the procedure to get admission for CA?

CA stands for Chartered Accountancy. The entrance exam for CA course is conducted by Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.

*The first stage of CA course is Common Proficiency Test. For this exam, eligibility criteria is that candidate must have completed 10+2 from a recognized board.

*CPT consists of two hundred objective questions from subjects like Fundamentals of Accounting, Economics, Mercantile law and aptitude.

*To clear this exam,you must score 30% marks in each subject and aggregate of 50% marks.

You can apply for exam at http://www.icai.org

One who wishes to apply for CA course after 12th has to apply for CPT (Common Proficiency Test).

CPT is the entrance test for admission in the Chartered Accountancy course. The test is conducted twice a year usually in the month of June and December.

Chartered Accountancy is the full form for C.A. Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICAI) offers C.A. prgramme.

There are three stages in Chartered Accountancy course . They are :

*Foundation course or CPT

*Intermediate course or IPCC, and

*Final Course.


Eligibility criteria to apply for CPT are as under :-

-The candidate must have passed 10+2 from a recognized board of Education.

-Candidates awaiting for their result can also appear in the CPT exam.

-There is no age limit to appear for CPT.

Exam pattern :-

The question paper will be asked in the form of multiple choice questions. Full marks for the exam is 200. The test will be divided into two sessions of 2 hours each. Each correct answer will be awarded with one mark and there will be negative marking for wrong attempts.

After intermediate, you can join CA course after qualifying CPT but before that you will have to register yourself with ICAI, which is responsible to conduct exam for CA course.

CA completed in 3 stages :
Foundation level
Intermediate level
Final level

Foundation level can be joined after qualifying CPT exams. It can be joined after passing intermediate.

Intermediate level can we join directly after qualifying IPCC . It can be joined after graduation if you are a B. com graduate, then after qualifying IPCC, you can get direct admission to intermediate level of CA otherwise graduates with other disciplines need to qualify CPT exam.

Procedure to become CA after class 12th:

If you want to become chartered accountant, you must get to register this course which is organised by Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. You must have completed intermediate in any stream to apply for this course.
There is no age limit for this course.
CA course has 3 stages which are as follows CPT, IPCC, CA final.

Firstly you need to enroll for CPT by paying fees of Rupees 6000.

The examination is conducted twice a year by offline mode and 6 times by online mode. The course is similar as that of 11th and 12th course.