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What is the minimum eligibility criteria required to apply for CA admission? How much marks is required? What is the procedure followed for CA admission? Can someone provide me the detail information on the course? Thank you.

The minimum eligibility criteria required to apply for admission to CA course is completion of 12th standard or equivalent from a recognised board. No percentage criteria in 12th standard is required to apply for admission to CA course. To get admission in CA course, you need to appear in CPT entrance examination which is an entrance test conducted for admission to CA course.. By qualifying the CPT entrance examination, you are eligible to pursue IPCC course and by qualifying the IPCC examinations, you are eligible to pursue final CA course.

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What is the minimum eligibility criteria required to apply for CA admission? How much marks is required? What is the procedure followed for CA admission? Can someone provide me the detail information on the course? Thank you.

Institute of Chartered Accountant of India ( ICAI )

-> The minimum eligibility for becoming a Chartered accountant is a pass in 12th standard in any discipline from a recognised board.

Basically, the ICAI course is divided into three stages namely,

-Foundation course
-Intermediate
-Final CA course
-Foundation course
-Intermediate
-Final CA course

-> The qualification needed for applying ICAI Intermediate course includes a graduate in any discipline from a recognized university. Those candidates who have completed their graduation in commerce stream must score at least with 55% of marks.
-> Those candidates are completed the intermediate course are eligible to apply for Final course

Official website - www.icai.org

To pursue CA, Candidate must have passed the 10+2 level of examination in any stream conducted by a recognized institute. After qualifying the 10+2 level of examination, candidates are eligible to write CPT(Competency Professional Test) conducted by ICAI.

Eligibility for exemption from CPT

Commerce graduates with 50% marks
Non-commerce graduates with 55% marks (without maths)
Non-commerce graduates with Maths with 60%.

The CA course has been divided into three stages:-
Competency Professional Test (CPT)

Professional Competency Course (PCC)

Final Course

The full form for CA is Chartered Accountant.

CPT(Common Proficiency Test) is the entrance exam for the CA which is held twice a year in the month of June and December.

The eligibility criteria for CA exam are as under:-

-The candidate must have cleared Senior secondary Exam(10+2) to become eligible for the CPT exam.10+2 result awaiting student can also apply for the CPT exam.

-There is neither age bar nor the percentage bar for the marks obtained in 10+2 exam to apply for this Course.

-The qualifying marks for CPT exam is 50%.CPT is an objective type test with negative marking system for wrong answers.

-The syllabus for CPT exam involves

Accounting,

Mercantile Laws,

General Economics and

Quantitative Aptitude.

The minimum eligibility criteria for the CA course is a candidate should have completed 12th standard from a recognized board with Maths as a main subject.

You can do so whicle pursuing the BCom.

You should follow the steps one by one

CPT >>> IPCC >>> CA Finals

CA requires a lot of hard work and intelligence.

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What is the minimum eligibility criteria required to apply for CA admission? How much marks is required? What is the procedure followed for CA admission? Can someone provide me the detail information on the course? Thank you.

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India offers C.A course.



Chartered Accountants work in all fields of business and finance, including audit, taxation, financial and general management. Some are engaged in public practice work, others work in the private sector and some are employed by government bodies.

The Chartered Accountancy course comprise of the following stages:

• Common Proficiency Test
• Integrated Professional Competence Course
• Final Exam

Since the first stage of the Chartered Accountancy course is Common Proficiency Test, you will have to, first of all, enroll for the same and to be eligible, you must have passed secondary level of examination (matriculation). However, to take the test, qualifying 10+2 level of examination is mandatory.

Commerce graduates who have qualified bachelors degree examination with a minimum of 55% marks may register directly for the Integrated Professional Competence Course.

Non-Commerce graduates who have qualified bachelors degree examination with a minimum of 60% marks may register directly for the Integrated Professional Competence Course.

Those who pass IPCC , are eligible for Final exam.

For more details: www.icai.org/