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Hello sir/madam, I am Anand. I have completed +2 but I have not studied Commerce or Economy subjects during 12th level. Can I become CA with this criteria? If yes, what are the entrance exams available to appear in in order to become join CA Course?

Yes, you can pursue CA after 12th Class without Commerce or Economy subjects.

Admission to CA (Chartered Accountancy) course is made through entrance exam named CPT. CPT stands for Common Proficiency Test. CPT is conducted by Institute of Cost Accountants of India twice a year generally in the month of June and December.

Eligibility criteria to apply for CA-CPT are as under :-

-The candidate must have passed 10+2 with any percentage of marks from a recognized board of Education. The candidate awaiting for 10+2 result can also apply for the CPT exam.

-There is no restriction on age limit to apply for this Course.

-Syllabus for CPT exam :

Accounting,

Mercantile Laws,

General Economics, and

Quantitative Aptitude .

CA is open to any stream candidates who have passed class 12th from a recognized board of education. Hence, don't worry and just get yourself registered for CA CPT.

After getting registered for CPT, you need to clear it with qualifying marks to become eligible for CA IPCC. Just prepare according to the syllabus of CPT.

You can do CA after completion of your graduation also, there is no harm in it. However, below I have mentioned some details regarding the course.

KIndly have a look at it.


Eligibility for CA:

> Candidate should have completed his/her +2 level of examination from a recognized University

> Candidates having cleared their graduation in B.Com will however be exempted from Competency Professional Test(not for those candidates who have scored less than 55% in their graduation).


Entrance examination for CA;

CPT is considered as the entrance examination for CA course. The total marks for this examiantion is 400 marks and the time duration is 4 hours. It however consists of 4 topics, namely;

> Fundamentals of Accounting

> Mercantile Law

> General Economics

> Quantitative Aptitudes

NOTE: Negative marks are there for any wrong answer.

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