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1. I have written my Commerce degree examination. My friend says that even a graduate should write the Foundation examination to join C.A. Professional Competency Course. Please clarify.
Your friend is right. After 1st September 2006, Even if you are a graduate, to join C.A. Professional Competency Course you have to register yourself as a student of the C.A Institute and clear the Common Proficiency Test first. A graduate is not exempted.
2. I am doing school final (+2). I want to join C.A. While taking training under the Auditor can I join B.Com Course to get a degree?
Yes. You are allowed to do one additional course. With the permission of the C.A. Institute you can pursue a degree course in any recognized University, of course as a part time course or as a distant education program. Now IGNOU has started special B.Com and M.Com courses for students undergoing CA Course. Students who clear the CA course papers earlier are allowed paper exemptions.
3. I want to join ICWA Course. At present we are living in Trichi. My father is expecting a transfer. If I join now, at the time of examination will I have to come to Trichi to write the examination?
No. Irrespective of your residential address, whether it is in Trichi, Bangalore or Hyderabad, you can write the examination from any available center you opt for in the examination application form.
4. Is there any age limit for joining ICWA Foundation Course?
Yes. The candidate should have completed 17 years to join the course. There is no upper age limit restriction.
5. Please let me know the fees prescribed for C.A. CPT examination.
In addition to the course tuition fee which has to be paid for the study materials etc., a separate fee is payable to take up the examinations. Kindly refer the C. A Institute website for the present fee structure.
6. I am a commerce maths student. I want to Join CA CPT after +2. How can I prepare for CPT examination? What are all the subjects I have to study? Will I have to do a foundation course after +2?
You can very well join CA course and write the CPT examination this year itself. It is an Objective type test consisting of 4 subjects, viz. Accountancy, Mercantile law, General Economics and Quantitative Aptitude for a total of 200 marks. Below every question there will be four answers and you will have to choose a correct answer for each question. You have to be careful in choosing the answers. If the answer is wrong you will get negative mark. The examination is conducted once in every three months. You can register now itself and start preparing for the examination. On getting through the +2 examination, and after clearing the CPT examination you can join an Auditor for Articled training. After completing 18 months training and clearing a compulsory computer training programme you can appear for PCC examination. Then on Finishing the Articled training, you can write the Final examination and become a Chartered Accountant. Other than CPT, no further Foundation course need be done.
7. There is a general feeling that C.A. Course is difficult. Will it not be better if apart from the postal tuition some class room coaching is also available?
For a sincere and hard working student the course will not be difficult. It is designed as a distant learning programme and any distant learning programme will naturally be a postal course. The Institute is conducting classes for those who need direct teaching, through its Regional councils, Branches and other accredited .Institutions. They are conducting short duration revision classes also. Any student who opts for getting such guidance will have to incur additional expenses by way of fees. There are private coaching centers also.
8. I heard that there is campus interview facility for qualified chartered accountants to get employed. Is it true?
Yes. The C.A. Institute conducts campus interviews in selected cities twice a year and a good number of fresh chartered accountants is getting employed every year in different organizations and companies including MNCs as executives, managers etc., at high emoluments.
9. I have taken science group in +2. Can I write C.A. CPT examination? I am told that it contains only commerce subjects.
Even though you are a science group student you can very well study commerce subjects and write CPT examination. It is an Objective type test consisting of 4 subjects, viz. Accountancy, Mercantile law, General Economics and Quantitative Aptitude for a total of 200 marks. You have to be careful in writing the answers because you will get negative marks for wrong answers.
10. I don’t know anything about computer. I want to join ICWA course. One of my friends says that even if I do ICWA course it is necessary to do a computer course additionally. Is it necessary?
If you join ICWA course, the course itself is designed to have compulsory computer training programme as part of the curriculum and therefore you need not have to do a computer course separately. The Institute grants exemption from undergoing the compulsory computer training for those students who have already studied any recognized course in computer applications such as BCA., MCA., PGDCA etc.
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11. I have already registered for CPT exams and got printed material and CD. But I need extra material to know from which chapter questions are asked frequently. It will be useful for chapter wise revision . The main purpose of the search is to know about how questions come in CPT examination. I need sample papers.
CPT is an entrance examination to a professional course. Exam questions are set in such a way that no student can guess anything revealing importance of any particular chapter. Do not get carried away by frequency of occurences. Selective approach will defenitely land students in trouble. As this is a tick the right box model, actual old question papers will not be available anywhere.
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12. I am an ICWA student and before some time I have registered for ca (cpt) 15 Sep 2006. I took two attempts but was not able to clear. Now I want to rejoin. What is the proceedure?
Your registration is valid and you can simply apply for CPT examination by paying the exam fees. CPT examinations are now conducted only twice a year. In June and in December. First time registration is valid for 3 years. You can continue to write the examination even after 3 years, if the examinations are taken without any break. We wish you success in the very next exam.
13. A student will be appearing for the CPT exams this December (2008). I would like to know whether after passing the Final Examination will he get a specific number? Will that number be valid in countries abroad? Can he practice in other countries after doing CA in india?
After, completing the articleship period and getting through the Final examination, the qualified Chartered Accountant becomes eligible to be an Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, and can register himself with the Institue by paying the requisite Membership fee. The CA can get employed or can practice in India. The profession involves learning Tax laws and Corporate law. These laws enacted by Government of India, are applicable only in India. Several other countries have recognised Indian CA course and allow Indian CAs to practice there, subject to qualifying in their examination in one more papers to learn their laws and to know their trade customs. For more details visit www.icai.org