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Newsflash! ICAI has announced that the next CPT examination (paper pencil mode) will be held on 28th June 2009. Students who register for the course on or before 1st April 2009 only will be eligible. Last date for submission of examination application form is 27th April 2009. For dedtails about the the CPT (Online examination) students are requested to visit www.icai.org

Newsflash! Last date for submission of ICWA June examination application forms without late fee is 16th April 2009 and with a late fee of Rs. 200 is 25th April 2009.

Newsflash! Results of ICWA December 2008, Inter and Final examinations are likely to be decalred on 7th March 2009.

Newsflash! Company Secretaries Dec.2008 Examination Results declared.

Newsflash! CA June 2009 Examination application forms will be available on sale from 27th Feb.2009. Last date for receipt of applications without late fee is 20th March 2009 and with late fee of Rs. 500 is 27th March 2009.

Newsflash! As per an Announcement made by ICAI, due to forthcoming elections which are likely to be held in April-May 2009, the Institute has decided to hold the examinations PE-II/PCE/Final etc. tentatively from 1st to 15th June 2009 instead of May 2009. It is also said that the next CPT examination in paper and pencil mode is likely to be held on 28th June 2009. For exact dates of the examinations, students are requested to wait for the Institute's detailed Examination Notification.

Newsflash! Results of CA PE-II and PCE examinations held in Nov. 2008 are likely to be decalared on 29th Jan 2009 around 2 pm.

The results can be viewed in the website

www.caresults.nic.in.

Newsflash! Those CA students who have passed CPT and are not so far got registered for articles are eligible to join the new Integrated Professional Competence Course. Students intending to choose the new course should get registered before 31st Jan. 2009. Only then they will be eligible to sit for the first IPCE in November, 2009.

Newsflash! Results of CA Final and CPT (Paper Pencil Mode) examinations held in Nov / Dec 2008 are likely to be declared on Friday the 16th of Jan.2009. Results will be available in the website www.caresults.nic.in. It is learnt that the results will be provided through e-mail for those students who register their request (from 12.1.09) at the above website. Facilities have been made to know the results on SMS also through MTNL, India Times and Reliance. CPT (Online Mode) examination results will be available in the website http://icaiexam.icai.org. Students can check their results using their online ID and password.

Newsflash! CA students who have passed either PE-II or Intermediate Examination and has completed the article training are now eligible for grant of Accounting Technician Certificate. Eligible students are requested to make an application to the Institute. The application can be made online. For further details visit www.icai.org

Newsflash! Regular coaching class of 5 months duration, conducted by SIRC of ICAI for CPT June 2009 examination, is sheduled to commence on 22.12. 2008. For further details contact SIRC office ph: 044-30210323. email: sirc@icai.org

Newsflash! CA Institute has decided to conduct CPT December 2008 examination Online, on experimental basis in selected centers in English medium only. This is in addition to the Paper - Pencil mode examination. The Online examination is scheduled to be held on 7.12.'08. Those who opt for Online examination should send the printout with passport size photograph and specimen signature, to Institute's Delhi office on or before 31.10.'08. The application form is hosted on http://icaiexam.icai.org

Newsflash! Last date for submission of applications for CA CPT December 2008 ( Paper - Pencil mode examination to be held on 14.12.2008 ) with requisite examination fee is 27.10.'08.

Newsflash! Last date for submission of applications for ICSI December 2008 examinations with requisite examination fee is 25.9.'08.

Newsflash! Results of ICSI, June 2008 Foundation, Inter and Final examinations declared. The results can be viewed in the website www.icsi.edu

Newsflash! Results of ICWA Intermediate and Final June 2008 examinations declared. The results can be viewed in the Institute's website www.myicwai.com

Newsflash! Last date for submission of filled in applications for Nov. 2008 CA Examinations, (PE-II, PCE, and Final) with out late fee is 1.9.'08 and with late fee (of Rs. 200) is 8.9.'08.

Newsflash! Results of ICWA Foundation June 2008 examination results declared. The results can be viewed in the Institute's website www.myicwai.com

Newsflash! Results of CA PE-II and PCE examinations held in May 2008 are likely to be decalared on 30th July 2008 around 12 noon.

The results can be viewed in the website

www.caresults.nic.in.

Newsflash! Borad of studies of CA Institute has arranged free teleconferencing lectures for PCC students at gyandarshan channel-DD2. Students are requested to make use of the facility. For detailed schedule visit

www.icai.org/icairoot/announcements/announ1469.pdf

Newsflash! Results of CA Final and CPT examinations held in May/June 2008 are likely to be released on 12th July 2008

at 2 p.m. The results can be viewed in the Website

www.caresults.nic.in. Students desirous of receiving their results by e-mail can pre-register their request at the above website from 7.7.2008.

Newsflash! It is understood from the President's message that CA Institute has decided to continue to hold PEII examinations till May 2009. With the extended time, those students who have not been able to clear PEII examination by May 2008 for some reason or other, will now have two more attempts to clear the same.

Newsflash! Change in examination venue for CPT 8.6.'08: Candidates appearing from Thakur College of Science & Commerce, Shyamnarayan Thakur Marg, Thakur Village, Kandivili (East), Mumbai 400 101 are requested to take note of the change in examination centre. The examination centre has been changed to:

Thakur shyamnarayan High School

Thakur Village,

Kandivili (East)

Mumbai 400 101.

Newsflash! Last date for submitting examination application form for ICWA Foundation/Intermediate/Final examination without late fee is 15th April 2008. With late fee of Rs. 200/- examination application can be submitted up to 25th April 2008.

Newsflash! As per an announcement made by the CA Institute, CPT Examinations will be conducted only twice in a year (June and December) instead of four times. Accordingly next CPT Examination will be conducted on 8th June 2008. Examination application forms will be made available from 4.4.08 and the last date for submission of applications is 25.4.08. To be eligible, a student should have registerd for the course with the Institute before 1.4.08.

Newsflash! As per new regulations students registering for ICWA Course after 1.1.2008 are required to undergo practical training for a period of 3 years. For full particulars of the scheme of practical training refer website

www.myicwai.com/SchemeforPracticalTraining.asp

Newsflash! As per an announcement made by the CA institute, the last date for receipt of May 2008 PEII/PCE/Final examinations application without late fee is 25/2/2008; with late fee of Rs 200/- is 3/3/2008. For further details see the Institute website http://www.icai.org for Examination notification.

Newsflash! ICWA Institute has revised the course fee payable for its Foundation and other courses. For the fee structure and other details login to www.myicwai.com.

Newsflash! ICWA Institute has revised the syllabus for Foundation, Intermediate and Final examinations of the Institute. The revised syllabus 2008 can be viewed in the Institute's website www.myicwai.com

Newsflash! As per an announcement made by the CA Institute, Registration & Tuition fees for CPT Course is increased with effect from 1st July ’07 as follows:
For Indian students residing in India and other SAARC countries and Bhutan Rs. 3500/-
For Indian students residing abroad other than the SAARC countries and Bhutan US$ 200.The study package will comprise CPT Study Materials, Model Test Papers and Self –assessment CD Volume I & II.

CA CPT Accountancy Sample questions available - Click here. Login to the forums to download a pdf version.

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Results of ICWA Inter/Final examinations held in December 2007 have been declared. The results can be viewed in the Institute's website www.myicwai.com

Results of ICSI examinations conducted in December 2007 are expected to be released on Feb 25, 2008. The results can be viewed in the Institute's website

www.icsi.edu

Results of the CA CPT examinations held on 3.2.2008 are expected to be decalred on 26.2.2008 at 12 noon. The results can be viewed in the Website

www.caresults.nic.in. Students desirous of receiving their results by e-mail can pre-register their request at the above website from 21.2.2008.

ICWA Foundation course December 2007 Examination results have been declared. The results can be viewed in the website www.myicwai.com/FoundationResult.asp

CA Professional Competency Course/PEII November 2007 Examination results have been declared. The results can be viewed in the website www.caresults.nic.in

CA Nov.2007 Final and PE1 Examination results have been released. The results can be viewed in the website www.caresults.nic.in

Students desirous of joining CA, to be eligible to take up the next CPT examination to be held in Feb'08 should register themselves with the Board of studies before 1st December '07.

Results of CA Nov.2007 Final and PE1 examinations are expected to be released on 16th Jan. around 12 noon.

CA Nov.2007 CPT Examination results have been released. The results can be viewed in the website www.caresults.nic.in

Results of the Nov. 2007 CA CPT Examination is expected to be released on Friday, 30th November 2007.

The results of CA Final, PE-I, PE-II,and PCC examinations held in May '07 have been released on Tuesday the 17th of July. The results can be viewed in the website www.caresults.nic.in

Date of next CA CPT Examination: 5th Aug 2007.

The results of CA Final, PE-I, PE-II,and PCC examination held in May '07 are expected to be released on Tuesday the 17th of July, around noon. The results can be viewed in the website www.caresults.nic.in

ICAI has notified that the Common Proficiency Test (CPT) held on 5th August 2007 all over India and abroad stands cancelled due to leakage of the question paper.

The exam will be held again on Sunday, the 26th August 2007 at all Centres in India and also at Abu Dhabi and Kathmandu abroad where the Test was held on 5th August 2007. The Morning Session from 9.00 a.m. to 11.00 a.m. (IST) and Afternoon Session from 12.30 p.m. to 2.30 p.m. (IST).

ICSI inter and final results for June 07 exams announced. You can check the results at

http://www.icsi.edu/

As per an announcement made by the CA Institute, November '07 Revision test papers for PE-II (both groups) are now available and will be distributed to all eligible students free of cost. other students can also get the Revision test papers by sending their request to noidastores@icai.org. The Revision test papers are priced as follows;

For both groups Rs.80+ postal charges Rs.55

For any one group Rs.40+ postal charges Rs.40

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The off-campus study centres run in Tamil Nadu, India, by ICFAI(Society) based in Hyderabad and ICFAI University based in Dehradun,have been declared illegal by a recent ruling of Madras High Court. Students undergoing courses in such study centres will have to face lot of difficulties.

The Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India has entered in to a Memorandum of Understanding with the Institute of Management Accountants of USA. This will enable mutual recognition of the professional qualification of the respective Institutes. A member of ICWAI can now get enrolled as a member of IMA of USA and viceversa. To know the procedure for ICWAI members,( both AICWA and FICWA) to get CMA, membership of the Institute of Management Accountants of USA, log on to

www.icwai.org/icwai/institute-mou-ima.asp

CMII of ICAI is organising a campus placement programme for recently qualified chartered Accountants in different centres on dates shown below:

Bangalore, Chennai, Kolkata, Mumbai and New Delhi:- on 3rd, 4th, and 5th June, 2009.

Ahmedabad,Ernakulam, Indore, Kanpur, Ludhiana and Pune:- on 9th June 2009.

Chandigarh, Coimbatore, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Nagpur and Surat:- on 10th June 2009.

For further details please log on to www.cmii.icai.org

ICAI has signed a MOU with Bharathiyar University. The University has now started special MBA and M.Com courses. Qualified Chartered Accountants are given exemption in eight and nine papers respectively for MBA and M.Com courses. Chartered Accountants who are willing to join the courses can avail of the exemption by registering for these courses before 31.03.09. For further details such as eligibilty particulars, application form etc., visit the imported link (BU-ICAI Joint education programme) hosted in the website www.icai.org.

CMII of ICAI is organising a campus placement programme for students qualified in the Final examination held in May and Nov 2008,(subject to satisfying other eligibilty requirements) in different centres on the dates shown below excluding Sundays.

Ahmedabad, Chandigarh, Coimbatore, Ernakulam, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Kanpur, Nagpur, Pune, and Surat: 19.3.2009 to 23.3.2009.

Bangalore, Chennai, Kolkata, Mumbai and New delhi: 15.4.2009 to 21.4.2009.

All eligible qualified CAs aspiring to explore the possibility of taking up positions in industry, can avail of the opportunity.

For further details please log on to www.icai.org.

Cut off date for joining Company Secretaries Executive programme to be eligible to sit for December 2009 examination is 28th Feb.2009.

ICWAI has launched course on Certificate in Accounting Technicians on 9th Jan 2009 to address the heavy demand of trained accountants at junior level in India.

A New Scheme of Education and Training Known as Integrated Professional Competence Course (IPCC), is introduced by CA Institute. Under the new scheme:-

To become a Chartered Accounatnt:-
After CPT, IPCC level requires, successful completion of 9 months Study Course; successful completion of Information Technology Training (ITT) and passing either or both of Groups 1 and 2 of Integrated Professional Competence Examination. The next level requires, Articled Assistantship for three years; passing Group 1 and 2 of IPCC Final Examination and successful completion of a Course on General Management and Communication Skills.

To become an Accounting Technician :-
After CPT, Accounting Technician Course (ATC) requires, successful completion of 9 months Study Course; successful completion of 35 hours special Orientation Course; successful completion of Information Technology Training (ITT); passing Group 1 of Integrated Professional Competence Examination and one year work experience under a Chartered Accountant in practice or in industry.

An Accounting Technician to become a Chartered Accountant:-
After ATC, the next level requires, three years Articled Assistantship; passing Group 2 of IPCE; passing both Groups of IPCC Final Examination and successful completion of the Course on General Management and Communication Skills. For detailed transitional provisions visit www.icai.org.

Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has signed a MOU with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales(ICAEW). The MOU will establish closer working linkages and will provide recognition for members of the two bodies in the respective countries and will facilitate mobility of members across the borders. The arrangement provides that ICAI members with two yearsand more of post qualification experience, will be eligible for ICAEW membership on passing ICAEW's one paper on Case Study. ICAI members with less than two years of experience will be required to pass three papers, CaseStudy, Techinical Integration- Business change, and Technical Integration-Business Reporting. For further details visit www.icai.org

CA students can now be happy, that they will have a breathing gap in between examinations. From the Presidents Message, it is understood that CA Institute proposes to conduct examinations on alternate days, to make the examinations less stressful to students. Possibly this will take effect from November 2008 examination itself.

Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India and IGNOU have signed a Memorandum Of Understanding. IGNOU has planned to start special B.Com (Financial & Cost Accounting) and special M.Com (Management Accounting and Financial strategies). ICWA Foundation students can simaltaneously do Special B.Com and ICWA Intermediate students can simaltaneously do Special M.Com.

Netaji Subhas Open University is now offering a special B.Com course exclusively for students persuing CA. Minimum eligibility requirement to join the course is a pass in 10+2 Examination or its equivalent, and having passed CPT examination of CA Institute, registered for Professional Competency Course. Course duration is three years. On completing the PCC, it is learnt, students get exemption for about 9 papers in B.Com. For further details visit www.wbnsou.com

CMII of ICAI is organising a campus placement programme for students qualified in the Final examination held in May 2008, in different centres on the dates shown below excluding Sundays.

Ahmedabad, Baroda, Chandigarh, Coimbatore, Ernakulam, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Kanpur, Nasik, Pune, and Surat: 2.9.'08 to 5.9.'08.

Bangalore, Chennai, Kolkata, Mumbai and New delhi: 17.9.'08 to 25.9.08.

All eligible qualified CAs aspiring to explore the possibility of taking up positions in industry, can avail of the opportunity.

For further details please log on to www.placements-icai.org.

ICAI has decided to launch a new Accounting

Technician Course. Students who have passed the 10th std examination will be allowed to register for the course. They will have to take an eligibilty test after appearing for the plus 2 examinations. For futher details visit www.icai.org.

Practising Company Secretaries can advertise their services from 1.1.'08. CAs and Cost Accountants will have to wait till April to get the freedom to advertise their services.

The Board of Studies of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, it is understood, has withdrawn accreditation given to private Computer Training Institutes to impart 100 hrs Information Technology Training to CA students with effect from 1.12.'07. Students are now requested to undergo 100 hours ITT in the accredited ICAI Branch Computer Centres only. The list of the Centres is hosted in the Institute's website www.icai.org.

It is learnt from an announcement made by the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India, that the Institute is hosting the First Global Summit of Management Accounting in NewDelhi on 10th,11th,and 12th of Jannuary 2008. The Summit is co-hosted by the CMA bodies of Pakisthan, Bangladesh and Srilanka. Dr. Robert Kaplan will deliver the key note address. Eminent personalities like Dr. M.B. Athreya, Gary cokins, the heads of professional bodies from UK, USA and Canada will chair and address the sessions. Interested Members can contact Sri. A.N. Raman, the chairman of Global Summit on Management Accounting.

IGNOU has released an advertisement on the special commerce cources B.Com (Accountancy and
Finance) and M.Com (Finance and Taxation) started exclusively for CA students. Students who want
to join can get the prospectus and application form from IGNOU Regional Centres from 1st August '07 onwards. The prospectus is priced at Rs. 400. The form can also be downloaded from their website www.ignou.ac.in. Filled in applications can be submitted to any of the Regional offices of IGNOU. Last date for submission of filled in application, without late fee is 31st August '07 and with late fee of Rs.200 is 15th September '07.

As a measure of brand building, Chartered Accountants are now permitted to use, a Logo designed by the Institute, in their visiting cards, letter heads, car stickers etc.

Are you a "Company Secretary", a member of ICSI? Now you may prefix "CS" before your name to distinguish yourself from members of other profession.

Students who have written the 10+2 or other qualifying examination and awaiting results can also join ICWA Foundation course opting for provisional registration,avoiding loss of time. Such candidates have to produce evidence of having passed the said examination with in a period of three months.

CA Institute has made arrangements to supply CPT study materials including CDs through selected Branches of the Institute.

100 hrs Information Technology training is to be undergone by CA students pursuing the PCC cource, after completion of 3 months of the articled training. It is part of the training programme. Prior permission is to be obtained from the principal to join the programme.

Registration to Company Secretaries (CS) Foundation Course is open all year. Students with 10+2 Pass or Equivalent Examination in Arts/Commerce/Science/any discipline can pursue the Company Secretaryship Foundation Course. Fine Arts students may not qualify. Those seeking registration will be eligible for examination in June, 2008. The cut off admission date is 30th September, 2007.

CA Institute has amended the Chartered Accountant Regulations 1988 to increase the eligibity of Chartered Accountants to engage and train more number of Articled Assistants. Now a Chartered Accountant in full time practice for more than 10 years can engage and train 10 Articled Assistants.

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The ICAI is arranging a Campus placement programme for students qualified in CA Final November 2007 Examinations in March- April 2008 excluding on Sundays and holidays in different centres as follows:-

From 11.3.2008 to 14.3.2008: Ahmedabad, Baraoda, Bhilai, Chandigarh, Coimbatore, Ernakulam, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kanpur, Nagpur, Pune and Surat.

From 2.4.2008 to 11.4.2008: Bangalore, Chennai, Kolkata, Mumbai and New Delhi. (Note: 7.4.2008 is holiday for Gudipadva in Mumbai.). A large number of leading organisations are expected to participate.

Last date for candidate registration: 15.2.2008

Opening of database for companies: 19.2.2008.

All eligible qualified CAs aspiring to explore the possibility of taking up positions in industry, can avail of the opportunity.

For further details please log on to www.placements-icai.org.

A Campus placement programme is being arranged by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India for the benefit of the students who qualify in CA Final May 2007 examination at the following centers on the dates shown against each exclusive of Sundays. A large number of organisations are expected to participate.

At Bhilai, Chandigarh, Ernakulam , Nagpur
and Surat:5.9.07 to7.9.07
At Baroda,Coimbatore, Indore and Kanpur:12.9.07 to 14.9.07
At Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Hyderabad and Pune: 18.9.07 to 22.9.07
At Bangalore ,Chennai, Kolkata, Mumbai and New Delhi: 3.10.07 to 12.10.

Indira Gandhi Open University and Institute of Chartered Accountants of India have signed a Memorandum of Understanding. It is understood that IGNOU will launch specialized B.Com and M.Com degree courses for chartered accountant students. CA students who opt to pursue such degree courses, it is learnt, will be allowed exemptions in selected papers.

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