CPT Admission

Can you tell me in detail about the Common Proficiency Test (CPT) Admission Process in Institute of Chartered Accountants of India?

[Arun Vats]

Details about the Common Proficiency Test (CPT) Admission Process in Institute of Chartered Accountants of India are as follows:

Candidate can pursue chartered accountancy course either through Common Proficiency Test (CPT) route or through Direct Entry Scheme.

The Common Proficiency Test (CPT) is open only to candidates registered with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India for the Common Proficiency Course on or before 1st October, 2014 and fulfills the requisite eligibility conditions.

CA CPT Registration 2014 for the Common Proficiency Test shall commence on 7-October-2014.

The last date to apply is 28-October-2014.

Before applying for the exam, candidate must register for the Common Proficiency Test Course before 1-October-2014.

Students must enroll with the Institute for Common Proficiency Course (CPC) after passing class 10th examination conducted by an examining body constituted by law in India or an examination recognized by the Central Government as equivalent thereto.

Candidates who have appeared and passed in the class 12th or equivalent exam can then apply for the CA CPT exam.

The fee for new registrants for the Chartered Accountancy course is as follows.

(a) India National residing in India Rs.6100/-
(b) Indian National residing in SAARC Countries Rs.6100/-
(c) Indian National residing in a place other than (a) & (b) US$590 (US$580 +
US$10)
(d) Foreign National belonging to SAARC Countries Rs.6100/-
(e) For other than stated in (d) above US$590 (US$580 +
US$10)

Admission Form:





Contact Detail:
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, Ito, IP Estate, New Delhi, DL 110002

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Hi I want to apply for Common Proficiency Test CPT so provide me the details of admission of this exam?

[Arun Vats]

Common Proficiency Test CPT is the entrance exam for CA (Chartered Accountant). The exam is held twice every year in the months of June and December. Students can register for this exam after class X and give the exam after class XII.

CA CPT Exam Eligibility

The students must have passed 10+2 examination or its equivalent, from any recognized Board.

Application for CA CPT

The application form for CA CPT can be filled online.

The application procedure is online you can fill the form on ICAI’s official website.

The application form costs Rs. 100.

The cost of CPT registration is Rs. 6000 and the cost of CPT is Rs. 500.

The payment of fee can be made through Credit/ Debit Card or Bank Challan.

CA CPT Exam Syllabus

CPT exam is divided into two sessions containing 100 questions in each.

Out of the 100 questions from Session I, 60 are from fundamental Of Accounts and 40 from Mercantile Law.

Each right answer carries 1 mark each a

There is the negative marking of ¼ marks for wrong ans.

Session II contains 50 questions from General Economics and 50 from Quantitative Aptitude out of the total of 100 questions.

Exam timings and time allocation

Total Marks – 200

Mode of examination – Objective

No. of Questions – 200

Duration - 4 hours (two sessions of 2 hours each)

Timing

Session I (10.00 am to 12.00 am)

Session II (2.00pm to 4.00pm)

1. CA CPT Syllabus of Accounting

Theoretical Framework, Bank Reconciliation Statement, Accounting Process, Introduction to Company Accounts, Partnership Accounts, Accounting for Special Transactions, Preparation of Final Accounts for Sole Proprietors, Depreciation accounting, Inventories.

2. CA CPT Syllabus of Mercantile Law

The Indian Contract Act 1872, The Sale of Goods Act, 1930 and the India Partnership Act, 1932.

3. CA CPT Syllabus of General Economics

Economic Reforms in India, Select aspects of Indian Economy, Indian Economy – A Profile, Price Determination in Different Markets, Theory of Production and Cost, Theory of Demand and Supply, Micro Economics.

4. CA CPT Syllabus of Quantitative Aptitude

Sampling Theory, Theoretical Distributions, Probability and Expected Value by Mathematical Expectation, Correlation and Regression, Measures of Central Tendency and Dispersion, Statistical description of data, Basic concepts of Differential and Integral Calculus, Limits and Continuity - Intuitive Approach, Sets, Functions and Relations, Sequence and Series – Arithmetic and geometric progressions, Basic concepts of Permutations and Combinations, Simple and Compound Interest including annuity - Applications, Inequalities, Equations, Ratio and proportion, Indices, Logarithms.

Contact details

Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, Ito,
IP Estate, New Delhi, Delhi 110002
011 3989 3989

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