CPT Exam Date

I am appearing in the CPT December attempt? Please tell me about the CPT Exam date? Also provide me exam time and paper pattern?

[Kiran Chandar]

The CPT is the entrance test for the applicants who want to appear in the CA program. This exam is conducted by the Council of the Institute Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). The CPT exam is held twice a year for admission to ICAI in the integrated professional competence course,

Important dates:
14th December, 2014 ( Sunday)

First Session ( i.e. Morning Session )
10.30 AM to 12.30 PM ( IST )
Section - A Fundamentals of Accounting
Section - B Mercantile Laws

Second Session ( i.e. Afternoon Session )
2.00 PM to 4.00 PM ( IST )
Section - C General Economics
Section - D Quantitative Aptitude


Subjects to be studied in CPT are as follows :

SESSION – 1 ( Two Sections – Two hours – 100 marks )
Section A : Fundamentals of Accounting ( 60 marks )
Section B : Mercantile Laws ( 40 marks )

SESSION – II ( Two Sections – Two hours - 100 marks )
Section C : General Economics ( 50 marks )
Section D : Quantitative Aptitude ( 50 marks )

Please provide me the Date for registration and date of exam for CPT exam

[Arun Vats]

As you want I am here providing you the Date for registration and date of exam for CPT December, 2014 exam .

Important Dates For CPT December, 2014:

Last date for registration to CPT Course with BOS 1st October, 2014

Commencement of Online filling of CPT Examination Form
7th October, 2014 (10:00 A.M. IST)

Last date & time for Login Creation/Submission of CPT Examination application form Online
28th October, 2014

Last date for revalidation of registration for December, 2014 CPT
28th October, 2014 or date of Application for CPT December,2014 whichever is earlier.

Last date for receipt of print out of online examination form duly filled up (PDF)
1st November, 2014

Date of CPT Examination
14th December, 2014 (Sunday)

Likely date of declaration of result:
Around one month from the date of examination

CPT Exam Passing Marks detail:



Session For exam :
First Session
(i.e. Morning Session)
10.30 AM to 12.30 PM (IST)
Section - A Fundamentals of Accounting
Section - B Mercantile Laws

Second Session
(i.e. Afternoon Session)
2.00 PM to 4.00 PM (IST)
Section - C General Economics
Section - D Quantitative Aptitude

I want to give CPT exam so please give important dates including exam date, exam fee and exam pattern?

[Quick Sam]

CPT Exam is held twice a year in the month of June and December and ICAI has announced that the next Common Proficiency Test June Attempt is scheduled to be held on Sunday, 14th December.

Important Dates for CPT December:
1. Last date for registration to CPT Course with BOS
1st October, 2014

2. Commencement of online filling of CPT Examination Form
7th October, 2014 (10:00 A.M. IST)

3. Last date & time for Login Creation/Submission of CPT Examination application form Online
28th October, 2014

4. Last date for revalidation of registration for December, 2014 CPT
28th October,

5. Last date for receipt of print out of online examination form duly filled up(PDF)
1st November, 2014

6. Date of CPT Examination
14th December, 2014 (Sunday)

7. Likely date of declaration of result
Around one month from the date of examination


Examination Fee:
(i) Rs. 500/- (for opting a Centre in India)
(ii) INR 850/- (for opting Kathmandu Centre)
(iii) US$ 150 (for opting Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Doha & Dubai Centres)

CA CPT December Exam Pattern:

CPT is a test of four following subjects:
Accounting
Mercantile Laws
General Economics
Quantitative Aptitude

SESSION – 1 (Two Sections – Two hours – 100 marks)
Section A: Fundamentals of accounting (60 marks)
Section B: Mercantile Laws (40 marks)

SESSION – II (Two Sections – Two hours - 100 marks)
Section C: General Economics (50 marks)
Section D: Quantitative Aptitude (50 marks)

Contact details:
The Additional Secretary (Exams),
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India,
ICAI Bhawan, Indraprastha Marg,
New Delhi – 110 002
Phone No: 0120 – 3054 851,
Fax No: 0120 – 3054 841,
Emai: onlineexamforms@icai.in,

Can you provide me the date of CPT (Common Proficiency Test) exam as I have applied for the exam?

[Raman Vij]

CA stands for Chartered Accountant. ICAI - The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India is a statutory body concerned with fields of education, professional development, maintenance of high accounting, auditing and ethical standards. The ICAI now is the second largest accounting organization in the whole world.

Important Dates:
Availability of online application form: Tuesday, October 07, 2014.
Last date for submission of application form: Tuesday, October 28, 2014.
Date of CPT: Sunday, December 14, 2014.

CA Entrance Exams
A candidate, who wishes to appear for Chartered Accountant Entrance Exam, needs to have cleared the Senior Secondary Examination (10+2) or is waiting for the 10+2 exam results, can register for the CA programme.

The minimum eligibility criteria for joining the CA course is 10+ though you can join it even after graduation. And very importantly, there is no restriction in regard to the age of the candidates. All of you who are awaiting your 10+2 results can also apply for Chartered Accountant Exam.

There are no restrictions with regard to the age of the candidate or marks secured in Senior Secondary Examination for appearing in CA Entrance Exam Papers

CA Entrance Exams Pattern and Admission Process

CPT - Common Proficiency Test is the entrance exam that a candidate needs to undertake as an entrance level route to the Chartered Accountancy stream which every intending candidate is to clear before enrolling for the professional state.

CPT examination is being held twice in a year i.e., in June & December.

It is a test of four subjects i.e. Accounting, Mercantile Laws, General Economics and Quantitative Aptitude. This test is of 200 marks. It is divided into two sessions of two hours each. CPT is an objective type test with negative marking.

The qualifying mark is 50%. A student has to remember that CPT is an objective type test with a negative marking for selecting wrong option which will be indicated in the question paper.

I want to give CA CPT (Chartered Accountant Common Proficiency Test) so please give me details including Entrance Exam Date?

[Kiran Chandar]

CA CPT (Chartered Accountant Common Proficiency Test) is conducted by Institute of Chartered Accountants of India for admitting the aspiring students to Chartered Accountancy course.

CA CPT June Entrance Exam Date:
14th June, 2015 (Sunday)

First Session (i.e. Morning Session)
10.30 A.M. to 12.30 P.M. (IST)
Section - A Fundamental of Accounting
Section - B Mercantile Laws

Second Session (i.e. Afternoon Session)
2.00 P.M. to 4.00 P.M. (IST)
Section - C General Economics
Section - D Quantitative Aptitude


Educational Qualification:
Students must have passed 10+2 examination or its equivalent, from any recognized Board.

CA CPT Exam Syllabus:

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.

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

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.

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:
The Additional Secretary (Exams),
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India,
ICAI Bhawan, Indraprastha Marg,
New Delhi – 110 002
Phone No: 0120 – 3054 851,
Fax No: 0120 – 3054 841,
Email: onlineexamforms@icai.in,