New Changes in CA CPT

Hello, I want to know the details of the new changes in the CA CPT exam, will you please provide me?

[Shaleen]

Hello, here I am providing you the details of the new changes in the CA CPT exam as under:

Changes in CPT – CPT New Syllabus 2016
The present entrance exam CPT (Common Proficiency Test) has changed to “Foundation Exam”
CPT MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions) based exam has changed to Foundation descriptive exam. Now you can register for CPT before 6 months. In new scheme you should register before 9 months.
Adequate time gap is given so that students get sufficient time to study since the Foundation Course has been made descriptive. Also, there is an addition of full paper.
Foundation Examination will be partly descriptive in nature.
ICAI has added two additional papers in Foundation exam (CPT).
They are
1. General English for 40 Marks
2. Business and Commercial Knowledge (40 Marks).

Syllabus:
Paper I: Principles and Practices of Accounting (100 Marks)

Paper 2: Business Mathematics and Logical Reasoning & Statistics (100 Marks)

Part I: Business Mathematics and Logical Reasoning (60 Marks)
Part II: Statistics (40 Marks)
Paper 3: Mercantile Law & General English (100 Marks)

Part I: Mercantile Law (60 Marks)
Part II: General English (40 Marks)
Paper 4: Business Economics & Business and Commercial Knowledge (100 Marks)

Part I: Business Economics (60 Marks)
Part II: Business and Commercial Knowledge (40 Marks)
Paper 2 and Paper 4 will be Objective type papers

Note:
1. Passing percentage: Aggregate- 50% and Subject-wise- 40% at one sitting.
2. Objective type question of I or more marks.
3. Examination: In the month of November and May after passing Class XII