Procedure to Become CA after 12th Class

What is the Procedure to become a chartered accountant after completion of class 12 ?

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Applicants who have completed their class 12. can apply for the Competency Professional Test.

There are no age or mark restrictions in particular.

Applicants pursue foundation, intermediate and final CA course for becoming a Chartered Accountant.

Every stage has to be passed with a minimum of 50 per cent marks.

Eligibility

Three stages during Chartered Accountancy course
Foundation course
Intermediate
Final CA course

The minimum eligibility is a pass in 10+2 from a recognised board.

Application Procedure

Candidates should register with the Board of Studies at the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India for the Common CPT.

The registration has to be done 60 days prior to appearing for the exam.

On successful completion of the +2 exam and the CPT, applicants are eligible to register for the IPCC.

Applicants have the option of choosing Group I and/or Group II.

A nine month of course study is required.

It covers areas like office procedure, personality development, general commercial knowledge, communication skills, business environment etc.

The orientation course is for one week with thirty five hour credit.

After the orientation course, applicants have to gain competence in information technology.

Hundred hours of Information Technology Training followed by articleship training.

Group I has four papers while Group II has three papers.

Graduates with 50 per cent marks in subjects (Auditing and Commercial, Accounting, or Mercantile Law) and graduates in other disciplines with 55 per cent marks can directly register for the IPPC course without appearing for the foundation course.

This is the Integrated Professional Competence test commonly known as the intermediate examination.

On passing both the groups or Group I candidates can register as Articled Assistant for a three year period.

Applicants can join the CA final course while serving as Articled Assistant.

During the last 12 months of articled training, Applicants undergo a 15 day course on GMCS.

Applicants can take the final examination on completion of the three year articled training or while serving the last six months of the training.

On acquiring the ICAI membership, Applicants designated as Chartered Accountant.