Charted accountant cources and it's duration
Hello Krishna,
The minimum duration of the Chartered Accountancy Course for a person joining after Class XIIth (i.e. through CPT Route) is 4.5 years. The minimum duration of the Chartered Accountancy Course for a person joining after Graduation (i.e. through Direct Entry Scheme) is 3 years.
To be a CA you first have to crack the entrance exam i.e CA foundation. It consists of both subjective and objective type questions consisting of 400 marks. It consists the following subjects -
* Business laws and business correspondence and reporting
* Business mathematics logical reasoning and statistics
* Principles of accounting
* Business economics and business and commercial knowledge
The CA intermediate has 8 subjects
* Accounting
* Corporate and other laws
* Taxation
* Cost and management accounting
* Auditing and assurance
* Advance accounting
* Enterprise information system and strategic management
* Financial management and economics for finance
The CA final has 8 subjects -
* Strategic financial management
* Financial reporting
* Corporate laws and economic laws
* Advanced accounting and professional ethics
* Advanced indirect tax laws
* Advanced Direct tax laws and international taxation
* Advanced management accounting
* Financial services and capital market and information system control and audit.
Good luck,
Hope it helps :)
Krishna, CA has 3 phases namely, CA Foundation, CA Intermediate and CA Final.
CA Foundation: You have to complete your 12th in any stream to be eligible for CA Foundation. You should complete 4 months study period before June/December to be eligible for CA Foundation.
CA Intermediate: You can enter CA Intermediate through Direct route after pursuing your Graduation degree in Commerce or complete CA Foundation and then join CA Intermediate. You should undergo 4 weeks of Integrated Course on Information Technology and Softskills. You should complete 8 months of study period. And you should complete articleship training.
CA Final: You should complete Articleship before you register for CA Final course. You should successfully undergo 4 weeks of Advanced Integrated Course on Information Technology and Softskills consisting of courses on Advanced Information Technology and Management Communication skills during the last 2 years of practical training but before appearing in for CA Finals.
The CA course is of 5 years. For complete information, please visit our page: https://resource.cdn.icai.org/19323ca_atcourse260510.pdf