I want to pursue ca. Should i do bcom programme course from du regular college or bcom(hons) from du sol?

Dear candidate,

You want to pursue Chartered Accountancy (CA) alongside BCom (honours) or BCom (pass) from Delhi University (DU) should think again. Professors and students say pursuing BCom and CA simultaneously has become impossible .

Earlier, students pursuing BCom (honours) from top DU colleges could complete CA easily alongside their degree. But now the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India have changed the rules that DU's commerce teachers said means: either you pursue CA after Class XII or, if you wish to do BCom, you can pursue CA only after that.

A student who wants to pursue CA needs to appear for a Common Proficiency Test (CPT), for which the eligibility is Class XII. As a new procedure, nine months after clearing this test, the student becomes eligible for the Integrated Professional Competency Course (IPCC) after which the student needs to do an ' articleship' of three- and- a- half years.

The CPT is held twice a year, in June and December. The IPCC is also held twice a year, in May and November, which a student can take nine months after clearing the CPT. Now, according to the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, a student cannot do articleship while pursuing BCom. " So a student can appear for the IPPC in his/ her BCom final year now for pursuing articleship. This means a student will now require six- and- a- half years to acquire both the degrees.

After clearing the IPPC, the articleship is mandatory and then the final course is done.

Hope the answer is helpful.

All the best!