Students, who wish to enter the profession of Charted Accountancy; they have to enrol or Foundation Course offered by the Institute after appearing in class 12th examination board in India. students need to register till 30 June /31st December or being eligible to appear in November /May Foundation Course Examination. Students need to complete four months study period in Foundation course and then appear for exam. Students who pass in foundation course exam move to intermediate course. Students have to complete 8 months of study course as on first day of the month in which the intermediate exams will be held for appearing in the intermediate exam. CA students have to complete four weeks integrated Course on Information Technology and Soft skills (ICITSS) while they are in intermediate course and before the beginning of articled training.
Those who qualify in the intermediate exam, then join the final course. Final course students have
To undergo four weeks Advanced Integrated Course on Information Technology of Soft skills (AICITSS)during the last two years of practical training but before appearing in the final examination.
The articled training is of 3 years and a CA student can either completing the articled training or while serving the last 6 months of articled training. Students who clear the CA Final exams have to enrol as a member of the ICAI to be designated as a Charted Accountant.
Another entry method is direct entry method which is available for commerce graduates /post graduates with minimum 55% marks or other graduates /post graduates with 60% marks. Such students can enrol directly with intermediate course. Rest of the conditions remain same.
