Chartered Accountant (CA)

A career in chartered accountancy is well recognised and in demand all over the world for accounting. It opens doors to many career opportunities while giving you a solid foundation for your future. By becoming a CA you are guaranteed a career that will give you the head start to be the best that you can be!

In addition, a Chartered Accountant usually has:
• Analytical abilities;
• A systematic and logical thought process;
• Good communications skills; and
• A talent for working quickly and accurately with numbers.

 Eligibility: A candidate appearing for the 10+2 exam can provisionally register for this exam. The minimum study period is ten months. He or she is supposed to get regularized after passing the 10+2 exam. Commerce graduates with 50% marks, non-commerce graduates with subjects other than Mathematics with an aggregate of 55% marks and non-commerce graduates with Maths with an aggregate of 60% marks are exempted from the Competency Professional Test (CPT) and are permitted to register for Professional Competency Course (PCC).

Candidates who have passed the Final Examination conducted by the Institute of Cost & Works Accountants of India (ICWAI) or the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) can register for Professional Competency Course.

 

 

 

After passing Professional Competency Course, the candidates can register as Articled clerks for practical training and for admission to the Final course of the Chartered Accountant. Every graduate above18 years of age is eligible to register as an articled clerk/Audit Clerks for Chartered Accountancy. Computer Training Programme is compulsory for the candidates who wish to register themselves as auditor clerk. They should under go 100 hours training in Information Technology along with PCE.


 Job: Chartered accountants work as Finance Managers, Financial Controllers, Financial Advisors or Directors (Finance) and watch over the finances in the day to day management of companies. Their main areas of work include Accountancy, Auditing, Cost accountancy, Taxation, Investigation and Consultancy.