Integrated Professional Competence Course

To qualify as a Chartered Accountant………

>>Enrol for Common Proficiency Test (CPT), after passing Class 10 examination

>>Pass 10+2 examination and CPT

>>Enrol for Group I or Group II or for both Group I and Group II

>>Successfully complete 9 months of Study Course

>>Successfully complete Orientation Course of one week spanning over 35hours and covering topics, such as, personality development, communicationskills, office procedures, business environment, general commercial knowledge et.

>>Successfully complete Information Technology Training (ITT) or ComputerTraining Programme Appear and pass Group I as well as Group II of Integrated ProfessionalCompetence Examination (IPCE)

>>Group I is composed of four papers and Group II is composed of three papers

>>Register as Articled Assistant for a period of 3 years, on passing either GroupI or both the Groups of IPCE

>>Get IPCE Certificate, on passing both the Groups of IPCE

>>Appear in IPCC Final Examination during last 6 months of 3 years of articled training

>>Pass Group I as well as Group II of IPCC Final Examination

>>Complete remaining period of articled training, if applicable

>.Successfully complete the Course on General Management andCommunication Skills

>>Get IPCC Final Examination Certificate

>>Enrol as a member of ICAI and designate as “Chartered Accountant”


>>Students already passed CPT but not yet registered as articled assistant till 31st January, 2009, and students who would be passing CPTexamination(s) being held in the month of December, 2008 can enrol themselves for IPCC upto 31st January, 2009, so as to be eligible to appear in the first IPC Examination to be held in November, 2009