About Chartered Accountant CA Course
Chartered Accountancy (CA) is one of the privileged professions in the entire world. This course is completely structured by The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). A CA aspirant after acquiring the qualifications becomes an expert Chartered Accountant. In order to obtain the necessary qualification, the majority of the students attend the CA coaching classes and sit for the CA Training from an eminent CA Institution to excel in the examinations that are conducted by ICAI.
The course of Chartered Accountant is the sole course that is supported both by theoretical as well as practical knowledge.A Chartered Accountant is an expert that can completely comprehend the financial health of an enterprise. A CA is also recognized as the Financial Watchdog. Generally, the photocopied documents are never trusted if it lacks attestation. Similarly, the financial statements are also not considered to be authentic until and unless they are audited by an esteem CA.
As per the laws of our nation, it is only the Chartered Accountant that is capable according to the CA ACT, 1949 to be employed as the statutory auditor. This means as long as the economy of our nation will flourish, the CA’s are bound to be in demand. The CAs can exercise their expertise in the fields of financing, risk management, corporate government, due diligence, taxation, mergers and acquisitions, regulatory requirements, forensic audits to a develop a distinctive, strategic perspective of the big picture for the business on behalf of the enterprise.
Chartered Accountant (ICAI)
There are basically three levels in this course i.e. Foundation, Fundamentals and Professional. The course structure is given as under:
Foundation Route
Direct Entry Route
Register for Intermediate course in the final year of graduation on a provisional basis
Appear for Integrated course on Information technology and Soft Skills course (ICITSS) before commencement of practical training
Join for 3 years practical training after completing ICITSS
Note:
1.For appearing in Intermediate Course examination, there shall be a time gap of 8 months between the date of registration and the month of appearing for the exams
2.Students who opt for direct entry route should have the following % of marks:
Subjects in New CA/Foundation Course
Paper I: Principles and Practices of Accounting (100 Marks)
Paper 2: Mercantile Law & General English (100 Marks)
Paper 3*: Business Mathematics and Logical Reasoning & Statistics (100 Marks)
Paper 4*: Business Economics & Business and Commercial Knowledge (100 Marks)
*Paper 3 and Paper 4 will be Objective type papers
CA-INTERMEDIATE NEW SYLLABUS
There are 8 papers in CA IPCC new scheme from 2018.
Number of Papers – 8
Group 1 |
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Paper 1 |
Accounting |
100 Marks |
Paper 2 |
Corporate Laws and Other Laws |
100 Marks |
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Part I: Corporate Laws (60 Marks) |
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Part II: Other Laws (40 Marks) |
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Paper 3 |
Cost and Management Accounting |
100 Marks |
Paper 4 |
Taxation |
100 Marks |
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Paper 4A : Direct Tax Laws – 60 Marks |
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Paper 4B : Indirect Tax Laws – 40 Marks |
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Group 2 |
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Paper 5 |
Advanced Accounting |
100 Marks |
Paper 6 |
Auditing and Assurance |
100 Marks |
Paper 7 |
Enterprise Information Systems & Strategic Management |
100 Marks |
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Section A: Enterprise Information Systems (50 Marks) |
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Section B: Strategic Management (50 Marks) |
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Paper 8 |
Financial Management & Economics for Finance (100 Marks) |
100 Marks |
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Section A: Financial Management (60 Marks) |
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Section B: Economics for Finance (40 Marks) |
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CA Final Old Syllabus Vs CA Final New Syllabus
Old Scheme |
New Scheme |
CA Final |
CA Final |
800 Marks and 8 papers |
800 Marks and 8 papers |
Group 1 |
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Financial Reporting (100 Marks) |
Financial Reporting (100 Marks) |
Strategic Financial Management (100 Marks) |
Strategic Financial Management (100 Marks) |
Advanced Auditing and Professional Ethics (100 Marks) |
Advanced Auditing and Professional Ethics (100 Marks) |
Corporate (70 Marks) and Other Economic Laws (30 Marks) |
Corporate (70 Marks ) and Other Economic Laws (30 Marks) |
Group 2 |
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Advanced Management Accounting (100 Marks) |
Advanced Management Accounting (100 Marks) |
Information Systems Control and Audit |
Financial Services and Capital Markets (50 Marks) & Information Systems Control and Audit (50 Marks) |
Direct Tax Laws (100 Marks) |
Advance Direct Tax Laws (70 Marks) and International Taxation (30 Marks) |
Indirect Tax Laws (100 Marks) |
Advance Indirect Tax Laws (100 Marks) |