Articleship/training in ca course for working professionals

Hi,

Presently i am working as Manager Finance with Xerox India Limited and have around 10 years of experience, i have already completed ICWAI intermedaite in Jun-13 and would appear in Group - III of Final Level in Jun-14. I also want to pursue CA and i will be registering soon into IPCC and will sit for the first group in Dec-14.

I just want to ask that i have heard that in CA course we have to go training/articleship, so pls confirm whether my experience will be counted or i have to take articleship. Pls confirm urgently.