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Suman Sarkar (Accountant) (124 Points)

23 January 2019

my age is 25+. I want to become a CA. Should I continue my study at this age? can i do job side by side?
Is it mandatory to do articleship?

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sucharitha (Self Employed) (395 Points)
Replied 24 January 2019

Yes you can do CA, age is not a barrier for doing it. Three years of articleship is mandatory, if you are a graduate you can join through direct entry and can finish you ca course with in 3 years if you are focused and determined

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Suman Sarkar (Accountant) (124 Points)
Replied 25 January 2019

is there any criteria of percentage of marks in graduation?
and what is the cost for overall course including tution fees...plz give a brief...
and if i work in a company as an accountant have proof of it like joining letter or release letter for 3 years do i still need to do articleship?

sucharitha (Self Employed) (395 Points)
Replied 25 January 2019

Commerce Graduates/Post-Graduates (55%) or Other Graduates/Post-Graduates (60%):

CA Institute charges 18000 for Intermediate registration and 22000 for final registration, Exam fee is separate and to get eligibility for exams you need to undergo few courses which has to be done with the institute itself for which the Fee has to be paid separately before undergoing the courses.

If you are opting for self study without attending for classes in coaching institute, the overall cost may be around 70k to 80k.

If you want to take coaching, The fees depends on the institute from which you are going to take coaching.

Three years of articleship training is compulsory.

In articleship you are going to work under a chartered account in different fields like taxation, accounts, audit etc...

You have to register your articleship details like your joining date, completion date, principal under whom you are going to work as an article assistant etc., with the ICAI in prescribed forms.

For more details please go through the link given below

https://www.icai.org/new_post.H T M L?post_id=5719&c_id=313