Mohith
21 Points
Joined August 2011
I Found this in FAQ's on Final Course in ICAI web site. Hope it will be useful
17. Whether CA Course is recognized for pursuing Ph.D/ Fellow Programme from Universities and is it recognized for taking UPSC’s Class A and B Examinations?
Association of Indian Universities (AIU) has recognised Chartered Accountancy Qualification
as equivalent to Post Graduate Degree in Commerce for pursuing Ph.D. Programme. Ninety Indian Universities and six Indian Institutes of Managements recognised Chartered Accountancy
Qualification as equivalent to Post Graduation for admitting CA students to the Doctoral
Programme. A student who has passed Final examination of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India has been recognized for recruitment to Superior services / Posts under the Central Government. Accordingly, candidates possessing CA qualification are eligible for admission to the Civil Services Examination , which is conducted by the Commission for recruitment to IAS, IPS and other Group ‘A’ / Group ‘B’ Central Services / Posts