I am enroling for the level 1 of CFA . Its not at all diffucult to pursue CFA provided you are in the CA final and doing your articleship. Dont thing about it if you are pursuing PE2. You will also have to fill up form 112 of ICAI requesting permission for the same. Do write if you get some more information Good bye
FIRST OF ALL I MUST APPRECIATE YOUR IDEA OF PURSUING CFA US COURSE. AS U KNOW THIS COURSE IS REGARDED AS THE BEST ONE IN THE FIELD OF INVESTMENT MNGT ALL OVER THE WORLD. IT WOULD SERIOUSLY ADD VALUE TOGETHER WITH CA. I M ALSO WILLING TO ENROLL FOR THE LEVEL 1 EXAM TO BE HELD ON JUNE 2007 SINCE I M PASSIONATE ABOUT STOCK MARKETS & INVESTMENT MNGT.
AS FAR AS YOUR PRESENT PROBLEM IS CONCERNED, U CAN ONLY ENROL FOR ANY ONE COURSE PERMITTED BY THE ICAI. CFA US IS PERMITTED BY THE ICAI. THEREFORE, U NEED TO EITHER CHOOSE CFA 0R MCOM FOR THE TIME BEING AS YOUR ARTICLESHIP IS PRESENTLY GOING ON. HOWEVER,
I WOULD SUGGEST DROP THE IDEA OF MCOM & TRY TO PURSUE CFA AS IT WOULD ADD TREMENDOUS VALUE IN YOUR ACADEMICS & CAREER.
MOREOVER, IF CFA IS YOUR PRIORITY U MAY KEEP IN TOUCH WITH ME AS OUR INTEREST IS SAME WHICH WOULD HELP TO SHARE RELEVANT INFO & MATERIALS ON CFA.
THE TOTAL COST OF THE COURSE INCLUDING ALL STUDY NOTES ETC. IS AROUND 3 LACS. HOWEVER, THE COST CAN BE REDUCED BY FORMIN GROUP OF ITERESTED PEOPLE PUSRSUING THE SAME BY SHARIN STUDY NOTES. THE METHOD OF SHARIN IS MOST COMMON PREVALENT AMONGST STUDENT IN ORDER TO REDUCE THE COST.