NEW SCHEME OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING
INTEGRATED PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE COURSE (IPCC)
[INTRODUCED ON 3RD DECEMBER, 2008]
To qualify as a Chartered Accountant………
- Enrol for Common Proficiency Test (CPT), after passing Class 10 examination
- Pass 10+2 examination and CPT
- Enrol for Group I or Group II or for both Group I and Group II
- Successfully complete 9 months of Study Course
- Successfully complete Orientation Course of one week spanning over 35 hours and covering topics, such as, personality development, communication skills, office procedures, business environment, general commercial knowledge, etc
- Successfully complete Information Technology Training (ITT) or Computer Training Programme
- Appear and pass Group I as well as Group II of Integrated Professional Competence Examination (IPCE)
- Group I is composed of four papers and Group II is composed of three papers
- Register as Articled Assistant for a period of 3 years, on passing either Group I or both the Groups of IPCE
- Get IPCE Certificate, on passing both the Groups of IPCE
- Appear in IPCC Final Examination during last 6 months of 3 years of articled training
- Pass Group I as well as Group II of IPCC Final Examination
- Complete remaining period of articled training, if applicable
- Successfully complete the Course on General Management and Communication Skills
- Get IPCC Final Examination Certificate
- Enrol as a member of ICAI and designate as “Chartered Accountant”
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Students already passed CPT but not yet registered as articled assistant
till 31st January, 2009, and students who would be passing CPT
examination(s) being held in the month of December, 2008 can enrol
themselves for IPCC upto 31st January, 2009, so as to be eligible to
appear in the first IPC Examination to be held in November, 2009
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