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An Important Announcement for Students of Erstwhile Intermediate/ PE (Course – II)/ PCC who have mean while converted to IPCC – relaxation of nine months study course period to appear in the (IPCC) to be held in November, 2009 - (04-09-2009)

BOS/Announcement/227/09

August 28, 2009

An Important Announcement for Students of Erstwhile Intermediate/ Professional Education (Course – II)/ Professional Competence Course (PCC) who have mean while converted to Integrated Professional Competence Course (IPCC) – relaxation of nine months study course period to appear in the Integrated Professional Competence Course (IPCC) to be held in November, 2009.

Eligibility to appear in the November, 2009 Integrated Professional Competence Examination (IPCE)

All students who have been registered for the erstwhile Intermediate under paragraph 2 or 2 A of schedule B to the Chartered Accountants Regulations 28 or who have been registered for the erstwhile Professional Education (Course-II) or who have been registered for the Professional Competence Course (PCC) are eligible for conversion to IPCC by paying the prescribed conversion fee along with the conversion application form obtained along with IPCC prospectus or down loaded from https://www.icai.org/resource_file/14262ipcc_re_regform.pdf - IPCC Re-Registration Form to be submitted to the concerned Regional Office on or before September 14, 2009 for becoming eligible to appear in the November, 2009 examination. Examination applications together with the prescribed fee by Demand Draft of any Scheduled Bank may be sent so as to reach the Additional Secretary (Examinations) at New Delhi not later than 7th September, 2009. However, applications will also be received direct by Delhi Office after 7th September, 2009 and upto 14th September, 2009 with late fee of Rs. 500/-. Applications received after 14th September, 2009 shall not be entertained under any circumstances.

(i) Relaxation of Nine months study course period to appear in the November, 2009 IPCC examination

Students who have mean while converted from erstwhile Intermediate/ Professional Education (Course – II)/ Professional Competence Course to Integrated Professional Competence Course (IPCC) and have completed minimum period of nine months from the date of registration in Intermediate/ Professional Education (Course – II) or completed nine months after joining the Professional Competence Course are permitted to appear in the Integrated Professional Competence Examination to be held in November, 2009.

(ii) Successful completion of Information Technology Training (ITT)

Students who have successfully completed 250 hours of compulsory computer training (CCT) under PEE-II or those who have successfully completed 100 Hours Information Technology Training either under PCC or IPCC may appear in the Integrated Professional Competence Examination (IPCE) to be held in November, 2009.

Students those who have registered on or before January 31, 2009 directly to IPCC or converted from Intermediate/ PEE-II/ PCC to IPCC and undergoing 100 Hours IT Training are required to complete the 100 hours IT training before the date of declaration of the result of IPCE, November, 2009. Such students should furnish proof of completion of the 100 hours IT training to the examination section latest by January 15, 2010.

(iii) Successful completion of Orientation Programme

Students are required to complete the Orientation Porgramme of 35 hours before the date of declaration of the result of IPCE, November, 2009. Such students have to furnish proof of completion of the Orientation Programme to the examination section latest by January 15, 2010.

CA.R.Devarajan
Director, Board of Studies

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Transition provisions for existing students of Professional

Competence Course for conversion to Integrated Professional

Competence Course

Q.1 Whether a student of Professional competence Course can

apply for conversion to Integrated Professional Competence

Course?

Ans. Yes. A student of PCC can apply for conversion to IPCC in the

prescribed form [can be downloaded from www.icai.org] alongwith

prescribed fee [both groups Rs. 6000/- and group I Rs. 5000/-].

Students can obtain the prospectus of IPCC for Rs. 100/- from any

nearest Branch office of the Institute.

For example, a student of PCC for being eligible to appear in IPCC in

November, 2009, the conversion application form needs to be

submitted / received in the office of the Institute on or before 31st

January, 2009. Similarly for the May, 2010 examination, the

conversion form should be received in the Institute on or before 31st

July, 2009.

Q. 2 Whether a student of PCC will have to undergo nine

months of study course on conversion to IPCC?

Ans. Yes. Irrespective of the period served as articled assistant under

PCC scheme of education, a student will have to undergo a study

course for a period not less than nine months and complete ITT course

and study course within the nine months period in order to be eligible

to appear in either group or both groups of IPCC.

It is stated that nine months period will be counted w.e.f. date of

conversion / registration to IPCC. It is clarified that any period served

under PCC will not be counted for the purpose of nine months study

course of IPCC.

Q. 3 When will the Articleship commence under new scheme of

IPCC Education, training and examination?

Ans. The student will be eligible for registration for articleship after

passing Group I of IPCC and the period of Articleship will be three

years for fresh students registered under IPCC effective from 03rd

December, 2008 while the period of Articleship will continue to be 3 ½

years for students converted from PCC to IPCC.

Q. 4 Whether any period of Articleship completed by a student

under PCC scheme of education, training and examination

will be counted under new scheme of IPCC?

Ans. Yes. The period of Articleship will remain 3 ½ years and the

period so served as an articled assistant under PCC scheme of

education, examination and training, will be reckoned for the purpose

of completing 3 ½ years of Articleship under IPCC.

Q. 5 Whether the articled assistant needs to take termination

before joining IPCC?

Ans. No. An articled assistant will have the option to either continue

with the article training as per articled deed already executed or take

termination at the time of joining IPCC.

Q. 6 Whether the period of Articleship will be reduced from

3½ years under PCC to 3 years under IPCC upon

conversion?

Ans. No. The period of Articleship shall remain 3 ½ years even after

conversion from PCC to IPCC.

Q. 7 When will the attempt become due for appearing in Final

examination under IPCC scheme of education after

conversion from PCC?

Ans. A student of final examination through PCE route can appear in

the final examination only after completion of 3 ½ years of Articleship.

Whereas a student of PCE converting to IPCC will be eligible to appear

in final examination during the last six months of training and will be

required to be in service as on the first day of the month of

examination.

Q. 8 What is the difference between PCC and IPCC?

Ans. The following table will clarify the difference between the

existing Professional Competence Course and the newly launched

Integrated Professional Competence Course

PCC and Articleship

on or before 31st

January, 2009/Get

registered for IPCC

without Articleship

PCC IPCC

PCC/IPCC – Exam

Due

November 2010 November 2009

Result of PCC/IPCC

Exam

January 2011 January 2010

Registration of

Articleship under

IPCC

NA January 2010

Completion of

Articleship under

PCC/IPCC

June 2012 January 2013

Final Exam Due November 2012 November 2012

Result of Final Exam January 2013 January 2013

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