Chartered Accountant

Chartered Accountant is the most reputed course in the commerce stream. Hence, every commerce student dream to be a successful Chartered Accountant and wants to know how to become a CA (chartered accountant) in India but becoming CA is not that easy. It needs complete dedication, hard work, and passion towards this course.

"We will guide you step-by-step to become a Chartered Accountant" 

Steps to Become a Chartered Accountant

The vast syllabus of Chartered Accountancy is divided into 4 steps –

• CA Foundation
  
• CA Intermediate
  
• Articleship Training (3 year)
  
• CA Final
  

CA Foundation

If you are planning to become Chartered Accountant in India through CA Foundation then we are taking an assumption that you have planned to appear in CA Foundation right after 12th. 

CA Foundation is an entry-level test in order to pursue Chartered Accountancy. The course is much similar to your 11th and 12th standard (Commerce stream).

CA Foundation syllabus is divided into four subjects –

Paper 1: Principles and Practices of Accounting (100 Marks)

Paper 2: Mercantile Law and General English (100 Marks)

Part I: Mercantile Law (60 Marks)

Part II: General English (40 Marks)

Paper 3: Business Mathematics, Logical Reasoning, and Statistics (100 Marks)

Part I: Business Mathematics (40 Marks) and Logical Reasoning (20 Marks) 

Part II: Business Statistics (40 Marks) 

Paper 4: Business Economics & Business and Commercial Knowledge (100 Marks) 

Part I: Business Economics (60 Marks) 

Part II: Business and Commercial Knowledge (40 Marks)

CA Intermediate

CA Intermediate will be your next level in the Chartered Accountancy journey after clearing CA Foundation. Some students who are graduates or postgraduates can also apply for the CA course through the Direct entry Scheme at the Intermediate level.

The syllabus in CA Intermediate is very vast and this thing makes this level the challenging one. CA Intermediate syllabus is divided into eight subjects. The eight papers are divided into two groups each consisting of four subjects.

CA Intermediate syllabus is divided into eight subjects –

Paper-1: Accounting 

Paper-2: Corporate and Other Laws 

Paper-3: Cost and Management Accounting 

Paper-4: Taxation 

Sec-A: Income-tax Law 

Sec-B: Indirect Taxes 

Paper-5: Advanced Accounting 

Paper-6: Auditing and Assurance 

Paper-7: Enterprise Information Systems & Strategic Management 

Sec-A: Enterprise Information Systems 

Sec-B: Strategic Management 

Paper-8: Financial Management & Economics for Finance 

Sec-A: Financial Management 

Sec-B: Economics for Finance

Articleship Training

Articleship is the most important part of CA Curriculum and also referred as a golden period in the CA students journey. In the modern era, only bookish knowledge is enough to become a Chartered Accountant. To be a professional, it is important to gain the practical knowledge which could not be possible without articleship.

Candidates can start their Articleship Training as soon as they passed any of the group of CA Intermediate. But before that, you must have undergone ITT and OT Program.

CA Final

This is the last step in the Chartered Accountants Journey and the biggest challenge. After completing both the groups of CA Intermediate one can register for CA Final. Although, the candidate can appear in CA Final only when he has undergone through GMCS and Advanced ITT.

CA Final syllabus -

Paper-1: Financial Reporting (100 Marks)  

Paper-2: Strategic Financial Management (100 Marks) 

Paper-3: Advanced Auditing and Professional Ethics (100 Marks) 

Paper-4: Corporate and Economic Laws (100 Marks) 

Part – I: Corporate Laws (70 Marks) 

PART II: Economic Laws (30 MARKS) 

Paper-5: Strategic Cost Management and Performance Evaluation 

Part A - Strategic Cost Management and Decision making 

Part B - Performance Evaluation and Control 

Paper-6A: Risk Management (100 Marks) 

Paper-6B: Financial Services and Capital Markets (100 Marks)

Paper-6C: International Taxation (100 Marks) 

Paper-6D: Economic Laws (100 Marks) 

Paper-6E: Global Financial Reporting Standards (100 Marks)

Paper-6F: Multidisciplinary Case Study (100 Marks)

Paper-7: Direct Tax Laws and International Taxation (100 Marks) 

Part I : Direct Tax Laws (70 Marks) 

Part II: International Taxation (30 Marks) 

Paper-8: Indirect Tax Laws (100 Marks) 

Part-I: Goods and Services Tax (75 Marks) 

Part-II: Customs & FTP (25 Marks)

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