CA OVERVIEW
Fields Of A Chartered Accountant
- Accountancy
- Taxation
- Direct taxes : Income tax, Wealth tax
- Indirect taxes : Service tax, VAT, Excise and Customs
- Financial and Treasury Management
- Audit
- Cost Accounting
Chartered Accountant - Career Path
- CPT: Undergraduate students
- IPCC : CPT passed students and graduate students
- Final : IPCC passed students and those who have completed two and half years of Articleship
Orientation of exams
- CPT : Multiple choice questions
- IPCC : Concept based questions and more focus on testing of knowledge of the students
- Final : IPCC passed students and those who have completed two and half years of Articleship
Challenges faced by students
- CPT:
- Challenging Subjects: Maths, Economics
- Challenge: Time constraint in exam and Negative marking
- IPCC :
- Challenging Subjects: Taxation, Auditing, Law and Information Technology
- Challenge : Time constraints, practical questions
- Final:
- Challenging Subjects: Taxation, Information system control, Corporate & Allied Laws and Strategic Financial Management
- Challenge: Time constraints due to Article ship, Very tough exam and results, Very high level of questions
