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Category 1: PE-II Students who have passed Foundation Examination
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Category-2: PE-II Students who have passed PE-I Examination
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Category-3: All such students who have already appeared in PE-II Examination and passed one of the groups or could not pass any of the groups or were eligible to appear in the PE-II Examination, as on 13th September, 2006
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Category-4: All such candidates who have passed the Common Proficiency Test (CPT) conducted by ICAI and Senior Secondary Examination (10+2 examination) conducted by an examining body constituted by Law in India or an examination recognized by the Central Government as an equivalent thereto AND have worked for not less than 15 months as an articled assistant or as an audit assistant or partly as an articled assistant and partly as an audit assistant as on 1st August, 2009.
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Category-5: All such candidates who have passed the Professional Education (Examination- I) and directly admitted to the Professional Competence Course (PCC) AND have worked for not less than 15 months as an articled assistant or as an audit assistant or partly as an articled assistant and partly as an audit assistant as on 1st August, 2009.
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All students of category 1,2,3,4 & 5 above should also successfully complete 250 Hours Compulsory Computer Training Programme/100 Hours Information Training Programme as on 15th January, 2010 .

For full details, refer to the relevant provisions of the Chartered Accountants Regulations, 1988

• Name
• Bar Code of the OMR application form
• Registration Number
• Center Opted (with zone, if applicable)

Common Proficiency Test is an entry level examination for admission to the Chartered Accountancy Course. A 10th Passed student can register for CPT Course by filling in the prescribed registration form along with the requisite fee. A student who has passed higher qualifications than 10th class such as B.Com, M.Com, LL.B., ICWA, CS, MBA is also, in the first instance, to appear and pass CPT Examination to join the Chartered Accountancy Course.

CPT Examination is objective type test comprising of 4 subjects which are: -
(a) Fundamentals of Accounting � 60 marks,
(b) Mercantile Laws � 40 marks,
(c) General Economics � 50 marks and
(d) Quantitative Aptitude - 50 marks.

The CPT Examination is held twice a year on a Sunday in the months of June and December every year. A student to be eligible to appear in the CPT Examination must have been registered for the CPT Course with Board of Studies of the Institute on or before 1st October, 2008 for December Examination and must have passed 12th Class Examination or already appeared in 12th Class Examination of a recognized Board. The Examination Form is available on payment of Rs. 400/- (inclusive of the examination fee)  in the 1st week of October 2008 for the December Examination from all Regional /Branch Offices of the Institute in the country.

Candidates have option to opt for English or Hindi language as medium, for the purpose of question papers booklet while answer sheets are in English Language only. Each student who appears in the CPT Examination is issued a Result Card within two weeks of the declaration of results. No Pass Certificate as such is issued to CPT pass students.

A candidate securing 70% and above marks is declared to have passed with Distinction. A candidate securing a minimum of 60% marks in order of merit up to 10th Rank are included in the Merit List and Merit Certificate to such candidates are also issued.

A candidate who is not satisfied with the result of his appearance in the CPT Examination can apply for verification of his answer sheets in accordance with Regulation 39(4) of the CA Regulations 1988 within a month of the declaration of the result by making a request under his signature along with a fee of Rs. 200/- by way of Demand Draft drawn in favour of Secretary, ICAI, Payable at New Delhi. Though all efforts are made to inform the outcome of the verification within 3-4 weeks of the receipt of the request letter of the student, however, no assurance could be given and the candidates are advised to submit the Examination Form for the next Examination within the prescribed date, if they so wish. For any further enquiry relating to examination matters you can write to:

Senior Joint Secretary (Exams.)
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India,
ICAI Bhawan,
C-1 Sector-1
Noida 201 301.
Telephone No. 3054806 (D) 3989398 Ext.806,
Fax 0120-3054843/841,
E-mail : cpt_exam[at]icai[dot]org

• The Institute’s Reading Rooms/ Libraries/ Additional Reading Rooms are established across the country by the Regional Offices as well as Branches to provide conducive reading environment to the students to help them concentrate on their studies by charging nominal fee.
  
  
• The Board of Studies publishes a monthly Journal for the students "The Chartered Accountant Student". Articles relevant to the students on various aspects of different subjects covered by the syllabus, relevant circulars/ notifications, academic updates, etc. are published in the Journal. This Students' Journal is supplied freely to all articled/ audit clerks during the period of their training and it is supplied to Professional Education Course students as well. The total free eligibility period is 42 months during the entire course. The Foundation level students have to subscribe for the Journal by paying an annual subscription of Rs.200/- . After the expiry of free period students can also subscribe to the Journal by paying a demand draft of Rs.200 in favour of "The Secretary, The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India". The DD along with the Subscription form is to be sent to The Director, Board of Studies, A-29, Sector-62, Noida-201 309. Students should cultivate the habit of reading the Students' Journal on a regular basis.