11 November 2013
Hello, I wanted to know whether it is compulsory to do industrial training in organisations as approved by ICAI. Can we do industrial training in an organisation which is not approved by ICAI but has turnover exceeding 10 crores & having net assets more than 1Crore? Also can we do the same in an NPO(Educational Institutes like Universities) having net assets more than 1 crore?
11 November 2013
no you cannot. But if you are really interested in doing IT with one particular company which does meet the ICAI eligibility requirements, then you can help it getting approval from ICAI.
11 November 2013
Yes, you can do training under approved organisation.
Industrial training is a training scheme by which a student can undergo practical training within an industrial undertaking having specified amount of fixed assets or turnover or paid-up share capital. Industrial training can be commenced during the last one year of articleship. Industrial training can be performed in financial, commercial, industrial undertakings with minimum fixed assets of Rs.1 crore; or minimum total turnover of Rs. 10 crore; or minimum paid–up share capital of Rs. 50 lakhs; or such other institutions or organization as may be approved by the Council from time to time.
11 November 2013
ELIGIBILITY AND OTHER CONDITIONS FOR UNDERGOING INDUSTRIAL TRAINING
(i) An articled assistant who has passed the Integrated Professional Competence Examination / Professional Competence Examination/ Professional Education (Examination - II) or Intermediate examination can serve as an Industrial trainee in any of the financial, commercial, industrial undertakings as may specified by the Council or such other institution or organization as may be approved by the Council from time to time. (ii) Articled assistant before proceeding for Industrial Training has to intimate his principal at least three months before the date on which such training has to commence. (iii) Minimum period of Industrial Training may range between nine months and twelve months during the last year of prescribed period of practical training. (iv) The Industrial Training shall be received under a member of the Institute. An Associate who has been a member for a continuous period of at least three years is entitled to train one industrial trainee and fellow is entitled train two industrial trainee at a time, whether such trainees are articled assistants or audit assistants. (v) An agreement of training is to be entered in the approved form i.e. Form No. 104 (vi) On satisfactory completion of industrial training, the principal has to issue service certificate in the approved form i.e. Form No. 105. (vii) The form-104, in duplicate, should be sent so as to reach the office of the Institute within 30 days from the date of commencement of Industrial Training.
Industrial training also offers an opportunity to the trainees to take part in specialised accounting exercises. Thus, for instance, the closing of accounts provides an opportunity for them to acquire the skills necessary as a concomitant to the theoretical knowledge which they have acquired earlier.
Industrial training may also expose the trainees to management accounting, cost accounting, management information system, EDP, etc. It also provides an opportunity to them to participate in the work relating to corporate laws, taxation and secretarial practice.