16 June 2009
Hi, 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.
See this FAQ's in ICAI website http://www.icai.org/resource_file/14649faq_pcc2ipcc.pdf