21 October 2013
ACA - Associate Chartered Accountant FCA - Fellow Chartered Accountant The one who passes CA final both groups and gets registered himself/herself with the ICAI becomes ACA from the date of registration as a member. An ACA becomes FCA on completing 5 years of practice but only if he/she applies for FCA. It is implied here that an ACA can practice only after obtaining COP (Certificate of Practice) from the ICAI.
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