Requirements to become a Chartered Accountant:
1. Through Foundation Course route:
(i) Enrol for Foundation Course after appearing in Class 12thExamination conducted by an examining body
constituted by law in India or an examination recognized by the Central Government as equivalent thereto.
(ii) Complete four months Study Period. Register till 30th June/ 31st December for being eligible to appear in
November/ May Foundation Course Examination.
(ii) Appear in Foundation Examination after passing in the Senior Secondary Examination (10+2 examination)
conducted by an examining body constituted by law in India or an examination recognised by the Central
Government as equivalent thereto and on complying with (ii) above.
(iii) Join Intermediate Course after passing Foundation Examination.
(iv) Undergo Four Weeks Integrated Course on Information Technology and Soft skills (ICITSS) consisting of
Courses on Information Technology and Orientation Course at the earliest but these are to be completed
compulsorilybefore commencement of their articleship.
(v) Appear in Intermediate Examination on completion of 8months of study course as on first day of the month in
which theexamination is to be held.
(vi) Join articled training after passing either of the Group or Both Groups ofIntermediate Course and after
successfully undergoing ICITSS.
(vii) Clear the balance Group (if any) of Intermediate Examination.
(viii) Register for Final Course.
(ix) Successfully undergo Four Weeks Advanced Integrated Course on Information Technology and Soft skills
(AICITSS) consisting of Courses on Advanced Information Technology and Management Communication Skills
during the last two years of practical trainingbut before appearing in the Final Examination.
(x) Appear in the Final Examination on completion of the practical training or whileserving last 6 months of
articled training on or before the last day of the month preceding the month in which the examination is to be
heldafter successful completion of AICITSS.
(xi) Complete articled training of 3 years.
(xii) Pass Final Examination.
(xiii) Enrol as a member of the ICAI and be designated as “Chartered Accountant”.
2. Through Direct Entry route:
I. Commerce Graduates/Post-Graduates (55%) or Other Graduates/Post-Graduates (60%):
(i) Enrol with the Institute for Intermediate Course.
(ii) Undergo Four Weeks Integrated Course on Information Technology and Soft skills (ICITSS) consisting of
Courses on Information Technology and Orientation Course before commencement of their articleship.
(iii) Register for Practical Training of three years.
(iv) Appear in Intermediate Examination on completion of 9 months of Practical Training on first day of the month
in which the examination is to be held.
(v)Appear and pass in both groups of Intermediate Examination.
(vi) Register for CA Final Course.
(vii) Successfully undergo Four Weeks Advanced Integrated Course on Information Technology and Soft skills
(AICITSS) consisting of Courses on Advanced Information Technology and Management Communication Skills
during the last two years of practical training but before appearing in the Final Examination.