ICAI Syllabus Revision and Advanced IT Training

Deepak Gupta (CA Student) (15922 Points)

21 December 2012  

CA body lays down road map to revise syllabus
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Students joining their chartered accountancy course through common proficiency test or articleship through direct entry scheme across India will have to gear up to study the revamped syllabus. The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) taking note of the outdated nature of some subjects taught to prospective CA students has taken up the work of revising CA syllabus in right earnestness and will complete the process in six months.
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Students who take their CA group examinations a year down the line will have to do so under the revised syllabus.
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Source: Times of India


ICAI proposes advanced IT training for CA students
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Advanced IT course for students who have registered for chartered accountants (CA) course after August 1 will now be compulsory.
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This advanced IT course of 150-hour duration will supplement 100 hours of IT course that they need to undergo prior to joining article ship and will deal with software such as Oracle, SAP, ERP.
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They need to undergo this training in the third year of their article ship or practical training for the CA course.
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Source: Times of India