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preparing CA with I.C.S(upsc)

sudipto sen (CA IPCC STUDENT) (160 Points)

13 June 2007

Hi freinds ,all u know about I.A.S/I.F.S/.I.A.A.S exams conducted by upsc.I think ca can prepare for this exam.IN MAIN exam of civil service we can chose accountancy & commerce , and economics as optional paper,and we dont need any extra preparation for these papers.U all know about the toughness of both the ca and i.a.s exams.So freinds what is your opinion?

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Saravanan (Student) (26 Points)
Replied 14 June 2007

Best of luck. Please do the hard work. My advance congrats. Regards, mukusan2007 @ yahoo.co.in

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ARCHANA SAINI (Chartered Accountant) (163 Points)
Replied 15 June 2007

hi, in this case ur aim should be fixed. in the case of civil services general knowledge of other things also matter & in case of ca depth study of subject is necessary. so be concentrate on only one thing

ACMA-ICAI (DGM-Global Voice Business) (1052 Points)
Replied 15 June 2007

This year 5 ICWA has got IAS. out of 5 , Four have ICWA plus Engineering qualification and one have B.COM plus ICWA. carry on...........

sudipto sen (CA IPCC STUDENT) (160 Points)
Replied 15 June 2007

HI friends,thanks for your replies.ARCHANA,i am focussed with ca, becouse ca is my passion.I dont want to lose ca for anything.I am just thinking about investing my ca skill in administration and in the area of public finance.but my main interest is for ca. hi CMA, thanks for your information, can u tell me where u found information regarding civil service candidates quallification? ALL u friends can e mail me at saheb23_2007 @ rediffmail.com

Saravanan (Student) (26 Points)
Replied 15 June 2007

Hi! I would like to study the CIMA course. Please mail me (mukusan2007 @ yahoo.co.in) the details.

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ACMA-ICAI (DGM-Global Voice Business) (1052 Points)
Replied 16 June 2007

Hi Sudipto, This Information is given in Financial Express and ICWAI sources. In ICWAI delhi office notice board, name and qualification of ICWA candidates are listed. u can also check Information dept from Govt of India or ICWAI head office at calcutta.

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This is confirmed news about 2007 IAS. 5 ICWAS has selected for IAS. The list of IAS succesful candidates(ICWA) published in ICWA Delhi office.

sudipto sen (CA IPCC STUDENT) (160 Points)
Replied 16 June 2007

HI saravan,CIMA conducts three stages cma qualification.1st stage is certificate stage or basic stage in accounting.CA/C.W.A/M.COMS get exemtion from 1st stage .I dont know whether b.coms also get an exemtion or not.AFTER 1st stage there is MANAGERIAL STAGE EXAM & strategic stage exam respectively.After completing two stages u will be awarded cma degree.The pass mark in all the paperis 50%.Exam centres are dellhi.mumbai,kolkata, bangalore.chennai.FOR more information u can log on to www.cimaglobal.com and in the home page select country. HI CMA thanks again for your relevent information.which course u are pursuing ca or c.w.a?

VARUN JANI (CA Student) (102 Points)
Replied 17 June 2007

At present,i m doing PE-2.I also want to appear IAS exam.so give me the details.and for that advise me which book is useful.send me details as early as possible.Thank u.

sudipto sen (CA IPCC STUDENT) (160 Points)
Replied 17 June 2007

HI friends,and hi Varun what kind of information u require for I.A.S?I.A.S required two kinds of preparation ,one is subjective and another is for general study.For subjective study in commerce(hope u opt for commerce in main & prelim)nothing more than ca pe2 & final is required.I.A.S commerce question is less tough than CA final.And for general study there is no specific syllabus, u have to study math,english,politics,indian history,world geography,essay writing,indian constitution, laws,current affairs e.t.c.Now tell me what is your quary?

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I think ICWAs are more suitable than CA in IAS exam. because, most of ICWAs from engineering background. they have strong knowledge in Maths/ general studies etc. Accountany in Cake subject like them. however, in IAS exam more intelligent question come from Costing paper than financial Accounts paper. so, Engineer with ICWA background has more chance to success than CA.

Andhrudu ( ) (134 Points)
Replied 20 June 2007

@ chandan punjabi
u r wrong. ask any IIM or other premier b school students they will tell you that a/c is the most difficult subject in their curriculum. to do a/c just quantitative skills are not suffice. if a/c demands quant skill CALC is with you. you need some thing more than quant skill. probably you do not kno anything about a/c. infact in UPSC exam a/c and costing appears in same paper not in different papers as you mentioned. it shows that you dnt know anything about UPSC exams also. if you do not know just shut up.

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@ Lazyashock i know Accounts and Costing paper in UPSC are same. but Costing paper question more complex than A/c Paper. Accounts paper in all time stero type question come. Where u find information that A/C is tough for IIM students? Do not make statement on your imagination. A/C is cake subjects for an engineering students. Costing is more intelligent than A/C.

Andhrudu ( ) (134 Points)
Replied 20 June 2007

@ chandan punjabi thers is no need for me to argue with you. i am posting just for people who dnt have much knowledge about them not for people who feels that they kno everything and others kno nothing. 1.there is no concept that one subject is more intelligent than others. probably the word "intelligent" is used for persons not to subjects according to my little knowledge. 2.to qualify as CA one need to pass costing in PE2 nd FINAL also. compare final cost mgmt paper and IAS costing questions. in 2005 mains UPSC paper EOQ question was asked for 30 MARKS. it is childs play for PE2 students. and for QUALIFIED CAs.....(no need to tell , i think) these questions are "intelligent questions" for u (infact i failed to find the meaning for "intelligent question" kindly help me) 3. you mentioned that engineers have strong knowledge in general studies!!!! which is very interesting. general studies doesnt mean engineering. it comprises polity, history, economy, sci and tech and geography.... i confirmed with my engineering friend (student of BITS) that no university in INDIA teaches polity,history and geography for engg students and sci and tech syllabus also different (followed your suggestion "no imagination"). 4.a/c is tough for mba studs according to my frnds in MDI, GITAM, OU, IITK AND IIMB. i am not mba studnt so i cant tell you that its 100% correct. and definetly varies from person to person. not imagination. 5. one thing is correct engg with icwa has more chance than ca because they have knowledge on two different subjects unlike cas. al da best