New Course Draft
New Course Draft
New Course Draft
E-Books
Suggested Answers
Development of syllabus and Material for Foundation, Intermediate and Final Courses for the New Scheme
of Education & Training.
Online Library for CA Students
Enhancement of Mobile App through -Videos from Hero of the Profession, Quiz, Quotations, etc.
Train the Trainer Programme for Faculty of Regional Council and Branches who are taking coaching classes
thereat.
The Council, at its 400th meeting held on 18th & 19th March, 2021, accorded approval
for formation of CRET under the Convenorship of the then President, at an earlier
point of time, i.e., after seven years, is primarily due to the following factors –
Need to make the curriculum globally relevant consequent to launch of international
curriculum;
Changes necessitated due to implementation of National Education Policy, 2020;
Emphasis on Ethics and Information technology;
Diversifying role of chartered accountants
The Preamble defines the boundaries within which the new scheme has to
be designed, the best practices which need to be incorporated to have a
global reach and facilitate launch of international curriculum; and the
existing key features of the CA course which should continue and not be
compromised in the new regime.
Concurrent practical training, which is the USP of the CA course, not to be diluted
Introduction of self-paced online modules in the new scheme following due consultative process
Current Proposed
Entry level
Foundation -(With 4 Subjects)
• 4 Papers
• 4 Papers - (With 6 Subjects)
Intermediate or Equivalent Level
• Group I- 3 Papers - (With 8 Subjects)
Intermediate • Group II- 3 Papers
Final
Final or Equivalent Level
• Group I- 4 Papers • Group I- 3 Papers
• Group II- 4 Papers • Group II- 3 Papers
No Restrictions
Validity of registration 4 years from the date of registration.
Paper-3 : Cost and Management Accounting Paper-3 : Cost and Management Accounting
Restriction in number Yes. Re-validation with prescribed fee permitted once after 5
None
of attempts years.
• 40% marks in individual • 40% marks in individual paper and 50% marks in
paper and 50% marks in aggregate to pass the Group.
aggregate to pass the Group. • If student secures 60% or more in paper/s in one
attempt, exemption of paper(s) for immediate 3
•If student secures 60% or attempts is allowed. Thereafter, exempted paper/s
more, in paper/s in one will be treated as permanently passed and student
Pass percentage
attempt, exemption of such has to score 50% to pass in the remaining paper/s
paper(s) for immediate 3 individually.
attempts is allowed and • The Council may adopt the criteria of negative
thereafter exemption will be marking in a paper or papers having objective type
lapsed. questions in such manner as may be specified by it
from time to time
# Ethics and Information Technology to be integrated with the curriculum of all subjects at the
Final Level.
Final Cont..
Current Scheme Proposed Scheme
Paper-6 : Electives (1 out of 6)
Paper-6A : Risk Management
Partially objective and • Partially objective and partially subjective [30% case
partially subjective and scenario/study based MCQs and 70% descriptive
closed book in restricted questions] in all papers.
papers [30% MCQs / Case • Open book/Restricted open book pattern of assessment
Scenario based and 70%
Manner of • Computer-based/physical examination, as decided by
assessment descriptive questions].
the Council from time to time.
• The Council may adopt the criteria of negative marking
No negative marking in in a paper or papers having objective type questions in
objective type questions. such manner as may be specified by it from time to
time.
40% marks in individual paper and 50% marks in aggregate to pass the Group.
Current If student secures 60% or more, in paper/s in one attempt, exemption of such
paper(s) for immediate 3 attempts is allowed and thereafter exemption will be lapsed.
40% marks in individual paper and 50% marks in aggregate to pass the Group.
25% negative marking (for wrong answers in MCQ based questions)
If student secures more than 60% marks in paper/s, exemption of paper for
Proposed immediate 3 attempts and the exempted marks to be considered for aggregating.
Thereafter, treat the exempted paper/s as permanently passed and student have to
score 50% to pass in the remaining paper/s. However, student will have the option to
surrender and re-appear in the exempted paper.
A student has to qualify these online modules (SETS) for taking the Final examination.
As the name suggests, student can learn and qualify the modules at their own pace after qualifying the
intermediate level examination.
The minimum marks for qualifying in each module is 50%.
The marks obtained will not be aggregated with the marks obtained in the core papers for the purpose of
assessment.
Such creative combinations of disciplines would inculcate cross-disciplinary thinking amongst students
and facilitate innovative reasoning in solving real-life problems which they encounter in their practice or
employment, once they qualify as a chartered accountant.
Comprising of
Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016
Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002
Competition Act, 2002
Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets
Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002
Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016
Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act, 1988
SET B [Compulsory Online Module] - Strategic Cost Management and Performance Evaluation
Foundation Route
After passing either or both the
Foundation Route and Direct Entry Route
Groups of Intermediate and
completion of ICITSS
Commencement of After passing both the Groups of Intermediate
Practical Training and completion of ICITSS
Direct Entry Route
After completion of nine months of
Practical Training and completion
of ICITSS Course
Eligibility Criteria AICITSS: During the last two years of Practical During the two years of
Training and before appearing in Final Practical Training and before
Examination. appearing in Final Examination.
Manner of
To be decided by the Council from time to
Conducting the No change
time
Courses
A candidate, who has opted for the Accounting A candidate would be awarded the certificate of Business
Technician level, shall be declared to have passed Accounting Associate (BAA) on fulfilment of following
in that level, if he - criteria -
(a) passes either of Groups; 1.If he has passed both groups of intermediate level
examination.
(b) completes the Orientation Course for such
period and in such manner and within such time 2.Completed his practical training,
as may be specified by the Council from time to
time; and 3.Completed the soft-skills and information technology
courses and
(c) completes the practical work experience in
accounting and related fields for a period not less 4. Qualified the four self-paced modules [four SETS].
than twelve months in such manner as may be
specified by the Council from time to time.
• To do series of orientation programmes with newly registered Intermediate students alongwith their
parents to abreast them with the various learning facilities provided by the BOS (A).
• Orientation will also help the parents to understand their role in future building of their children.
• A strong environment of research is required due to rapid changes occurring throughout the world.
• BoS wishes to encourage Chartered Accountant students to do research in contemporary area through which
their scope of learning will widen.
A Digital or Electronic Library is a repository of books in electronic form in place of printed books.
Electronic library will provide seamless access to knowledge to our students who want to gain
knowledge by way of pursuing research activities. This initiative would promote research and learning
among CA students.
Users of the library can access the library by signing in. This facility would be made available to the CA
students particularly undergoing research activities.
• Suo motu initiative at BOS end to share its knowledge and experience with various Indian Universities
imparting education in Commerce.
• Vision to harmonize syllabi of the core papers of commerce education for undergraduate courses with
Chartered Accountancy education.
• This drive will keep the commerce undergraduate students abreast with the latest developments of Indian
economy so as to enhance their employability in the industry.
• Batch-4 for Final level students appearing in November 2022 Examinations is going on.
Foundation Classes for students appearing in June 2022 Examinations have been completed in the
month of March 2022.
Next Batch for Final and Foundation Level will be commencing from July 2022.
Daily schedule of classes shared to students through Mobile App using push Notification.
Doubt can be asked during live classes and faculty will answer the queries.
• Available for all three levels Foundation, Intermediate and Final on ICAI Digital Learning Hub.
• Audio conversion of Intermediate study material will be completed shortly and Foundation and Final
courses will get completed within a month.
• Short videos from subject experts are also being uploaded, starting with Financial Reporting paper at
Final level.
• Mock Tests papers are conducted in physical/virtual mode(s) in the months of March/ April and
September/October for May/Nov examination, respectively.
• Students who could not attended physical mock test are advised to attempt the same through virtual
mode as Question Papers for each subject are uploaded at BoS Knowledge Portal and Answer Key are
uploaded within 48 hours from the date and time of commencement of the respective papers.
• Mock Test Series-II has already started from 18th March, 2022 for May, 2022 examinations.
• Special Counseling Sessions has also been scheduled after mock test series-II i.e. from 27th April, 2022
to 5th May, 2022 whereat doubts of the students would be addressed.
Online MCQ based tests at the completion of first and second year of practical training which is
optional.
Average grade of both the levels appears in a virtual certificate issued after qualifying CA Final
Examination.
Since October 2020, proctored home-based practical training assessments are being conducted.
Till date, approx. 2.6 lakhs students have appeared at both the levels.
• The Chartered Accountant members can now pursue Ph.D. in all the Indian universities as against
111 universities, 2 IITs and 7 IIMs which presently recognize the Chartered Accountancy
qualification for the specific purpose of registration to Ph.D. Program.
• Chartered Accountants are now eligible to appear in National Eligibility Test (NET) conducted by
University Grants Commission.
• The Chartered Accountants are eligible for award of Junior Research Fellowship/ Assistant Professor
in the Universities across India.
Board of Studies (Academic)
Important Information
A student who has passed Final examination of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India has been
recognized for recruitment to Superior services / Posts under the Central Government. Accordingly,
candidates possessing this qualification are eligible for admission to the Civil Services Examination, which is
conducted by the Commission for recruitment to IAS, IPS and other Group 'A' / Group 'B' Central Services /
Posts.
Exemption of CA Course fee for students who have lost their parents during Covid-19 pandemic
As we all know that the COVID-19 outbreak affects all segments of the population and besides health
crisis, it is an economic and social crisis.
Due to this Pandemic many CA aspirants might be affected by the untimely demise of their parents.
In view of this, the Council of the ICAI has decided that the Registration fee of CA Course at all levels
would be exempted for such students who have lost their any parent during Covid-19 pandemic after
submission of requisite documents while registering in the CA Course.
75% Concession in Registration Course Fee for all levels of CA Courses for the Students from Jammu
& Kashmir, Ladakh Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim,
Tripura and Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
This decision has been taken to step forward towards encouraging the young aspirants from these
places who wish to pursue their dream of becoming a Chartered Accountant and serve the nation
with their capabilities and knowledge.
The said concession will be permissible for the candidates/students who will be enrolling till 31st
March, 2025. All other Fees except the registration fee will have to be paid by the beneficiary
student.