Accounting & Commerce

You will find a common answer to this question that CA is one of the most difficult professional qualifications in India, because the passing rate of CA examination is traditionally very low. There are multiple aspirants, who leave CA mid-way, because of high rate of failure in CA examination. Therefore, we can say that clearing CA examination is tough. Indian financial rules and regulations, in term of financial reporting, taxation, auditing, forensic accounting, corporate finance, business recovery and insolvency are constantly changing due to Government policies which leads to frequent changes in accounting systems and processes. Therefore, in order to professionally survive a CA has to constantly upgrade his knowledge and skills to meet customers expectation.

(a) A candidate is eligible for enrolment to Accounting Technician Course (ATC) on passing the Common Proficiency Test and 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. B.A. Candidate who has already passed Entrance Examination or Foundation Examination or Professional Education (Examination-I) shall be eligible for enrolment to Accounting Technician Course subject to complying with relevant conditions. CA candidate who was already registered for erstwhile Intermediate/ Professional Education (Course-II)/ Intermediate (Professional Competence) Course shall be eligible for enrolment to Accounting Technician Course subject to complying with relevant conditions. Students who have registered for the Intermediate (IPC) course without the option of ATC can also opt Accounting Technician Course subsequently.

Eligibility criteria for admission is as follows: (a) A candidate should have passed Class 10 or equivalent from a recognised Board or Institution. AND (b) Passed Senior Secondary Examination under 10+2 scheme of a recognised Board or an Examination recognised by the Central Government as equivalent thereto or has passed National Diploma in Commerce Examination held by the All India Council for Technical Education or any State Board of Technical Education under the authority of the said All India Council, or the Diploma in Rural Service Examination conducted by the National Council of Higher Education. Incumbents waiting for the result can apply for provisional admission. CWA aspirants who have done Diploma from any Polytechnic after 10th do not meet above mentioned eligibility criteria and hence are not eligible for foundation course of CWA.