CA

To become a CA in India, you need to take the following exams:
1) Common Proficiency Test (CPT)
2) Integrated Professional Competence Course (IPCC)/IPCE
3) Three years Articleship/ Training under a practising CA
4) CA Final
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The criteria needed is as follows:
CPT Registration
Register with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) for Common Proficiency Test (CPT) after passing class 10th examination.
2. Appear and Pass CPT
Appear for CPT examination after appearing in 10+2 examination and after completion of period of at least 60 days from the date of registration for CPT with the Board of Studies as on the first day of the month in which examination is to be held, viz., students registered on or before 1st April/1st October will be eligible to appear in June/December examination, as the case may be.
3. IPCC registration:
Register for Integrated Professional Competence Course (IPCC). Candidate should pass both CPT and 10+2 before registering for Integrated Professional Competence Course (IPCC). Registration for IPCC should be done 9 months before the first day of the month in which exam is held. IPCC has total 7 papers (Group 1+Group 2). Group I is composed of four papers and Group 2 is composed of three papers. Passing Group I is necessary for commencing Articleship.
4. ITT and Orientation:
Successfully complete 100 hours Information Technology Training (ITT). Orientation and ITT are to be completed before registering for Articleship. Successfully complete Orientation course of one week spanning 35 hours and covering topics such as personality development, communication skills, office procedure, business environment, general commercial knowledge, etc.
5. IPCC Group I Exam:
You can appear and pass Group I or Both Groups of Integrated Professional Competence Examination (IPCE).
6. IPCC Group II Exam:
You can attempt Group 2 in next attempt (After Group 1 attempt) or during the articleship.
7. Articleship registration:
Register as an Articled Assistant for a period of 3 years with a practising chartered accountant on passing either Group I or both the Groups of IPCE.
8. CA Final course:
Appear in CA Final examination during the last 6 months of 3 years of articled training. Pass Group I as well as Group II of the CA Final examination.
9. GMCS:
Successfully complete the course on general management and communication skills.
10. Enrol as a member of ICAI and designate as a charted accountant.

You have the choice of ACCA and CPA (in the field of Professional Accountancy) , CFA (in the field of finance) , CFE (Fraud Examiner) , CIA (Certified Internal Auditor) , CIMA (Management accounting)
ACCA , CPA and CFA makes more sense for an Indian Chartered Accountant. If you want to work with Investment Bankers ,Stock Exchanges, Private Equity, do CFA along with an accredited course in Data Analytics. If you want to have a future in accountancy and audit, I would suggest you to pursue ACCA over CPA because of three main reasons
(i) The Syllabus in ACCA offers specialization papers and you have the option to choose papers according to the field in which you want to work.
(ii) You have the choice of becoming a member of ICEAW (Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales) if you have 5 years of ACCA Membership
(iii) ACCA has mutual recognition in many jurisdictions (more about this https://www.accaglobal.com/in/en.. )
Im pursuing ACCA after finishing CA and CS but I intend to practice in India. I see immense scope in doing international professional courses since it gives a distinct advantage in the Indian scenario. Generally ACCA is used as a passport by Indian CAs.

CFA focuses on Investment Management and covers topics in Finance like Corporate Finance, Ethics, Equity Investments, and Derivatives, Fixed Income while preparing you for careers in Investment Banking, Research, and Portfolio Management. CFA is a simple 3 year course of three levels. Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3.
All the levels are a course of 1 year each.
CFA is organized by The CFA Institute (American Based Institute) globally recognised.
CFA focuses on ethics, accounting, corporate finance, equity investments, fixed income and portfolio management.
To clear CFA, you need Level 1: 42%, level 2: 46% and for level 3: 54%. Only those who complete three graduate-level examinations, four years of work experience, and annual membership renewal (including an ethics and code of professional conduct attestation) are permitted to use the CFA designation. Complementary codes and standards (such as the Global Investment Performance Standards and Asset Manager Code) help enhance this professional distinction.

CFA focuses on Investment Management and covers topics in Finance like Corporate Finance, Ethics, Equity Investments, and Derivatives, Fixed Income while preparing you for careers in Investment Banking, Research, and Portfolio Management. CFA is a simple 3 year course of three levels Level 1, 2 and 3 all the levels are a course of 1 year each.
CFA is organized by the CFA Institute (American Based Institute) globally recognised.
CFA focuses on ethics, accounting, corporate finance, equity investments, fixed income and portfolio management.
To clear CFA, you need Level 1: 42%, level 2: 46% and for level 3: 54%. Only those who complete three graduate-level examinations, four years of work experience, and annual membership renewal (including an ethics and code of professional conduct attestation) are permitted to use the CFA designation. Complementary codes and standards (such as the Global Investment Performance Standards and Asset Manager Code) help enhance this professional distinction.