ICAI

Dear Rupali Goal,
Following is the full rule for taking admission in ICWAI
The course structure of ICWAI consists of 3 levels. -Foundation
-Intermediate
-Final
The candidates can join this course 12th class as the minimum academic qualification. Candidates who have completed Graduation can also join this course. If the candidate want to join this course after completion of 12th class, then he has to complete all the 3 levels. But if the candidate is interested to join thsi course on the basis of Graduation, then he can directly join Intermediate level. Candidates who are pursuing final year of 12th class or Graduation can also apply for this course. This course consists of 12 subjects which are to be studied and which were arranged into 2 stages of 4 papers each. The minimum percentage of marks that a candidate has to secure is 40% to qualify in each paper. But the aggregate percentage of marks of all the papers that a candidate has to secure is 50%. If the candidate is unable to get this percentage of marks, obviously he has to attempt for all the papers again. So, there is no chance at all to leave some of the papers for choice. In addition to this, the candidate should have to complete the Practical Training too to be eligible for the Final course of ICWAI. For more information on this exam, you can visit the official website for ICWAI. Here it is, http://www.icwai.org/
Regards, Deepak.

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.