Becoming a Chartered Accountant :: Course Structure + Compulsory Practical Training

There are two levels at which a student can start pursuing this course.

1. After 10 + 2/Senior Secondary/intermediate or
2. After Graduation (10 + 2 + 3).

A student pursuing the course after 10 + 2 has to get through three academic levels to complete the course while a student starting the pursuit after graduation has to get through only 2 academic levels skipping the first level.

Note:
There is a minimum % marks specified for entry to PE - II. Those who do not have the minimum requisite % marks in 10 + 2 + 3, also have to start at the PE - I Level.

Start here after Inter/(10 + 2)

PE - I
Professional Education - I
[6 subjects arranged into 4 papers of 100 marks each.]

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Start here after Graduation/(10 + 2 + 3)

PE - II Professional Education - II [7 subjects arranged into two groups of 3 papers of 100 marks each.]

SCC Student Computer Course A course of 250 hour duration to be completed before joining the final course

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Articleship
Practical Training
[Apprenticeship under a practicing chartered accountant for a period of 3 years]

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Final
Final Academic Level
[First exam after two and half years of articleship]
[8 subjects arranged into two groups of 4 papers of 100 marks each.]

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GMC Course
[Compulsory General Management Course]

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Associate Membership