practical training

Attention of the members is drawn to Announcements dated 27th March 2009 and 19th May 2009 hosted on website of the Institute wherein the decision of the Council with regard to, inter-alia, working hours and coaching hours have been notified. Normal working hours for the articled assistants shall not start after 11.00 AM and not end before 5.00 PM.Coaching classes shall not continue after 9.30 AM and not start before 5.30 PM so as to enable the articled assistants to co.. Full Article

Accounting regulator, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has decided to allow officials of the Indian Audits and Accounts Service (IA&AS)—the stream of civil servants who audit state-run companies—acquire the chartered accountancy (CA) qualification in less than the usual time. Officers of IA&AS, a central government service under the government’s statutory auditor the Comptroller and Auditor General of India , will now be able to become qualif.. Full Article

The nation’s accounting standard-setting body, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), has changed some rules to allow both new and serving officers of the Indian Audit and Accounts Service (IA&AS) to acquire the qualification of a chartered accountant (CA). Full Article

The Examination Committee has taken the following important decisions for the November, 2009 examinations. Students are advised to note them carefully. A.    CA course being a professional course, practical training is an essential part of it and accordingly all papers of Professional Competence Examination as well as Final should be practical oriented questions as also [...] Full Article

A Chartered Accountant or ‘CA’ as commonly known, is a professional who has undergone high standards of theoretical education and practical training, and in the process, has passed final examination in Chartered Accountancy conducted by The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) and has been enrolled as its member. He is a well rounded professional—well-versed [...] Full Article

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT  (Transfer of Articles – (19-05-2009) The following decisions taken by the Council of the Institute are brought into force immediately for compliance by the Students / Members concerned. It is advised that required compliance be made by the concerned students / members. It may please be noted that non-compliance will be viewed seriously [...] Full Article

Transfer of Article Further to the announcement dated 27th March, 2009, the transitional difficulties being experienced by members and students in the matter of transfer of articles, effected on or prior to 27th March, 2009 was considered by the Institute and with a view to mitigate the difficulties so experienced, it has been decided, as [...] Full Article

The requirement of compulsory practical training is an integral part of the Chartered Accountancy course. Keeping this in view, the Council has recently issued a statement to ensure that working hours of articled assistants do not clash with any other activity undertaken by the articled assistants. However, it has been brought to the notice of the Institute that some of articled assistants are attending coaching classes during working hours of articled training. It is he.. Full Article