Announcement
January 9, 2018
Clarifications on the requirement for completion of Advanced ICITSS course and the Advanced IT Test thereunder, with reference to eligibility to appear in CA Final examination, under Final( Old) and Final (New) Syllabus.
In terms of Regulation 29D(1)(iii) and 51E/72E of the CA Regulations 1988, students under the New Scheme of Education and Training ( implemented with effect from 1st July 2017) are required to complete the Advanced Integrated Course on Information Technology and Soft Skills (Advanced ICITSS) successfully for being eligible to appear in the Final (New) course examination held under the syllabus approved by the Council under Regulation 31(iv) of the CA Regulations 1988, the first examination of which is to be held in May 2018.
Advanced ICITSS is a combination of Management & Communication Skills and Advanced IT Course, which is effective from 1st July, 2017 with the implementation of New Scheme of Education and Training.
Candidates are required to undergo the Advanced ICITSS-Advanced IT test, conducted by the Exam Dept. of ICAI, after completing the Advanced Information Technology component of the above-mentioned course.
Further, it is hereby clarified that students who have undergone only one, i.e. either GMCS or Advanced ITT under the Final (Old) course, have to undergo the remaining component, i.e. Advanced ICITSS(IT) or Advanced ICITSS(GMCS). They are not required to undergo Advanced ICITSS (IT and MCS) in its entirety.
It is further clarified that following is the position in respect of different categories of students who are required to undergo Advanced ICITSS course and pass the Advanced IT test thereunder, with reference to their eligibility to appear in Final examination.
Final (New) Course-Held under the syllabus approved by the Council under Regulation 31(iv) of the CA Regulations, 1988.
TABLE 1
| Sr No | Category | Remarks | When to complete |
| 1 | Final (New) course (registration for which commenced from 1st July 2017) | Should complete the Advanced ICITSS (i.e. Advanced IT and MCS) and pass the Advanced IT test there under | Before appearing in Final (New) course exam |
| 2 | Converted from Final (Old) course ( i.e. held under the syllabus approved by the Council U/R 31(ii) of the CA Regulations to Final (New) course-Not appeared in Final exam in the Final (Old) course exam earlier | Should complete the Advanced ICITSS (i.e. Advanced IT and MCS- whichever component has not been completed earlier) and pass the Advanced IT test there under, upon conversion to the Final(New) Course. |
Before appearing in Final (New Course) exam |
| 3 | Converted from Final (Old) course ( i.e. held under the syllabus approved by the Council U/R 31(ii) of the CA Regulations 1988) to Final (New) course-Appeared in Final (Old) Course exam earlier | Should complete the Advanced ICITSS (i.e. Advanced IT and MCS- whichever component has not been completed earlier) and pass the Advanced IT test there under, upon conversion to the Final(New) Course. |
Either before or after appearing in Final (New) course exam but in any case before applying for membership |
Final (Old) course ( Held under the syllabus approved by the Council under Regulation 31(ii) of the CA Regulations, 1988
TABLE 2
| Sr NO | Category | Remarks | When to complete |
| 4 | Final (Old) course- ( i.e. held under the syllabus approved by the Council U/R31(ii) of the CA Regulations 1988) – Neither Completed Advanced ITT nor GMCS earlier.( Including those who have passed the Final exam) |
Should complete the Advanced ICITSS( Advanced IT and MCS) and undergo the Advanced IT test thereunder. | Before applying for membership |
| 5 | Final (Old) course- ( i.e. held under the syllabus approved by the Council U/Rr31(ii) of the CA Regulations 1988) -Completed either Advanced ITT/GMCS earlier. |
Should undergo the component of Advanced ICITSS not undergone so far, i..e Advanced IT or GMCS as the case may be. Those who have not completed Advanced ITT earlier should undergo the Advanced IT course and the Test thereunder. |
Before applying for membership. |
| 6. | Final(Old) course-Commenced articleship on or before 1St February 2013 and continue to be under the Old Scheme | a) No need to do Advanced ICITSS-Advanced IT Course.
b) However, upon conversion to Final (New) Course, will be required to complete the Advanced ICITSS (Advanced IT course and MCS) and also pass the test held there under. |
a) Not applicable.
b) However, upon conversion to Final (New) Course, they will be required to (Please refer to Sr No 2 and 3, of Table I given above. |
Students are required to take note of the above and act accordingly.
For more details on the Advanced ICITSS-Advanced IT- Test, Candidates are advised to go through the announcement dated 4th January 2018 and the Frequently Asked Questions(FAQs) on the subject hosted in the FAQs section of the website www.icai.org.
For any clarifications on Advanced ICITSS-Advanced IT Test, candidates may write to the Exam Dept. at advanceditt_examhelpline@icai.in or call any of Help Desk numbers given below:
0120 -3054851 / 852 / 853/ 854
0120-4953 751 / 752 / 753/ 754
B. Muralidharan
Joint Secretary(Exams)
Sir i am ca final student under new syllabus i have a question regarding completion of both the trainings i.e. advanced ITT and GMCS. The question is that sir is it compulsory to complete both the trainings before appearing in CA final examination or i can complete one and complete Second after exams????
Sir, I have cleared 1st group of final examination of ca old course nov 2020 and i have completed my article ship on 13.02.2011 to 20.02.2014 and i have completed my orientation & IT Training as well, now i am convert to new courses. kya muze Final II group exam appear hone k liye advance it & mcs tanning Lena hogi .
Please suggest.
Hi Sir, i had completed my article ship in November 2010. i have converted to New course for CA final 2nd group. Neither done GMCS1 not GMCS 2. can you please advise which course i need to go first before appearing to My CA final exams under New scheme in Jun 2022
Hi Sir, i had completed my articleship in November 2010. i have converted to New course for CA final 2nd group. Neither done GMCS1 not GMCS 2. can you please advise which course i need to go first before appearing to My CA final exams under New scheme in Jun 2022
Hello sir.. Mri article ship 2016 m Complete hoyi thi.. Mne gmcs 1 kr rekhi h.. Ab new course m convert krna h.. To advnce mccs aur advnce itt eaxm dene se phle krni compulsory h kya..??
Sir, I am CA final student under old syllabus and neither I have not completed GMCS nor Advanced ITT earlier. Now I am planning to shift to new syllabus. So, should I complete Advanced ICITSS and Advanced IT test before appearing Final Exam under new syllabus or before applying for membership. Please guide me.
Sir I Completed my articleship through Direct entry scheme. Still not cleared any of group in CA Intermediate. Am I eligible for Advanced Itt and MCS.
Hello sir, I am ca final old student.
Commenced articleship on 1/8/2012.
Done with gmcs-1
Only gmcs 2 left.
Am I required to undergo any training?
Is my seat will be cancelled? If i can’t attend ITT training . What can i do after that
IN GMCS Virtual classes my Maximum time allowed for the completion the course is exceeded but My GMCS Virtual Remaining only one day , can I take extension for one day
SIR i am a final student who already gone through IT & GMCS 1 during my articleship period during 2014-17.Recently i am completed advance IT course.
Is mcs is mandatory to me?
Dear sir
I am registered under old syllabus and had appeared for final under old syllabus in 2016.I have neither done GMCS nor ITT . Now I have converted to new syllabus. Whether I am eligible to appear for final exam under new syllabus without appearing for Gmcs or itt and to appear for both before membership?
Sir I m student of old course but my registration has lapsed n have completed my gmcs n articleshio n also computer training n have cleared one group now on reconversion tonnes course is all the above will be valid or not
Dear sir/madam,
I’m ipcc old syllabus student and i have cleared 1st group of ipcc and also completed articleship so,
Am i eligible to enroll for gmcs & advanced on virtual mode?
Sir, I am old course student and not convert to new scheme, in Nov 19 batch I complete my CA Final Exams under old course, in 07.04.2011 to 06.04.2014 I complete my articleship training
Is ony I have to do GMCS Or both GMCS and advance IT?
I DID MY REGISTRATION IN CA FINAL (NEW COURSE) IN SEPT, 2019. I HAS COMPLETED MY ARTICLESHIP & IPCC IN JAN 2019 . IS ADVANCED IT COURSE MANDATORY FOR ME.
I have a doubt regarding,whether i can do gmcs and adv itt at a time,means morning mcs anf aftnun adv itt,,
Is it possible to do..
Today i spoke to kurnool chapter ofc they told me its not possible to do both at a time,
Please clarify me.
SIR, I HAVE COMPLETED AIRTICLESHIP 29/08/2012 TO 28/08/2015 AND ALSO COMPLETED ITT, ORIENTATION, GMCS 1 AND GMCS 2 ALSO. OLD SCHEME. MY DOUBT IS, WHICH COURCE IS NECESSARY TO REGISTER MY CA FINAL? PLEASE GUIDE ME
Sir, I have cleared my final examination of ca old course nov 2019 and i have completed my articleship on 06.07.2011 to 05.07.2014 and at my IPCC Level i have completed my orientation & IT Training as well,
now i would like to ask you which name of GMCS i required to complete pls suggest
Sir, I am old course student and not convert to new scheme, in Nov 19 batch I complete my CA Final Exams under old course, in 07.04.2011 to 06.04.2014 I complete my articleship training and revalidat my registration 18.04.2016 beacause of complete 5 years registrion.
Now for getting my membership no. I want to know which type of courses I need to complete.???
Please help me to reply
I did it op before articleship.
I did articleship from feb 15-feb 18 & did gmcs-1 in dec 2015.& I cleared ipcc in May 2019 so for appearing in finals exam,do I have to do both advanced itt & mcs?please reply.i tried many calls & dropped emails to icai but no reply.
Thank you.
Sir,i had done my articleship from 30/4/2013 to 29/04/2016 under old scheme,also done my GMCS-i in April-2014 and ADV-ITT in May-2015,i cleared my exams in may 2019 now what part of gmcs/mcs do i have to do?
Hi i am final old course student, completed gmcs 1 in july 16 now do i need to do both adv it and Adv gmcs.
Sir I have joined in articleship through Direct entry scheme. Still not completed any of group in CA Intermediate. Am I eligible for Advanced Itt and MCS.
I HAVE CLEARED BOTH GROUP OF IPCC AND I HAVE NOT DONE GMCS-1 WHICH WAS APPLICABLE ON ME NOW I WANT TO TAKE REGISTRATION FOR ADVANCE MCS BUT IT REQUIRE GMCS I END DATE AND CERTIFICATE NO THAT I DONT HAVE, NOW WHAT SHOULD I DO.
I m pursuing 3rd year of articleship but still not cleared group 2 of IPCC can I apply for advanced itt or MCS course
I am ca final old syllabus student now converted into new syllabus to appear in ca final exam may 2019.
I Have already cleared first group of ca final in old syllabus.i have not done advanced ITT course .i have done ITT course only
Can i register for advanced ICITSS before applying for membership?
Table 1 point number 3 is applicable to me or not?
I have completed 9 months of my articleship,i have cleared intermediate course both groups,i wanted to complete advanced itt & GMCS before starting of classes,can i register now.
Am pursuing 2nd year articleship and still not yet cleared my group 2 IPCC. Can I apply for MCS course..
Sir i am ca final student & i have completed GMCS I but not not completed GMCS II. I have completed my article-ship on 29/06/2016. I want to know that whether i should do GMCS II or Advances ITT ? So guide me in this regard
Dear Sir,
My Attempt will be Due in May, 2018, under Old Scheme and I had completed MCS but Adv. ITT Batches are full till February and Exam Forms will be filled till the end of February. So what should I do
Am pursuing 2nd year articleship and still not yet cleared my group 2 IPCC. Can I apply for MCS course..