Common Proficiency Course is an entry level course for Chartered Accountancy Course. It comprises of four subjects i.e., Accounting, Mercantile Laws, General Economics and Quantitative Aptitude. Common Proficiency Test (CPT) is of 200 marks. This test is divided into two sessions of two hours each. CPT is an objective type test with negative marking.
Passing criteria in CPT A student in one sitting has to secure a minimum 50% of total marks for passing CPT exam. It is to be mentioned that CPT is an objective type test with a negative marking which will be indicated in the question paper. There is a negative marking for selecting wrong answer to the extent of 25% marks allotted to a question.
It is clarified that there is no provision for improvement of result of CPT examination, either online or Paper- Pencil mode, in the Chartered Accountants Regulations, 1988. Therefore, students who have once passed the CPT examination are not eligible to apply again/appear afresh in CPT Online Examination or Paper- Pencil mode examination.
Pass with Distinction Candidates securing a minimum 70% marks will be declared “Pass with Distinction” and such remarks will be indicated in the Result card itself. No separate pass certificate will be issued.
Rank Certificate Candidates securing a minimum of 60 percent marks upto 10th Rank will be issued ‘Rank Certificate’ within 4 weeks of the declaration of result provided a minimum of 2,500 candidates appear in the CPT held on a particular day.
CPT Examination is objective type test comprising
of 4 subjects which are: -
Fundamentals of Accounting – 60 marks,
Mercantile Laws – 40 marks,
General Economics – 50 marks
Quantitative Aptitude - 50 marks.
The CPT Examination is held twice a year on a Sunday in the months of June and
December every year. A student to be eligible to appear in the CPT Examination
must have been registered for the CPT Course with Board of Studies of the
Institute on or before 1st April in the case of June Examination and on or
before 1st October in the case of December Examination and must have passed 12th
Class Examination or already appeared in 12th Class Examination of a recognized
Board.
Candidates have option to opt for English or Hindi language as medium, for the
purpose of question papers booklet while answer sheets are in English Language
only. Each student who appears in the CPT Examination is issued a Result Card
within two weeks of the declaration of results. No Pass Certificate as such is
issued to CPT pass students. A candidate securing 70% and above marks is
declared to have passed with Distinction. A candidate securing a minimum of 60%
marks in order of merit up to 10th Rank are included in the Merit List and Merit
Certificate to such candidates are also issued.
A registered student may appear in Common Proficiency Test after he has appeared in the Senior Secondary Examination (10+2 examination) conducted by an examining body constituted by law in India or an examination recognised by the Central Government as equivalent thereto and has complied with such requirements as may be specified by the Council from time to time.
CPT Frequently Asked Questions http://www.icai.org/resource_file/11260CPT-FAQ.pdf
How to Apply http://220.227.161.86/12954how_to_apply_cpt.pdf
Registration Details http://220.227.161.86/159registration.pdf
CPT Prospectus http://220.227.161.86/21322cpt-prospectus.pdf
- Enrol for Common Proficiency Test (CPT), after passing Class 10 examination.
- Appear and pass in CPT after appearing in (10+2). However one should pass both CPT and 10+2 before registering for Integrated Professional Competence Course (IPCC).
- Enrol for Group I or Group II or for both Group I and Group II of IPCC.
- Successfully complete 9 months Study Course from the date of IPCC registration.
- Successfully complete Orientation Course of one week spanning 35 hours and covering topics, such as, personality development, communication skills, office procedures, business environment, general commercial knowledge etc. before commencement of articled training.
- Successfully complete 100 hours Information Technology Training (ITT) before commencement of articled training.
- Appear and pass Group I as well as Group II of Integrated Professional Competence Examination(IPCE).
- Group I is composed of four papers and Group II is composed of three papers.
- Register as Articled Assistant for a period of 3 years, on passing either Group I or both the Groups of IPCE.
- Get IPCE Certificate, on passing both the Groups of IPCE.
- Appear in CA Final Examination during last 6 months of 3 years of articled training.
- Pass Group I as well as Group II of CA Final Examination.
- Complete 3 years period of articled training.
- Successfully complete the Course on General Management and Communication Skills (15 days)
- Enroll as a member of ICAI and designate as “Chartered Accountant”.
A student should register with the Board of Studies on submission of the prescribed filled-in form.The form can also be downloaded from the website www.icai.org. A student who is making online registration should take a print out of filled-in application form, attach his photograph, put signature and submit it to the appropriate office of the ICAI for the purpose of maintaining physical record at the Institute’s end.
While submitting the CPT registration form, enclose the following:
(1) Demand Draft towards registration fee and other fees.
(2) Attested copies of Date of Birth : Class 10th admit card and/or 10th pass mark statement which indicates Date of Birth.
(3) Attested copy of 12th pass or its equivalent qualification as recognised by the Central Government, if passed
(4) Attested copy of proof of Nationality, if student is foreigner.
(5) Attested copy of proof of special category certificate i.e. SC/ST, OBC, Differently abled.
Validity of CPT registration Students may note that registration for CPT course shall be valid for 3 years and thereafter revalidation shall be made for every 3 years with a renewal fee as decided by the Council. Students should have valid registration before applying for the relevant examination. This is effective from November/December 2011 examination onwards.
CPT Model and Previous question papers are available to practice for CPT exam. Students can download them as pdf file. This is great source to practice for CPT exam and provide you a good idea about types of question asked in this exam. These papers also have solutions of questions asked in CPT Exam. We have compiled a list of these question papers, you can get these going to "Question Papers and then click on ICAI - CPT".
Here you can find previous year CPT question paper of 2012, 2011 and 2010. Also you can download model question papers and study notes for CPT exam.
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