CA Course 2016 - New Schema - Structure and Details

Changes in CA-CPT :

• The present entrance exam CPT (Common Proficiency Test) has changed to “Foundation Exam”
• CPT MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions) based exam has changed to Foundation descriptive exam. Now you can register for CPT before 6 months. In new scheme you should register before 9 months.
• Adequate time gap is given so that students get sufficient time to study since the Foundation Course has been made descriptive. Also, there is an addition of full paper.
• Foundation Examination will be partly descriptive in nature.
• At present there are 4 subjects in CPT syllabus. In new scheme there are 6 subjects.
• ICAI has added two additional papers in Foundation exam (CPT). They are 1. General English for 50 Marks. 2. Business communication for 50 Marks.

CA Course 2016 – Foundation Course (CPT)

• Paper 1 : Fundamentals of Accounting (100 marks)
• Paper 2 : Quantitative Aptitude (100marks)
• Paper 3A : Mercantile Law (60 marks)
• Paper 3B : General Economics (40 marks)
• Paper 4A : General English (50 marks)
• Paper 4B : Business Communication (50 marks)
• Two papers will be MCQ based papers.

Changes in CA-IPCC – New Syllabus 2016

• Present CA IPCC exam has 7 papers. Innew scheme there are 8 papers for IPCC exam.
• Changes in CA IPCC Cost accounting and Financial Management
• Now costing and Fm exam for 100 Marks. But in new scheme

·         Costing exam for 100 marks (Group – 1)

·         Financial Management exam for 100 marks (Group – 2)

• Changes in CA IPCC Law Paper
• Communication of Law paper 20 Marks has removed from CA IPCC Law paper.
• Business Law of 30 Marks removed from CA IPCC.
• Marksweightage of Company Act has increased to 60 marks
• Other lawsis for 20 marks and Ethics for 20 marks

• Changes in CA IPCC Tax exam. Tax paper has divided into 2 parts

·         Direct Tax – 100 Marks (Group – 1)

·         Indirect Tax – 100 Marks (Group – 2)

• Information Technology and Strategic Management Paper removed from CA IPCC Group – 2 completely. 

CA Course 2016 –Intermediate Course 

Group I

Paper – 1 : Accounting (100 marks)

Paper – 2 : Company Law, Other Laws and Ethics (100 marks)

• ·         Part – I : Company Law (60 marks)
• ·         Part – Il : Other Laws (20 marks)
• ·         Part – Ill : Ethics (20 marks)

Paper – 3 Cost Accounting (100 marks)

Paper- 4 : Direct Taxes (100 marks)

Group II

Paper – 5 : Advanced Accounting (100 marks)

Paper – 6 : Auditing and Assurance (100 marks)

Paper – 7 : Financial Management (100 marks)

Paper – 8 : Indirect Taxes (100 marks)

Changes in CA Final – New Syllabus 2016

• The subject Information Systems Control and Audit (1SCA) has removed in CA Final syllabus.
• International Taxation for 40 marks has been added in CA Final syllabus 2016 view of increasing importance of the subject in the present globalized world. 
• A new subject ‘Financial Services and Capital Market’ has been included to make CA more competitive in the finance related areas.
• The nomenclature Corporate Laws and other Economic Laws has been kept to make the name more representative of the subject.

CA Course 2016 – CA Final

Group I

Paper – 1 : Financial Reporting (100 Marks)
Paper – 2 : Strategic Financial Management ( 100 Marks)
Paper – 3 : Advanced Auditing and Professional Ethics (100 Marks)
Paper – 4 : Corporate Laws and Other Economic Laws (100 Marks)

Group II

Paper – 5 : Advanced Management Accounting (100 Marks)
Paper – 6 : Financial Services and Capital Markets (100 Marks)
Paper – 7 : Advanced Tax Management (60 Mark)  and  International Taxation (40 Marks)
Paper – 8 : Indirect Tax Laws (100 Marks)

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