ICAI Chartered Accountant Common Proficiency Test (CA CPT) 2024 - Exam Notifications, Exam Dates, Course, Questions & Answers, Preparation Material.
<font size="1">Common Proficiency Test is an entry levelexamination for admission tothe Chartered Accountancy Course. A 10thPassed student can registerfor CPT Course by filling in the prescribedregistration form alongwith the requisite fee. A student who has passedhigher qualificationsthan 10th class such as B.Com, M.Com, LL.B., ICWA,CS, MBA is also, inthe first instance, to appear and pass CPTExamination to join theChartered AccountancyCourse.<br></font><div class="pg_cont"> <font size="1"><strong>Common Proficiency Test2009</strong></font> <p><font...
<font size="1">Common Proficiency Test is an entry levelexamination for admission tothe Chartered Accountancy Course. A 10thPassed student can registerfor CPT Course by filling in the prescribedregistration form alongwith the requisite fee. A student who has passedhigher qualificationsthan 10th class such as B.Com, M.Com, LL.B., ICWA,CS, MBA is also, inthe first instance, to appear and pass CPTExamination to join theChartered AccountancyCourse.<br></font><div class="pg_cont"> <font size="1"><strong>Common Proficiency Test2009</strong></font> <p><font size="1">CommonProficiency Test CPT Exam for the year <strong>June2009</strong>, conducted in two modes:</font></p><ul><li><p><font size="1">Paper Pencil Mode ofExamination - <strong>28th June,2009</strong></font></p></li><li><p align="justify"><font size="1">Online Registration Mode ofExamination - <strong> 28th and 29th March, 2009</strong>and <strong>25th and 26th April, 2009</strong> and<strong>23rd and 24th May,2009</strong></font></p></li></ul><p><font size="1"><strong>I. Common Proficiency Test(Paper- Pencil Mode):</strong></font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="1">1. The Common Proficiency Test(CPT) Paper-Pencil mode Examination will be held on <strong>28thJune, 2009</strong> in accordance with the revised scheme ofeducation, training and examination of the Chartered AccountancyCourse. <br></font></p><table align="center" border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr valign="top"><td><font size="1">First Session (i.e. MorningSession)</font></td><td><font size="1">10.30 AMto 12.30 PM (IST)<br>Section - A Fundamentals ofAccounting<br>Section - B MercantileLaws</font></td></tr><tr valign="top"><td><font size="1">Second Session (i.e.Afternoon Session)</font></td><td><font size="1">2.00 PM to 4.00 PM (IST)<br>Section - C GeneralEconomics<br>Section - D QuantitativeAptitude</font></td></tr></tbody></table><!--<p align="justify">It is a 4 hours duration testcomprising of two sessions of 2 hours each with a break between twosessions. </p> <p align="justify">The test will comprise ofobjective type questions with negative marking for choosing wronganswers. All students registered for Common Proficiency Test Course onor before 6th October, 2009 with the Board of Studies of the Instituteand who have passed/appeared in 10+2 examination or equivalent will beeligible to appear in the CPT Test to be held in December2009.</p> <p align="justify">Similarly, all studentsalready registered for erstwhile professional education course - I andwho have exercised the option by applying to Board of Studies of ICAIto switch over to CPT Course on or before 6th October 2009 will beeligible to appear in CPT to be held in December 2009. </p> <palign="justify">Pending issue of registration number/letters,students are advised to submit their examination application formbefore the last date if they have already applied for registration toCPT course on or before 6th October, 2009. </p> <palign="justify">Students may inform their registration number laterbut before issue of admit card. However, for submission of ExamApplication Form Online, the CPT Registration Number is compulsory.</p> <p align="justify">2. <strong>CA CPT Exam Dateand Timings</strong> of Common Proficiency Test for Paper-Pencilmode Examination The Common Proficiency Test will be held on<strong>Sunday, the 14th December, 2009</strong> in twosessions as per Indian Standard Time and the details are given below:</p> <p><table border="1" cellspacing="0"cellpadding="4" align="center" width="100%"> <trvalign="top"><th>Session</th><th>Section</th><th>Subject</th><th>MaximumMarks</th><th>Timings Reporting</th><th>Time</th></tr> <trvalign="top"><td>Morning<br/>Morning</td><td>A<br/>B</td><td>Fundamentals ofAccounting<br/>Mercantile Laws</td><tdalign="center">60<br/>40</td><td>9 am to 11am</td><td align="center">8.30am</td></tr></table></p> <p>Break from 11am to 12 noon (IST)</p> <p><table border="1"cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" align="center" width="100%"> <trvalign="top"><td>Afternoon<br/>Afternoon</td><td>C<br/>D</td><td>General<br/>Economics</td><td>Quantitative<br/>Aptitude</td><tdalign="center">50<br/>50</td><td>12.30 pm to 2.30pm</td><td>12noon</td></tr></table></p><p><strong># Abu Dhabi and Dubai Centres:</strong>Examination Timings will be 7.30 am to 9.30 am<br/> (withreporting time as 7.00 am) for the morning session and 11.00 am to 1.00pm<br/> (with reporting time as 10.30 am) for the afternoonsession.</p>--> <p><font size="1"><strong>II. Common Proficiency Test (OnlineCPT):</strong></font></p> <!--<palign="justify">The Online Common Proficiency Test (CPT Test) willbe held on Sunday, the <strong>7th December 2009</strong>in two batches comprising of two sessions each as per details givenbelow:</p> <p><strong>Batch -I</strong></p> <table align="center" cellpadding="4"cellspacing="0" border="1" width="100%"><tr><th>Session</th><th>Sections</th><th>Subject</th><th>MaximumMarks</th><th>Timings</th><th>ReportingTime</th></tr> <trvalign="top"><td>First</td><td>A<br>B</td><td>Fundamentalsof Accounting<br>MercantileLaws</td><td>60<br>40</td><td>08.30 am to10.30 am</td><td>8.00am</td></tr></table> <p><strong>BreakFrom 10.30 AM TO 11.00 AM</strong></p> <tablealign="center" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" border="1"width="100%"> <trvalign="top"><td>Second</td><td>C<br>D</td><td>GeneralEconomics<br>QuantitativeAptitude</td><td>50<br>50</td><td>11.00am to<br>13.00 pm</td><td>10.45am</td></tr></table> <p><strong>Batch -II</strong></p> <table align="center" cellpadding="4"cellspacing="0" border="1" width="100%"><tr><th>Session</th><th>Sections</th><th>Subject</th><th>MaximumMarks</th><th>Timings</th><th>ReportingTime</td></tr> <trvalign="top"><td>First</td><td>A<br>B</td><td>Fundamentalsof Accounting<br>MercantileLaws</td><td>60<br>40</td><td>14.00 hrsto 16.00 hrs</td><td>13.30hrs</td></tr></table> <p><strong>BreakFrom 16.00 PM TO 16.30 PM</strong></p> <tablealign="center" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" border="1"width="100%"><tr><td>Second</td><td>C<br>D</td><td>GeneralEconomics<br>QuantitativeAptitude</td><td>50<br>50</td><td>16.30hrs to<br>18.30 hrs</td><td>16.15hrs</td></tr></table> <palign="justify">Candidates are allotted to each Cente in Batches onfirst come first serve basis. The decision of the Institute in thismatter is final and requests for change of batches etc. will not beentertained.</p>--> <p align="justify"><font size="1">Apartfrom the above, it is also hereby notified that theCouncil of theInstitute has decided to hold the Common Proficiency Test(CPT) Onlinefor the candidates who would be willing to take the TestOnline.</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="1">The Online CPT will be conducted on <strong>28th and29th March, 2009</strong> at Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai,Delhi/New Delhi, Kanpur, Kolkata, Mumbai, Jaipur, Hyderabad, Nagpur andPune Only, on <strong>25th and 26th April, 2009</strong>atAhmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi/New Delhi, Kanpur, Kolkata,Mumbai,Jaipur, Hyderabad, Nagpur, Pune Vadodara, Chandigarh,Coimbatore,Ernakulam, Guntur, Indore, Lucknow, Raipur, Surat,Thiruvananthapuram,Udaipur and Visakhapatnam Only, and on 23rd and24th May, 2009 atAhmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi/New Delhi,Kanpur, Kolkata, Mumbai,Jaipur, Hyderabad, Nagpur , Pune , Vadodara,Chandigarh, Coimbatore,Ernakulam, Guntur, Indore, Lucknow, Raipur,Surat, Thiruvananthapuram,Udaipur and Visakhapatnam Only.</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="1">Candidates intending to appearin Online CPT fromthe above cities will be required to fill upexamination form Online athttp://icaiexam.icai.org and option onceexercised shall be treated asfinal and no change to Paper-Pencil modeTest will be allowed at alater stage under anycircumstances.</font></p><p align="justify"><font size="1">The candidates intending to take the CPT Online Testshallbe required to fill in the Online examination application formwithrequisite fees and the facility for Online filling up ofexaminationform would be made available as indicated below :-</font></p><p><table align="center" border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><th><font size="1">Date ofExamination</font></th><th><font size="1">28th-29th March,2009</font></th><th><font size="1">25th-26thApril, 2009</font></th><th><font size="1">23rd-24th May,2009</font></th></tr><tr valign="top"><td><font size="1">Eligibility (registeredin CPT Course or before)</font></td><td><font size="1">1st January, 2009</font></td><td><font size="1">1st February,2009</font></td><td><font size="1">1st March,2009</font></td></tr><tr valign="top"><td><font size="1">Commencement of onlineRegistration</font></td><td><font size="1">20thFebruary, 2009 (From 10 :00hrs)</font></td><td><font size="1">13th March,2009 (From 10 :00 hrs)</font></td><td><font size="1">9th April, 2009 (From 10 :00hrs)</font></td></tr><tr valign="top"><td><font size="1">LastDate</font></td><td><font size="1">12th March,2009 (upto 17:30 hrs)</font></td><td><font size="1">3rd April, 2009 (upto 17:30hrs)</font></td><td><font size="1">29th April,2009 (upto 17:30hrs)</font></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p><font size="1"><strong>* Or till the seats arefull.</strong></font></p><p align="justify"><font size="1">In case the number ofcandidates opting for takingCPT Online in a particular city is morethan the availability of seatsfor Online Test in that particular city,such excess candidates shallbe allowed to appear Only in thePaper-Pencil mode Test to be held on28th June, 2009 from one of thecentres in the respective city optedfor by such candidates.</font></p><p align="justify"><font size="1">Itis also notified that due to the availability oflimited number of seatsfor online CPT, a candidate shall have to optfor either one of theonline CPT to be held in March/ April/ May, 2009or Paper- Pencil ModeTest to be held in June, 2009 depending on theconduct of Online CPT inthe said city opted and/or availability ofseats in the centreetc.</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="1">The decision of the Institute to admit a candidateto eitherOnline Test in March/ April/ May 2009 or Paper-Pencil ModeTest inJune-2009 is final and no correspondence for change of Test /Centreetc. will be entertained under any circumstances. The medium ofTest forOnline CPT would be Englishonly.</font></p><p><font size="1"><strong>Eligibility requirements to appear in CA CPTDecember, 2009.</strong></font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="1">(a) A candidate shall beeligible to appear in Common Proficiency Test to be held on 14thDecember 2009, if he has:</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="1">(i)Either passed the SeniorSecondary Examination (10+2 examination) orits equivalent or must haveappeared in the Senior SecondaryExamination (10+2 examination) or itsequivalent of a recognizedInstitution, and</font></p><p align="justify"><font size="1">(ii) Registered for CPT Coursewith Board of Studies of ICAI on or before 6th October2009.</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="1">(b)A candidate who is already registered for ProfessionalEducation-ICourse with Board of Studies of ICAI and switched over toCPT course onor before 6th October 2009 will also be eligible to appearin DecemberCPT.</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="1"><strong>Requirement forPassing the Common ProficiencyTest</strong></font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="1">Acandidate shall ordinarily bedeclared to have passed the CommonProficiency Test if he obtains at onesitting a minimum of 50 percentmarks in the aggregate of all the foursubjects/sections comprised inCPT (Examination), subject to theprinciple of negative marking.</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="1">It is clarified that there isno requirement of securing minimum passing marks in a subject/sectionof CPT examination.</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="1">Therewill be negative markingfor each wrong answer. 1/4 (One Fourth) markwill be deducted for eachwrong answer. Please note that multipledarkened circles for a questionwill also be treated as wrong answer.</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="1">Anyfraction of mark inaggregate will be rounded off to the next fullmark. It is clarifiedthat there is no provision for improvement ofresult CPT examination inthe Chartered Accountants Regulations, 1988.</font></p><p align="justify"><font size="1">Therefore,such studentswho have once passed the CPT examination are not eligibletoapply/appear afresh/again in the CPTexamination.</font></p><p align="justify"><font size="1"><strong>Application Form for CPT Entrance Exam2009</strong></font> </p><p align="justify"><font size="1">Applicationsfor admission toCommon Proficiency Test is required to be made on therelevantprescribed form as contained in the Information Brochure,which may beobtained from the, </font></p> <p><font size="1">Additional Secretary (Examinations),<br> TheInstitute of Chartered Accountants of India, <br> ICAI Bhawan,<br> Indraprastha Marg,<br> New Delhi - 110002.</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="1">Onpayment of Rs. 600/- (Rs.500/- towards examination feeand Rs. 100/-towards cost of application form and Information brochure)perapplication form.</font></p><p align="justify"><font size="1">The fee for candidates optingfor Abu Dhabi, Duabiand Bahrain centres will be US $160 (US $ 150towards examination feeand US $ 10 towards cost of application form andinformation brochure)or its equivalent IndianCurrency.</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="1">Thefee for the candidates opting for Kathmandu (Nepal)centre are requiredto remit INR.950/- (INR 850/- towards examinationfee and INR 100/-towards the cost of application form and informationbrochure) or itsequivalent foreign Currency.</font></p><p align="justify"><font size="1">Since thecost ofInformation brochure containing Common Proficiency Testapplication formincludes the examination fee, no separate fee isrequired to be remittedat the time of submitting the filled inapplicationform.</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="1">The Informationbrochure containing Common Proficiency Testapplication form will alsobe available in the Regional and BranchOffices of the Institute andcan be obtained there from on cash paymenton or from <strong>6th April,2009.</strong></font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="1">CommonProficiency Testapplication forms duly filled in may be sent so as toreach theAdditional Secretary (Examinations) at New Delhi not laterthan<strong>27th April, 2009.</strong></font></p><p align="justify"><font size="1">Applications receivedafter <strong>27th April, 2009</strong>shall not beentertained under any circumstances. Applications dulyfilled in will bereceived by hand delivery at the offices of Instituteat New Delhi andat the Decentralised Offices of the Institute atMumbai, Chennai,Kolkata, Kanpur, Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Hyderabad,Jaipur and Pune upto<strong>27th April, 2009.</strong></font></p><p align="justify"><font size="1">Candidatesresiding inthese cities are advised to take advantage of thisfacility. It may benoted that there is no provision for acceptance ofapplication formsafter <strong>27th April, 2009</strong> with latefee.</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="1"> Alternatively the candidate may fill up the examinationapplication form online at <a href="http://www.winentrance.com/winwin.asp?collegeid=http://icaiexam.icai.org" title="http://icaiexam.icai.org" style="font-weight: bold; color: green;">http://icaiexam.icai.org </a> from <strong>6thApril, 2009</strong> (10:00 hrs) to <strong>27th April,2009</strong> ( 17:30hrs) and remit the fee online by usingcredit card, either VISA or Master Card.</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="1">CommonProficiency Test (CPT) isopen only to those students who are alreadyregistered with theInstitute of Chartered Accountants of India for thesaid course on orbefore <strong>1st April, 2009</strong> and fulfill therequisite eligibility conditions.</font></p><p><font size="1"><strong>Question Paper BookletLanguage:</strong></font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="1">CommonProficiency Test will bean objective type multiple choice questionsbased examination.Candidates will be allowed to opt for Hindi mediumQuestion PaperBooklet for answering the questions. Detailedinformation will be foundgiven in the Information brochure.</font></p> </div>
Paper Pencil Mode of Examination - 28th June, 2009,Online Registration Mode of Examination - 28th and 29th March, 2009 and 25th and 26th April, 2009 and 23rd and 24th May, 2009
