We all have heard about the well known course in India of a CA. Now to pursue that prestigious course the essential criteria for this that one need to fulfil is clearing CPT stage which is now renamed as CA Foundation. Though we see numerous students who have been pursuing commerce trying earn the certificate of CA, yet we can also see that among all those only a handful of students are able to pass it. To become a CA you need to cross three main levels which are CA Foundation or CPT, CA IPCC and lastly the CA Final. Other than being a expert in finance and Accountancy, side by side it demands definitely a lot of hard work and determination to cross all these level and become a successful chartered accountant. Now we told you about the level but to begin this journey the first step is to timely register on the official portal of ICAI. This blog will further help you to know more in detail about the primary level which are the CA Foundation Or CPT registration process focusing on the necessary documents one must have before making the application.
Further in the blog you will come across topics given below.
- CPT Registration Process: About CA Foundation
- Eligibility Criteria
- CA Foundation 2020 Important Dates for May 2020 Session
- Document Checklist for CPT Registration
- How to register for CPT/CA Foundation?
- Things to Keep in Mind While Registering for CA Course
- Fee Structure of CPT Registration Process
- FAQs
CPT Registration Process:
About CA Foundation
CPT, CA Foundation was earlier also known as the Common Proficiency Test is the level one or the first step that one need to clear to become a chartered accountant. Now there is a perk for students who have completed their graduation they can skip this and directly go for IPCC Exam which is the second level of this course.
Eligibility Criteria
Before we go forward to further process and other stuff of this course there are few eligibility criteria that one needs to fulfil in order to qualify for the CA Foundation or CPT level. The few important criteria needed to fulfilled are :
- There is no minimum or maximum age limit given.
- The student is capable of appearing for this exam only when he or she has registered for the Foundation level and then have gone through a minimum of four-month study period. To make it more clear let’s take a example suppose if a student has registered for it in December 2019, they need to then undergo 4-month minimum study period after that to sit for the May 2020 session of CA CPT or Foundation level exams. Mostly these exams are held in May or November to give student ample of time to register and prepare for the examinations.
- The students must have pass 10+2 with a known board which is also specified by the ICAI.
CA Foundation 2020 Important Dates for May 2020 Session
Firstly and most importantly it is very much needed to keep the deadlines of the exam going to be held in May 2020 in mind. Now if we see this session the last date to register for CPT/CA Foundation was 31st December 2019. Furthermore if you are thinking to appear for CPT or CA Foundation May 2020 session some of the important dates that you definitely need to know about related to the registration process and other essentials are given below.
| CA Foundation Registration for November 2020 Session | 30th of June 2020 |
| Availability of CA Foundation Forms | 5th of February 2020 |
| Last Date to Fill CA Foundation Application | 26th of February 2020 |
| Declaration of Result of CA Foundation | Mid of July 2020 |
| Last Date to Submit Application Form with Late Fee | 4th of March 2020 |
| Last Date to Get A Print Out of the Online Application Form Receipt | 9th of March 2020 |
| Opening Date Correct Window | 07-13 March 2020 |
| Notification for the Availability of Admit Card | Not yet notified |
| Reopening of Correction Window | 21-23 March 2020 |
| Exam Dates for May 2020 | May 11, 13, 15 & 17 |
Document Checklist for CPT Registration
Now we need to complete one application process about which we will further tell you in detail but after that there are certain documents that you will be needing to submit it to the nearby regional office. One most important thing to keep in candidate’s mind is that all the documents asked for must be attached with the attested application which shall be submitted under the time period of 7 days that is from the date of submission of the application. So let’s have look on the documents which are needed.
- If there are candidates who belong from the reserved categories according to the Indian Government like (SC/ST/OBC/Differently Abled), they also have to submit self-attested proof regarding this thing.
- The candidate need to have a signed print out of the online successful application form.
- If you happen to be a foreign student you also need valid proof of nationality.
- The candidate also need to submit a copy of either admit card or marksheet of class 12 examination which is issued by a recognized board (Self-attested).
- A recent coloured photograph of the candidate which should be pasted on the print out of online application form.
- A Attested copy of the either class 10th mark sheet or admit card which has the candidate’s name and date of birth.
When the registration process is completed the student will receive a complete set of study material via the Centralized Dispatch Systems itself.
How to register for CPT/CA Foundation?
We all know how important it is to prepare timely for any examination rather competitive examination to be more specific here in the same way for the same timely registration is also very important to avoid the last minute hassle. Let’s have a brief look on how to register for your CPT registration :
- Firstly what you need to do is visit the official website of ICAI and open the registration form.
- Then next very carefully fill in all the necessary details asked like Name, Mobile number, Date of birth, Aadhar number, Email id and then set a unique password. This way your account is created.
- Once you are done creating your account, you now Login with the credentials at the registration portal.
- Now you may add all your details be it personal or academics. For better understanding we have added picture below too.
- Further upload the scanned copy of the documents (listed above already) asked as per as the size is mentioned.
- Make payments, the details regarding this will be mentioned below too.
- Then you save the registration number and the password.
- After this you complete your profile and add the needed details like Address, City, Pin code and many more.
- Lastly you need save all your registration details and then click on the dashboard to check notifications.
Things to Keep in Mind While Registering for CA Course
Since we want to make your CPT registration process even more easy the few things for that you should keep in mind like to start with following the procedure step wise will definitely keel you away from any sort of confusion. And there are many such instructions which will definitely help you let’s have a look on them.
- The applicants are always advised to give their personal email I’d or mobile number so when ahy notification is sent they get it directly.
- While registering there are two options new registration are for one’s who have never applied on the portal of ICAI and on the other hand the students who have already applied on the portal of ICAI are the old students who already have student registration number starting with WRO/NRO/ERO/CRO/SRO.
- Once the registration is done the applicant’s will receive an OTP to their email id using which you can further login.
- On doing the further login list of the application forms for which you have applied will be displayed along with the status and form acknowledgement number on the given registration ID of yours.
Fee Structure of CPT Registration Process
The fee structure definitely differs for Indian and foreign students. Given below is the brief information of the fee structure.
| S No. | Details of the fee | International
Students (USD) |
Indian Students (INR) |
| 1. | The Cost of Foundation Prospectus | 20 | 200 |
| 2. | The registration fees of foundation | 700 | 9000 |
| 3. | Subscription for Students’ Member
(For One Year ) (Optional) |
40 | 400 |
| 4. | Subscription for Students’ Journal
(For One Year ) (Optional) |
20 | 200 |
FAQs
✅ Is calculator allowed in CPT exam?
Yes calculator is allowed in CPT exam but they are allowed to use only a simple battery operated calculator which should only contain 12 digits, up to 6 functions and 2 memories.
✅Is CPT and CA Foundation same?
Yes they both are the names that are given to the entry level exam for the CA course.
✅Is CPT necessary for CA in India?
As we told you about this in the above blog too that if you are going for this after your 12th then you need to quality CPT exams with minimum marks required but if you have completed your graduation then you can skip the first level which is the CPT exam and go for the IPCC which is the second level.
✅Can I do CPT after 10th ?
We already mentioned above that there is no age limitations which means you can register even after 10th but when it comes to appearing for CPT exam one must qualify 12th.
✅How many years will it take to become a CA?
The final time period to qualify this CA course may be different. Since there is no specific time allotted to qualify a single level. However if we take a round figure those who pursue CA after 12th might take an average of 5 years and those who doing it after graduation they light take around 3 to 4 years to complete the CA course.
