The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India Common Proficiency Test (ICAI CPT) Eligibility

CA Common Proficiency Test (CPT) Eligibility

ICAI CPT June 2012 Exam Date: 17^th June, 2012 (Sunday)

ICAI CPT Eligibility:

Eligibility for CA CPT June 2012 Paper Pencil Test:

(a) A candidate shall be eligible to appear in Common Proficiency Test CPT June 2012 to be held on 17th June, 2012 if he has:

1. Either passed the Senior Secondary Examination (10+2 examination) or its equivalent or must have appeared in the Senior Secondary Examination (10+2 examination) or its equivalent of a recognized Institution, and

2. Registered for CPT Course with Board of Studies of ICAI on or before 1st April 2012.

(b) A candidate who is already registered for Professional Education – I Course with Board of Studies of ICAI and switched over to CPT course on or before 1st April 2012 will also be eligible to appear in December CPT 2012.

Requirement for Passing the Common Proficiency Test:

A candidate shall ordinarily be declared to have passed the Common Proficiency Test if he obtains at one sitting a minimum of 50 percent marks in the aggregate of all the four subjects / sections comprised in CPT (Examination), subject to the principle of negative marking.

It is clarified that there is no requirement of securing minimum passing marks in a subject / section of CPT examination.

There will be negative marking for each wrong answer. 1/4 (One Fourth) mark will be deducted for each wrong answer. Please note that multiple darkened circles for a question will also be treated as wrong answer.

Any fraction of mark in aggregate will be rounded off to the next full mark. It is clarified that there is no provision for improvement of result CPT examination in the Chartered Accountants Regulations, 1988.

Therefore, such students who have once passed the CPT examination are not eligible to apply/appear afresh/again in the CPT examination.