« Top Headlines » Open DEMAT Account in 24 hrs  No more tax filing hassles with digital Form 16 Know how it works «  MOU of ICAI with UAE... Excise audit to be expedited... » New CA Curriculum September, 15th 2006 The Government approval for new CA curriculum has been obtained and the course has been launched today. Option has been given to the existing PE-I students to switchover to Common Proficiency Test (CPT) course. The students can enrol and submit examination application form upto 9th October, 2006 so as to appear for the first CPT to be held on 12th November, 2006 for which the results will be declared on 1st December, 2006. Students who had passed PE-I or Foundation Examination and doing PE-II are entitled to immediately join articleship training and continue their studies. Students who pass CPT can enter into articleship training. Those students who want more time to prepare for CPT can appear in February, 2007 when the second CPT will be held. The CPT will be an objective type of test that will be held once in three months. The CPT will be one paper test in respect of which the first session will be between 9.00 AM and 11.00 AM on Accountancy and Mercantile Law and the second session between 12.30 PM and 2.30 PM on General Economics and Quantitative Aptitude. The new curriculum is expected to attract the cream of the younger generation as the prospect of becoming a Chartered Accountant at the age of 21 years after passing 12th Standard and also the bright career opportunities awaiting the boys and girls should prove to be enticing for them to resist.