---- July 03, 2021: Careers as a CA [Chartered Accountant ] -----------------
Speakers: Kameshwar Mishra, Molshree Jain, Anoop Drolia
Attendees: peak time: 30. Screen Shot in the word doc and can be seen on the Video, uploaded to YouTube.
Kameshwar Ji
- High level overview of CA – accounting, financial management
- Commerce after 12th Grade
- 3 areas – at 15 minutes of the video: every country has different names for this profession and certification.
Molshree
- Everything is online [ICAI - The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India] icai.org
- Resources
- Eligibility
- TWO ways: about 23rd minute in the video; Foundation Course and Direct Entry route
- Onetime Registration fee per level includes study material; Exam fee every time you take exam.
- Generally – about 1 lakh over 4 to 5 years. Course is difficult and syllabus is huge. Generally it takes 6 years: 2 objective papers and 2 descriptive papers.
- Passing percentage get about 50% and toppers get around 65 %
- Main subjects – accounts, law, finance, taxation, auditing
- Articleship during study: official period is 3 years and are generally offered with the same firm.
- Study Material – Official is issued, old papers, they also conduct online coaching; many private institute are also there. Practical experience is very useful for passing
- During articleship – one gets paid.
- Post Qualification Jobs – enough jobs in the country, campus interview is also. Some get as high as Rs.60 lakhs as a fresh CA.
- One can start OWN practice as well.
- One can do specialization as well, after normal courses.
- International Certifications give credit for some courses done in India.
- CA is equivalent to Masters degree. IGNOU also offers degree, UPSC also recognizes it as Masters. Exam can be in Hindi, but English would be preferable.