How to Apply & Fees for PCE, IPCE, Finals & IRM Exam 2012 of ICAI

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India  (ICAI) has announced the dates of PCE 2012 (Professional Competence Examination), IPCE 2012 (Integrated Professional Competence Examination), Finals 2012 & IRM (Insurance and Risk Management) Exam. Click here to check dates.

All these exams are the various stages you have to clear in order to become a Chartered Accountant (CA).

There are 135 exam centres for all these 4 exams & 4 overseas centres (Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Kathmandu & Muscat) for the PCE, IPCE & Final exams of ICAI.

Read on to know the application procedure & fees for these exams.

How to Apply for PCE, IPCE, Finals & IRM Exam 2012

Applications for admission to PCE, IPCE, Finals & IRM Exam 2012 are required to be made either:

• Online here free of cost (i.e. Rs. 500/- for PCE, IPCE & Final candidates for the cost of application form shall not be charged if applications are filled in online) or
• In the relevant prescribed form, copies of which may be obtained on payment of Rs. 500/- per application form (one each for PCE, IPCE & Finals) from:

The Additional Secretary (Examinations),
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India,
‘ICAI BHAWAN’, Indraprastha Marg,
New Delhi – 110 002

The cost of Examination application form for Insurance and Risk Management (IRM) examination is Rs. 100/- per application form. The forms shall also be made available in the Regional and Branch Offices of the Institute and can be obtained there from on cash payment on or from 6th February, 2012.

Applications together with the prescribed fee by Demand Draft of any Scheduled Bank may be sent so as to reach the Additional Secretary (Examinations) at New Delhi not later than 29th February, 2012.

However, applications will also be received direct by Delhi Office after 29th February, 2012 and upto 7th March, 2012 with late fee of Rs. 500/-. Applications received after 7th March, 2012 shall not be entertained under any circumstances. Applications for the students’ examinations only duly filled in will also be received by hand delivery at the office of Institute at New Delhi and at the Decentralised Offices of the Institute at Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Kanpur, Delhi, Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Jaipur and Pune upto 7th March, 2012. Candidates residing in these cities are advised to take advantage of this facility.

However, application forms duly completed for the Post Qualification Course Examination i.e. Insurance and Risk Management (IRM) will be received only at the New Delhi office of the Institute.

The candidates who fill up the examination application form online here from 6th February, 2012 to 29th February, 2012 and remit the fee online by using either VISA or MASTER Credit/ Debit Card shall not be charged Rs.500/- in case of PCE, IPCE AND Final Examination (i.e. cost of application form fee) in order to popularize filling-in of application form online. The candidates of PCE, IPCE and Final Examinations can continue to fill in application forms online from 1st March, 2012 to 7th March, 2012 (during which period late fee of Rs. 500 will have to be paid by them as well).

Fees payable for the various examinations

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