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CA CPT 2023 Overview

The Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) conducts Chartered Accountant Common Proficiency Test, commonly known as CA CPT Exam. This exam is a gateway to get into the profession of Chartered Accountancy (CA), which is one of the most reputed courses in India. The exam is conducted twice a year, in the months of June and December. CA CPT 2023 first exam was conducted on June 18, 2023 and the second exam will be on December 17, 2023. Candidates who wish to pursue CA can register for the exam after Class X while they can appear for the exam after Class XII. Candidates interested in taking CA CPT 2023 December exam need to apply for the same before September 2023.

CA CPT Exam 2023 Overview

Exam Name

Institute of Chartered Accountants of India Common Proficiency Test

Commonly Called As

CA CPT

Exam Type

UG Entrance Exam

Exam Category

National Level

Latest Updates:

CA CPT Dec 2023 Exam Date

CA CPT 2023 Eligibility Criteria

ICAI has some pre-defined conditions for the candidates who are planning for CA CPT Registration for December 2023. It is essential that interested candidates first go through the conditions given in CA CPT Eligibility criteria, and apply for the exam only when they meet all the conditions.

Eligibility to take CA CPT:

·         Candidates must have passed 10+2 examination or equivalent from a recognised institution.

·         Applicants must be registered for the Common Proficiency Test with the Board of Studies of the Indian Chartered Accountancy of India (ICAI).

·         Even if candidates have already registered for the Professional Course, they are eligible for appearing in this test.

For detailed information on CA CPT 2023 Eligibility Criteria, read more

CA CPT 2023 Application Details

Visit the official website of ICAI and register as a new user.

Fill up the registration details and click on the “Register” button.

Once the registration will be done, fill up the personal information in the form and click on the “Save Details” button.

After the registration, click on the “Apply Now” button and fill up the education details.

After reviewing all the filled in the information, save the form and make payment of exam fee and save the exam confirmation page as PDF.

Send the saved PDF file to the ICAI office on the address mentioned below:

The Deputy Secretary (Exams.), Examination Department
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
'ICAI Bhawan', Indraprastha Marg
New Delhi – 110 002

CA CPT 2023 – Important Dates For CPT December Exam

Event

Date

Online and offline registration starting

September 2023

Last date of registration

Last week of October 2023

Last date of receipt of form

Last week of October 2023

Admit card

2nd Week of November 2023

CA CPT December 2023 exam

December 17, 2023

CA CPT 2023 result

January 2023

For detailed information on CA CPT Application Forms, read more

Application fees detail

Candidates need to pay CA CPT Application fee to complete their registration process. The amount varies for candidates from different locations.  So it is essential for the candidates to carefully check application fee for their location and make payment. Candidates can make fee payment online by using VISA or Master debit/credit card. They can also avail the facility of net banking to pay CA CPT 2023 application fee.

For centres in India

Rs. 1000/-

For Abu Dhabi, Doha, Dubai & Muscat centres

US $ 300/-

For Kathmandu centre

INR 1700/-

For detailed information on CA CPT 2023 Dec Admit Cards, read more

CA CPT 2023 Counselling/Interview

Candidates who successfully pass the written examination will have to check the result file to find their names. There will be no personal intimation for the counselling session. Candidates need to find their names along with the dates on the official website of ICAI. Candidates need to attend the counselling session as the given venue on the given date. 

CA CPT Cut-off Top Management Colleges

Candidates who successfully pass the written examination will have to check the result file to find their names. There will be no personal intimation for the counselling session. Candidates need to find their names along with the dates on the official website of ICAI. Candidates need to attend the counselling session as the given venue on the given date. 

CA CPT 2023 Exam Syllabus

Candidates preparing for CA CPT exam 2023 need to have basic knowledge of fundamental accounting, mercantile law, quantitative aptitude and general economics. Questions are asked on various topics from these four subjects. So candidates should carefully go through CA CPT 2023 syllabus and prepare well for each section to meet the minimum cut-off requirement. Given below are the topics covered in four subjects in CA CPT exam 2023.

Fundamental Accounting: -

·         Introduction to Company Accounts

·         Partnerships Accounts Theoretical Framework

·         Depreciation Accounting

·         Bank Reconciliation Statement etc.

Mercantile Law:-

·         Different types of acts like goods act 1930,

·         Indian contract act 1872

·         Partnership act 1932

Quantitative Aptitude: -

·         Basic concepts of differential and integral calculus,

·         Sets,

·         Functions and relations,

·         Simple and compound interest,

·         Ratio and proportion,

·         Logarithms

·         Indices

General economics: -

·         Economy reforms in India,

·         Theories on production and cost,

·         Demand & supply

·         Micro economics

CA CPT 2023 Exam Centers

CA CPT exam is conducted at various examination centres across India. Candidates need to go to the examination center allotted to them. Complete details of the examination centres are given in the admit card. Candidates will not be given entry in any other examination hall than the one allotted to them. 

CA CPT 2023 Exam Centres

Exam Centres

Ahmedabad

Akola

Amravati

Anand

Aurangabad

Bharuch

Bhavnagar

Bhuj

Dhule

Gandhidham

Jalgaon

Jamnagar

Kolhapur

Latur

Mapusa (Goa)

Margao (Goa)

Mumbai

Nagpur

Nanded

Nashik

Navi Mumbai

Navasari

Panvel

Pimpri-Chinchwad

Pune

Rajkot

Sangli

Satara

Solapur

Surat

Surendranagar

Thane

Vadodara

Vapi

Vasai

Alappuzha

Anantapur

Belgaum

Bellary

Bengaluru

Chennai

Coimbatore

Eluru

Ernakulam

Erode

Guntur

Hubli

Hyderabad

Kakinada

Kannur

Karim Nagar

Kollam (Quilon)

Kottayam

Kozhikode

Kumbakonam

Kurnool

Madurai

Malappuram

Mangalore

Mysore

Nellore

Ongole

Palakkad

Pondicherry

Rajamahendravaram

Salem

Shimoga

Sivakasi

Thiruvananthapuram

Thrissur

Tiruchirapalli

Tirunelveli

Tirupati

Tuticorin

Udupi

Vellore

Vijayawada

Visakhapatnam

Warangal

Asansol

Berhampore

Bhubaneswar

Cuttack

Durgapur

Guwahati

Kolkata

Rourkela

Sambalpur

Siliguri

Tinsukia

Agra

Ajmer

Aligarh

Allahabad

Alwar

Bareilly

Beawar

Bhagalpur

Bharatpur

Bhilwara

Bhopal

Bikaner

Bilaspur

Bundi

Chittorgarh

Churu

Dehradun

Dhanbad

Dundlod

Durg

Firozabad

Ghaziabad

Gorakhpur

Gwalior

Indore

Jabalpur

Jaipur

Jamshedpur

Jhansi

Jhunjhunu

Jodhpur

Kanpur

Kishangarh

Kota

Lucknow

Mathura

Meerut

Moradabad

Muzaffarnagar

Neemuch

Noida

Pali-Marwar

Patna

Raipur

Ranchi

Ratlam

Saharanpur

Satna

Sikar

Sirohi

Sri Ganganagar

Udaipur

Ujjain

Varanasi

Ambala

Amritsar

Bathinda

Bhiwani

Chandigarh

Delhi / New Delhi

Faridabad

Fatehabad

Gurgaon

Hisar

Jalandhar

Jammu

Kaithal

Karnal

Ludhiana

Panipat

Patiala

Rewari

Rohtak

Sangrur

Shimla

Sirsa

Sonepat

Srinagar (J&K)

Yamunanagar

 

 

CA CPT 2023 Contact Details

The Deputy Secretary (Exams)
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India,
ICAI Bhawan, Indraprastha Marg, New Delhi 110 002.
E-mail: cpt_exam@icai.in/ intermediate_examhelpline@icai.in/ final_examhelpline@icai.in
Ph No: 1800 419 2929, 0120-3054 851, 0120-3054 852
0120-3054 853, 0120-3054 854, 0120-3054 835
0120-4953 751, 0120-4953 752, 0120-4953 753
Website: icaiexam.icai.org
ICAI Website: www.icai.org

Frequently Asked Questions

Category

Fee to be paid by candidates who opt for physical (OMR) application (inclusive of cost of application form.)

Fee to be paid by candidates who opt for online application

Candidates opting for centres in India

INR 1500/-

INR 500/-

Candidates opting for Kathmandu centre

INR 1850/-

INR 850/-

Candidates opting for Abu Dhabi, Doha, Dubai and Muscat Centres

USD 170/-

USD 150/-

 

No, payment of CA CPT 2016 exam fee via Internet Banking is not allowed. The candidate can make online payment of fee through master/ visa/ maestro credit/ debit cards only.

This situation may occur sometimes due to any technical issue which is beyond the control of ICAI. In such case, the candidate is required to start all over afresh the application procedure and make the payment once again. The earlier payment will be refunded within 45 days from the last date of submission of applications

If the excess fee does not get refunded within the given time, the applicant can claim a refund within 60 days from the last date of submission application forms, along with documentary evidence, such as bank/credit card statement, of having paid the exam fees more than once.

CA CPT Admit Cards will be available on the official site of ICAI until November 27, 2016. Physical admit cards will be sent to only those applicants who have applied through physical form.

Candidates who have applied via online mode can apply download their admit cards by visiting www.icaiexam.icai.org.