CA CPT 2023: Chartered Accountant Common Proficiency Test Important Dates, Application Form, Syllabus, Exam Pattern, Admit Card, Results, Cut off

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

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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.

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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

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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.

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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

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

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