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CA CPT June 2018: Chartered Accountant Common Proficiency Test
Chartered Accountant - Common Proficiency Test (CA CPT) is an
entry-level qualification test conducted by the Institute of Chartered
Accountants of India (ICAI) for candidates who wish to pursue a career
in Chartered Accountancy. The test is held twice a year- in June and in
December.
However, it has been notified that CA CPT exam will not be held
after June 2019 session. CA CPT 2019 June session will be the last
session of CPT exam. This is in lieu of the introduction of new CA entry
level exam, i.e. CA Foundation 2018, under revised scheme. After June
2019, CA Foundation will become the sole CA entry-level qualification
examination. Until this period, both CA CPT and CA Foundation
examinations will be conducted by ICAI.
CA CPT 2018 June session under the old scheme will be held on June
17, 2018. Candidates who are registered with ICAI for Common Proficiency
Course (CPC) of Chartered Accountancy will only be eligible to appear
for CA CPT exam to be held in June 2018.
CA CPT June 2018 Admission Dates
- Start of Online Application process: April 4, 2018
- Last date for filling of CA CPT Application form 2018 and payment of fees (without late fee): April 26, 2018
- Last date of filling CA CPT Application form 2018 and payment of fees (with a late fee of Rs. 600): May 3, 2018
- Application Correction Window I (without fee): Tentatively 1st week of May 2018 (for one week)
- Application Correction Window II (with fee): Tentatively 4th week of May 2018
- Issue of Admit Cards: Tentatively 1st week of June 2018*
- CA CPT Examination Date: June 17, 2018
- Declaration of Result: Tentatively by July 17, 2018
CA CPT June 2018 Eligibility Criteria
- Candidates should have successfully complete their class 10 and
class 12 board exam or other equivalent examination from a recognized
board or institution.
- Candidates are required to be registered with ICAI for CPC course
before June 30, 2017, to be eligible for appearing in CA CPT June 2018
exam.
- Candidates who have successfully completed their bachelor or
master’s degree in commerce, scoring a minimum of 55% marks are exempted
from appearing in CA CPT 2018.
- Candidates who have completed their bachelor or master’s degree in a
stream other than commerce should score a minimum of 60% aggregate
marks in all subjects to be exempted from appearing in the entry level
test.
CA CPT June 2018 Application Form
- Fill in the application form with appropriate details like Name,
Date of Birth, Email, Mobile Number, Aadhar Number and Set a password.
- Login to the registration portal by using user name and password and fill in all the necessary details.
- Candidates are required to upload the scanned copies of the required documents
- Pay the application fees using Debit Card or Credit Card.
- Save and get a print out of the application form
- Send the application to ICAI or submit online
CA CPT June 2018 Application Fees
- For exam centres in India only: INR 1,000/-
- For exam centres in Kathmandu (Nepal): INR 1,700/-
- For exam centres in Abu Dhabi, Doha, Dubai and Muscat: US$ 300
- Late Fee: Rs. 600
The payment can be made online using Debit Card or Credit Card.
CA CPT June 2018 Exam Pattern
Exam Mode: Pencil Paper based
Medium: English or Hindi
Total Duration: 4 hours
Total Marks: 200 (0.25 marks will be deducted for every wrong answer).
CA CPT 2018 will be conducted on June 17, 2018 in two shifts -
Morning: 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Evening: 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM.
CA CPT 2018 Syllabus
CPT under the New Scheme, will be replaced with the Foundation Exam
for CA. They syllabus will be a mixture of both subjective and
objective examination pattern.
Find below the new CA CPT 2018 syllabus:
P.S.: Paper 3 and Paper 4 will be of Objective type
CA CPT June 2018 Exam Centres
The CA CPT 2018 will be held across all major cities and towns in
India and over few centres abroad. Candidates are required to select an
exam centre of their choice for appearing in CA CPT 2018. However, they
also have the facility to change their choice of exam centre for CA CPT
2018 June examination when the application correction window becomes
available. The list of exam centres in India for CA CPT as per ICAI
release is given here
CA CPT 2018 Exam Centers Abroad
- Abu Dhabi (U.A.E.)
- Doha
- Dubai
- Kathmandu (Nepal)
- Muscat
Recommended Books for CA CPT 2018
Best CA CPT Accounting Books for CA CPT 2018
- Fundamentals of Accounting for CA – CPT by P.C. Tulsian, Bharat Tulsian P C Tulsian Tata McGraw-Hill
- Grewals Accountancy: Common Proficiency Test by M. P. Gupta and B. M. Agarwal
- Fundamentals of Accounting for CA – CPT Paperback by Sripal Jain
- TMH - Eduex Mock Test Series: CA - CPT Paperback by Tmh Eduex
Best CA CPT Mercantile Law Books for CA CPT 2018
- Mercantile Laws for CA – CPT with Multiple Choice Questions – With 25 Model Test Papers (English) 1st Edition
- Mercantile Laws: Made Easy Paperback by Ankit Oberoi
Best Quantative Aptitude Books For CA CPT 2018
- Quantitative Aptitude for CA CPT with Multiple Choice Questions: With 25 Model Test Papers (English) 1st Edition
- Short cut tricks book quicker qa for ca -cpt ,cma foundation (kailash thakur quicker qa for ca cpt) Paperback by Kailash thakur
- Common Proficiency Test: Quantitative Aptitude Statistics (Volume – I & II) (English) 1st Edition
Best General Economics Books for CA CPT 2018
- General Economics for CA – CPT with Multiple Choice Questions: With 25 Model Test Papers (English) 1st Edition
- CPT GENERAL ECONOMICS (English) 4th Edition By S K Aggarwal
- General Economics for CA – CPT Paperback – by Sripal Jain (Author)