A student who has passed Common Proficiency Test (CPT) and Senior Secondary Examination (10+2 examination) conducted by an examining body constituted by law in India or an examination recognized by the Central Government as equivalent thereto can register for Accounting Technician Course (ATC) either exclusively or with the option of Intermediate (IPC) Course. A candidate who opts exclusively for Accounting Technician Course and register to the course, required to undergo a study course of eight months, 35 hours Orientation Programme and 100 hours ITT before appearing in Accounting Technician Examination (ATE). It is to be noted that Group I of Intermediate (IPC) Course is equivalent to ATC. After passing Accounting Technician Examination (ATE), he will also be required to complete 12 months of work experience, as per the guidelines of the Council and on production of a certificate to this effect; he will be issued Accounting Technician Certificate. Registered students of erstwhile Intermediate/ Professional (Education – II) Course/ Intermediate (Professional Competence) Course who does not wish to purse full fledge Chartered Accountancy Course can opt for the Accounting Technician Course. Intermediate (IPC) Course students who do not wish to pursue complete Chartered Accountancy course also can opt for the Accounting Technician Course and exit the course by becoming an ‘Accounting Technician’. Such students required to pass Group I level examination of the Intermediate (IPC) Examination after undergoing 100 hours ITT and complete 12 months work experience or complete prescribed period of practical training so as to become eligible to obtain ‘Accounting Technician Certificate. The Institute, in order to provide honourable exit route to a student who has passed both groups of erstwhile Intermediate/ Professional Education – II Examination/ Intermediate (Professional Competence) Examination/ Intermediate (Integrated Professional Competence) Examination but does not wish to continue CA Final Course may exit the CA course by obtaining ‘Accounting Technician Certificate’. Such student can also continue his CA Final course even after obtaining Accounting Technician Certificate without any restriction and become a member of the Institute. it is clarified that students who have registered for Intermediate (IPC) Course alongwith ATC shall be required to complete either 12 months work experience or prescribed period of articled training before applying for ‘Accounting Technician Certificate’. Further, it is clarified that partial completion of articled training period cannot be treated as completion of 12 months work experience nor based on that ‘Accounting Technician Certificate’ shall be issued. Accounting Technicians cater to the needs of mid-level accounting profession and support the requirement of CAs in Industry & Service sectors. Those Accounting Technicians who get work experience in Industry under the guidance of employee chartered accountants would subsequently be absorbed in Industries and those Accounting Technicians who get work experience under a practicing chartered accountant would get exposure in the tax matter and subsequently become Tax Consultants. Requirements to become a Accounting Technician: How to become an Accounting Technician (Accounting Technician Course)
How to become a CA, even after becoming Accounting Technician
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Pramukesh Venky is the pen name of author N.bhargavvenky, who is a Chartered Accountant Student provides all the latest info of Notifications and Amendments to the subjects and syllabus of CA course....
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