CA Foundation Eligibility Criteria 2022 - Age Limit, Qualification, Time Duration

CA Foundation Eligibility Criteria 2022 - The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) prescribes the eligibility criteria of CA Foundation course. As per the recent amendments, candidates who have passed class 10 exams can also register for CA Foundation on a provisional basis. Details related to the educational qualification, age limit, qualifying marks are mentioned under the CA Foundation eligibility criteria. Note that, CA Foundation exam is conducted twice in a year. Note that ICAI provides an exemption to certain categories of candidates in CA Foundation exam. Check complete articles to know more.
Latest: CA Foundation registration for May 2022 exam will end on January 1, 2022.

Important Dates of CA Foundation Registration 2022

CA Foundation Eligibility Criteria 2022

Before registering themselves, candidates need to ensure that they fulfil the eligibility requirements. Complete information related to the age limit and educational requirements are mentioned under the eligibility criteria of CA Foundation for the entry-level of the chartered accountancy course.

Note - ICAI made some provisions in 25E, 25F and 28F of the CA regulations to allow provisional admission route to candidates after class 10. As mentioned above, these students can also register for the CA Foundation exam and pursue CA course.

Let us look at the CA foundation eligibility criteria prescribed by ICAI in detail:

Age limit - ICAI does not set any age limit restrictions for candidates who want to pursue CA course.

Time Duration and Registration - As mentioned above in the table, candidates who have to register on or before January 1, 2022 for the exam to be held in May/ July session. While for November/ December 2022 exams, the last date of registration is July 1, 2022. Thus, one of the basic eligibility criteria is that candidates have to register with the Board of Studies (BoS).

Educational Qualification - Following students can register for the CA Foundation exam-

• Candidates who have completed their class 10 examination regularised by the state government or central government or equivalent examination*. Such candidates can take provisional admission which will be regularized only when they clear Class 12 exams.

• Candidates who are appearing in class 12 exams or have qualified class 12 exams can also register with ICAI for CA Foundation examination

Any changes in the cutoff dates will be updated in this article.

*List of examinations treated as equivalent to class 12 (senior secondary examination)

Exemptions related to CA Foundation Eligibility Criteria

ICAI also allows a certain category of candidates to take admission in the Chartered Accountancy course via direct entry route. Such candidates do not need to appear in CA Foundation exam and hence can register themselves directly for the second level of CA course which is CA Intermediate.

The exemptions are granted to the following candidates-

• Candidates who are graduates or postgraduates in commerce stream and have secure minimum 55% marks

• Candidates who are graduate in any stream and have secure minimum 60% marks

• Candidates who have qualified the CS Executive level from the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) or CMA intermediate level from the Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICMAI)

CA Foundation Registration 2022

Once you are eligible as per ICAI guidelines, you can move onto the next step of registration. It is important to keep in mind the cutoff dates set by ICAI before filling the CA Foundation application form for 2022. While registering for CA Foundation exams, you have to submit personal and educational details. The CA Foundation registration process is completed after fee payment and document verification.

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