CPT EXAMINATION

ELIGIBILITY 

A candidate shall be eligible to appear in Common Proficiency Test scheduled to be held in December, 2021, if he/she has:
i) Either passed or appeared in  the 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 and has complied with such requirements as may be specified by the Council from time to time.  (Click here for the list of examinations recognized as equivalent to Senior Secondary Examination); and 

ii) Revalidated his/her registration to Common Proficiency Course (as applicable):

As decided by the Council, the registration to the CPT is valid for a period of 3 years and the student is required to revalidate the same from the concerned Regional Office on expiry of the said period. Further, in order to be eligible for the examination, the student must be having a valid Registration number on the date of application to the Examination.

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Exemption from Appearing in CPT: 

A student who wishes to pursue Chartered Accountancy may or may not take the Foundation Course (CPT). There is an alternate way through which the aspirant will not have to take the CPT exam:

Candidates who are graduate or post graduate in Commerce having secured in aggregate a minimum of 55% of total marks or its equivalent grade in the examination conducted by any recognized University (including Open University) with certain subjects OR Graduates or Post Graduates other than those falling under Commerce stream mentioned above having secured in aggregate a minimum of 60% of the total marks or its equivalent grade in the examination conducted by any recognized University (including Open University) are exempted from passing CPT. They can, hence, directly appear for IPCC exam.