CA CPT 2020 (May) Notification, Exam Dates, Application Form
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) announces Common Proficiency Test - CA CPT 2020 May Exam
CA CPT 2020 May - The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has declared the examination dates for Common Proficiency Test (CPT) May 2020. Interested candidates can go through the following article for the detailed information regarding CA Foundation exam.
CA CPT 2020 Notification |
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Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), the exam conducting authority has released the online notification of CA CPT May 2020 Session. ICAI will conduct CA CPT 2020 Exam for May Session on May 2020, in two sessions - morning from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM, and afternoon session from 02:00 PM to 04:00 PM. |
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CA Foundation exam date 03rd, 07, 09, 11 and 14 Aug 2020 |
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CA CPT 2020 Important Dates |
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Particulars |
Dates |
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CA Foundation 2020 |
May 2020 |
Nov 2020 |
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Last Date for Registration |
31 Dec 2019 |
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Availability of CA Foundation Exam Form |
05 Feb 2020 |
Available! |
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Last date to fill CA Foundation application form |
26 Feb 2020 |
30 Jun 2020 |
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Last date to submit application form with late fee |
04 Mar 2020 |
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Last date for receipt of print out of duly filled up online examination application form |
09 Mar 2020 |
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Correct window opens |
07-13 Mar 2020 |
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Correction window reopens |
To be announced |
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Issuance of admit card |
To be notified |
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CA Foundation exam date |
07, 09, 11 & 14 Aug 2020 |
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Declaration of CA Foundation result |
To be announced |
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Eligibility Criteria CA CPT 2020 |
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Exemption from Appearing in CPT |
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CA CPT 2020 May Application Process |
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To clear the CA Foundation candidates have to go through 5 steps |
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1st Step |
Pass 10+2 and then register with the Board of Studies (BOS). Do registration by December 31 for CA Foundation May Session and by June 30 for the November session. |
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2nd Step |
Finish the four-month study period for CA Foundation |
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3rd Step |
Apply for CA Foundation as per the schedule. |
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4th Step |
Appear for Foundation examination in November/ May. |
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5th Step |
Qualify Foundation Course and then register for the Intermediate Course |
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CA CPT 2020 Registration Fees |
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Test Center |
Application Fee |
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For Indian Center |
Rs. 1500 |
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For Overseas Centre(s) - Excluding Kathmandu Centre |
US$ 325 |
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For Kathmandu (Nepal) Centre |
INR 2200 |
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Late fee charges for Centres in India and Kathmandu |
Rs. 600 |
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Late fee charges for Overseas Centres |
US$ 10 |
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Mode of Payment |
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Candidates need to pay the above-given amount of application fee by either of the following modes: |
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Credit card |
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b) |
Debit card |
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c) |
Net banking |
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d) |
BHIM UPI |
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e) |
Rupay Card |
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Such candidates who have not been issued a Permanent Concession Card can apply for the same procedure in this regard, and it is available at https://icai.org/ in the Students -> Exam section. |
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CA CPT 2020 Exam Pattern |
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Candidates who are preparing for the CA Foundation must ensure that they know the exam pattern for the test. Check the complete exam pattern for CA Foundation below. |
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Mode of the Exam |
It is a pen-paper based test. |
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Duration |
The exam is of 03 hours duration for Paper 1 & 2 and 02 hours duration for Paper 3 & 4. |
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Language |
Candidates have the option to write answers in either English or Hindi language. |
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Total Marks |
The exam is of a total of 400 marks. |
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Marking |
There is no negative marking for incorrect answers marked in Paper 1 and 2. Whereas, for incorrect options marked in Paper 2 and 3, 1/3 marks are deducted. |
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Type of Questions |
Paper 1 & 2 - Subjective/ Long Answer Questions |
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Medium of Exam |
English or Hindi |
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Mode of Exam |
Offline |
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CA Foundation Papers |
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CA Foundation exam consists of four papers. The papers of the exam are listed below: |
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Papers |
Sections |
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Paper 1 |
Principles And Practice Of Accounting (100 Marks) |
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Paper 2 |
Business Laws And Business Correspondence |
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Paper 3 |
Business Mathematics, Logical Reasoning And Statistics |
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Paper 4 |
Business Economics And Business & Commercial Knowledge |
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Exam Timings of CA CPT 2020 |
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The exam timings for CA CPT Foundation 2020 exam is as follows: |
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Name of the paper |
Exam timings |
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Paper 1 |
02.00 PM to 05.00 PM |
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Paper 2 |
02.00 PM to 05.00 PM |
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Paper 3 |
02.00 PM to 04.00 PM |
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Paper 4 |
02.00 PM to 04.00 PM |
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CA CPT 2020 Exam Centers |
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ICAI Is going to conduct CA Foundation May 2020 exam in 207 test cities spread across India and at 05 (Five) overseas examination centres. Check the list of test cities from the table below. |
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Agra |
Ahmedabad |
Ahmednagar |
Ajmer |
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Akola |
Alappuzha |
Aligarh |
Allahabad |
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Alwar |
Ambala |
Amravati |
Amritsar |
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Anand |
Anantapur |
Asansol |
Aurangabad |
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Badlapur |
Banswara |
Bareilly |
Bathinda |
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Beawar |
Belgaum |
Bellary |
Bengaluru |
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Berhampore |
Bhagalpur |
Bharatpur |
Bharuch |
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Bhavnagar |
Bhilwara |
Bhiwandi |
Bhiwani |
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Bhopal |
Bhubaneswar |
Bhuj |
Bikaner |
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Bilaspur |
Bundi |
Burhanpur |
Chandigarh |
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Chandrapur |
Chennai |
Chhindwara |
Chittorgarh |
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Churu |
Coimbatore |
Cuttack |
Dehradun |
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Delhi |
Dhanbad |
Dhule |
Durg |
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Durgapur |
Eluru |
Ernakulam |
Erode |
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Faridabad |
Fatehabad |
Firozabad |
Gandhidham |
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Gandhinagar |
Ghaziabad |
Gondia |
Gorakhpur |
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Guntur |
Gurgaon |
Guwahati |
Gwalior |
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Haldwani |
Haridwar |
HIsar |
Hubli |
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Hyderabad |
Ichalkaranji |
Indore |
Jabalpur |
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Jaipur |
Jalandhar |
Jalgaon |
Jalna |
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Jammu |
Jamnagar |
Jamshedpur |
Jhansi |
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Jhunjhunu |
Jodhpur |
Junagadh |
Kaithal |
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Kakinada |
Kannur |
Kanpur |
Karimnagar |
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Karnal |
Kishangarh |
Kolhapur |
Kolkata |
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Kollam |
Kota |
Kottayam |
Kozhikode |
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Kumbakonam |
Kurnool |
Latur |
Lucknow |
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Ludhiana |
Madurai |
Malappuram |
Mandsaur |
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Mangalore |
Mapusa (Goa) |
Margao (Goa) |
Mathura |
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Meerut |
Moradabad |
Mumbai |
Muzaffarnagar |
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Muzaffarpur |
Mysore |
Nagpur |
Nanded |
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Nashik |
Navi Mumbai |
Navsari |
Neemuch |
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Nellore |
Nizamabad |
Noida |
Ongole |
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Palakkad |
Palghar |
Parbhani |
Pali Marwar |
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Panipat |
Panvel |
Patiala |
Patna |
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Pune |
Pimprl Chinchwad |
Pondicherry |
Raipur |
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Rajamahendravaram |
Rajkot |
Ranchi |
Ratlam |
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Ratnagiri |
Rewa |
Rewari |
Rohtal |
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Rourkela |
Saharanpur |
Salem |
Sambalpur |
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Sangil |
Sangrur |
Satara |
Satna |
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Shimla |
Shimoga |
Sikar |
Siliguri |
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Sirohi |
Sirsa |
Sivakasi |
Solapur |
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Sonepat |
Sri Ganganagar |
Srinagar |
Surat |
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Surendranagar |
Thane |
Thiruvananthapuram |
Thrissur |
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Tinsukia |
Tiruchirapalli |
Tirunelveli |
Tirupati |
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Tirupur |
Tuticorin |
Udaipur |
Udupi |
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Ujjain |
Vadodara |
Vapu |
Varanasi |
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Vasai |
Vellore |
Vijayawada |
Visakhapatnam |
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Warangal |
Yamuna Nagar |
Yavatmal |
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Overseas Exam center |
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Abu Dhabi |
Doha |
Dubai |
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Kathmandu |
Muscat |
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CA CPT 2020 Syllabus |
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CA Foundation 2020 consists of 4 Papers. Click Here for Complete CA Fondation 2020 Syllabus. |
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Paper - 1 |
Principles & Practice of Accounting |
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Theoretical Framework |
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b) |
Accounting Process |
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Bank Reconciliation Statement |
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Inventories |
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e) |
Introduction to Company Accounts |
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Paper - 2 |
Business Laws & Business Correspondence & Reporting |
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Communication |
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Sentence Types and Word Power |
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Vocabulary Root Words, Synonyms, Antonyms, Prefixes, Suffixes), Phrasal verbs Collocations and Idioms |
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Paper -3 |
Business Mathematics, Logical Reasoning & Statistics |
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Business Mathematics |
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Time value of Money |
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Logical Reasoning |
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Statistics |
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e) |
Theoretical Distributions |
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Paper - 4 |
Business Economics & Business & Commercial Knowledge Business Economics |
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Introduction to Business Economics |
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Business and Commercial Knowledge |
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Government Policies for Business Growth |
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d) |
Common Business Terminologies |
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CA CPT 2020 Admit Card |
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CA Foundation 2020 admit card shall be available for download online at icaiexam.icai.org or through the direct link on this page. To download admit cards, candidates require their login id and password. |
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Along with the print out of the CA Foundation Admit Card, you will also have to carry a valid ID proof on the day of the test |
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No candidates shall be allowed to appear for the exam, if not carrying CA Foundation Admit Card 2020. |
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CA CPT 2020 Result |
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The CA Foundation 2020 result shall be announced in online mode only. Candidates will have to enter their roll number and registration number or PIN for downloading the CA Foundation 2020 result. |
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Candidates will also get the option to check their CA Foundation result via SMS and mail. The CA Foundation 2020 result will contain the candidate’s paper-wise and overall score, and the passing status. |
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CA Foundation 2020 result is declared, the ICAI shall also publish the Merit list. The candidates can check the merit list of the top 50th ranks of candidates through online mode only. |
For more details and to apply online, please visit the official website