The full form of CA is a Chartered Accountant.

CA plays a vital role in the development of the country. It deals with tax planning, capital budgeting, budget forecasting, preparation of books of accounts, implementation of GST, Financial reporting, all the government audit with utmost care.

There is no upper age limit for taking admission in the CA course or for clearing it. If you are academically qualified for this course, you can become a CA at any age.

The candidate needs to be 12th pass to appear for CA foundation and can take part in an intermediate course if he/she is graduate or postgraduate.

There are two ways to appear in the CA exam-
1. Foundation Route
2. Direct Route- Intermediate course

No, 12th class marks/ percentage doesn't matter to appear for CA exam.

ICAI allows direct entry route to its intermediate course:-
1. Commerce Graduate/Post-Graduate- attain a minimum of 55% marks.
2. Other Graduate/Post-Graduate- attain a minimum of 60% marks.

No, the candidate will not get an exemption in CA foundation exam.

The official site of CA course ishttp://www.icai.org/.

To register for the CA exam:-
1. Visithttp://www.icai.org/.Create an account
2. Enter personal details
3. Upload documents
4. Make a payment.

No, there is no refund process under the CA course until or unless if there is any transaction failure or multiple payments is made.

There are four papers in CA Foundation course- Paper 1 and 2- Subjective, Paper 3 and 4- Objective.

There two groups of 8 papers in CA Final course
Group 1
Paper 1: Financial Reporting (100 Marks)
Paper 2: Strategic Financial Management (100 Marks)
Paper 3: Advanced Auditing and Professional Ethics (100 Marks)
Paper 4: Corporate Laws and other Economic Laws (100 Marks)
Group 2
Paper 5: Strategic Cost Management and Performance Evaluation (100 Marks)
Paper 6: Elective Paper (100 Marks)
Students have the option to choose from:
Risk Management
International Taxation
Economic Laws
Financial Services & Capital Markets
Global Financial Reporting Standards
Multidisciplinary Case Study
Paper 7: Direct Tax Laws (70 Marks) & International Taxation (30 Marks)
Paper 8: Indirect Tax Laws (100 Marks)

The duration of papers in the CA foundation exam: Paper 1 and 2- 3 hours, Paper 3 and 4- 2 hour.

The duration of papers in the CA Intermediate exam is 3 hours per paper.

The duration of papers in the CA Final exam: Paper 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 and 8- 3 hours, Paper 6 - 4 hours.

The registration is valid for CA CPT/Foundation, IPC/Intermediate and Final old/New is 3, 4 and 5 years respectively which you can revalidate for five more years after the expiry of the registration.

Yes, candidates can buy material from CDS (https://icai-cds.org/) and pay. The material will be sent to the candidates.

After online registration in the course, your registration data will be transferred to the CDS portal. Once your data is transferred to the CDS portal, you will receive an SMS / email advising you to sign in and place your order on the portal https://icai-cds.org/. In view of this process, you are requested to wait till you have received the SMS / Email alert as per your requirement for redeeming the coupon and supplying the study material against your registration.