Certificate in Accounting Technicians (CAT)

In view of heavy demand of Accountants at Junior level in India and also with the approval of Administrative Ministry, the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India (ICWAI) has introduced a Certificate in Accounting Technicians (CAT) Course of one year duration for 12th (10+2) passed students. It comprises of two parts- Foundation Course (Entry Level) and Competency Level. Also this course comprise of Examinations, Computer Training (60 Hours), Practical Training (6 Months) and Orientation Training Programme (15 Days). It will be in English and Hindi language. Study materials will also be available in English & Hindi as per choice of students. The papers covered under CAT Course are:-

A) Foundation Course (Entry Level) – Part-I
Paper 1: Organization and Management Fundamentals.
Paper 2: Accounting
Paper 3: Economics and Business Fundamentals
Paper 4: Business Mathematics and Statistics Fundamentals

B) Competency Level – Part-II
Paper 5: Financial Accounting
Paper 6: Applied Statutory Compliance

The Students who have passed/appearing 12th Class (10+2) examination are eligible to take admission in Foundation (Entry Level) Part-I of CAT Course.
Graduates and Foundation Passed students of ICWAI & CAT are eligible to take direct admission in Competency Level (Part-II). It may please be noted that simultaneous appearing in Entry Level and Competency Level is not allowed for a CAT Course.

Course Fee

At present the fee* for the complete Course is Rs. 8,600/-. Fee for ICWAI Foundation passed students and Graduates is Rs. 6,500/-. However, these students are required to pay exemption fee of Rs. 2000/- (Rs. 500 per paper). Course Fee includes Registration Fee, Tuition Fee, Computer Training Fee, Training Registration Fee and Study Material Cost.
(*ICWAI can revise the fee any time without the prior notice, so students will have to pay the fee, applicable at the time of applying.)

Student’s eligibility for examination will be based on attendance (more than 70% of Classes attended).
Further, there will be no coaching completion Certificate for CAT Course.

Examination

Examination for CAT Course will be similar to ICWAI main Course with respect to date of Registration, validity of Registration, date of submission of Examination form, Examination date, Examination centers and passing marks etc.

Computer Training

The Computer Training will be for sixty hours. The training will be in Accounting software, windows etc.

Practical Training

The Practical Training will be for six months. The training can be taken from organizations prescribed under training scheme of CAT Course.

Orientation Training

The Orientation Training will be for 15 days. After completion of Accounting Technicians course of both Part-I and Part-II and requisite practical Training of 6 months and Computer Training, a student needs to undergo Orientation Training Programme for 15 days at a Regional Council/ Chapter/ Oral Coaching Centre.

Last Date for Admission

Advantages of CAT Course

Students after passing CAT Course and after Computer & Practical Training and Orientation Training, will acquire necessary skills to take up employment as Junior Accountants or Accountants in the areas of:

• Small & Medium Enterprises
• Business Processes Outsourcing (BPO)
• Knowledge Processes Outsourcing (KPO)
• Retail Sector
• Panchayats Accounting and Book-keeping
• Income Tax Return Preparers
• Service Tax Return Preparers
• Filing of Returns under Companies Act
• Filing of Returns under Income Tax, VAT, Service Tax, Central Excise and Custom Act etc
• Export & Import documentation etc

The necessary skills and knowledge would also provide an opportunity to work in different kinds of companies and organizations and will give the choice of wide variety of other job opportunities.

The detailed information about CAT Course is available in prospectus. The prospectus is open for sale to students at Idea Institute of Management & Technology. The registration form can be downloaded from ICWAI’s website (www.icwai.org) and can be submitted after enclosing additional fee of Rs. 50/ to our Centre.

For any further queries related to CAT course, please call- 07927552040, 27552600, 9727411411

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