CA CPT 2018 Registration Started- Check Dates, Eligibility Here

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CA CPT 2018

CA CPT 2018 –The online registration for CA CPT December 2018 has been started on 04 October 2018 by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. Eligible candidates can submit their completely filled CA CPT application form till 01 November 2018 (without late fee). Candidates can submit the forms with late fee of Rs 600/- from 04 October to 01 November 2018. The CA CPT 2018 December Examination will be conducted in pen and paper mode on 16 December 2018 in morning session (10:30 AM to 12:30 PM) and evening session (2:00 PM to 4:00 PM). Chartered Accountant – Common Proficiency Test (CPT) is organized at national level, every year, for candidates who want to pursue a profession in Chartered Accountancy. It is conducted twice a year, in June & December. The exam will be held at 196 cities in India and 5 cities in Overseas and the medium of the test is English and Hindi. All the other details related to the exam are provided below in the article.

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CA CPT Dec 2018 Dates

S.No Events Important Dates
1 Online CA CPT Dec 2018 Registration begins 04 April 2018
2 Last date of Submit filled application form 25 October 2018 (11:59 PM)
3 Last date and time for New User Creation 01 November 2018 (5:30 PM)
4 Last date of filling CA CPT application form 2018 and making the payment (with late fee) 01 November 2018 (11:59 PM)
5 Last date of Submit Print Copy of Application by ICAI offices 05 November 2018
6 Correction Window I (without fee) 1st week of Nov 2018
7 Correction Window II (with fee) 4th week of November 2018
8 Release of Admit Card 1st week of December 2018
9 Date of CA CPT December 2018 Examination 16 December 2018
10 CA CPT Result Date 2nd Week of January 2019

CA CPT 2018 Eligibility Criteria

Only eligible candidates will be able to apply for CA CPT 2018 Exam. Aspirants have to satisfy the below mentioned CA CPT eligibility condition-

  1. Candidates should have qualified Class X and Class XII examination form a recognized board to apply for CA CPT 2018.
  2. Candidates should have also applied for Common Proficiency Course before June 30, 2017 to appear in the exam.
  3. Candidates who have completed bachelor’s or master’s degree in commerce with at least 55% marks and bachelor’s or master’s degree in other streams with at least 60% marks are exempted from appearing in CA CPT 2018.
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CA CPT 2018 Application Form

Candidates who meet the above mentioned eligibility conditions can submit the online application form for CA CPT 2018 from 04 October to 01 November 2018. Candidates should submit the application form before 01 November 2018 to avoid the late fee. After that, a late fee of Rs. 600/- will be charged from the candidates.  Refer the below guidelines to submit the CA CPT application form-

Step 1- Visit the Official Website or click the given link

Step 2- Students details- Enter registration details, email id and mobile number and click on Register

Step-3- You will receive registration number and password after completion of part 1 of registration. Click on Complete Your profile to fill the address details.

Step-4- Now, login to your account with registration number and password to apply and track your application. Also, submit the application fee.

CA CPT Application Fee

The application fee is different for different cities. Check the given

S.No Category CPT Application fee 
1 For Indian Cities only INR 1,000/-
2 For exam centres in Kathmandu (Nepal) INR 1,700/-
3 For exam centres in Abu Dhabi, Doha, Dubai and Muscat US$ 300

 

CA CPT 2018 Exam Centers

S.No. Exam City S.No. Exam City S.No. Exam City S.No. Exam City
1 Ahmedabad 51 Belgaum 101 Kolkata 151 Neemuch
2 Ahmednagar 52 Bellary 102 Rourkela 152 Noida
3 Akola 53 Bengaluru 103 Sambalpur 153 Pali-marwar
4 Amravati 54 Chennai 104 Siliguri 154 Patna
5 Anand 55 Coimbatore 105 Tinsukia 155 Raipur
6 Aurangabad 56 Eluru 106 Agra 156 Ranchi
7 Badlapur 57 Ernakulam 107 Ajmer 157 Ratlam
8 Bharuch 58 Erode 108 Aligarh 158 Rewa
9 Bhavnagar 59 Guntur 109 Allahabad 159 Saharanpur
10 Bhiwandi 60 Hubli 110 Alwar 160 Satna
11 Bhuj 61 Hyderabad 111 Banswara 161 Sikar
12 Chandrapur 62 Kakinada 112 Bareilly 162 Sirohi
13 Dhule 63 Kannur 113 Beawar 163 Sri ganganagar
14 Gandhidham 64 Karim nagar 114 Bhagalpur 164 Udaipur
15 Gandhinagar 65 Kollam (quilon) 115 Bharatpur 165 Ujjain
16 Gondia 66 Kottayam 116 Bhilwara 166 Varanasi
17 Ichalkaranji 67 Kozhikode 117 Bhopal 167 Ambala
18 Jalgaon 68 Kumbakonam 118 Bikaner 168 Amritsar
19 Jalna 69 Kurnool 119 Bilaspur 169 Bathinda
20 Jamnagar 70 Madurai 120 Bundi 170 Bhiwani
21 Junagadh 71 Malappuram 121 Burhanpur 171 Chandigarh
22 Kolhapur 72 Mangalore 122 Chhindwara 172 Delhi / new delhi
23 Latur 73 Mysore 123 Chittorgarh 173 Faridabad
24 Mapusa (goa) 74 Nellore 124 Churu 174 Fatehabad
25 Margao (goa) 75 Nizamabad 125 Dehradun 175 Gurgaon
26 Mumbai 76 Ongole 126 Dhanbad 176 Hisar
27 Nagpur 77 Palakkad 127 Durg 177 Jalandhar
28 Nanded 78 Pondicherry 128 Firozabad 178 Jammu
29 Nashik 79 Rajamahendravaram 129 Ghaziabad 179 Kaithal
30 Navi mumbai 80 Salem 130 Gorakhpur 180 Karnal
31 Navasari 81 Shimoga 131 Gwalior 181 Ludhiana
32 Palghar 82 Sivakasi 132 Haldwani 182 Panipat
33 Panvel 83 Thiruvananthapuram 133 Hardwar 183 Patiala
34 Parbhani 84 Thrissur 134 Indore 184 Rewari
35 Pimpri-chinchwad 85 Tiruchirapalli 135 Jabalpur 185 Rohtak
36 Pune 86 Tirunelveli 136 Jaipur 186 Sangrur
37 Rajkot 87 Tirupati 137 Jamshedpur 187 Shimla
38 Ratnagiri 88 Tirupur 138 Jhansi 188 Sirsa
39 Sangli 89 Tuticorin 139 Jhunjhunu 189 Sonepat
40 Satara 90 Udupi 140 Jodhpur 190 Srinagar (j&k)
41 Solapur 91 Vellore 141 Kanpur 191 Yamunanagar
42 Surat 92 Vijayawada 142 Kishangarh 192 Abu Dhabi (U.A.E.)*
43 Surendranagar 93 Visakhapatnam 143 Kota 193 Doha*
44 Thane 94 Warangal 144 Lucknow 194 Dubai*
45 Vadodara 95 Asansol 145 Mandsaur 195 Kathmandu (Nepal)*
46 Vapi 96 Berhampore 146 Mathura 196 Muscat*
47 Vasai 97 Bhubaneswar 147 Meerut
48 Yavatmal 98 Cuttack 148 Moradabad
49 Alappuzha 99 Durgapur 149 Muzaffarnagar
50 Anantapur 100 Guwahati 150 Muzaffarpur
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CA CPT 2018 Exam Pattern

CA CPT 2018 is an objective type exam of total 200 marks comprising four different sections. It is conducted in Paper-Pencil Mode twice in a year.

Session Section Subject Maximum Marks Minimum Marks Timing
Morning A Fundamentals of Accounting 60 18 10.30 A.M. to 12.30 P.M. (IST)
B Mercantile Laws 40 12
Evening C General Economics 50 15 2.00 P.M. to 4.00 P.M.(IST)
D Quantitative Aptitude 50 15
Total 200 100

 

CA CPT 2018 Syllabus

S.No Subjects Sub-Topics
1 Fundamentals of Accounting
  • Theoretical Framework
  • Bank Reconciliation Statement
  • Accounting Process
  • Depreciation accounting
  • Accounting for Special Transactions
  • Preparation of Final Accounts for Sole Proprietors
  • Introduction to Company Accounts
  • Partnership Accounts
2 General Economics
  • Micro Economics
  • Introduction to Micro Economics
  • Theory of Production and Cost
  • Theory of Demand and Supply
  • Price Determination in Different Markets
  • Indian Economy – A Profile
  • Indian Economic Development
  • Select Aspects of Indian Economy
  • Money and Banking
  • Economic Reforms in India
3 Mercantile Laws
  • The Sale of Goods Act, 1930: Formation of the contract of sale – Conditions and Warranties – Transfer of ownership and delivery of goods – Unpaid seller and his rights
  • The Indian Contract Act, 1872: An overview of Sections 1 to 75 covering the general nature of contract, consideration, other essential elements of a valid contract, performance of contract and breach of contract
  • The Indian Partnership Act, 1932: General Nature of Partnership – Rights and duties of partners – Registration and dissolution of a firm
4 Quantitative Aptitude
  • Equations
  • Inequalities
  • Ratio and proportion, Indices, Logarithms
  • Simple and Compound Interest
  • Permutations and Combinations
  • Sequence and Series – Arithmetic and geometric progressions
  • Sets, Functions and Relations
  • Limits and Continuity ─ Intuitive Approach
  • Basic concepts of Differential and Integral Calculus
  • Statistical description of data
  • Measures of Central Tendency and Dispersion
  • Sampling Theory
  • Index Numbers
  • Correlation and Regression
  • Theoretical Distributions
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CA CPT 2018 Admit Card

The CA CPT Admit Card with photograph and signatures will be uploaded on website icaiexam.icai.org in the first week of December 2018. The ICAI will not send any physical admit card to the candidates. Candidates have to login to their account to download the same. The downloaded admit card will contain scanned photograph and signature on the candidates. The admit card is valid for admission to the CA CPT 2018 exam. In case of difficulty in downloading the admit card, candidates can contact the Help Desk numbers. It is also advised to check the mentioned details and in case of any discrepancy, contact at following phone numbers / email-ids :

Helpline Numbers- 0120-3054 851, 0120-3054 852, 0120-3054 853,0120-3054 854, 0120-3054835, 4953751, 4953752, 4953753 and 4953754

Email ID- [email protected]

CA CPT 2018 Cut Off

S.No Sections CPT Sectional cutoff CPT Overall cutoff
1 Fundamentals of Accounting 30% of 60 marks 50% marks
2 Mercantile Laws 30% of 40 marks
3 General Economies 30% of 50 marks
4 Quantitative Aptitude 30% of 50 marks

 

CA CPT 2018 Result

ICAI will declare the result of CA CPT 2018 in first week of January 2019 in online mode. Candidates will be able to download the CA CPT rank card, result card, and certificate through ICAI registered account.  ICAI will also intimate the qualifying status of candidates through registered email id and phone number.

Contact-

The Joint Secretary (Exams)
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
ICAI Bhawan
Indraprastha Marg
New Delhi 110 002
Helpline Telephone Numbers: 0120-3054 851, 3054 852 , 3054 853, 3054 835, 4953751, 4953752, 4953753, 4953754. (Available 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM)

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