Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) is issuing the exam dates of Integrated Professional Competency Course (IPCC). The examination will be held as Group I and Group II. Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). The major highlights of Integrated Professional Competency Course (IPCC) are as given below. For more details about ICAI CA Intermediate (IPC), candidates can read this article from below.
ICAI CA Intermediate (IPC)
The candidates who will be appeared for the IPCC exam can check complete details from here. The Examination dates for Chartered Accountant IPCC exam are as mentioned in the table below.
| Events | Dates |
| ICAI CA IPCC November 2018 for Existing Scheme Group I Exam (02 to 05 pm) Group II Exam (02 to 05 pm) |
2, 4, 8, and 10 Nov 2018 12, 14, 16 and 20 Nov 2018 |
| ICAI CA IPCC November 2018 for Revised Scheme Group I Exam (02 to 05 pm) Group II Exam (02 to 05 pm) |
2, 4, 8, and 10 Nov 2018 12, 14, 16, 18 and 20 Nov 2018 |
| ICAI CA IPCC November 2019 Group I Exam Group II Exam |
Nov 2019 Nov 2019 |
The syllabus of the examination should be noted before starting the preparation for the exam. By doing so, the candidates will provide a direction to their preparation.
CA IPCC Exam Scheme
The revised scheme for IPCC paper is announced. The candidates will have the opportunity to switch from existing scheme to the new one. Check complete details about the existing scheme of CA IPCC from Part I of this article and about the new scheme from Part II.
The major difference under the revised scheme is that now there will be 8 paper, instead of 7. The major highlights are as below.
- Business Laws, Ethics and Communication has been replaced with Corporate Laws & Other Laws.
- Enterprise Information Systems & Strategic Management has replaced Information Technology And Strategic Management.
- An additional Financial Management & Economics for Finance subject has been introduce in Group II.
CA IPCC Registration
The Registration under CA is entirely different from Application Form Filling. The candidates willing to study IPC course are first required to Register with Board of Studies. Without registering with ICAI, the candidates will not be able to apply.
- For doubts, check the FAQs.
CA IPCC Exam Pattern
The Integrated Professional Competence Course is divided into two groups. The candidate needs to study six subjects in all. The Groups have total 7 papers in all, and the distribution of these are as below.
CA IPCC Exam – Existing New Scheme Details
| Group | Papers | Parts | Marks Per Part | Total Marks |
| I | 1-Accounting | – | – | 100 |
| 2-Business Laws, Ethics and Communication | I-Business Laws and Company Law II – Ethics III – Communication |
60 30 20 |
100 | |
| 3-Cost Accounting and Financial Management | I-Cost Accounting II-Financial Management |
50 50 |
100 | |
| 4-Taxation | I-Income Tax II-Indirect Taxes |
50 50 |
100 | |
| Group II | 5-Advanced Accounting | – | – | 100 |
| 6-Auditing and Assurance | – | – | 100 | |
| 7-InformationTechnology and Strategic Management |
A-Information Technology B-Strategic Management |
50 50 |
100 |
CA IPCC Exam – Revised New Scheme Details
| Group | Papers | Parts | Marks Per Part | Total Marks |
| I | 1-Accounting | – | – | 100 |
| 2-Corporate Laws & Other Laws | I-Company Laws III- Other Laws |
60 40 |
100 | |
| 3-Cost Accounting and Financial Management | I-Cost Accounting II-Financial Management |
50 50 |
100 | |
| 4-Taxation | I-Income Tax II-Indirect Taxes |
50 50 |
100 | |
| Group II | 5-Advanced Accounting | – | – | 100 |
| 6-Auditing and Assurance | – | – | 100 | |
| 7-Information Technology and Strategic Management | A-Enterprise Information Systems B-Strategic Management |
50 50 |
100 | |
| 8-Financial Management and Economics for Finance | A- Financial Management B- Economics for Finance |
60 40 |
100 |
Last Year’s Statistics
| Group | No. of Candidates Appeared | No. of Candidates Qualified | Pass Percentage |
| Group I | 62123 | 18701 | 30.10% |
| Group II | 69653 | 13424 | 19.27% |
| Group I and II | 47766 | 15543 | 32% |
Unit Scheme for Intermediate
Cutoff for IPCC
The candidates will only qualify the examination, if they will score more than the cutoff marks. The minimum qualifying marks in the exam are 50%. However, the candidates will also have to score 40% marks in each section as well.
Quick Links 2018
Official Website: www.icaiexam.icai.org
