What are the steps to become a chartered accountant in India?
A candidate who desires to become a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) and thereby a practicing chartered accountant must: (a) Clear the intermediate and final examination of the institute. (b) Register as an articled or audit clerk with a practicing chartered accountant. (c) Register with the board of studies of the institute. In order to be eligible for appearing in the intermediate and final exams of the institute, the aspirant must have successfully completed and passed the foundation course. Most chartered accountants are commerce graduates, which provides them with a b back up before they embark on such an important nay-tough course. Registration to the foundation course of one-year duration is open to those who have completed 10+2. The foundation course can also be taken up simultaneously with graduate or postgraduate studies. Commerce graduates with 50% marks, non-commerce graduates without maths, with 55% marks and non-commerce graduates with math
