A general note on CPT entrance examination
About
CPT entrance examination
The CPT is an entrance examination for
getting admission into the chartered accountancy course. The test comprises of
the four subjects namely accountancy, mercantile laws, general economics and
quantitative aptitude. The test is divided into two sessions and each session
lasts for two hours.
The CPT is an objective type test that
takes place in the months of February, May, August, and November. CPT is a
substitute test for professional education (course-I) where one has to study
for 10 month course and further has to take a comprehensive theatrical exam. The
test will minimize the waiting for entry into the chartered accountancy course.
The candidates can choose Hindi medium paper booklet to answer the questions.
Eligibility
criteria to take the CA CPT course
The candidate has to satisfy the following
eligibility criteria to appear for the CPT entrance examination.
1.
The candidate must have passed
10+2 examination or equivalent from a recognised institution.
2.
The candidate must be
registered for the common proficiency test with board of the studies of Indian
chartered accountancy of India.
3.
The candidate if has already
registered for the entrance examination, then the candidate has already are
eligible for appearing for the examination.
CPT
(Common Proficiency Test)
The CPI test is divided into two sessions
namely session-1 and session-2. The session-1 contains the 100 objective
questions i.e. from the 60 questions from the fundamental of accounts and 40
from mercantile law. The session-2 contains the 100 objective questions .i.e.
50 questions from the general economics and 50 from the quantitative aptitude. Each
correct answer carries the correct 1 mark, for every wrong answer ¼ marks will
be deducted.
Exam
preparation tips
The candidate has to keep in mind that the
study material and suggested answers published by the institution of utmost
importance and therefore, the candidate should go through them thoroughly.
It is important to prepare notes for
successive amendments. The candidate has to go on writing unnecessary lengthy
answers that will fetch you unnecessary points. Under mentioned are some more
tips to keep in mind to be successful in CPT. Study hard and give some time for
relaxation.
1.
Keep your goals high to get
high rank.
2.
Plan out your study material in
advance so that you are able to manage due to unexpected delays.
3.
Allocate more time for the
study hours for the subject that you feel a bit harder.
4.
The answers are to be presented
in a very neat and systematic manner.
5.
A systematic study with a
proper time management can surely get your entry into the chartered accountancy
course.
6.
The candidates are required to
get the 50% of the total marks to pass this entrance examination.
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