Entry Routes and Eligibility Criteria
HSSC/A Levels or Equivalent
- Passed Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC) examination with minimum 60% aggregate marks, or passed Qualifying Assessment Test (QAT) if aggregate marks are less than 60% but not less than 50%.
- Passed A-Level, three subjects with aggregate minimum 60% equivalence or passed QAT if equivalence is less than 60% but not less than 50%.
Candidates who have passed other equivalent qualifications to HSSC/A Level as recognized by ICAP will be registered in the CA education program subject to such terms and conditions as may be specified by the Council.
Candidates who have passed the QAT or are exempt from the QAT will be eligible to appear for the assessment of PRC after enrolment.
After passing the PRC, candidates will be eligible to advance to the CAF level.
Upon passing all papers of the CAF level and fulfilling other requirements, including completing prescribed hands-on courses, candidates will be eligible to start attempting CFAP examinations or register for training with any ICAPapproved training organization and upon meeting certain other requirements, will be eligible to appear in their CFAP and Strategic Case Study examinations.
Associate Degree Holders
Candidates holding a bachelor’s degree comprising a minimum of 14 years of education in any discipline will be eligible for registration in the CA education program, provided that the degree is awarded by a local or foreign degree awarding institution recognized by a competent authority of higher education in Pakistan. Furthermore, these candidates must have secured a minimum of 45% marks in aggregate or equivalent grades.
These candidates will be eligible to start their practical training and obtain registration as trainees.
They will be deemed exempt from the QAT and, unless exempt, will be eligible to appear for the assessment of PRC from the date of registration.
After passing (or obtaining the exemption from) the PRC, these candidates will be eligible to appear in the CAF examinations.
Upon passing all papers of CAF level examinations and fulfilling other requirements, including completing prescribed hands-on courses, will be eligible to appear in their CFAP and Strategic Case Study examinations, as per prescribed
rules.
16-year Graduates from SDAI or a Higher Ranked International University
These candidates will be deemed exempt from the QAT, PRC assessment, and CAF examinations, subject to certain conditions.
Upon fulfilling certain other requirements, these candidates will be eligible to appear in the CFAP and Strategic Case Study examinations.
16-year Graduates from RDAI or a Higher Ranked local University
Candidates holding a degree comprising a minimum of 16 years of education from a relevant degree-awarding institute (RDAI) or prescribed higher-ranked local university will be eligible for registration in the CA education program as trainees.
These candidates will be deemed exempt from the QAT, PRC assessment, and may receive exemptions for up to five papers in CAF examinations, subject to certain conditions.
Upon qualifying CAF and fulfilling certain other requirements, these candidates will be eligible to appear in the CFAP and Strategic Case Study examinations.
Other 16-year Graduates
Candidates with a degree comprising a minimum of 16 years of education from a local or foreign university recognized by a competent authority of higher education in Pakistan will be eligible for registration in the CA education program
as trainees.
They will be deemed exempt from the QAT and PRC assessment, subject to certain conditions.
These candidates will be required to appear in the Graduate Conversion Course instead of CAF during or after their graduate program as per prescribed rules.
Upon completing all papers of the Graduate Conversion Course and fulfilling other requirements, including completing prescribed hands-on courses, these candidates will be eligible to appear in their CFAP and Strategic Case Study
examinations, as per the prescribed rules.
Qualifying Assessment Test (QAT)
- QAT will be a computer-based assessment, testing candidates in English,
Mathematics, and Analytical Reasoning - Candidates will have a maximum of three attempts to pass the QAT.
- Candidates who pass the QAT, must register for the PRC within twelve
months; otherwise, they must retake the QAT.
