ACCA Qualifications open multiple options at wide range of organizations because:
Below are some of the roles performed by ACCA members:
Most of the ACCA qualified professionals in India are employed with the Big 4s or MNCs. Employers in India have now become aware of ACCA qualification and are hiring them eagerly. Main employers in India for ACCA are Price Waterhouse Coopers, Ernst and Young, Deloitte, KPMG, TATA Communications, Embassy Group, Grant Thornton, etc. CA and ACCA members are increasingly being offered similar job profiles, designation and salary packages.
India is taking another step closer towards globalization by introducing Ind-AS drafted on principles similar to IFRS. ACCA covers IFRS broadly in its syllabus which would definitely give an edge to ACCA members in India.
With the presence of many financial KPOs in India, India has become a major outsourcing hub for accounting and financial functions and ACCA qualified professionals are preferred by the employers for handling these functions.
In India, average salary offered to ACCA fresher is between INR3,50,000 to INR 4,00,000.
To qualify as an ACCA member, a candidate will be required to do the following:
The 13 courses and exams of ACCA are divided into three levels: Knowledge, Skills & Professional.
3 Courses
Completion of levels from F1-F3 along with Foundation in Professional Ethics module helps you to earn Diploma in Accounting & Business.
| Current Qualification | No. of Exams | Duration | Exemptions |
| 12th Pass | 13 | 3 Years | None |
| Commerce Graduate | 9 | 2 to 2.5 years | F1, F2, F3, F4 |
| IPCC (Both groups) | 8 | 2 years | F1, F2, F3, F6, F8 |
| B.Com. + IPCC | 7 | 1 Year | F1, F2, F3, F4, F6, F8 |
| C.A. | 4 | 1 Year | F1 to F9 |
*Candidates who have completed 12th from Commerce stream (pass in 5 subjects including English and Mathematics / Accounts, with a minimum 65% marks in at least 2 subjects and over 50% marks in others)
Duration: 2 Hrs
Questions: 50
Total marks: 100 marks
Passing marks: 50%
Section A contains objective test questions (OTs)
Section B contains multi-task questions (MTQs)
Duration: 2 Hrs
Total Marks: 100 marks
Passing Marks: 50%
Note: The Accountant in Business (AB), Management Accounting (MA) and Financial Accounting (FA) exams have the same structure and syllabus as the Foundation-level Diploma exams (FAB, FMA and FFA respectively).
March 2019
A variety of OT question styles using spreadsheets and word processing tools
Duration (CBE): 3 hours 20 Mins(plus 10 minutes to read pre-exam instructions)
Paper Exams: 3 Hours 15 Mins
*Note: The extra 20 mins allotted are for testing questions by ACCA which are not marked . Hence the additional 10 marks in the papers
Total Marks: In these sessions CBEs will contain 110 marks of exam content( Extra 10 marks for non marked seeded questions)
Passing Marks: 50%
June 2019
Duration (CBE): 3hrs ( Plus 10 minutes for reading instructions)
Total Marks: 100 Marks
*Note: technical testing questions called as seeded questions will no longer be done in June 2019
Passing marks: 50%
ACCA has a flexible study approach and you can take their computer based test at any of their ACCA’s Authorized Computer Based exam centres.
ACCA has two types of computer-based exams (CBEs):
What is the cost of pursuing ACCA?
Registration Fee (One time): GBP 79
Annual Subscription Fee (to be paid every year till you complete the course): GBP 105
Exam and exemption fees
Applied Knowledge Exams: GBP 76
Applied Skills Exams: GBP 103
Please Note:
Can a student take the ACCA qualification exams in any order?
You can take upto a maximum of four papers per examination cycle. There are 2 examination cycles per year which are 1st February to 31st July and 1st August to 30th January. Papers/examinations must be taken in following order of modules (Knowledge/Skills/Professional) order. Within each module, you can attempt papers in any order. However, ACCA recommends that papers within a module should be attempted in that order as the syllabus has been developed to teach the subjects in a definite order.
How many exams can a student take at each exam session under foundation in accountancy?
There is no restriction to the number of exams that you can take. However, it is recommended that you attempt a maximum of four papers in each six-month period.
How does a candidate find out about the venue and schedule on exam day?
You need to log on to your myacca account approximately two weeks after standard exam entry closes to download and print your exam attendance docket. This will include the address of the centre, the papers you have been entered for, the dates for each paper and the desk numbers that are allocated to you in a particular venue. You must not forget to take your exam attendance docket with you to the examination centre. Always carry a valid photo identity proof such as a passport, driving licence or PAN/ Adhaar Card.
Can all students who have qualified 10+2 join for ACCA?
The students who have scored 65% in English & Maths and 50% in the remaining subjects in 10+2 are eligible for ACCA qualification. Other students are eligible to join ACCA through Foundation in Accountancy Route, which is an entry level qualification towards ACCA. 12th pass students who have scored below 65% need to give only 3 exams in Foundation level FMA, FAB, FFA
Can I apply if I am a Commerce Graduate and have not scored 65% in English & Maths?
Yes. If you are a Commerce graduate, you can pursue without pursuing the Foundation Course.
What are the exemptions in ACCA Qualifications for me?
Based on your qualifications, you may be exempted from one or more paper of ACCA.
What are the recent changes in ACCA course structure?
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