About ACCA Course
Explore everything about ACCA, the ACCA course structure, ACCA syllabus, Paper formats, exam registrations, career options after ACCA and how can you crack ACCA with IMS Proschool
What do you get by doing ACCA?
Global Recognition
Get jobs in 180 markets and recognition from 80 international bodies
Senior Roles
Build a fulfilling career by taking up senior strategic roles
Gauge Latest Skills
Get the most updated curriculum with industry-relevant knowledge, skills and professional values
Become A Part Of A Prestigious Alumni Network
Become a part of 200,000 strong alumni network of ACCAs across the globe
Get Multiple Accords
Along with becoming an ACCA member, earn degrees from Oxford Brooks university and University Of London
Get Value For Money
Grab the best packages across the globe with education costs of 2 to 4.5 lakhs or lower
Who should pursue the ACCA program?
HSC Students interested in Accounting career
With its flexible learning and student-friendly examination systems, it gets you off the block. It also equips you for roles beyond accounting to build a long-term career.
Graduating students interested in Accounting Careers
Since you get several exemptions, ACCA program is a faster and cheaper way for you to prepare for multiple roles and to open doors of multinational companies.
Experienced Professionals
ACCA will refresh the concepts and prepare you for strategic roles increasing your career enhancement prospects for you.
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Roles you get after ACCA
ACCA Qualifications open multiple options at wide range of organizations because:
- Holistic approach in curriculum trains you for diverse roles; you can go on to perform strategic tasks in Strategic Roles like CFO, CEO
- Multinational organizations including the Big 4s and a large number of captives/KPOs are aware of the ACCA qualification since its members/students are spread across 180 countries.
ACCA in India
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 has taken another step closer towards globalization by introducing Ind-AS drafted and implementing 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, the salary offered to ACCA fresher students or members is between INR 3,00,000 to INR 8,00,000.
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Course structure
To qualify as an ACCA member, a candidate will be required to do the following:
- Attempt and clear 13 exams (ACCA does provide upto 9 paper exemptions depending upon the candidate’s previous qualification)
- Record 36 months’ experience in a relevant role. The candidate can acquire the experience before/ during/ after completion of the qualification.
- Complete the Ethics and Professional Skills module.
- The 13 subjects and exams of ACCA are divided into three levels: Applied Knowledge, Applied Skills & Strategic Professional.
Now lets deep dive into each of the ACCA levels
Applied Knowledge Level:
- Business and Technology (BT)
- Management Accounting (MA)
- Financial Accounting (FA)
Students are awarded the ACCA Diploma in Accounting and Business (RQF Level 4) when they have successfully completed the Business and Technology (BT), Management Accounting (MA) and Financial Accounting (FA) exams (at least one of which must have been sat and passed), plus completion of Foundations in Professionalism.
Applied Skills Level:
Subjects in the Applied skills level include
- Corporate and Business Law(LW)
- Performance Management
- Taxation (TX)
- Financial Reporting (FR)
- Audit and Assurance (AA)
- Financial Management (FM)
Students are awarded the Advanced Diploma in Accounting and Business when they have successfully completed (either passed or exempt) the Applied Skills exams. At least two of these papers must have been sat and passed.
Strategic professional Level:
Students need to prepare for a total of 4 subjects out of 6. They are divided into essential and optional modules
Essentials:
- Strategic Business Leader(SBL)
- Strategic Business Reporting(SBR)
Options: (Any 2)
- Advanced Financial Management (AFM)
- Advanced Performance Management (APM)
- Advanced Taxation (ATX)
- Advanced Audit and Assurance (AAA)
Students are awarded a Strategic Professional Certificate when they have successfully completed all the Strategic Professional exams of the ACCA Qualification. These are the two Strategic Professional Essentials exams and any two of the Strategic Professional Options exams.
Ethics and Professional Skills Module
Students are required to complete 20 hrs of Ethics and Professional Skills Module which develops in students the complete range of skills that are demanded by the employers.
By introducing students to the full spectrum of advanced ethical and professional skills and exposing them to realistic business situations, students are ready to shine with recruiters and be really credible in the workplace.
Practical Experience Requirement
To qualify as an ACCA member, the candidate must complete a minimum 36 months’ relevant work experience and achieve 9 performance objectives.
The candidate’s time in a relevant role and performance objectives need to be signed off by a practical experience supervisor.
Eligibility, Duration and Exemptions
| Current Qualification | No. Of Exams to be given | Exemptions |
| 12th pass | 13* | None |
| Commerce Graduate | 9 | BT, MA, FA, LW |
| CA IPCC (Both Groups) | 8# | BT, MA, FA, TX,AA |
| CA | 4# | BT-FM (9 subjects) |
Kindly note that these are tentative details, to know more regarding Eligibility and Exemptions based on your current qualification, please visit https://www.accaglobal.com/gb/en/help/exemptions-calculator.html
* Minimum Entry Requirements: The minimum entry requirements for ACCA Qualification, beginning at the Knowledge level, is as below:
passes should be held in 5 subjects including English and Mathematics / Accounts, 65% marks in at least 2 subjects and over 50% on the others. You may qualify for exemptions from some modules if you possess higher qualifications.
# Please note even a CA Final Pursuing candidate can be eligible to get more exemptions if he/she scored 40 or more marks in the relevant subject in the CA Final Examination.
Similarly, a candidate who has not qualified CA IPCC Exams but scored 40 marks or more in the relevant subject of CA IPCC Exam, is eligible to avail more exemptions.
Exam Details
| Foundations Level | Applied Knowledge Level | Applied Skills Level | Strategic Professional Level | |
| Exam Duration | 2 hours | 2 hours | 3 hours | 4 hours |
| Passing Marks | 50% | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| Total Marks | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
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When are the ACCA exams held?
ACCA has a flexible study approach & has two types of computer based exams.
- On-demand CBEs : BT, MA, FA and LW: These exams can be taken at any time of the year.
- Session CBEs: PM-FM : These exams are held in four exam sessions: March, June, September and December.
- Strategic professional CBE exams: Essentials and 2 options: These exams are held in four exam sessions: March, June, September and December.
ACCA from IMS Proschool
The Global Professional Accountancy Course from IMS Proschool prepares you not only for ACCA but also for practical skills such as financial modeling which are required when you enter the corporate world. The institute also provides 100% placement support which comprises of access to a dedicated placement portal, resume building, mock interviews etc.
IMS Proschool is also the official Gold Learning Partner of ACCA Global which gives you certain advantage when registering for your ACCA exams.
Advantages of enrolling with IMS Proschool
- Gold approved learning partner
- 70% passing rate
- Classroom teaching
- Highest Placement – 12 LPA
- Active learning teaching pedagogy
- ACCA qualified faculty
- 100% placement assistance
- Strong ACCA IMS alumni network
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FAQs
What is the cost of pursuing ACCA?
The fees and charges of ACCA are available on the following link -“https://www.accaglobal.com/
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?
“Students are allowed to take a maximum of 4 exams during each exam cycle across a maximum of 8 distinct exams over the course of a calendar year. These can be any combination of computer-based and paper-based exams.”
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 FBT, FMA, 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.
