CPT stands for Common Proficiency Test; it is the entrance exam for CA (Chartered Accountant).

The exam is held twice every year in the months of June and December

Application Process:
Application for admission to CPT is required to be made in the relevant prescribed form which may be obtained from various branches of ICAI on payment of Rs.1000/-
Or
You can also apply online from its official website

Fill up the Application form and enclose the same along with the Following list of Enclosures:
1. Demand Draft towards Registration Fee

2. Proof of Date of Birth:
Class 10th Marks Sheet (or)
Class 10th Pass Certificate indication Date of Birth

Should be Attested by a Chartered Accountant or Gazetted Officer or Head of the Institute

3. Attested Copy of 12th Pass or its Equivalent Qualification as recognized by Central Govt.

4. Proof of Nationality (Only if the Student is Foreigner)

5. Proof of Special Category Certificate i.e., SC/ST, OBC and Disabled

Submit these documents along with the Application Form with the Nearest Chapter Office

Important Dates:
Application form will be available from 7th April, 2015 (10.00 hrs) to 28th April, 2015 (17.30 hrs

CA CPT June 2015 will be held on Sunday, 14th June, 2015

Eligibility:
Candidate must have passed 12th from recognized board

CA CPT Syllabus
Candidates should possess basic knowledge of subjects like fundamental accounting, mercantile law, quantitative aptitude and general economics.

•Fundamental Accounting: - Introduction to Company Accounts, Partnerships Accounts Theoretical Framework, Depreciation Accounting, Bank Reconciliation Statement etc.

•Mercantile Law:- Different types of acts like goods act 1930, Indian contract act 1872 and Partnership act 1932.

•Quantitative Aptitude: - basic concepts of differential and integral calculus, sets, functions and relations, simple and compound interest, ratio and proportion, logarithms and Indices.

•General Economics: - Economy reforms in India, theories on production and cost, demand & supply and micro economics.