Looking at today’s marketplace there is a huge demand of having international professional certification especially for financial professionals. ACCA is the global body for professional accountants with 162,000 members and 428,000 students in 173 countries. ACCA professionals are employed in big 4 as well as other reputed financial organization in India as well abroad.
| Sr No. | Eligibility | Exemption |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12th Commerce | No Exemption |
| 2 | B.Com,M.com, BBI, BAF | F1 to F4 |
| 3 | BBA, MBA, PGDM finance | F1 to F3 |
| 4 | IPCC (CA Inter) | F1 to F4, F6 & F8 |
| 5 | Chartered Accountant | F1 to F9 |
| 6 | US CPA | F1 to F9 (Excluding F7) |
| 7 | ACMA/FCMA | F1 to F9 (Excluding F5 & F8) |
| 8 | US CMA | F1 to F9 (Excluding F6 & F7) |
The ACCA Syllabus Consists of 14 Papers Divided into Four Parts
- Knowledge Level (Fundamental) – 3 papers
- Skills Level – 6 papers
- Professional level (Essentials) – 3 papers
- Professional level (Options) – 2 papers from 5 papers
A. Knowledge Level
- F1 Accountant in Business
- F2 Management Accounting
- F3 Financial Accounting
B. Skills Level
- F4 Corporate and Business Law
- F5 Performance Management
- F6 Taxation
- F7 Financial Reporting
- F8 Audit & Assurance
- F9 Financial Management
C. Essentials Level
- P1 Governance , Risk & Ethics
- P2 Corporate Reporting
- P3 Business Analysis
D. Optional (Any 2)
- P4 Advanced Financial Management
- P5 Advanced Performance Management
- P6 Advanced Taxation
- P7 Advanced Audit & Assurance
Exam System And Regulation
- Practical Experience required
- All levels must be sat in order
- Maximum of four papers to be taken in one sitting
- Papers within each level may be sat in any order
- Papers from a variety of levels may be sat at any one time. i.e. Knowledge and Skills or Skills and Essentials
- Students have 10 years to pass all the examinations
- The pass mark for all examinations is 50%
- In addition to these 14 papers, students are required to sit an online module in Professional Ethics. It is recommended that this be completed with the P1 paper