Common Proficiency Test (CPT)

The Common Proficiency Test (CPT) is conducted by Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). The examination is meant for students who are already registered with the institute for the course and fulfills the eligibility criteria prescribed by the institute.

The CPT is a qualifying examination. Any student who wishes to join ICAI for Chartered Accountancy (CA) programme requires appearing in this test.

The ICAI conducts CPT examination in pursuance of Regulation 22 of the Chartered Accountants Regulations, 1988.

Eligibility

A student who has passed class 10th examination from any recognized board can register for Common Proficiency Test.
A student can appear for CPT examination only after clearing his 10+2 examination.

Examination Pattern

The CPT examination is a single day affair consisting of one paper. Examination for the paper is conducted in morning and evening session. The question paper structure is as follows->

Examination Centers

The Common Proficiency Test (CPT) is conducted in the following cities-

1.	Agra	26.	Delhi/New Delhi	51.	Kolhapur	76.	Rohtak
2.	Ahmedabad	27.	Dhanbad	52.	Kolkata	77.	Rourkela
3.	Ahmednagar	28.	Durg	53.	Kota	78.	Saharanpur
4.	Ajmer	29.	Ernakulam	54.	Kottayam	79.	Salem
5.	Akola	30.	Erode	55.	Kozhikode	80.	Sangli
6.	Allahabad	31.	Faridabad	56.	Lucknow	81.	Siliguri
7.	Alwar	32.	Ghaziabad	57.	Ludhiana	82.	Sonepat
8.	Ambala	33.	Guntur	58.	Madurai	83.	Surat
9.	Amritsar	34.	Gurgaon	59.	Mathura	84.	Thane
10.	Anand	35.	Guwahati	60.	Meerut	85.	Thiruvananthapuram
11.	Asansol	36.	Gwalior	61.	Moradabad	86.	Thrissur
12.	Aurangabad	37.	Hisar	62.	Mumbai	87.	Tiruchirapalli
13.	Bangalore	38.	Hubli	63.	Muzaffarnagar	88.	Tirupur
14.	Bareilly	39.	Hyderabad	64.	Nagpur	89.	Tuticorin
15.	Bathinda	40.	Indore	65.	Nashik	90.	Udaipur
16.	Belgaum	41.	Jabalpur	66.	Noida	91.	Udupi
17.	Bhilwara	42.	Jaipur	67.	Panipat	92.	Ujjain
18.	Bhopal	43.	Jalandhar	68.	Patiala	93.	Vadodara
19.	Bhubaneswar	44.	Jalgaon	69.	Patna	94.	Varanasi
20.	Bikaner	45.	Jammu	70.	Pimpri-Chinchwad	95.	Vellore
21.	Chandigarh	46.	Jamnagar	71.	Pondicherry	96.	Vijayawada
22.	Chennai	47.	Jamshedpur	72.	Pune	97.	Visakhapatnam
23.	Coimbatore	48.	Jodhpur	73.	Raipur	98.	Yamunanagar
24.	Cuttack	49.	Kanpur	74.	Rajkot
25.	Dehradun	50.	Karnal	75.	Ranchi

Application Form

The Application for Common Proficiency Test made available by the institute of chartered accountants of India every year generally in the month of November / December. The application form for examination can be obtained from the Joint Secretary (Examinations), The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, ICAI Bhawan, Indraprastha Marg, New Delhi - 110 002 on submission of requisite amount of fee.However, the outstation candidates can make the request for application form through post by submitting the application fee through Demand Draft in favor of the Joint Secretary (Examinations), The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, ICAI Bhawan, Indraprastha Marg, New Delhi - 110 002.

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