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Subject: Articleship Date: 3-Jun-2009 |
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| Question: How would I apply for joining Articleship in a firm? | ||
| Answer: After clearing the papers of the foundation course, candidates can register for articleship (apprenticeship) under the practicing CAs or CA firms. Articleship has to be done for a period of over 3 years. The training begins under close supervision and later on, articles can manage bigger assignments. The purpose of articleship is to impart practical training and exposure of the profession. During the articleship, after 12 months, the articles can take up intermediate examination. Articleship also includes a year of industrial training which can be done in the last year after clearing Intermediate examination.
Once the foundation examination is given, candidates can register for training as an Article (apprentice) with experienced CAs. Certain rules do apply - CAs with 16 years of experience and above can take on about 8 articles, those with less experience can train fewer articles and these teachers or 'Principals' as they are called, can be changed during the course of training. An agreement of training needs to be executed before it begins. During the training time, articles learn the technical details of the work and as time passes, they are given larger assignments with less supervision.
Where possible, you should do your articleship in one of the audit firms linked to the big four consultancies which can offer better pay. Big Accounting Four & affiliates are (a) KPMG, (b) E&Y (Ernst & Young), (c) Delloitt, and (d) PwC (Price Waterhouse Coopers). However you can only do article-ship in the audit firms that are linked to these consultancy firms
Other reputable Indian firms that you can articleship which includes the following:
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