CA CPT 2019 exam tomorrow; Check important tips here

Ridhi.Khurana | June 15, 2019 | 03:34 PM IST
NEW DELHI, JUNE 15 - The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) is going to conduct the Common Proficiency Test (CPT) on June 16, 2019.
CPT exam is the entry level examination for Chartered Accountancy. This exam was conducted twice a year (June and December) till now. But it may be noted that this one is going to be the last session for CPT as it has been overtaken by CA Foundation course.
Exam Centres
There are 197 examination centres in India including Srinagar, Noida, Bhopal, Thiruvananthapuram, etc. where CPT June session will be held tomorrow. The overseas examination centres for CPT 2019 are as follows:
-
Kathmandu
-
Abu Dhabi
-
Doha
-
Dubai
-
Muscat
Exam Pattern
Mode of exam |
Offline |
Total duration of exam |
4 hours |
Exam sessions |
2 sessions of 2 hours Morning session: 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM Break: 12.30 P.M. TO 1.30 P.M. Afternoon session: 2 PM to 4 PM |
Type of questions |
Objective |
Total questions |
200 |
Division of questions |
Sec A: Fundamentals of Accounting- 40 Sec B: Mercantile Laws- 60 Sec C: General Economics- 50 Sec D: Quantitative Aptitude- 50 |
Marking scheme (Negative marking) |
+1 for each correct response - .25 for each incorrect response |
Tips for exam
-
Stay calm and hydrated
-
Point out the tricky and more time consuming questions
-
First solve the questions which will take less time
-
Keep filling the OMR sheet simultaneously and don’t wait for last minutes
-
Carefully fill your response in the OMR sheet
-
During break between sessions, forget about what happened in the first session and relax for sometime focussing on the next session.
Follow us for the latest education news on colleges and universities, admission, courses, exams, research, education policies, study abroad and more..
To get in touch, write to us at news@careers360.com.
Featured News
]- ICSI study material enough to clear CSEET; absolutely against private coaching: President
- Navigating Uncertainty: How Ivy League aspirants can tackle US visa challenges
- Education in Manipur: Futures at risk as ethnic violence derails academic dreams of over 50,000 students
- SC enrollment 5.2%, ST’s negligible 1%: Panel flags forward caste dominance in top private universities
- ITEP set for exponential growth as 1,400 institutes seek to launch new four-year teacher training course
- Holding CBSE Class 10 twice can lead to ‘paper leaks, irregularities’, warns parliament panel
- Reservation in private universities, NTA annual reports, CUET review among Parliament panel’s recommendations
- Biodiversity Courses: Central University of Odisha caught in the middle of research vs jobs debate
- ‘Not justified’ to withhold SSA funds over PM SHRI schools: Parliament panel
- PhD admission gaps: Why marginalised candidates struggle to fill reserved seats across central universities