CA CPT Exam 2020
CA CPT stands for Chartered Accountant Common Proficiency Test is also known as CA Foundation. The institutes of Chartered Accountants have organized CA CPT 2020 Exam. This national level exam which conducted 2 times in a year is qualifying and 1st stage exam for Chartered Accountancy Program.
Latest Updated on CA CPT 2020: ICAI has postponed the CA examination for the May-July 2020 session due to Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The exam for the CA Courses July 2020 session is now combined with the November session. The CPT 2020 exam will now be conducted in November 2020.
Important dates of CA-CPT 2020
| CPT 2020 Events | Tentative Dates |
| Start of CA CPT Application Process | August 5, 2020 |
| Last Date to Submit Completed CA CPT Application Form | August 25, 2020 |
| Last Date to Submit Completed CA CPT Application Form with late fee of INR 600 | September 4, 2020 |
| CA CPT Admit Card Available for Download | Last week of September 2020 |
| CPT 2020 Events | Tentative Dates |
| Online Exam Forms Re-opened | September 9, 2020, to September 11, 2020 |
| Application Correction Window | September 7, 2020, to September 13, 2020 |
| CPT Examination Date | November 1, 2020 to November 18, 2020 |
| CA CPT Results | To be announced |
CA CPT Exam Eligibility Criteria
Candidates who are interested in CA CPT Exam need to complete 10th standard to apply. But to appear for the exam candidates are required to complete 12th standard or 2nd years of the pre-university course.
CA CPT Registration
Applicants must have registered to Common Proficiency Course with Board of Studies of ICAI on or before 30th June 2020.
Registration number – The students need to have a valid registration number on the date of application for CA CPT Exam.
Age limited for the exam – There is no age limit for the exam
Pattern of CA CPT Exam
Complete CA CPT Exam pattern is given below –
| Sessions | Sections | Marks | Timing |
| CA CPT First session | A-Fundamental of Accounting | 60 | 10:30 AM-12:30 PM (two hours) |
| B- Mercantile Laws | 40 | ||
| Second session | C-General Economics | 50 | 2.00 PM -4.00 PM (two hours) |
| D-Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | ||
| Total | 4 Sections | 200 | 4 hours |
CA CPT 2020 Admit card for the exam will only be available online. After downloading from internet candidates need to take a print out of the same.
Process of downloading CA CPT 2020 Admit card
Below steps can be followed for downloading the admit card –
Before downloading the CA CPT admit card, candidates are required to verify all the below details furnished in it:
