Differences between Ind ASs and Existing ASs

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Amendments for November 2011 Exams

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CS Examination Time-Table & Programme December, 2011

CS Examination Time-Table & Programme December, 2011 To download click here

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Whats Lokpal Bill?

Hello,

Needless to say, the Lokpal Bill is utmost important to eradicate corruption and to make the government system answerable.

I am, through this post, contributing in a small way, to spread awareness about "What's the Lokpal and it's Bill"?

Please visit Here for:

1. The Summary of the Lokpal Bill
2. The Lokpal Bill version 2.2. (which is under consideration currently)

Would urge you to go through the Summary for quick understanding and further, would request you to please pass this on in your contacts.

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Resume / CV Tips for Professionals like CA, CS, CWA

Resume / CV Tips for Professionals like CA, CS, CWA

When one enters the job market and is looking for a job, it is nothing but ‘Selling Oneself’ or ‘Marketing Oneself’. Job searching is like marketing and selling a product. The product is “YOU”.

Resume / CV are nothing but a marketing tool which helps you to represent yourself to a potential employer. Resume / CV is in a way an ‘artificial person’ which acts like a person in your physical absence. In other words, Resume / CV is your ‘representation’ to the potential employer, in your absence and before your interview.

Taking this into consideration, it is much essential that the resume should show / project one’s strengths & emphasize things of either work history or education that a potential will think valuable.

Know the purpose of your resume:

Resume / CV Writing is an Art as well as Science. Resume / CV should be written in such a way that a potential employer gets inclined to read about you, your intelligence, hard work, etc.

One should remember that a Resume / CV is not a Bio-Data.

This article aims to give you some tips, for preparing an effective resume, especially for professionals like Chartered Accountants, Company Secretaries, Cost Accountants and alike:

For Freshers:

For those of you who have just cleared your professional exams, having a good and simple resume is a must, to make a good first impression about you.

Title & Objective: A potential employer will generally have just a minute to judge your resume. Therefore, the very first thing to consider is the ‘title’ that you mention on your resume. Therefore ensure that it captures the attention of the potential employer.

Think of what type of work you would want to do in your first job and accordingly think and draft an ‘Objective’ for your resume. This ‘Objective’ at a fresher level is very important since it indicates & conveys your thinking, focus, aspiration. It should also indicate what ‘qualitative’ aspect you can give to the organisation as an employee. At an experienced level, Objective should convey your ‘professional goal’.

Academics:

Since showing work experience is not the aim of a fresher, your resume should concentrate more on one’s education details, college activities/seminars/workshops done, awards received, certificate courses completed. Do mention Merit / Rank details if any.

Do not include hobbies, sports, etc. except if there are any extraordinary ones achieved in school / college life.

Include your Institute membership number and the year of passing the professional exam stages.

Internship details:

Mention the details of the firm / company in which you have undergone the article ship training. Do mention if you have performed any task extra-ordinarily and have received appreciation / award.

Generally, the work you do in your article ship is important for an employer, since that may be the base for giving you the job, since similar tasks may be required to be done by you for that employer.

Format:

Keep the format, font type, font size very simple and normal. Avoid ‘decorating’ your resume / CV. Avoid the use fancy words, short forms.

Point wise presentation is very much appealing and readable. Use bullet points wherever necessary to list down things.

Others:

No need to mention date, signature, place, declaration of trueness of the data, etc. This is now outdated and since resumes / CVs are now sent on email and then after wards the interview / screening process begins.

Do not ‘hype’ your achievements or work, since they will be checked at the interview stage. Mention only those things which you can justify.

Ideally, a resume / CV for a fresher should end in one page.

For Experienced Professionals:

Now here, what will count and would be most important is your ‘Work Experience’. As one goes on gaining work experience, educational qualifications take the second place after work experience.

Apart from Title & Objective, Format, Academics, additional points are required in a resume / CV of an experienced professional.

Focus Area:

Mention your ‘focus area of expertise’ after the title along with the total number of years of work experience till date. This will catch the attention of the reader and screening becomes simpler.

Experience Details:

Mention your work experience, employer wise and not activity or expertise area wise. The current or latest employer details should come first and then the others should follow.

Highlight your achievements / awards received during the tenure of your job with each employer.

Qualities and Strengths should be projected effectively, through bulleting, numbering, etc.

Generally, it is better to avoid mentioning of experience details which are below six months in tenure.

Compensation Details:

Your candidature must match the salary and responsibility level that you are aiming for.

Ideally, a resume / CV for an experienced professional should be 2 / 3 pages Maximum.

Consider getting professional help

Consider getting professional experts to draft your resume, instead of aiming in the dark. Though it may be at a cost, it will be worth-while and useful.

General Tips:

Keep it concise.

Write it neatly and clearly

Be honest about your work history and your skills

Be brief

Proof read it twice

Use a good printer

Update your resume regularly

Depending on your job position, you need to attach a ‘Cover Letter’ that tells how you found out about that job position, the motives you are concerned in job, why your skills / qualifications matches the job position.

This Article has been taken from the blog of Anand Wadadekar  

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CS RESULTS JUNE 2011 SESSION TO BE ANNOUNCED ON AUGUST 25, 2011

CS RESULTS JUNE 2011 SESSION TO BE ANNOUNCED ON AUGUST 25, 2011 AT 12 NOON

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REGISTER FOR RECEIVING RESULTS ON MOBILE - SMS!
SEND THE FOLLOWING SMS TO RECEIVE YOUR RESULT WHEN IT IS ANNOUNCED!

Final (Old Syllabus) Examination June 2011
SMS - ICSIFINAL<space>ROLL NUMBER to 56263
Example: ICSIFINAL 123456 - Send it to 56263

Foundation Programme - ICSIFOUN<space>ROLL NUMBER to 56263

Executive Programme - ICSIEXEC<space>ROLL NUMBER to 56263

Professional Programme - ICSIPROF<space>ROLL NUMBER to 56263

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Procedure to get Checked Answer-Sheets from ICAI under RTI exclusively.

For seeking information You should make an application in writing or through electronic means to the PIO / APIO of the PA concerned (i.e refer your application to PIO-Public Information Officer, ICAI,) ..in English / Hindi.

The application can be sent by post or through electronic means or the information seeker can deliver it personally in the office of the PIO - i.e you can submit your application to ICAI, HEAD OFFICE OR BOARD OF STUDIES, ICAI, NOIDA.

The application should specify particulars of the information sought accompanying  fee- Rs. 10/- [Section. 6(1)] If a person is unable to make a request in writing, the PIO shall render all reasonable assistance to the person making the request orally to reduce the same in writing. Where a decision is taken to give access to a sensorial disabled person to any document, the PIO shall provide such assistance to the person as maybe appropriate for the inspection of records.

An applicant shall not be required to give any reason for requesting the information or any other personal details except those that may be necessary for Contacting [Section. 6(2)]

Fees of Application is Rupee 10/- Cash/DD/Banker’s Cheque Accounts Officer of Public Authority

PIO must have to reply within 30 days of submitting your application.

Format of application you can use:

To,

Public Information Officer,

Indraprastha Marg,

ICAI,

New Delhi,

Subject: Required information under section 2(j) of RTI Act,2005.

Sir,

Using my right under section 2(j) of RTI Act,2005 I required the following information:

bodyline>>>>>>>>>>>>what information you required>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Information required is validly covered under section 2(f) of RTI Act, 2005.

Please provide information as early as possible.

Requisite fees of Rs. 10/- deposited, proof enclosed/DD Enclosed etc.

Yours,

signature

NAME

ADDRESS

PHONE.

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Procedure for verification of answer books of Final, PCC, IPCC Exams

What is meant by verification of marks?
The process of verification of marks covers the following:
Checking:
 Whether the answer book(s) compilation is complete
 Whether any question or part thereof has remained unvalued
 Whether there is any totaling error in any question or total marks on the
cover page
 Whether there is any discrepancy between the marks for each question
and or/part thereof and marks for each question indicated on the cover
page of the answer book
 Whether the handwriting of the candidate in all the answer books is the
same.
However, revaluation of the answer book is not permitted under the Chartered
Accountants Regulations, 1988.

The application for verification of marks must be in the handwriting of the candidate. If the candidate had appeared in Hindi medium, his/her application should be in Hindi. Typewritten applications will not be entertained.
There is no standard format as such for such application. However, the application should clearly indicate the following details and should be duly signed by the candidate. 

Examination appeared-such as Final /PCE/IPCE/CPT
1.Roll no.
2.Paper(s)/subjects to be verified
3.Student Registration No
4.Address for communication

Candidate should not write their e-mail IDs or mobile number or landline numbers in such verification requests.
There is no provision for re-valuation of papers
For Final, PCE, IPCE/ATE, IPCE/ATE-units: The verification fee is Rs 100/- per paper subject to a maximum of Rs 400/- for all the papers of a group/both groups.
For CPT: The verification fee is Rs 200/-

The fees is payable by way of a demand draft drawn in favour of “The Secretary, The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India” payable at New Delhi. 

Though it will be our Endeavour to inform the outcome of verification in respect of May 2011 exams, as sought by the candidates latest by 20th October 2011, yet the same cannot be assured, due to time consuming processes involved. However, all such candidates who do not receive the response latest by 20th October 2011, are advised to send an email to Additional Secretary (Examination) at exam@icai.org for necessary action.

Candidates are advised to submit their examination form for the forthcoming examination, if they so wish, pending receipt of the outcome of verification of answer books of the May 2011/June 2011 exams.

The application along with the demand draft should be sent at any one of the following addresses so as to reach us within a period of one month from the date of the declaration of results.

The Additional Secretary (Exams)
The Institute of chartered Accountants of India
ICAI Bhawan
Indraprastha Marg
New Delhi 110 002
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Pass Percentage Result of IPCC and PCC May 2011 Exam

The Results of CA PCC and CA IPCC were declared by ICAI on 8th August 2011 and following are the statistics and the pass percentages of May 2011 Exam and the Past Exams. This is the best Result so far in last five attempts of IPCC & PCC.We hope in future also we get good Results.

Statistics of PCC Students

Exam	STUDENTS APPEARED			STUDENTS PASSED			Percentage
	Group I	Group II	Both	Group I	Group II	Both	Group I	Group II	Both
May11	33272	35903	22245	12122	10783	3794	36.43%	30.03%	17.06%
Nov10	45141	52539	34476	9657	13724	4144	21.39%	26.12%	12.02%
May10	56071	62461	44687	8507	12089	6065	15.17%	19.35%	13.57%
Nov09	46955	58180	37661	12053	15275	5810	25.67%	26.25%	15.43%
June09	50544	52363	43624	19365	7685	6225	38.31%	14.68%	14.27%

Statistics of IPCC Students

Exam	STUDENTS APPEARED			STUDENTS PASSED			Percentage
	Group I	Group II	Both	Group I	Group II	Both	Group I	Group II	Both
May11	89346	51836	38446	29078	14975	7933	32.55%	28.89%	20.63%
Nov10	82005	39567	31547	17863	12220	5688	21.78%	30.88%	18.03%
May10	52923	22416	20135	8730	3804	2473	16.50%	16.97%	12.28%
Nov09	25587	7737	7601	2942	1038	844	11.50%	13.42%	11.10%

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