Introduction of New Syllabus & Pattern for Foundation Programme Examinations from December, 2012 Session
ATTENTION STUDENTS!
Introduction of New Syllabus & Pattern for Foundation Programme Examinations from December, 2012 Session
The Foundation Programme being the entry level to the Company Secretaryship Course and gateway to the profession of Company Secretaries, the Syllabus Review Committee based on the feedback received from various stakeholders has completed the formulation of detailed contents of the Foundation Programme. We are pleased to inform you that the Council of the Institute has approved the new syllabus for the Foundation Programme.
Salient Features and Requirements
The salient features of the new syllabus and the changed pattern of conducting the examinations for the same is summarized below :-
1. Effective date for New Syllabus
(i) The new syllabus of Foundation Programme will be effective from
1st February, 2012.
(ii) There are four subjects under the new syllabus viz.
§ Business Environment and Entrepreneurship;
§ Business Management, Ethics and Communication;
§ Economics and Statistics;
§ Fundamentals of Accounting and Auditing.
2. New Pattern of Examination
Keeping in view the tech-savvy new generation and with a view to leverage the information technology, the Council of the Institute has decided to conduct Optical Mark Recognition ( OMR ) based Examination ( Objective Type Multiple Choice Questions ) for the Foundation Programme under the new syllabus.
3. First Examination
First examination under this new syllabus will be held from December 2012 session of CS examinations.
4. Option to students under existing syllabus
(i) Students who have registered prior to 1st February, 2012 (subject to the validity of their registration) will have option to continue with the existing syllabus till June, 2013 Session.
(ii) From December, 2013 session, all students will be automatically switched over to the new syllabus.
(iii) In other words, from December, 2012 to June, 2013 session of examination both syllabi (existing syllabus as well as new syllabus) will run parallel.
5. Switchover to new syllabus
(i) Students under the existing syllabus may switch over to the new syllabus. They may exercise their option to switch over to the new syllabus while filling up the examination form for December, 2012 session and no other formal request is required to be sent to the Institute for the purpose.
(ii) Students switching over to new syllabus will not have to pay any charges other than the cost of Study Materials under new syllabus, if any, to be purchased by them.
(iii) Students of existing syllabus are NOT eligible for any paper-wise exemptions on switching over to the new syllabus and they will have to appear in all the papers under the new syllabus irrespective of their performance in previous sessions of examinations or any other qualifications.
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Why Ranjan Das (CEO of SAP India) Passed Away? Lack SLEEP!!!!!!
Ranjan Das, CEO and MD of SAP Indian subcontinent died after a massive cardiac arrest in Mumbai.One of the youngest CEOs, he was 42
What killed Ranjan Das and Lessons for Corporate India
A month ago, many of us heard about the sad demise of Ranjan Das from Bandra, Mumbai. He was very active in sports, was a fitness freak and a marathon runner. It was common to see him run on Bandra's Carter Road. Just after Diwali, on 21st Oct last year, he returned home from his gym after a workout, collapsed with a massive heart attack and died.
It was certainly a wake-up call for corporate India. However, it was even more disastrous for runners amongst us. Since Ranjan was an avid marathoner ( in Feb 09, he ran Chennai Marathon at the same time some of us were running Pondicherry Marathon 180 km away ), the question came as to why an exceptionally active, athletic person succumb to heart attack at 42 years of age.
Was it the stress?
A couple of you called me asking about the reasons. While Ranjan had mentioned that he faced a lot of stress, that is a common element in most of our lives. We used to think that by being fit, one can conquer the bad effects of stress. So I doubted if the cause was stress.
The Real Reason
However, everyone missed out a small line in the reports that Ranjan used to make do with 4-5 hours of sleep. This is an earlier interview of Ranjan on NDTV in the program 'Boss' D! ay Out': Boss' Day Out: Ranjan Das of SAP India .
The Evidence
Last week, I was working with a well-known cardiologist on the subject of ‘Heart Disease caused by Lack of Sleep’. ! While I cannot share the video nor the slides because of confidentiality reasons, I have distilled the key points below in the hope it will save some of our lives.
Some Excerpts:
· Short sleep duration ( <5 or 5-6 hours ) increased risk for high BP by 350% to 500% compared to those who slept longer than 6 hours per night. Paper published in 2009. As you know, high BP kills.
· Young people ( 25-49 years of age ) are twice as likely to get high BP if they sleep less. Paper published in 2006.
· Individuals who slept less than 5 hours a night had a 3-fold increased risk of heart attacks. Paper published in 1999.
· Complete and partial lack of sleep increased the blood concentrations of High sensitivity C-Reactive Protein (hs-cRP), the strongest predictor of heart attacks. Even after getting adequate sleep later, the levels stayed high!!
· Just one night of sleep loss increases very toxic substances in body such as Interleukin-6 (IL! -6), Tumour Necrosis Factor-Alpha (TNF-alpha) and C-reactive protein (cRP). They increase risks of many medical conditions, including cancer arthritis and heart disease. Paper published in 2004.
· Sleeping for <=5 hours per night leads to 39% increase in heart disease. Sleeping for <=6 hours per night leads to 18% increase in heart disease. Paper published in 2006.
Ideal Sleep
For lack of space, I cannot explain here the ideal sleep architecture. But in brief, sleep is composed of two stages: REM ( Rapid Eye Movement ) and non-REM. The former helps in mental consolidation while the latter helps in physical repair and rebuilding. During the night, you alternate between REM and non-REM stages 4-5 times.
The earlier part of sleep is mostly non-REM. During that period, your pituitary gland releases growth hormones that repair your body. The latter part of sleep is more and more REM type.
For you to be mentally alert during the day, ! the latter part of sleep is more important. No wonder when you wake up with an alarm clock after 5-6 hours of sleep, you are mentally irritable throughout the day (lack of REM sleep). And if you have slept for less than 5 hours, your body is in a complete physical mess ( lack of non-REM sleep ), you are tired throughout the day, moving like a zombie and your immunity is way down ( I’ve been there, done that ).
Finally, as long-distance runners, you need an hour of extra sleep to repair the running related damage.
In conclusion:
Barring stress control, Ranjan Das did everything right: eating proper food, exercising ( marathoning! ), maintaining proper weight. But he missed getting proper and adequate sleep, minimum 7 hours. In my opinion, that killed him.
If you are not getting enough sleep ( 7 hours ), you are play(!)ing with fire, even if you have low stress.
I always took pride in my ability to work 50 hours at a stretch whenever the situation warranted. But I was so spooked after seeing the scientific evidence last week that since Saturday night, I ensure I do not even set the alarm clock under 7 hours. Now, that is a nice excuse to get some more sleep.
Unfortunately, Ranjan Das is not alone when it comes to missing sleep. Many of us are doing exactly the same, perhaps out of ignorance. Please forward this mail/article to as many of your colleagues/friends as possible, especially those who might be short-changing their sleep.
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What killed Ranjan Das and Lessons for Corporate India
A month ago, many of us heard about the sad demise of Ranjan Das from Bandra, Mumbai. He was very active in sports, was a fitness freak and a marathon runner. It was common to see him run on Bandra's Carter Road. Just after Diwali, on 21st Oct last year, he returned home from his gym after a workout, collapsed with a massive heart attack and died.
It was certainly a wake-up call for corporate India. However, it was even more disastrous for runners amongst us. Since Ranjan was an avid marathoner ( in Feb 09, he ran Chennai Marathon at the same time some of us were running Pondicherry Marathon 180 km away ), the question came as to why an exceptionally active, athletic person succumb to heart attack at 42 years of age.
Was it the stress?
A couple of you called me asking about the reasons. While Ranjan had mentioned that he faced a lot of stress, that is a common element in most of our lives. We used to think that by being fit, one can conquer the bad effects of stress. So I doubted if the cause was stress.
The Real Reason
However, everyone missed out a small line in the reports that Ranjan used to make do with 4-5 hours of sleep. This is an earlier interview of Ranjan on NDTV in the program 'Boss' D! ay Out': Boss' Day Out: Ranjan Das of SAP India .
The Evidence
Last week, I was working with a well-known cardiologist on the subject of ‘Heart Disease caused by Lack of Sleep’. ! While I cannot share the video nor the slides because of confidentiality reasons, I have distilled the key points below in the hope it will save some of our lives.
Some Excerpts:
· Short sleep duration ( <5 or 5-6 hours ) increased risk for high BP by 350% to 500% compared to those who slept longer than 6 hours per night. Paper published in 2009. As you know, high BP kills.
· Young people ( 25-49 years of age ) are twice as likely to get high BP if they sleep less. Paper published in 2006.
· Individuals who slept less than 5 hours a night had a 3-fold increased risk of heart attacks. Paper published in 1999.
· Complete and partial lack of sleep increased the blood concentrations of High sensitivity C-Reactive Protein (hs-cRP), the strongest predictor of heart attacks. Even after getting adequate sleep later, the levels stayed high!!
· Just one night of sleep loss increases very toxic substances in body such as Interleukin-6 (IL! -6), Tumour Necrosis Factor-Alpha (TNF-alpha) and C-reactive protein (cRP). They increase risks of many medical conditions, including cancer arthritis and heart disease. Paper published in 2004.
· Sleeping for <=5 hours per night leads to 39% increase in heart disease. Sleeping for <=6 hours per night leads to 18% increase in heart disease. Paper published in 2006.
Ideal Sleep
For lack of space, I cannot explain here the ideal sleep architecture. But in brief, sleep is composed of two stages: REM ( Rapid Eye Movement ) and non-REM. The former helps in mental consolidation while the latter helps in physical repair and rebuilding. During the night, you alternate between REM and non-REM stages 4-5 times.
The earlier part of sleep is mostly non-REM. During that period, your pituitary gland releases growth hormones that repair your body. The latter part of sleep is more and more REM type.
For you to be mentally alert during the day, ! the latter part of sleep is more important. No wonder when you wake up with an alarm clock after 5-6 hours of sleep, you are mentally irritable throughout the day (lack of REM sleep). And if you have slept for less than 5 hours, your body is in a complete physical mess ( lack of non-REM sleep ), you are tired throughout the day, moving like a zombie and your immunity is way down ( I’ve been there, done that ).
Finally, as long-distance runners, you need an hour of extra sleep to repair the running related damage.
In conclusion:
Barring stress control, Ranjan Das did everything right: eating proper food, exercising ( marathoning! ), maintaining proper weight. But he missed getting proper and adequate sleep, minimum 7 hours. In my opinion, that killed him.
If you are not getting enough sleep ( 7 hours ), you are play(!)ing with fire, even if you have low stress.
I always took pride in my ability to work 50 hours at a stretch whenever the situation warranted. But I was so spooked after seeing the scientific evidence last week that since Saturday night, I ensure I do not even set the alarm clock under 7 hours. Now, that is a nice excuse to get some more sleep.
Unfortunately, Ranjan Das is not alone when it comes to missing sleep. Many of us are doing exactly the same, perhaps out of ignorance. Please forward this mail/article to as many of your colleagues/friends as possible, especially those who might be short-changing their sleep.
This Article has been authored by CA Deepan Bafna he can be reached at:deepan.bafna@gmail.com
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CA Final Results of November 2011 Exam
The results of the Chartered Accountants Final Examination held in November, 2011 and Common Proficiency Test (CPT) held in December, 2011 are likely to be declared on Wednesday, the 18th January, 2012 around 2:00 PM Final Result would be posted along with the merit list and As per the leading online and offline resources Chartered Accountants Final Examination was held on Nov 2011 and approximate 3 lacks candidates appeared for it.
CA Final Results 2012 for all those examine who applied for it can be accessible with the use of admit card at the official site www.icai.org. Since it’s your last stage and your must be aware the every year Pass Percentage for IPCC and Final Exam Nov 2011 is 5% to 14%, so we can expect to be 10% for current year.
Result will be available on the following website:
Result will be available on the following website:
Students desirous of having results on their e-mail addresses to register their requests at the above website, i.e., http://www.caresults.nic.in from 13th January, 2012.
For getting results through the message students should type: |
| i) for Final Examination result the following |
| CAFNL(space)XXXXXX (Where XXXXXX is the six digit Final examination roll number of the candidate) |
| e.g. CAFNL 000028 |
| ii) for Common Proficiency Test result the following |
| CACPT(Space)XXXXXX (Where XXXXXX is the six digit Common Proficiency Test roll number of the candidate |
| e.g. CACPT 000171 |
| and send the message to: |
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CA Exam Date Sheet May 2012 Exam
ICAI has announced the date sheet for CA IPCC & CA Final for upcoming May 2012 Exams.CA IPCC Exam will begin from 3rd and will end on 16th may 2012 and CA final Exam will begin on 2nd and ending on 17th may 2012.
Nepal
The date sheet has been enclosed for your reference.
PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE EXAMINATION (PCE)
Group-I: 3rd , 5th & 14th May 2012
Group-II: 8th, 10th & 16th May 2012
(Afternoon Session: 2.00 PM to 5.00 PM) (IST)
INTEGRATED PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE EXAMINATION (IPCE)
Group-I: 3rd, 5th, 8th & 10th May 2012
Group-II: 12th, 14th & 16th May 2012
(Afternoon Session: 2.00 PM to 5.00 PM) (IST)
FINAL EXAMINATION
Group -I: 2nd, 4th, 7th & 9th May 2012
Group -II: 11th, 13th, 15th & 17th May 2012
(Afternoon Session: 2.00 PM to 5.00 PM) (IST)
Exam Fees:
PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE EXAMINATION (PCE) and
INTEGRATED PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE EXAMINATION (IPCE)
For Both the Groups: Rs. 1600/-
For one Group: Rs. 1000/-
Overseas Centres US $ 350
FINAL EXAMINATION
For Both the Groups Rs. 2250/-
For one of the Groups Rs. 1250/-
The Cost of Purchasing form is Rs. 500. However the fees of Rs. 500 for purchasing the Exam form need not be paid in case the students opts for submitting the Exam form online by using either VISA or Master Credit Card/Debit Card.
Forms will Available from 6th Feb.
Forms will Available from 6th Feb.
Procedure to obtain answer sheets of CA Exams
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 applicant, along with the application, should send application fee to the Public Information Officer. In case of Government of India prescribed application fee is Rs. 10/- which can be paid through a demand draft or a banker’s cheque or an Indian Postal Order payable to the Accounts Officer of the public authority. The payment of fee can also be made by way of cash to the Accounts Officer of the public authority or to the Assistant Public Information Officer against proper receipt.Accounts Officer of Public Authority PIO must have to reply within 30 days of submitting your application.
New Delhi
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)]
The applicant, along with the application, should send application fee to the Public Information Officer. In case of Government of India prescribed application fee is Rs. 10/- which can be paid through a demand draft or a banker’s cheque or an Indian Postal Order payable to the Accounts Officer of the public authority. The payment of fee can also be made by way of cash to the Accounts Officer of the public authority or to the Assistant Public Information Officer against proper receipt.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,
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
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| 1 | Application Form for Registration to Common Proficiency Test Course | - | Download |
| Integrated Professional Competence Course[IPCC] | |||
| 2 | IPCC-Registration and IPCC Re-Registration Forms | - | Download |
| 3 | Conversion Form from PCC to IPCC | - | Download |
| 4 | Application Form for Information Technology Training (ITT) | - | Download |
| 5 | Deed of Articles and Registration Form (Form 102 and Form 103) | - | Download |
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| 6 | PCE -Course Registration Discontinued | - | Download |
| IPCC Conversion Form | |||
| (Form for PCC students to convert to IPCC) | |||
| Professional Education [PE II] | |||
| 7 | PE II -Course Registration Discontinued | - | Download |
| IPCC Conversion Form | |||
| (Form for Intermediate/PE-II students to convert to IPCC) | |||
| Accounting Technician Course[ATC] | |||
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| Application for Grant of Accounting Technician Certificate | Download | ||
| Final | |||
| 9 | Application Form for enrolment as a Student for Final Course | - | Download |
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| 10 | Deed of Articles and Registration Form (Form 102 and Form 103) | - | Download |
| 11 | For use where articles are assigned | 106 | Download |
| 12 | Deed of Supplementary Articles | 107 | Download |
| 13 | Service Certificate for Articleship | 108 | Download |
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MAT 2012 - MANAGEMENT APTITUDE TEST FEBRUARY 2012
Management Aptitude Test (MAT) FEBRUARY Date -05 February 2012
Last Date of sale of Application Form - 14 January 2012 (Saturday)
Paper Based Test -05 February 2012 (Sunday) from 10.00 am to 12.30 pm
11 February 2012 (Saturday)
onwards**
**If the number of candidates registered for Computer Based Test is limited and can be accommodated in a single day; the test will be completed on 11 February 2012 itself. 11 February 2012 (Saturday)
onwards**
Entrance Test for MBA and Allied Programmes of over 160 Business Schools
Eligibility: Graduate in any discipline. Final year students of Graduate Courses
How to apply: Candidate can choose any one of the three modes to apply
- Obtain Form with MAT Bulletin/CD against cash payment of Rs 1200/- (One thousand two hundred only) from listed branches of Bank of Baroda, listed Study Centres of AIMA and from AIMA, Lodhi Road, New Delhi.
or
- Obtain Form with MAT Bulletin/CD against cash payment of Rs 1200/- (One thousand two hundred only) from listed branches of Bank of Baroda, Axis Bank, listed Study Centres of AIMA OR from AIMA, New Delhi.
- Obtain crossed Demand Draft (DD) of Rs 1200/- (One thousand two hundred only) in favour of ‘All India Management Association’ payable at Delhi from any Bank. Register online at website www.aima-ind.org/matfeb12 alongwith the DD details. Detailed procedure is given on the website link.
- Register online at website link www.aima-ind.org/matfeb12 with Credit Card payment. Detailed procedure is given on the website link.
How to take the test: Candidate can choose any one of the two options
Paper-Pencil Test or Computer Based Test (Online Test)
• Paper-Pencil Test will be held on 05 Feb. 2012. The paper-pencil test timing is 1000 – 1230 hrs. Reporting time at test centre is 0900 hrs
• Computer Based Test (Online Test) will be held from From 11 Feburary 2012 onwards in different time slots at specified test venues; subject to number of candidates registering for Computer Based Test.
(Note: No individual Postal sale by AIMA from AIMA, New Delhi)
MAT 2012 IMPORTANT DATES
Last Date of sale of Application Form - 14 January 2012 (Saturday)
Last Date of submitting Application Form 17 January 2012 (Tuesday)
Last Date of Online Registration 14 January 2012 (Saturday)
Last Date of submitting Application Form (online & offline) at AIMA - 17 January 2012 (Saturday)
Last Date of Online Registration 14 January 2012 (Saturday)
Last Date of submitting Application Form (online & offline) at AIMA - 17 January 2012 (Saturday)
Management House, 14 Institutional Area, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003, Fax: 24626689, Email:mat@aima-ind.org, Website: www.aima-ind.org
For MAT related queries, please contact AIMA help line at: 011-40770300
MAT Score is acceptable even to certain other Institutes for considering admission of candidates for Post Graduate Degree / Diploma programmes, besides the above Institutes, subject to specific cut-off marks and other admission parameters.
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