Certificate Course for Accountants of Panchayats (CAP)

About the Course
The Course is divided into two levels:
- Level 1 : Gram Panchayats
- Level 2 : Zilla & Block Panchayats

Course Design

Registration will be open throughout the year. Batches will be closed every 31st December & 30th June.

Screening Examination: Atleast 1 month from the close of Registration for the Batch.

Main Examination: 2 months after declaration of result of Screening Examination

Eligibility Criteria:
A candidate should:
- be minimum 18 years of age.
- have passed the Senior Secondary School Examination under the 10+2 scheme of a recognized Board

Registration Fees

Course Content
(i.) Screening Exam – Basics of Accounting (Overview of cash- based accounting system)
- Accounting Concepts, Principles, Conventions & Policies
- Basic Accounting Procedure (Journal Entries, Ledger & Trial Balance, BRS)
- Receipts & Payments Account
(ii.) Main Exam – Accounting of Panchayats
- - C&AG Accounting Formats
  - List of Codes
  - E-Gramswaraj
  - Mandatory Conditions for Grants for PRIS (XVth FC)
  - Hands-on preparation of Panchayat accounts

Examination:
Screening Examination:
- The Screening Exam will consist of 50 MCQs to be completed in 1 and half hour (90 minutes) duration.
- Passing Criteria: 50% + No negative marking
Main Examination:
- The Main Examination will consist of MCQs + Subjective questions to be completed in 3 hours (180 minutes) duration.
- Passing Criteria: 50% + No negative marking

Mode of Learning:
- The approach to the training will be multi-modal, using pre-recorded lectures (with sub-titles in regional languages) for Screening Examination, and live virtual revisionary classes for Main Examination.
- There will be E-study material for the entire Course, prepared by ICAI.
- All materials will be made available in 10 languages currently, with scope for more regional languages being added later. Languages to be used for now are English, Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Odiya, Gujarati, Kannada, Bengali, and Punjabi

Mode of Examination:

Online mode Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) of
examination will be used for the Screening Examination.

Both objective (MCQ) and subjective questions (hands-on accounts preparation) will be used for Main Examination.

Option of taking examination in regional languages will
be available.

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Certificate Course for Accountants of Panchayats