Ans.   Please visit website of Board for Local Bodies Accountants Certification (BLoAC) by clicking on https://lba.icaiarf.org.in/

 Ans.   The Certificate Course for Accountants of Panchayats aims to:

• Create pool of competent & certified accountants in Panchayats.
• Create local employment opportunity for youth.
• Develop relevant skills in Accounting and Book keeping.
• Ensure availability of skilled, willing and competent accountants locally (even in remote locations where others might be unwilling to join/work).

Ans.    The eligibility criteria to enrol in Certificate Course for Accountants of Panchayats is as under:

Age criteria                          :           18 + years of age

Education criteria             :           10+2 pass (in any stream)

Note: List of Examinations treated as equivalent to 10+2 or senior secondary examination:

• Board of Intermediate Education, Andhra Pradesh
• Assam Higher Secondary Education Council
• Bihar School Examination Board
• Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)
• Chhattisgarh Board of Secondary Education
• Council for Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE)
• Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education
• Gujarat Secondary & Higher Secondary Education
• Board of School Education, Haryana
• P. Board of School Education
• J & K State Board of School Education
• Jharkhand Academic Council
• Government of Karnataka Department of Pre-University Education
• Kerala Board of Higher Secondary Education
• Maharashtra State Board of Secondary & Higher Secondary Education
• Board of Secondary Education, Madhya Pradesh
• Council of Higher Secondary Education, Manipur
• Meghalaya Board of School Education
• Mizoram Board of School Education
• Nagaland Board of School Education
• Council of Higher Secondary Education, Orissa
• Punjab School Education Board
• Board of Secondary Education, Rajasthan
• Tamil Nadu State Board of School Examinations
• Tripura Board of Secondary Education
• P. Board of High School and Intermediate Education
• Board of School Education, Uttarakhand
• West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education
• Chhattisgarh State Open School
• MP State Open School
• National Institute of Open School
• Rajasthan State Open School
• The West Bengal Council of Ravindra Open School
• Banasthali Vidyapith
• Board of Open Schooling & Skill Education, Sikkim

• 5(five) passes at GCE ‘O’ level/GCSE/IGCSE in A/B/C Grades and two passes at GCE ‘Advanced’ level examination of the approved British Examining Bodies, subject to submission of equivalence certificate issued by the Association of Indian Universities certifying that the examination passed/appeared is equivalent to +2 stage qualification of an Indian Body.

• Students who have completed two years of higher education including Diploma course after passing 10th class, conducted either by Central/State Government(s) and on passing such a course have either been admitted to first year of graduation course or have passed the graduation course conducted by any University, including Open Universities, established by law in India shall be also eligible.

• 10+2 Examination of any other recognized Board/University not covered above but recognized by Association of Indian Universities (AIU) as equivalent to Senior Secondary (10+2) Examination as recognized by Central Government. 

Ans.    You need to visit https://lba.icaiarf.org.in/ and get yourself registered there. Keep following documents ready for registration:

• Scanned Photo (Size : Less than 2 MB)
• Scanned Signature of candidate (Size : Less than 2 MB)
• Following documents should be Self attested:
  • Scanned copy of Pass Certificate of Class XII (Size : Less than 2 MB)
  • Scanned copy of Graduation/Post Graduation degree, if applicable (Size : Less than 2 MB) : Optional
  • Scanned Copy of Age Proof (Size : Less than 2 MB)
  • Scanned Copy of Identity Proof (Size : Less than 2 MB)
  • Scanned Copy of Address Proof (Size : Less than 2 MB)

Ans.   The fee to register for the course is Rs. 590/- (inclusive of 18% GST). Candidate is allowed to appear in first attempt of examination without any additional fees.

Ans.    Under Certificate Course for Accountants of Panchayats, there are two courses:

Level 1: Gram Panchayats

Level 2: Zilla & Block Panchayats

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

Ans. Self-Study Material (containing both e-study material and pre-recorded revisionary lectures) will be made available immediately on Registration after payment of fees. For main examination, live virtual revisionary classes would also be arranged. The said classes can also be attended from anywhere (subject to the availability of desktop/laptop/smart phone with good bandwidth of internet connectivity). The recorded virtual revisionary classes would be made available on your dashboard later.

Ans.   A candidate can pursue only one course at a time.

Ans.    The Course will be offered in 11 languages (English, Hindi, Punjabi, Marathi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Bangla, Odiya and Assamese).

Ans.    No, the certificate course is neither Degree nor Diploma. This is a skill based course. This Certificate course does not grant any qualification and therefore, it should not be mentioned as qualification along-with the name.

Ans.    No, the course can be attended through a laptop/desktop and in case these are not available, Smart Phone/ mobile will also serve the purpose.

Ans. The Course can be attended from any location but for appearing in exam, you need to the physically present at the exam centre selected by you.

Ans.  In case of any difficulty faced at any stage, you may reach out to us at our helpline numbers available on website between 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM on working days excluding Saturday, Sunday & Gazetted Holidays or you may communicate your problem with suitable attachments to bloac@icai.in through email.

Ans.    In case the participant has provided wrong/false information while registering for the course, his/her registration will be cancelled and fees will not be refunded. If such fact comes to our knowledge at later stage then his/her certificate will also be withdrawn.

Ans.   The option to update/ edit number is available on the dashboard of the candidate.

Ans.    You may contact at the helpline numbers or write an e-mail at bloac@icai.in stating the issue faced.

Ans.    Yes.

Ans.    The Course material will be visible only after verification that will take two working days’ time.

Ans.    Basic Syllabus of Level 1 and Level 2 would be same but additional modules (in form of case studies dealing with large amount/ variety of transactions and complex situations) would be included in course for Level 2.