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New Scheme of Education and Training

Transition Scheme for Professional Education (Course-II) Students who have passed Professional Education (Examination – I) or Foundation Examination

Students of the Professional Education (Course-II) would fall under the following broad categories:
Category (a)
  • Students who have passed one of the Groups of Professional Education (Examination-II);
  • Students who have appeared in Professional Education (Examination-II), but not passed any of the Groups; and
  • Students who have registered for Professional Education (Course- II) and eligible to appear in Professional Education (Examination-II), but not yet appeared.

Category (b)

  • Students who are registered, provisionally or otherwise, for Professional Education (Course-II), but ineligible to appear in Professional Education (Examination-II).
Transition scheme for the students falling under Category (a) above is as under:
  • Register concurrently for Professional Competence Course (PCC) , Articled / Audit training and 100 Hours Information Technology Training.
    Complete 100 hours Information Technology Training;
    Appear in Professional Competence Examination (PCE) in May 2008 or thereafter, without the requirement of completion of minimum 18 months of practical training; or
  • Continue with Professional Education (Examination-II) till the last Professional Education (Examination - II) to be held in May 2008.
Transition scheme for the students falling under Category (b) above is as under:
  • Register concurrently for Professional Competence Course (PCC), Articled / Audit training and 100 Hours Information Technology Training;
    Complete 100 hours Information Technology Training;
    Appear in Professional Competence Examination (PCE) in May 2008 or thereafter, after completion of minimum 18 months of articled training or equivalent period of audit training; or

    Note: 6 months of articleship training is equivalent to 8 months of audit training. Any fractional period of audit training is not counted. So a student who falls under Category (a) and who is undergoing audit training has to complete 24 months of training for appearing in PCE.
  • Continue with Professional Education (Course-II)/Examination till the last Professional Education (Examination-II) to be held in May 2008.
In addition, students who have passed Professional Education (Examination -II) either at the time of commencement of the proposed Scheme or later, but not joined articleship due to various reasons, are proposed to be allowed to join articles up to May 2009. They can join 3 years articleship under old scheme.
Transition Scheme for Professional Education (Course-II) Students other than those who have passed Professional Education (Examination –I) or Foundation Examination
  • Continue with Professional Education (Examination-II) till the last Professional Education (Examination-II) to be held in May 2008;

    on discontinuation of Professional Education (Examination-II), they are eligible to appear in Professional Competence Examination (PCE). On passing PCE, they would be admitted to 3 years articleship; or

  • Switch over to Common Proficiency Test.
Implementation Schedule for Professional Competence Examination (PCE)
Sl.No. 1. 2.
  Category of students of PE-II Eligibility to appear in Professional Competence Examination \ ( PCE)
    As Modified
1. PE- II students who have passed foundation examination May 2007
2. PE- II students who have passed PE-I examination held in May 2005 or in any earlier term May 2007
3. PE- II students who have passed PE-I examination held in November 2005 November 2007
4. PE-II students who have passed PE-I examination held in May, 2006 These students fall in category (b) and will appear PCE as per the transition scheme
 
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