ICAI PT Test || CA Articleship Exam || Practical Training Assessment Test - Articleship

ICAI PT Test || CA Articleship Exam || Practical Training Assessment Test - Articleship  

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What is the objective of the CA Articleship exam?

After testing the theoretical knowledge of students in CA foundation and CA Intermediate. ICAI now wants to test the practical knowledge of students. The purpose of the CA Articleship exam is to produce good quality Chartered Accountant and to mitigate dummy articles. The CA Articleship exam is not compulsory for the students. These exams will be a compulsory part of the CA Course and grades given in such will appear in CA Final Marksheet. 


Eligibility criteria for CA Articleship exam- PT Test

The students after completing the first and second year of practical training are eligible to appear for the practical training exam in the subsequent three-quarters of completion of the same.

For example, a student completing his/her 1st/ 2nd year of practical training during April-June, 2018 will be supposed to appear in the respective test till March 2019.

However, if they clear their CA Final examination before the same, they will be allowed to appear in this test only till the announcement of the result for the same as they will be getting the final grade in that mark sheet itself.

Students who have completed the first year of practical training before 1st April 2018. They are not required to appear for a first level test. However, they will be required to appear for the second-level tests after completion of the second year of practical training.


What is the date of the PT Test - CA Articleship exam?

The Articleship exam dates change quarterly. New dates are published by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India after the declaration of the previous results on there website.


How to fill the application form - PT Test?

The application form is only to be submitted online. There is no need to submit any printout of the application form at the office of the Institute.

However, you may keep the copy for your own records at least till the release of admit cards.


How to fill up the online Application form- PT Test?

Two steps are involved in this process.

Step – 1: Log in to the portal

  • The applicant shall visit the website https://pttest.icai.org/
  • Click on the Login link on the home page and enter his/her Student Registration number along with Date of Birth as per ICAI records.
  • These details will be validated with our database of candidates.
  • In case these details are not validated, the applicant will not be able to register for the examination.
  • The applicant will fill in the details and upload the photograph and Signature.
  • Uploading of images as jpeg/jpg files is mandatory. The size of the image should not be more than 50KB.
  • Please do not include dots in the name of files (e.g. Incorrect naming A.P.Kumar.jpg, Correct naming APKumar.jpg)
  • Click here to know more about cropping scanned files.

Step – 2: The candidates are advised to check the application status through the link “Login” to check whether the application has been captured successfully by the portal.


How admit cards will be issued - PT Test ?

The Admit Card for the test will be available on this portal 5 days before the test date and candidates are requested to take a printout of the same. No physical admit cards will be issued.

Candidates should reach the examination center 30 minutes prior to the examination. Late arrival of candidates will not be permitted. Candidates will not be permitted to leave the examination hall till the conclusion of the test.


Whether objective or subjective questions- PT Test?

This will be an Objective Type MCQ based examination. First-year students will have to undergo a test of 75 marks having a duration 2 hours and second-year students will have to undergo a test of 100 marks having duration of 3 hours.

There will be no negative marking and no reading time.


What is the examination fees- PT Test ?

Applying for the exam for the first time- No fees

Applying for the exam second or third time for improvement- Need to pay Rs. 200


When the result will be declared- PT Test?

The result will be available on this portal only within 15-20 days. Candidates are advised in their own interest to print the same for their record. No separate statement of grades will be issued.

How grades would be allotted- PT Test?

Students will be assigned grades on the basis of performance in the test.

Marks (%) and Grade

80% and above A grade

60% and above but below 80% B grade

40% and above but below 60% C grade

Below 40% D grade


How many times a student may give test - PT Test?

Unlike CA Exams, here students will get only two more chance to improve their grade. That means a student can appear in a particular test maximum three times only to improve his/her grade. Although, your best grade will be chosen to be included in the mark sheet.

source: www.icai.org

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  1. Pratima Jena7 April 2022 at 16:04

    Yes CA Articleship exam is very important. I am preparing for that exam. I am taking CA coaching at JK Shah Classes which is the best CA Institute in Laxmi Nagar. Hope in 2022 I will complete my CA.

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  2. PKC India31 January 2023 at 10:32

    Nice Post. Thanks for sharing with us.

    ca articleship training

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