Accountancy Courses in
Pakistan
A student in Pakistan can start a career
by selecting accountancy courses in two way.
Financial Accountancy
Financial Accounting is the field of
accountancy related to the preparation of financial statements.
Stockholders, employees, agencies of government, private and public
banks, suppliers and the owners of a company or organization get help
from the information provided by the managers for decision making.
Financial accountancy is used to prepare accounting information for
people outside the organization or not involved in the day to day
running of the company. Thus summarizing financial data taken from
accounting records and producing it in the shape of reports for the
benefit of people outside the organization is called Financial
Accounting.
Accountancy Courses in Pakistan can be done from the most reputable institute of Pakistan
i.e. Institutes of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP).
Besides ICAP' CA (chartered Accountancy) one can get the following
certification.
• Chartered Certified Accountant (ACCA)
•
CAT / CIMA
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
Eligibility criteria
CA (Chartered Accountant)
H.Sc (60 % OR ABOVE MARKS)
Students below 60 % marks
have to qualify PPT
ACCA (Association
of Chartered Certified Accountants )
Graduation or A level
CAT (minimum 5 papers)
CAT / CIMA
SSC or O level
ACA
ICAP Members
ACCA Members/affiliates
CMA (Through ICMAP's
Internet Based Distance Learning Programme)
Graduate or Master ( any
discipline ) form recognized University/institution
Cost & Management
Accentuating
Cost & Management accentuating is related to the requirements and use of
accounting information to the managers within a company or organization.
Mangers use this information for making decision about their business.
Management accounting helps managers to be better equipped in their
management and control jobs.
The Institute of Cost & Management Accountants of Pakistan is the
regulative body for the profession of Cost and Management Accounting.
ICMAP is the only institute in Pakistan which provides cost and
management accounting education, training and professional
certification. The institute has fame and reputation about its high
standard in imparting education and testing.
4000 members are associated with ICMAP. These members are holding senior
positions in trade, commerce, industry and government in Pakistan and
abroad. 15000 students have actively getting valuable education from
ICMAP.
A student who wants to make a career in accounting in the field of cost
and management, ICMA provides the following certification.
One-year Post Graduate Certificate in Accounting
Students are awarded a One-year Post Graduate Certificate in Accounting
after passing all papers of Stage-1 and Stage 2.
Two-year Post Graduate Certificate in Cost and Management Accounting
Successfully passing all papers of third and fourth Stage and meeting
requirements of six month work experience, the students are awarded a
Two-year Post Graduate Certificate in Cost and Management Accounting.
Cost and Management Accounting Final Certificate
When a student gets through all the stages of ICMAP, he has to undergo a
three hours examination. If he passes this comprehensive exam and then
meets the requirement of one year work experience he is awarded a cost
and Management Accounting Final Certificate. Students in Pakistan
like to choose cost and management accounting besides
career in chartered
accountancy.
