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100 Hours Inform ation Technology Training<br />
1. R egistration for th e Training<br />
This course should be undergone by a student who has taken admission to Intermediate Professional Competence Course<br />
(IIPCC). A student is issued registration letter for 100 Hours ITT automatically after registering for IIPCC. Before registering for<br />
articled training, a student has to complete ITT with an accredited Branch.<br />
Students, who have registered for the erstwhile Intermediate Course and completed their articled training and then converted<br />
to IIPCC, shall produce ITT completion certificate at the time of registration for Final Course.<br />
Students, who have registered for erstwhile Intermediate Course and then appeared in Professional Education (Examination<br />
– II) and then converted to IIPCC, shall produce ITT completion certificate at the time of registration for articled training.<br />
Compulsory Computer Training (CCT) completed earlier is valid in IIPCC also.<br />
Students who have initially registered for the Professional Education (Course – II) and then switched over / switching over to<br />
IIPCC, shall be required to produce ITT completion certificate at the time of joining for articled training or if the articled training<br />
continuing/completed, they shall have to produce ITT completion certificate at the time of registration for Final Course. CCT<br />
completed earlier is valid in IIPCC also.<br />
Students who have initially registered for the Professional Education (Course – II) and then switched over to Professional<br />
Competence Course (PCC) and then to IIPCC, shall be required to produce ITT completion certificate at the time of rejoining<br />
for balance period of articled training or if the articled training continuing, they shall have to be required to produce ITT<br />
completion certificate at the time of registration for Final Course. CCT completed earlier is valid in IIPCC also.<br />
Existing students, who have registered initially for PCC and then switched over to IIPCC, shall produce ITT completion<br />
certificate at the time of rejoining for balance period of articled training or if the articled training continuing, they shall have to ,<br />
produce ITT completion certificate at the time of registration for Final Course.<br />
A student can join any of the accredited Regional Office/Branch IT Centre for undergoing this training by submitting ITT<br />
registration form. The details of accredited Regional Office/Branch IT Centres are hosted on the website at<br />
http://220.227.161.86/20315itt<strong>100hrs</strong>_centrelist.pdf.<br />
2. Fees payable to the accredited Bran ch ITT Centre for undergoin g the IT Training<br />
The fee payable to the Branch for ITT is Rs. 4,000 or as specified by ICAI from time to time.<br />
The course fee is inclusive of all costs such as the cost of registration for the course, library fee, computer and Internet usage<br />
charges and cost of conducting training, module tests, project and final online examination. It also includes the cost for<br />
evaluation, marking, preparing results for issuance of com pletion certificate and submitting the list of eligible candidates to the<br />
IT Directorate, ICAI, Noida.<br />
Disabled students are exempted from undergoing 100 Hours ITT with accredited Branches. They have to self-study the course<br />
materials for at least three months and qualify two specially designed test papers supplied on request by the concerned<br />
Regional Office.<br />
3. Issu ance of Id en tity card<br />
On registration for the 100 Hours ITT, the Branch shall issue an identity card to the student indicating the name of the student, date<br />
of registration, the batch no., batch start date and the validity period. Any student who fails to complete his training within<br />
the validity period of four months, would be required to re-register for the training by paying a fee of Rs. 250 to the concerned<br />
Branch IT Centre.<br />
4. Training Duratio n<br />
The fresh batches shall start preferably in the first week of each month. Students are required to undergo 100 Hours ITT with<br />
the accredited branch. The Branches can follow a teaching module of 3 -5 hours per day, covering 100 hours in maximum 40<br />
days including Sundays. The IT Directorate can change this training plan. A student should not appear for the final online
examination before he/she completes the minimum training period prescribed in the training programme.<br />
5. Course Structure and Training Methodology<br />
The syllabus designed by the IT Directorate for 100 hours of Information Technology Training shall be imparted as per the specified<br />
training hours stated in Para 7. The faculty members are required to adhere to this schedule. The course should be supported by<br />
intensive practical exercises so that the concepts are clearly understood by the students.<br />
There m ay be additional seminars/lecture s up to m axim um of 5 hours to keep the stude nts inform e d about the latest<br />
developm ents in the area of Inform atio n Technolo gy w hich are of relevance for accou nting professio n. W hile organizing<br />
these sem inars, it should be consid ered that stud ents are undergoin g practical trainin g; hence they are available only on<br />
holiday s for attendin g these additiona l sem inars/lectures. Stude nts m ay be m otivated to organize these lectures. The IT<br />
Directorate in collab oration with the Regional Councils / Branches may also orga nize these lectures.<br />
6. Stud y M aterial<br />
The IT Directorate and Board of Studies has brought out study material in the form of printed study modules I & II and 1 CD which<br />
is used by all accredited ITT centers of ICAI during the training. The course material is made available to the students at the<br />
time of registration with the decentralise office. The printed modules include details discussion on all the topics included in the<br />
syllabus. However, the 1 CD cover PowerPoint Presentation and Lab practice Manual Edition-1 for reference purpose.<br />
Students are advised to study the appropriate course modules in details before the relevant classes are conducted by the<br />
accredited branch. In addition the Institute announces time to time any changes in such guidelines through Student’s Journal<br />
“The Chartered Accountant Student”. Such changes are also hosted on the Institute’s website www.icai.org.<br />
The Chairmen of the accredited Regional offices/branches of the ICAI are also communicated about any change in the<br />
guidelines. W hile undergoing 100 hours ITT, a student should remain in regular touch with the centre head of the accredited<br />
regional offices/branch of the ICAI.<br />
7. Allo catio n o f tim e for differen t Topics<br />
The allocation of tim e for various topics of the syllabu s will be as follows:<br />
8. B atch size and Attend ance<br />
S. No. Topic Duration<br />
1. Computer Fundamentals 2 hrs.<br />
2. Operating Systems 6 hrs.<br />
3. MS-Word 6 hrs.<br />
4. MS-Excel 20 hrs.<br />
5. MS-PowerPoint 6 hrs.<br />
6. Data Bases 20 hrs.<br />
7. MS-Office utilities 4 hrs.<br />
8 ICAI- Software for Chartered Accountants in practice 6 hrs.<br />
9. Accounting package 16 hrs.<br />
10. Web Technology & System Security and Maintenance 3 hrs.<br />
11. E-Filing 3 hrs.<br />
12 Project work and presentation 8 hrs.<br />
Total<br />
100 hrs.<br />
The batch size must be restricted to 45 students in any given condition.<br />
After the commencement of the batch, new enrolment or shifting of the batch by the student must not be allowed.<br />
In case of break in training on medical grounds, the student should seek prior written permission from the Chairman /
Centre- In-charge of the branch.<br />
Minimum 90 % attendance (i.e. 90 hrs of ITT) of each student in a batch must be ensured. In case, a student fails to<br />
attend 90% of the classes due to unavoidable reasons, he/she may be asked to complete balance hours of IT<br />
Training in the next available batch.<br />
Note : The attendance would be recorded through Biometric system.<br />
9. Dress Code<br />
The branches should ensure that students come in proper formal dress and uphold the grace of the Profession. They should<br />
not be permitted to enter the classroom in Jeans and short T-shirts. The necessary instructions may be put up on the notice<br />
board and also communicated to the students at time of the registration for these courses. These Instructions are to be<br />
adhered strictly.<br />
10. Refreshm ent<br />
R efreshm ent provide d by the branch to its faculty/ staff m em bers only m ay includ e tea/coffe e throug h vendor/ vending<br />
m achin e.<br />
11. M odu le tests<br />
Each student is required to pass tw o module tests. These tests are to be conducte d by Branch es in consultation with the<br />
IT Directorate of the ICAI. The first m odule test may be conducte d after com pleting trainin g of topics 1-5 and second<br />
m odule test m ay be cond ucted after completing topics 6-11 stated in Para 7 above. The evalu ation and m od eratio n of<br />
test papers is to be carried out by the Bran ch IT Centre. These tests carry 20% weightage.<br />
Each module test shall be of 50 m arks . The m odule test m ay com pris e of objectiv e type questions as w ell as short<br />
questions. The duratio n of the m od ule test will be one hour. Evaluation of the m odule test is to be done by the centre<br />
faculty. A stude nt is require d to pass both m odules tests by securin g at least 50% m arks in individu al test. In case a<br />
student fails to do so, one re-appe arance for each test m ay be allowe d free of cost. For any additional reappe arance,<br />
the stude nt is require d to pay a nom inal fee of Rs. 150/- per test.<br />
12. Project<br />
Each stude nt is require d to submit a m ulti-disciplinary project of 100 m arks. These tests carry 20% weig htage. The<br />
students should endeav or to use m ost of the software/tech nique s learnt durin g their trainin g while developin g this<br />
project based on som e real-life application. The m ajor guideline s for prep aration of a project are as follows:<br />
All the projects should be applic ation/case study based only.<br />
The project reports should be of m axim um 20-25 pages and need to be submitted in hard as well as soft copy form at.<br />
A presentation of the project m ust be cond ucted alon g with viva -voce. The weig ht-age m ay be give n as<br />
70% to the project report and 30% to the prese ntation/viva.<br />
13. Eligib ility to appear for Online Exam ination<br />
A stude nt become s eligible to appe ar for onlin e exam ination only if he/she fulfills the followin g conditio ns:<br />
90% attendance . If a student has put in 60% attenda nce in one sessio n (batch) but could not m ake 90%<br />
attenda nce, he would be permitte d to attend the misse d classe s in the next batch upon reques t and availability.<br />
How ever, if the attendanc e in one sessio n is below 60% then the stude nt shall have to underg o the ITT C ourse<br />
with a fresh (new ) registration by paying the fee of Rs. 4,000/- again.<br />
Passed both the m odule tests by securing atleast 50% m arks in each m odule.<br />
Subm itted the project as per guidelines.<br />
14. Final Onlin e E xam in ation<br />
The final onlin e examin ation w ould com prise of 200 objective type question s of 1.5 m arks each totalin g 300 m arks . The<br />
w eight-age of final online examin ation is 60%. The duration of the sam e is 3 hours.<br />
The final online examin ation is to be cond ucted by the accredite d branches on any Sund ay of the m onth in coordination with<br />
IT Directorate. In case, at a particular centre the num ber of stude nts who have to appe ar for the onlin e examin ation
is m ore than the num be r of computers available, then the examin ation can be cond ucted in tw o sessio ns.<br />
If due to certain unavoidable circum stances, an accredite d branch requires to conduct the final onlin e exam ination on a<br />
day other than Sund ay, a requ est may be sent to the IT Directorate, ICAI, NOIDA . Such examin ations may be cond ucted<br />
only after obtaining the form al permissio n. The IT Directorate, ICAI, NOID A shall notify any such unscheduled<br />
examin ation to all concerne d regiona l offices.<br />
If wron g questions are set and identified during cond uction of the onlin e exam ination or M odu le test, full credit (m arks)<br />
m ay be give n to the stude nts for the wrong question/s.<br />
The IT D irectorate, IC AI, N O ID A shall provide C D containing question bank from tim e to tim e, which shall be used for<br />
onlin e examin ation. The accredite d branch m ay load this questio n bank on their searc h engin e and generate questions<br />
randomly for each of the candidate s appe aring for the examination. The total num ber of questio ns generated for each<br />
topic must be in accordanc e to the total num bers of hours of trainin g allocated to that topic. The question bank m ay be<br />
updated from tim e to tim e. They must also ensure that their centre has the facility to take care of pow er failure. A<br />
student m ust not be allowe d to exceed the allotted tim e. As soon as the allotted tim e is over, the software should stop the<br />
student from entering further data. Once the student com mences the examination, he/she has to complete the paper without any<br />
break.<br />
The evaluation is to be done on-line.<br />
15. Criteria for qualifying the training<br />
A student is require d to obtain 60% in aggreg ate takin g into account m odule tests, project and final exam ination. In case<br />
a stude nt fails to secure 60% or m ore in aggregate, he /she m ay be allowe d to reappe ar for online exam for m axim um tw o<br />
m ore attem pts. N o fee shall be charged by the accredited branch es for such reappe arance. How ever, if a student fails to<br />
secure 60% m arks even after three attem pts, he/sh e m ay have to pay a nomina l fee not exceedin g Rs. 300/- to<br />
the accredite d branch for every additiona l attem pt.<br />
16. Unfair M eans<br />
If any stude nt is foun d using unfair m ean s durin g module test or onlin e examinatio n or causes indisciplin e in the class,<br />
disciplin ary action as per ICAI guidelines will be take n against such stude nt.<br />
17. Differently abled students<br />
The Institute has exem pted differently able d students from undergoin g 100 hours ITT with the accre dited regional<br />
offices/branch es of the ICAI. An alternative schem e has been designe d as described below.<br />
Differently abled students are required to inform the Board of Studies and IT Directorate about their option for exemption form<br />
undergoing 100 hours ITT, along with the necessary documents, at the appropriate decentralized office. Such students are not<br />
required to pay any registration fee for the purpose of 100 hours ITT. The appropriate decentralized office shall provide them a<br />
set of course material on registration. Since the minimum duration of the course is twenty days, a differently abled student is<br />
required to self-study such course material for a minimum period of 20 days. Therefore, he can send a request to the<br />
decentralized office for specially designed two test papers and also inform about his schedule for submission of these test<br />
papers.<br />
The answer sheets test papers are to be submitted at the appropriate decentralized Office. The student shall be issued<br />
certificate for ÇA students Information Technology Training Course on qualifying test papers.<br />
18. Co m pilation and Subm ission of Result<br />
The branch IT Centre shall consolidate the exam ination results givin g appropriate weig htage to Module tests (P ara -11),<br />
Project Report (P ara - 12) and Final on-line exam ination (P ara - 14 ) as per Table give n below :<br />
M odule tests 20%<br />
Project 20%<br />
Final online examin ation 60%<br />
W eig htage out of 100%<br />
The results are to be dispatch ed directly to the Head s of the Decentralise d Offices of the ICAI within one week of<br />
conductin g the exam ination in hard and soft form and a copy of the sam e m ay be sent to the IT
Directorate, ICAI, NOID A at itt.course.admin@icai.in for inform ation.<br />
Please note that<br />
R esults of all students having registration num ber with prefix W RO m ay be sent at following address: Joint<br />
Secretary, W IR C of the ICAI, ‘A nveshak’ 27, C uffe Parade, Colab a, M um bai – 400 005, E-m ail: kapo or@ icai.in.<br />
R esults of all students havin g registration num be r with prefix SRO m ay be sent at following address: Joint<br />
Director, SIR C of the ICAI, 122, M ah atm a G andhi M arg, Nungam bakkam , Chenn ai – 60003 4, E-mail:<br />
sroitt@ icai.in<br />
R esults of all students having registration num ber with prefix ER O m ay be sent at following address: Deputy<br />
Secretary, EIR C of the ICAI, 7, Anandila l Poddar Sarani, Kolkatta – 700 071.E-m ail: m alini.sinha@ icai.i n.<br />
R esults of all students havin g registration num ber with prefix CR O m ay be sent at following address: Deputy<br />
Secretary, CIR C of the ICAI, 16/77-B, Civil Lines, Kanpu r – 20800 1. E-m ail: croacc@ icai.in<br />
R esults of all students havin g registration num be r with prefix NR O may be sent at followin g address: D eputy<br />
Secretary, ICAI, Plot N o. 52-53-54, Vishwa s Nagar, D elhi –110 032, E-mail:Jyoti.arora@icai.in/vidhi.gupta@icai.in<br />
The hard copy shall be duly signe d by the Centre-Head. W hile sendin g the details, the accre dited branch es have to<br />
ensure accuracy of the data registration num ber, nam e of the stude nt and date of final online exam ination.<br />
The Branches should m aintain relevant records regarding Attendance , O n-line tests, Module tests, Projects,<br />
Q uestion papers, Answ er papers, M arks secured, etc. properly. Such reports should be kept for a minim u m period<br />
of tw o years in hard copy. Soft copy m ay be retaine d for atleast 5 years.<br />
19. Certification<br />
The training com pletion certificate as well as passing certificate will be issued by the concerned Accredited<br />
ICAI. The nom e nclature of the cours e is "C.A . Stude nt Inform ation Technolo gy Training Course".<br />
Branch of