100 Hours Information Technology Training
1. Registration for the scheme
This course should be undergone by a student who has taken admission to Integrated Professional Competence Course (IPCC). A student is issued registration letter for 100 Hours ITT automatically after registering for IPCC. Before registering for articled training, a student has to complete ITT with an accredited Branch.
2. Fees payable to the accredited Branch ITT Centre for undergoing ITT
The fee payable to the Branch for ITT is Rs. 4,000.
The course fee is inclusive of all costs such as the cost of registration for the course, library fee, computer and Internet usage charges and cost of conducting training, module tests, project and final online examination. It also includes the cost for evaluation, marking, preparing results for issuance of completion certificate and submitting the list of eligible candidates to the Board of Studies, ICAI, Noida.
Disabled students are exempted from undergoing 100 Hours ITT with accredited Branches. They have to self-study the course materials for at least three months and qualify two specially designed test papers supplied on request by the concerned Regional Office.
3. Training Duration
The fresh batches shall start in the first week of each month. Students are required to undergo 100 Hours
ITT with the accredited branch. The Branches can follow a teaching module of 3-5 hours per day, covering
100 hours in maximum 40 days including Sundays. The Board of Studies 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.
4. Course Structure and Training Methodology
The syllabus designed by the Board of Studies for 100 hours of Information Technology Training shall be imparted as per the specified training hours stated in Para (6). The faculty members are required to adhere to this schedule. The course should be supported by intensive practical exercises so that the concepts are clearly understood by the students.
There may be additional seminars/lectures up to maximum of 5 hours to keep the students informed about the latest developments in the area of Information Technology which are of relevance for accounting profession.
5. Study Material from the Board of Studies
The Board of Studies has brought out study material in the form of printed study modules I & II and a set of 3 CDs. On registration with the Board of Studies for 100 Hours ITT and IPCC, the students get this comprehensive Study Material. The printed modules include detail discussion on all the topics included in the syllabus. However, the 3 CDs cover the following topics:
(i) Using MS-Excel as an Audit Tool
(ii) Using CAATs/GAS
(iii) Power Point Presentations and Lab Practice Manual Edition-I
Students are advised to study the appropriate course modules in detail before the relevant classes are
conducted by the accredited branch. The Prospectus of IPCC contains detailed rules regarding 100 Hours ITT. Students are advised to go through these guidelines carefully before undergoing 100 Hours ITT. In addition, the Board of Studies announces from time to time any change in such guidelines through Students’ Journal – “The Chartered Accountant Student”. Such changes are also hosted on the Institute’s Website – www.icai.org. While undergoing 100 Hours ITT, a student should remain in constant touch with the Centre Incharge of the ITT centre of the accredited Branch.
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