Certified Industrial Accountant Express - CIA (X)

Certified Industrial Accountant - CIA

Certified Industrial Accountant Exemption - CIA (E)
Certified Industrial Accountant Plus - CIA+
Certified Industrial Accountant Plus Exemption - CIA+ (E)
CIA with SAP (80 Hrs)
CIA with SAP (80 Hrs) & Advanced Excel

Effective 1st May 2018

Launch Document - 2018

Confidential – For Internal Circulation Only

The Institute of Computer Accountants

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Certified Industrial Accountant - Series of Courses hope
Modules Hours CIA (F) CIA (X) CIA CIA (E) CIA+ CIA+ (E) CIA with CIA with SAP
SAP (80 (80 Hrs) &
Hrs) Advanced Excel
Eligibility B. Com or B. Com or
12th Pass Graduate 12 th Pass 12 th Pass 12th Pass 12th Pass
3rd Yr. 3rd Yr.
Business Computer Applications #
Hardware & Software | Working with Windows 10 | File & Folder Management | Introduction
to MS Word 2016 | Page Set up | Drafting & Formatting Documents | Tables | Header & Footer
| Introduction to MS Excel 2016 | Database design | Cell Reference | Number & Conditional 45 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Formatting | Look up & Reference Functions | Logical Functions | Financial Functions | Sort &
Filter | Pivot Table & Pivot Chart | Protection | Project on Excel | MS PowerPoint 2016 | MS
Outlook 2016| Internet & E-mailing | Mail Merge | Google Drive
Business Accounting
Introduction | Accounting Concepts | Capital & Revenue Transactions | Accounts Documents
| Journal Entries | Depreciation | Stock Valuation | Year-end Adjustments | Final Accounts | 36 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Rectification of Errors | BRS | Projects on preparation of Books of Accounts | Online Journal
Entry Test - JET
Tally. ERP 9
Company creation | Cost Centre & Cost Category | Accounting | Inventory | Bill of Materials
(BOM) | Purchase & Sales Cycle | Basic concepts of GST | GST using Tally | Generation of 51 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Returns | TDS | PF | ESI | Payroll | Reports | Security | Backup and Restore

Business Communication
Communication Skills | Assertive Communication | Non-verbal Communication | Presentation
Skills | Interview Skills | Sell Your Skills (Cover Letter, Resume Designing) | People Skills 45 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
(Workplace behaviour) | E-mail Etiquette | Goal Setting and Time Management

Project 1 (Business Accounting, Tally, Excel) 3 ✓ ✓ ✓  ✓  ✓ ✓

Direct Tax* 
Basic concepts of Income Tax | Income from Salaries | Income from House Property | Profits
and Gains of Business or Profession | Income from Capital Gains & Other Sources | Deductions 39  ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
under Chapter VI-A | Computation of Taxable Income | Application for PAN | E-filing of Income
Tax Return | TDS – concepts & provisions | E-TDS | Project on TDS
TDS 
Basic concepts of TDS | TDS Rates | Payment of TDS | Filing of TDS Return | TDS Certificate | 10.5 ✓      
Accounting Treatment of TDS | TDS using Tally | E-TDS Return | Project on TDS
Goods and Services Tax (GST) 
Basic concepts of GST | Levy & Collection of Tax | Time & Value of Supply | Valuation | Input ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
27
Tax Credit | General Procedures | Payment of Tax | Returns | GST using Tally | Practice on
GSTN | Project on GST
Advanced Accounts 
Accounts Reconciliation | Advanced Journal Entries | Accounting for Digital Transactions 30  ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
(Credit Card, Debit Card, Paytm etc.) | Company Final Accounts | Ledger Scrutiny | Online
Finalisation of Accounts | Analysis of Financial Statements

Project 2 (Accounting, Tally, Excel, Taxation) 9  ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
 Modules Hours CIA (F) CIA (X) CIA CIA (E) CIA+ CIA+ (E) CIA with CIA with SAP
SAP (80 (80 Hrs) &
Hrs) Advanced Excel
Additional Accounting Package % 
Busy / QuickBooks 9  ✓ ✓

Advanced MS Excel 
Advance Number Formatting | Advance Conditional Formatting | Match & Index | Financial 18 ✓ ✓ ✓
Functions | Array Formulas | PowerPivot | Power View | Power Map | Power Query |
Dashboard | Macro | Google Drive | Project work
SAP** 
SAP ERP Overview & Navigation | Procure to Pay Process | Order to Cash Process | General
Ledger Accounting | Accounts Payable Business Process | Accounts Receivable Business 40 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Process | Bank Related Accounting Business Process | Financial Statement Creation Business
Process
Banking and Auditing 
Introduction to Banking | Deposits | Loans & Advances | Payment Mechanism | Banking 12 ✓ ✓
Instruments | Introduction to Auditing | Conducting an Audit | Audit Report | Audit Project

MCA (including XBRL and LLP) 

Formation of a Company | Loans & Advances | Accounts & Audit | Meetings, Minutes & 23 ✓ ✓
Resolution | MCA 21 | E-Filing | XBRL | LLP
Ind AS 
Introduction | Presentation of Financial Statements | Inventories | Statement of Cash Flows | ✓ ✓
12
Property, Plant and Equipment | Revenue | Impairment of Assets | Intangible Assets | Ind AS
based Schedule III

Project 3 (Excel, Advanced Accounts, Banking, MCA, Ind AS) 4.5 ✓ ✓


Final Exam 3  ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
       

Job Guarantee No © No © YES YES YES YES YES YES

Live Projects 1 1 2 1 3 2 2 2

Other Additional Projects 2 4 4 2 6 4 4 5

Internship No No YES No YES No YES YES

3 6 6 Months 6 Months
Months Months
Course Duration (including Internship) 6m NA 12m 6m 18m 12m 18m 18m
Standard – 1.5 hrs per day or 9 hrs per week
Course Duration (including Internship) 3m 4m 9m 3m 12m 6m 12m 12m
Fast Track – 3 hrs per day or 18 hrs per week
Certification from ICA ICA ICA ICA ICA ICA ICA ICA
SAP SAP SAP SAP
Microsoft Microsoft Microsoft

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Notes:
# In addition to ICA certificate, Microsoft’s Certification Exams are offered as part of some series of CIA courses. MOS Certification Excel 2016 Core by Microsoft (Administered by Certiport).

* Direct Tax continues to include all content on TDS.

** SAP 80 hours to include: Hire to Retire Process, Asset Accounting Business Process, Planning in Management Accounting, Accounting Logistic Integration , Other Management Accounting Processes,
Multiple currencies Concept, Fixed Asset, Inventory Valuation, Segment Reporting, Treasury & Risk Management.

% Additional Accounting Package module – CIA with AAP course (Additional Accounting Package in Level 1) will be available to North & East Zone only as a separate course.
Busy – Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, NCR, Haryana, HP, Jharkhand, J&K, Odisha, Punjab, UP, Uttaranchal

QuickBooks – Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Gujarat, Maharashtra, MP, Nagaland, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, West Bengal

© 100% Job Assurance instead of Job Guarantee

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Certified Industrial Accountant Foundation – CIA (F)
The CIA Foundation program trains you for a career in Entry Level Careers in Accounts and Finance. You can expect to be
placed as:

Accounts Executive | Finance Executive | Executive Accountant | Accounts & Finance Executive | Junior Accountant

At the initial stages, we will hand-hold to get familiarity with the concepts of
Business Computer Applications. We will also take you through how
database is maintained using spreadsheets, how presentations are made and
how to send/receive e-mails.

You will get to be familiar with the concepts of Accounting. You will be familiar
with the documents frequently used in a business. We will also take you
through how Accounting is done on Tally Software.

You will get to know how to appear for a job interview confidently. You will
also be trained on how to write emails and nuances of professionalism in our
Business Communication module which will prepare you further for the jobs.

LIVE Project | MS Office | Database Design & Maintenance | Accounts Documents | Tally (Latest Version) | Net
banking | Interview Skills | Presentation Skills
Certified Industrial Accountant - CIA
The CIA program trains you for a career in Junior Management Level Careers in Accounts and Finance. You can expect to be
placed as:

Accounts & Finance Executive | Assistant Manager – Accounts & Finance | Senior Accountant | Finance Manager |
Executives (in KPOs and MNCs)

As a student of CIA, you will get all benefits of CIA Foundation and the following:

Direct Tax: Practical aspects of Direct Tax will follow as an Accountant needs
to know how Taxes and Accounting concepts integrate. Through projects and
live examples, we will ensure your concepts are crystal clear. You apply for PAN
and file returns using our proprietary software on Income Tax and E-TDS.

GST: Get updated on latest development on GST. Through practical examples and
case studies, augment your knowledge on accounting treatment of GST and its
implications on Financial Statements. Align your theoretical know-how with
practical aspect by passing GST related entries using Tally.

Advanced Accounts: At a later level, we will take you through Advanced

Accounts – something that is ICA’s USP – we teach you how an Accountant deals
with the practical aspects of Accounting. Here we will take you through the
process of finalisation of accounts of a company.

A comprehensive Final Examination awaits you at the end of the course which
tests your skills on holistic manner – through a mix on practical, verbal and
written tests – just to ensure that you are ready to take on the world – on your
own!

LIVE Project | Accounts Documents | Practical Accounts Finalisation | E-Filing (Income Tax, TDS, GST, PF, ESI etc.) |
Net banking | Interview Skills | Presentation Skills | Income Tax | GST

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Certified Industrial Accountant Plus - CIA+
The CIA+ program trains you for a middle management level career in Accounts and Finance. You can expect to be placed
as:

Senior Accounts Executive | Senior Finance Executive | Manager – Accounts & Finance | Financial Analyst | Senior
Executives (in KPOs and MNCs) | Commercial Manager

As a student of CIA+, you will get all benefits of CIA and the following:

SAP: SAP is a global leader in enterprise solutions and is deployed by large organisations in
India and abroad. SAP modules are integrated within the curriculum. You get practical hands
on training on SAP’s most important modules for Accountants – SAP FICO. This will ensure
your entry into larger organisations who recruit SAP trained people for their Accounts and
Finance functions.

As an icing on the cake, you will learn practical aspects of Banking and Accounting from
an Auditor’s perspective.

You will get further information on how companies report their financial statements to the
Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) and will get hands on training on filing returns and
extracting company information from MCA websites. eXtensible Business Reporting
Language (XBRL) is the new reporting format for large organisations and you get an edge by
knowing and joining a pool of very few people who are trained on XBRL You also get an
overview of Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) here.

You get an overview of how India is moving towards adopting its accounting reforms
initiative with the issuance of Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS).

You will learn how to prepare MIS reports in a better way by applying advanced functions of
MS Excel.

Microsoft Excel Certification: The Microsoft Excel 2016 certification is conducted using
Certiport’s proprietary software which is approved by Microsoft. You get to appear for
globally recognised Microsoft Excel 2016 certification and the certificate will come from
Microsoft directly. The MS Office 2016 modules are completely project based and will help the
students get global level knowledge. The certificate has global recognition and is required by
many large organisations for placement.

LIVE Project | Accounts Documents | Practical Accounts Finalisation | E-Filing (Income Tax, TDS, GST, PF, ESI etc.) |
Net banking | Microsoft Certification | Interview Skills | SAP FICO | MCA | XBRL | Ind AS

You will be able to do everything that a CIA can do and…

1. Work in a large organisation and compete with professionals who know contemporary topics
2. Work in a company which has deployed SAP FICO and account for Accounts Receivable / Payable
3. Understand the Companies Act and file returns with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) with or without XBRL
4. Adapt better to the new Financial Reporting framework –Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS)
5. Appear for Microsoft certification for MS Excel and be globally recognised as proficient in MS Excel

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You will be able to:

[Business Computer Applications and Advanced MS Excel] Work on MS Word to perform tasks such as letters and
mail merge. You will also be able to manage the computer and operate internet. Most importantly, you will be able to
create, edit and manage data in Excel spreadsheets while preparing reports using spreadsheets. You will also be able to
perform Excel modelling and data mining while preparing MIS reports in our Advanced MS Excel module.

[Business Accounting] Understand the importance and basics of accounting, identify accounts documents, classify
them into appropriate ledgers and manage books of accounts. Also, you will be able to value stock, account for
depreciation and reconcile bank statements while making final accounts.

[Tally ERP] Create and set up files under Tally ERP; create ledgers and groups with complete understanding of accounts
and tax. Pass journal entries, and create reports and analysis online. Infer tax implications for Income Tax, TDS and GST
within transactions. Also account for payroll including Provident Fund (PF) and Employee State Insurance (ESI) while
protecting data through security, backup and restore features.

[Additional Accounting Package] An organisation may not be using only Tally. This modules helps you familiarise
yourself with an additional accounting package that is popular in your region.

[Advanced Accounts] Ensure all transactions have been covered and errors have been removed and finalise the
accounts online after profit screening and year-end adjustments. A completely practical module that brings you at par
with an experienced accountant (well, almost!).

[Direct Tax and GST] Understand tax concepts, maintain books of accounts and file tax returns using simulated
software so as to enable actual filing of returns – whether it is Income Tax, TDS or GST.

[Banking and Auditing] Perform banking functions such as cheque management, using online baking environment and
transacting online among others. Also understand the concepts of Auditing such as vouching and verification – both
from an accountant’s perspective and an auditor’s perspective.

[Business Communication] Appear for an interview with much confidence, have a great resume built for yourself and
practice how a good professional works in a corporate environment. Also empower yourself with skills such as making
presentation, communicate better and better emails etiquettes.

[SAP FICO] ICA brings training on the world’s largest ERP – SAP. Work in a company which has deployed SAP FICO and
account for Accounts Receivable / Payable and navigate in SAP. That’s over 60% of the world’s largest companies.

[MCA] Understand the Companies Act and file returns with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) with or without
XBRL. Also get an overview of the Companies Act 2013 and stay ahead of the competition.

[Ind AS] ICA helps you adapt better to the new Financial Reporting framework – Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS).

[Microsoft Certification on MS Excel 2016] Take Microsoft’s MS Excel 2016 certification test and be globally
recognised as proficient in MS Excel.

What’s More! Mandatory offerings include Practicing Journal Entry Test (JET), LIVE projects and E-Filing of various
returns. A Final Exam will test your calibre and help you assess how you stand for a great placement.

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Key Highlights
Term of a course – Expiry
Students will be auto-dropped out after specified duration from the total course duration. More than the above
mentioned duration will be considered as auto drop-out. Course Duration includes Examinations. We have
relaxed the course durations to accommodate leaves for exams and other unavoidable delays.
Course duration period would be extended only by below mentioned Grace months before de-activation of any
Student Code:

Course Name Course Duration Grace Period Course Expiry month

CIA Foundation 6 months 3 months 9 months
CIA Express 4 months 5 months 9 months
CIA 12 months 6 months 18 months
CIA Exemption 6 months 3 months 9 months
CIA+ 18 months 6 months 24 months
CIA+ Exemption 12 months 6 months 18 months
CIA with SAP (80 Hrs) 18 months 6 months 24 months
CIA with SAP (80 Hrs) & 18 months 6 months 24 months
Advanced Excel

Fees
Please connect with your respective Zonal General Managers to discuss the Fees and Prices.

Remember

KIT System - Books will come bundled course-wise in phases and kit price will have to be paid in full / in parts
at times.

Exam Policy - As appended from time to time. Please connect with your respective QA officer to discuss the same.
For detailed information, please refer to the Quality Assurance Policy Handbook.

Students Home Page - The Students Home Page is getting powerful every day with a host of information
available there. We encourage the students to access it as frequently as possible to get information on exam, JET,
Projects, Fees, Online Modules etc.

Internship Policy - As appended from time to time. Please connect with your respective APM to discuss the
same. For detailed information, please refer to the Internship Policy.

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