The University Grant Commission announced that the qualifications of Chartered Accountants (CA), Company Secretaries (CS), and Cost Accountants will be considered equivalent to PG Degree for appearing in UGC Net.
UGC had received requests from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI), and the Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICMAI) to consider the qualification being awarded by them, Chartered Accountant (CA), Company Secretary (CS) and Cost and Works Accountants (ICWA) respectively, equivalent to Postgraduate Degree.
To consider this, a Committee was constituted by the UGC The Commission, in its 550 meetings held on 18 February 2021 considered the recommendation of the Expert Committee and resolved as under “CA/CS/ICWA qualification be considered equivalent to PG Degree.”
D.O.No.9-35/2016(CPP-II)
15th March 2021
Sub: To consider CA/CS/ICWA qualification equivalent to PG Degree for appearing in UGC-Net
Sir/Madam,
UGC had received requests from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, the Institute of Company Secretaries of India, and the Institute of Cost Accountants of India to consider the qualification being awarded by them, i.e., Chartered Accountants (CA), Company Secretary (CS) and Cost and Works Accountants (ICWA) respectively, equivalent to Post Graduation Degree.
To consider this, a Committee was constituted by the UGC. The Commission, in its 550th meeting held on 18th February 2021 considered the recommendation of the Expert Committee and resolved as under:
“CA/CS/ICWA qualification be considered equivalent to PG Degree.”
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