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ACCA course details: what the certification is

The ACCA course leads to the professional accountancy qualification of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. ACCA is a UK-based global body. Its website says it supports over 266,100 members and 546,500 future members in 179 countries, as of October 2026. To qualify, you do three things:

• Pass the ACCA exams.
• Complete the Ethics and Professional Skills module.
• Record at least 36 months of relevant work experience.

In India, a qualified member is described as a professional accountant or "Member, ACCA, UK".

Know one limit before you start. ACCA's own guidance for its Indian partners says the qualification does not let you act as a statutory auditor in India. That role is reserved for chartered accountants qualified through the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). ACCA must also not be presented as a "CA" or "Global CA". It suits international finance and accounting roles in reporting and analysis, not signing audits in India.

This page covers the ACCA course details that decide your route: eligibility criteria, exemptions, papers, fees in India and the 2027 change. For the full form, global fee totals and duration in more depth, read our ACCA course guide.

ACCA eligibility criteria and exemptions

ACCA sets a minimum entry rule for Indian Class 12 certificates. You need passes in five subjects, with at least three of them in Year XII. These must include English and either Mathematics or Accounts. You also need 65% in at least two subjects and over 50% in the others.

A Class 10 certificate alone is not enough. If you fall short, you can start with ACCA's Foundations in Accountancy awards and move across later. The full table is on ACCA's minimum entry requirements page.

Graduates and professionals can claim exemptions. ACCA awards them only across the nine Applied Knowledge and Applied Skills exams. It never gives them for Strategic Professional exams or for work experience. So even with the maximum exemptions, you still sit at least four exams.

Each exemption costs a fee. ACCA's exemptions calculator shows exactly which papers your degree or qualification earns. A B.Com, a CA or a CMA each lead to different counts, so check yours before you plan.

CMAs have an extra route. The Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICMAI) and ACCA signed a memorandum of understanding on 9 August 2021. An addendum followed in October 2024. It gives members of each body advanced entry to the other's qualification through exemptions.

ACCA duration, time limits and how you study

ACCA says that if you work and study at the same time, you could qualify in as little as three or four years. Exemptions shorten the exam part. There is no time limit on the Applied Knowledge and Applied Skills exams. Once you pass your first Strategic Professional exam, though, you have seven years to pass the rest.

ACCA sets the exams and the rules. You choose how to prepare:

• Self-study, using the study support resources ACCA publishes for each exam level.
• An ACCA approved learning partner, which runs classes and supplies its own study material.
• A university programme that builds in exemptions.

Tuition can be online, in class or blended, but you sit the exams under ACCA's rules. Applied Knowledge exams are computer-based. You book them at an exam centre or, where offered, remotely. Applied Skills and Strategic Professional exams run in fixed sessions, such as December 2026.

ACCA course fees in India by route

ACCA publishes its India fees in pounds, not rupees. These fees are separate from any tuition you pay. The figures below come from ACCA's fees and charges page for India, for the December 2026 session. Standard entry closes on 2 November 2026 and late entry on 9 November 2026.

Here is the total cost paid to ACCA, worked out from that table, if you pass every exam at the first attempt at standard entry:

• After Class 12, no exemptions: £30 registration, six Applied Skills exams (£906), SBL (£268), SBR (£191), two Options (£382) and the ethics module (£83) come to £1,860. Add the centre fees for the three Applied Knowledge exams.
• Maximum nine exemptions: £30 registration, three Applied Knowledge exemptions (£252), six Applied Skills exemptions (£666), the four Strategic Professional exams (£841) and the ethics module (£83) come to £1,872.

Add £140 for each year you stay registered. Resits and late entries cost extra, and late entry costs far more. Maximum exemptions save time more than money, because each exemption carries a fee.

Convert at the day's rate when you pay, and check your card's foreign-transaction charge. Confirm the live price on ACCA's site before paying, since promotional prices change.

ACCA syllabus: the 13 papers now and the 2027 structure

The current ACCA syllabus has three levels:

• Applied Knowledge: Business and Technology (BT), Management Accounting (MA), Financial Accounting (FA).
• Applied Skills: Corporate and Business Law (LW), Performance Management (PM), Taxation (TX), Financial Reporting (FR), Audit and Assurance (AA), Financial Management (FM).
• Strategic Professional: Strategic Business Leader (SBL) and Strategic Business Reporting (SBR), plus two Options from Advanced Financial Management, Advanced Performance Management, Advanced Taxation and Advanced Audit and Assurance.

A redesigned qualification arrives in 2027. ACCA's timeline lists June 2027 as the final sitting of the current Applied Skills and Strategic Professional exams. The new Foundations and Knowledge exams open on demand from July 2027. The first Expertise and Strategic Professional session is in September 2027. The future ACCA Qualification has 11 exams instead of 13:

• Knowledge: K1 Financial Accounting, K2 Management Accounting, K3 Business Law.
• Expertise: E1 Taxation, E2 Financial Reporting, E3 Audit, Risk and Control, E4 Finance and Investment, E5 Performance with Data Analysis.
• Strategic Professional: S1 Business and Sustainability Reporting and S2 Strategic Business Leader, plus one Option from Audit and Assurance, Corporate Finance, Data Science, Performance and Insights, and Taxation Advisory.

Essential Employability Modules sit alongside each level. If you start now, plan which papers you can clear before June 2027. ACCA's Transition Tool shows how your passes carry over.

Careers after ACCA

ACCA prepares you for finance and accounting roles such as these:

• Financial reporting and IFRS accounting
• Internal and external audit support with international firms
• Management accounting and FP&A
• Tax
• Finance roles in global capability and shared service centres

ACCA's Indian guidance also notes that the title "chartered certified accountant" may be used only in the UK and certain other countries, subject to their laws.

We do not quote salary figures. Pay depends on the employer, the city, the exams you have cleared and your work experience. Ask employers for the pay band in writing rather than relying on numbers quoted online.

Who ACCA suits, and who should look elsewhere

ACCA suits commerce students and graduates who want international accounting and reporting work. It also suits working professionals who can study while they earn, since the experience requirement runs alongside the exams. Pairing it with a commerce degree such as a B.Com (Hons) can also earn exemptions. Check the calculator for your exact course.

Look elsewhere if your goal is statutory audit or signing practice in India. That needs the ICAI CA route. If you lean towards cost and management accounting, compare CMA India and US CMA. If investments and markets interest you more than accounts, the CFA fits better. If the US is your target, look at the US CPA.

How to choose an ACCA route and tuition provider

• Run your qualifications through ACCA's exemptions calculator first, and budget for each exemption fee.
• Decide how many papers you can realistically pass before June 2027. Check how they map to the new structure.
• Choose an ACCA approved learning partner and confirm its approval status on ACCA's own site.
• Ask the provider for its tuition fee in writing, shown separately from ACCA's own registration, exemption and exam fees.
• Ask what study material, mock exams and tutor support the tuition fee includes.
• Plan your 36 months of experience early, with a supervisor who can sign off your performance objectives.
• Be wary of anyone who calls ACCA a "CA" qualification or promises a job.

For a wider view of options after commerce, see what to do after B.Com. You can also talk to our counsellors about which route fits your marks, budget and career plan.