ICAI Advanced ICITSS course for CA Final students. Four weeks Advanced Integrated Course on Information Technology Training and Soft Skills (AICITSS) for practical training students to appear in CA Final Exam. The students may note that for May 2023 Examination, no AICICTSS test will be held after 24th March 2023.
The AICITSS Course develops practical skills to understand the concepts of ERP audit, Controls-Based Audit and importance of IT General Controls (ITGCs) and its impact on assessment of ERP controls.
The Course provides training focused on application software relevant for the work of a professional accountant including using Auditing in ERP Environment, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), MS Excel as Audit Tool and advanced features of Electronic Spreadsheet, DBMS etc.
ICAI Advanced Integrated Course on IT Training and Soft Skills
Advanced ICITSS Eligibility:
AICITSS Course is mandatory for CA Final students. As a part of New Syllabus of CA Final, a student undergoing practical training shall be required to do AICITSS during the last 2 years of practical training.
This Advanced IT training have to be completed before being eligible to appear in CA Final Examination. A student can complete the Course on Advanced Information Technology (AICITSS) from any of the ITT Centres established at Regional Offices/ Branches/ Chapters of ICAI.
Advanced ICITSS Course Duration:
The classes are scheduled for minimum 6 hours per day, in 15 working days.
Advanced ICITSS Training details:
The Regional offices/ branches of the ICAI will organise Advanced Information Technology Training as per the detailed course contents provided by the Board of Studies. ITT centres for better understanding of the course provide practical examples.
Advanced ICITSS Fees:
The fee shall be Rs. 7500 (Seven Thousand Five Hundred only) per student on nonresidential basis, inclusive of course material and tea/refreshment.
Advanced ICITSS Suggested allocation of Time w.r.t Topics:
The suggested allocation of hours among the broad areas of the AICITSS course content is as follow:
| Topics | Duration |
|---|---|
| Auditing in an ERP Environment | 44 |
| Advanced Excel | 18 |
| MS Excel as Audit Tool | 18 |
| Database Application using MS Access | 12 |
| Enterprise Resource Planning | 18 |
Online Registration for Advanced ICITSS Course
There is an online portal for registration in ICAI Advanced Information Technology Training Course. You may use your Credit card or Debit card for making payment online to register in soft skills courses (ICITSS and AICITSS).
The Online Portal for Advanced ICITSS provides the facilities, which are as under –
- Single sign-on for all courses
- Online registration for all batches
- Online Payment
- Batch transfer facility
- Online feedback submission
- Online certificate and report generation
The students are required to login to the Online Portal at cloudcampus.icai.org or icaionlineregistration.org and register in a particular batch.
After registration, the students may take a print of the acknowledgement slip. Submit the printed acknowledgement slip along with other required documents at least two days before the commencement of the batch. After verifying the documents, the concerned Programme Organising Unit will confirm the registration.
Advanced ICITSS Dress Code:
ICAI branch office for ITT course strictly follows instructions issued by head office of ICAI. That means the branches of CA Institute ensure that students come in proper formal dress and uphold the grace of the Profession.
You will be informed for dress code at the time of registration for advanced ICITSS course. Therefore, you should be in formal dress and not allowed to enter the classroom in Jeans and short T-shirts. Check the notice board of ICAI for more instructions for dress code.
Attendance in ITT course:
To complete the Course successfully on Advanced Information Technology (AICITSS), you are required to have minimum 90% attendance in class.
Certificate for AICITSS:
The accredited ITT centre issues certificate to students who attended 90% classes and successfully completed the Course on Advanced Information Technology (AICITSS).