Four Weeks Advanced Integrated Course on Information Technology and Soft Skills (AICITSS)

Four Weeks Advanced Integrated Course on Information Technology and Soft Skills (AICITSS)

Course on Advanced Information Technology

About the Course – Course on Advanced Information Technology

(AICITSS)

The Course develops practical skills to understand the intricacies of auditing in ERP

environments, understand the concept of Controls-Based Audit and importance of IT

General Controls (ITGCs) and its impact on assessment of ERP controls, assessment

of application controls and access rights. 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.

1. Eligibility

As a part of the New Scheme of Four Weeks Advanced Integrated Course on

Information Technology Training and Soft Skills (AICITSS) for Chartered

Accountancy Course, a student undergoing practical training shall be required to do

AICITSS during the last 2 years of practical training but to complete the same before

being eligible to appear in the 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.

2. Duration

The classes are scheduled for minimum 6 hours per day, in 15 working days.

3. Fees

The fee shall be Rs. 7500 (Seven Thousand Five Hundred only) per student on nonresidential

basis, inclusive of course material and tea/refreshment.

4. Suggested allocation of Time w.r.t Topics: The suggested allocation of

hours among the broad areas of the course content is as follow:

Sr. Topic Duration

1. Auditing in an ERP Environment =44

2. Advanced Excel =18

3. MS Excel as Audit Tool =18

4. Database Application using MS Access =12

5. Enterprise Resource Planning =18

5. Dress Code

The branches should ensure that students come in proper formal dress and uphold

the grace of the Profession. They should not be permitted to enter the classroom in

Jeans and short T-shirts. The necessary instructions may be put up on the notice

board and also communicated to the students at time of the registration for these

courses. These instructions are to be adhered strictly.

6. Training details

The Regional offices/ branches of the ICAI will organise the Course on Advanced

Information Technology (AICITSS) as per the detailed course contents provided by

the Board of Studies. They will ensure that all modules of course material are taught 

as per the time duration specified in the syllabus. The course should be supported

by intensive practical exercises so that the concepts are clearly understood by the

students.

7. Attendance

A student is required to have minimum 90% attendance to successfully complete the

Course on Advanced Information Technology (AICITSS).

8. Course on Advanced Information Technology (AICITSS) Certificate

The accredited ITT centre issues certificate to students who attended 90% classes

and successfully completed the Course on Advanced Information Technology

(AICITSS).

Note: The Final Course students would be tested on Advanced Integrated Course on

Information Technology and Soft Skills (AICITSS) through online test paper/ OMR

Test Paper and the said test would be conducted by the Examination Department

which they would be required to qualify with the requisite grades to be eligible to

appear for Final Examination. The said grades would be reflected in the mark sheet

of Final Examination.

9. Unfair Means

If any student is found using unfair means during module test or online examination

or causes indiscipline in the class, disciplinary action as per ICAI guidelines will be

taken against such student.

10. Concessions for Differently-abled Students

The differently abled students are exempted from undergoing the Course on

Advanced Information Technology organized by the Regional offices/ branches of

the ICAI, but have to follow the following scheme:

 Differently abled students are required to inform the Board of Studies about

their option for exemption from undergoing Course on Advanced Information

Technology, along with the necessary documents, while registering for the

Intermediate Course to the Decentralised Office.

 Such students are not required to pay any registration fee for the purpose of

Course on Advanced Information Technology.

 The Decentralized Office shall provide them a set of course material on

registration.

 Since the minimum duration of the course is fifteen days, a differently abled

student is required to self-study such course material for a minimum period of

15 days. Therefore, he can send a request to the decentralized office for two

specially designed test papers and also inform about his schedule for

submission of these test papers.

 The answer sheets of test papers are to be submitted at the said

decentralized office. The student shall be issued certificate on qualifying the

test papers. 

11. Registration for AICITSS (Course on Advanced Information

Technology) through Online Portal

The Board of Studies has developed Online Registration Portal to facilitate students

to register in soft skills courses (ICITSS and AICITSS) and make the payment of

course fee online using Credit/ Debit card from all across the country.

The Online Portal for ICITSS and 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 generation

 Online report generation

The students are required to login to the Online Portal at

http://cloudcampus.icai.org or www.icaionlineregistration.org and register

in a particular batch launched by the Programme Organising Unit (POU). After

registration, the students may take a print of the acknowledgement slip from the

portal and submit the same along with other documents, as mentioned in the

acknowledgement slip, to the concerned Programme Organising Unit at least two

days before the commencement of the batch. After verifying the documents, the

concerned POU will confirm the registration.