ACCA qualification is awarded by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants UK, which is also the global body of accountants.

WHAT IS THE ELIGIBILITY & WHO CAN DO?

Generally, anyone can enroll in FIA and ACCA as there are no specific rules for it, still following are the requirements according to different backgrounds of individuals.
• Normally over age 21 for ACCA or if from FIA route should be over 16 years of age.
• Two A levels and three GCSEs or equivalent in five separate subjects, including English and Mathematics.
• MBA, M.Sc., M.com, and other professional qualifications like CMA, CPA, CIMA, may be exempted from all exams ranging from 3 papers to 9 papers. Degrees with some relevance may also qualify for exemptions.

WHAT IS THE COURSE STRUCTURE?

Applied Knowledge	Applied Skills	Strategic Professional
		Essentials	Options (Pick two)
• Accountant in Business (AB) • Management Accounting (MA) • Financial Accounting (FA)	• Corporate and Business Law (LW*) • Performance Management (PM) • Taxation (TX) • Financial Reporting (FR) • Audit and Assurance (AA) • Financial Management (FM)	• Strategic Business Leader (SBL) • Strategic Business Reporting (SBR)	• Advanced Financial Management (AFM) • Advanced Performance Management (APM) • Advanced Taxation (ATX) • Advanced Audit and Assurance (AAA)

WHAT IS THE EXAM FORMAT?

Applied Knowledge		• Accountant in Business (AB) • Management Accounting (MA) • Financial Accounting (FA)	• 2 hours • MCQ only • 50 questions • Pass mark 50%
Applied Skills		• Corporate and Business Law (LW*) • Performance Management (PM) • Taxation (TX) • Financial Reporting (FR) • Audit and Assurance (AA) • Financial Management (FM)	• 3 hours • Question Testlets
Strategic Professional	Essentials	• Strategic Business Leader (SBL) • Strategic Business Reporting (SBR)	• 3 hours • Question Testlets
Strategic Professional	Options (Pick two)	• Advanced Financial Management (AFM) • Advanced Performance Management (APM) • Advanced Taxation (ATX) • Advanced Audit and Assurance (AAA)	• 3 hours • Question Testlets