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Eligibility and admission

Admissions are open throughout the year. Your entry level depends on your prior education, and holders of other professional qualifications may be granted course waivers.

Check your entry level

Select your qualification to see where you start, which courses you can be exempted from, and the fees involved.

Qualifications must be recognised by IBCC or HEC.

Entry level

Managerial Level 1

Typical duration

About 2.5 years

Registration fee

PKR 51,000

Courses to pass (12)

  • M1Financial Accounting & Corporate Reporting
  • M2Business Taxation
  • M3Organizational Management
  • M4Digital Accounting & Financial Modelling
  • M5Advanced Management Accounting
  • M6Corporate Framework & Reporting
  • S1Advanced Financial Accounting & Sustainability Reporting
  • S2Advanced Taxation
  • S3Corporate Laws, Governance & Ethics
  • S4Audit & Assurance
  • S5Strategic Financial Management
  • S6Strategic Management Accounting

Practical training modules (3)

  • PTM1Data Analytics & Visualisation (Power BI)
  • PTM2Entrepreneurship and Business Planning
  • PTM3Communication & Behavioural Skills

Ready to start? Your entry level and waivers are carried into the application.

Apply online

Entry routes

Prior educationEntry level
Masters (16 years)Managerial Level 2
Bachelors (14 years)Managerial Level 1
Intermediate (HSSC) or A-Level (12 years)Operational Level 1
Non-commerce Bachelors or MastersManagerial Level 1, after a three-week Basic Accounting Course

Students awaiting Intermediate Part II or A-Level results may join Operational Level provisionally. Registration follows submission of the final mark sheet; provisional students cannot appear in examinations.

Admission process

  1. 1

    Check eligibility

    Confirm your entry level and any waivers from your prior qualification.

  2. 2

    Apply online

    Create an account, choose campus and study mode, and upload documents.

  3. 3

    Document verification

    The campus admission office verifies originals and attests copies.

  4. 4

    Pay registration fee

    Registration fee and annual subscription through Kuickpay or card.

  5. 5

    Registration number issued

    Receive your registration number and Student Portal access.

  6. 6

    Join classes

    Coaching batch or DLP enrolment for your first level.

Documents required

Two attested copies of each.

  • Matriculation certificate
  • Intermediate or A-Level grade sheet
  • Graduate transcript, if applicable
  • Masters transcript, if applicable
  • CNIC or Form B
  • Recent photograph
  • Originals are shown at the campus for attestation of copies.
  • DLP applicants attach copies attested by the officer in charge of the nearest ICMA office.
  • Overseas applicants attach copies attested by the Pakistani embassy.
  • Foreign nationals require a No Objection Certificate from the Government of Pakistan.

Waivers for professional qualifications

Members and partly qualified students of other accountancy bodies.

QualificationCourses waived
ACCA (UK) memberMembers of other bodiesO1, O4, O5, O6, M1, M2, M3, M4, M6, S2, S4, S5M2 and S2 require the Pakistan variant taxation paper. All practical modules waived except PTM1.
ICAP member (ACA or FCA)Members of other bodiesO1, O3, O4, O5, O6, M1, M2, M3, M4, M6All practical modules waived except PTM1.
PIPFA memberMembers of other bodiesO1, O3, O4, O5, O6, M1, M2, M3All practical modules waived except PTM1.
ACCA Advanced DiplomaPartly qualifiedO1, O6, M1
CIMA Diploma in Management AccountingPartly qualifiedO1, O4, O6, M1, M5
CIMA Advanced DiplomaPartly qualifiedO1, O4, O6, M1, M5, S1, S6
ICAP PRCPartly qualifiedO1, O4, O5
ICAP CAFPartly qualifiedO1, O3, O4, O5, O6, M1, M2
PIPFA Level 1Partly qualifiedO5
PIPFA Level 2Partly qualifiedO4, O5, O6
PIPFA Level 3Partly qualifiedO1, O4, O5, O6

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