07-15-2006, 01:32 AM
So, your conclusions Pracs simmilar to what Maani said.
I think we have no strict grounds to compare the two. Also, I myself have no experience of ACCA studies.
Many people say and the case seems be like this that ACCA syllabus is more comprehensive than that of CA. Fair enough, but it never proves that ACCA is tougher.
About ICAP's passing crieterian what I beleive and many others, it varies from paper to paper and at most of occasions it is below 50. Still may be scoring 50 in ACCA is easier. (I don't know the reason for so many 49s)
Examples as you mentioned are ofcourse there and even in the light of examples I personally have seen I can't conclude that CA is tougher.
Coming to outcome. What do you think about outcome stats of the two after 5 years. I beleive there are gonna be far more ACCAs, again just based upon my personal thinkings. Reason behind the stats you mentioned are apparent. Now, I don't have the exact stats but ACCA intake has increased many folds after 2000 or even in last two or three years.
So far we can't conclude anything and logics so far are more tilted in favor of ACCA.
Comming to the general perception, it too may be wrong as it is in the majority of cases, most of the students and some teachers also consider ACCA easier.
Points in favor of CA is being tough may be
- The concept of Bad Fail (Grade D or E) if we just exclude this from ICAP's passing crieterian, it would be much easy to pass.
- Flexibility in taking papers in ACCA is another which make ACCA easier, the situation is not like this in core papers, results are infront of us. Can we say on this basis that all 21 papers of CA are like core papers of ACCA?
- Lastly, there is huge difference in studying attitutude of the students of two. Majority of CA students, according to my opinion, are comparitively much more hardworking, still passing percentage of ACCA is better. Again I am moving without any concrete stats, however, this situation is quite obvious here and I guess you also would agree. Passing percentage in different modules/stages of CA and ACCA are available and can be compared.
Now the case is never like that I am desperately trying to prove that CA is tough, I don't need to. The reason perhaps is I do suggest many new students who want to do CA to come through ACCA route and if the case is like as you mentioned, then perhaps I am going awfully wrong. I would like you (Pracs and Maani) to tell me weather it is suggestable to start CA through ACCA route.
One more thing, more problem in CA is at professional stages Module E and F, reason being either they are tougher or it's hard for a student to manage studies with training. In this case starting through ACCA loses advantage. A point in your favour.
Now, please don't think I have taken things personal being myself a student of CA, it's 0% like that. Just trying to reach to something through arguments.
Shoaib
I think we have no strict grounds to compare the two. Also, I myself have no experience of ACCA studies.
Many people say and the case seems be like this that ACCA syllabus is more comprehensive than that of CA. Fair enough, but it never proves that ACCA is tougher.
About ICAP's passing crieterian what I beleive and many others, it varies from paper to paper and at most of occasions it is below 50. Still may be scoring 50 in ACCA is easier. (I don't know the reason for so many 49s)
Examples as you mentioned are ofcourse there and even in the light of examples I personally have seen I can't conclude that CA is tougher.
Coming to outcome. What do you think about outcome stats of the two after 5 years. I beleive there are gonna be far more ACCAs, again just based upon my personal thinkings. Reason behind the stats you mentioned are apparent. Now, I don't have the exact stats but ACCA intake has increased many folds after 2000 or even in last two or three years.
So far we can't conclude anything and logics so far are more tilted in favor of ACCA.
Comming to the general perception, it too may be wrong as it is in the majority of cases, most of the students and some teachers also consider ACCA easier.
Points in favor of CA is being tough may be
- The concept of Bad Fail (Grade D or E) if we just exclude this from ICAP's passing crieterian, it would be much easy to pass.
- Flexibility in taking papers in ACCA is another which make ACCA easier, the situation is not like this in core papers, results are infront of us. Can we say on this basis that all 21 papers of CA are like core papers of ACCA?
- Lastly, there is huge difference in studying attitutude of the students of two. Majority of CA students, according to my opinion, are comparitively much more hardworking, still passing percentage of ACCA is better. Again I am moving without any concrete stats, however, this situation is quite obvious here and I guess you also would agree. Passing percentage in different modules/stages of CA and ACCA are available and can be compared.
Now the case is never like that I am desperately trying to prove that CA is tough, I don't need to. The reason perhaps is I do suggest many new students who want to do CA to come through ACCA route and if the case is like as you mentioned, then perhaps I am going awfully wrong. I would like you (Pracs and Maani) to tell me weather it is suggestable to start CA through ACCA route.
One more thing, more problem in CA is at professional stages Module E and F, reason being either they are tougher or it's hard for a student to manage studies with training. In this case starting through ACCA loses advantage. A point in your favour.
Now, please don't think I have taken things personal being myself a student of CA, it's 0% like that. Just trying to reach to something through arguments.
Shoaib
