Inquiry about PIPFA

Umer Ijaz · 11-01-2005, 04:36 AM

Assalam-u-Alaikum!
We all know that PIPFA is not regarded as graduation degree like b.com. Is it just a course like diplomas of engineerings and other courses, we know today. Has PIPFA any importance abroad in case I may ever go there. Is PIPFA a stable institutoin? I actually wanna enroll as a CA student but unfortunately couldn't get required marks in F.Sc. because of a fatal disease. I have heard about PIPFA but I have some fixes about it as I mentioned above.

Pracs · 11-01-2005, 06:32 AM

<blockquote id="quote">quote<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Umer Ijaz
 Assalam-u-Alaikum!
We all know that PIPFA is not regarded as graduation degree like b.com. Is it just a course like diplomas of engineerings and other courses, we know today. Has PIPFA any importance abroad in case I may ever go there. Is PIPFA a stable institutoin? I actually wanna enroll as a CA student but unfortunately couldn't get required marks in F.Sc. because of a fatal disease. I have heard about PIPFA but I have some fixes about it as I mentioned above.
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PIPFA is a joint effort by ICAP, ICMAP and Accountant General of Pakistan. It is now seen more of a certification for Government auditors, who earlier had no institute to govern or certify them. It is a second tier accounting degree (with ICAP, ICMAP being tier one in Pakistan). Having said that PIPFA is a government sponsored insititution and has permenance in its existence. PIPFA is also one of the three Pakistani accounting bodies that is a member of IFAC (International Fedration Of Accountants)

As far as I am aware, PIPFA does not have much recognition outside of Pakistan including Middle East / gulf. Perhaps because it is a new degree.

However, after being an APA (PIPFA Member) you will get certain exemptions in ICAP's Foundation exam, so you may want to consider this option all the same.