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If you’re an Indian or a cricket enthusiast, you have probably heard of BCCI. BCCI is the world’s richest cricket board. It is also India's richest sporting body. But it may come as surprise to you to know that BCCI does not depend on the Government of India for its revenues.

Sandeep Pawar, Chief Mentor and Vice President, Zell Education Private Limited. Shared his perspective and said, National Education Policy is a big leap for India and it completely changes the paradigm of Indian education for all stake holders.

IT’S been almost 2 decades since the last episode of the LEGENDARY SITCOM “F.R.I.E.N.D.S” aired with constant reruns on TV channels all over the world and NETFLIX paying a whopping $100 Million to preserve its rights, it remains the world’s favorite sitcom.

Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) is the #1 finance course for Investment Management in the world! It is a globally recognized qualification offered by the CFA Institute based out of the USA. CFA includes three levels of exams (Level 1, 2 & 3). Level 1 is conducted every June and December, and Levels 2 and 3 are conducted every June.

India, having adopted Ind-AS and IFRS, has made it imperative for all Chartered Accountants and other Finance professionals to ensure they are well-versed with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The #1 qualification in the world is the Diploma in IFRS by ACCA (DipIFRS). In India, it is the most sought after IFRS course.

The most common question asked at the time of choosing the qualification is, ‘Should i pursue CA or ACCA? What is the difference between ACCA and CA? Is ACCA better than CA? Is ACCA more difficult than CA?’ All the differences are mentioned below as a summary, with the details of the differences mentioned further

The major mistake I’ve seen candidates make here is that they assume that the choice of ACCA vs CFA is the one they are making. That is completely incorrect! The choice is primarily of whether they want to understand finance, accounting and business (ACCA) or specialise in finance (CFA). And unfortunately, most choices are made based on either which COURSE they’ve heard is better, or what most friends are doing.

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) is the largest accounting professional qualification in the world, with over 200,000 members and 600,000 students across 180+ countries. In India, ACCA is considered equivalent to CA and hired at the same salary in most companies such as PwC, KPMG, Deloitte, EY, Grant Thornton, BDO, etc.