Eligibility for CFAP

Every candidate should have atleast 45 points to be a Certified Forensic Accounting professional. Every year of Education carries 10 points and every year of work-experience is worth 5 points. To put it in simple words, any graduate with minimum three years of experience is eligible for the examination of CFAP. Ex: If a CA or CS aspirant who completed 3 years of articleship experience wants to appear for the exams of Certified Forensic Accounting Professional then it is essential that he is Graduate. Experience of CA articleship is considered to be valid experience for the purpose of CFAP eligibility.

Members are encouraged to be certified by taking the examination. It is not a practice to offer the honorary certification or waiver of the examination for Certified Forensic Accounting Professional aspirants. However, If you fulfill the criterion of 80 points or more then you can check here for other certifications where the waiver of examination is available.Once the person completes his Certified Forensic Accounting Professional he becomes eligible for the Indianveshan award of Indiaforensic. You can click here for more information about Indianveshan

Aspirants working in the corporate sector or wish to make their career in the forensic accounting can apply for the certification.Those corporate professionals without Graduation can also apply for the Certification if they meet the criterion of 45 points. However, waiver and the corporate professional admissions are strictly the discretion of the Education team of Indiaforensic Center of Studies.

Any candidate who is a graduate and have at least one year of experience in the Nationalised Banks, Private sector banks, Co-operative banks or non-banking finance company, credit card company or a financial institution can apply for the examination of Certified Banking Forensic Accountant.

Please provide following documents along with the application form

• Self attested Application form duly filled up - ROOO1

• Copies of Graduation certificates

• Experience letter from immediate supervisor

• Please affix a photograph on the application form

If you donot meet the above criterion but are curious to take up the examination please write to us at education [at] indiaforensic.com with your specific questions, comments and feedback.

Read more about the role of certification in bank forensic accounting for the employees in banking fraud control units in India here

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