Updated as on May 30, 2019

THE INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS OF PAKISTAN

A-Level/HSSC or equivalent qualified candidates are advised to read the exemption criteria on page number 5
in Education & Training Scheme 2013 on ICAP's website link i.e. https://www.icap.org.pk/students/education-
and-training/ before applying for exemption. The following exemption summary is only meant to confirm that
whether the exemption criterion number (c) is fulfilled or not.

Exemption from papers of AFC, I.A. & I.E.F. of CAF stage on the basis of A-LEVEL
S.No. Board / University Groups Papers
FEN BC QMT IT IA IEF

1 University of Cambridge A-Level a* r See Note 1 a* a* a*

2 Edexcel A-Level r a r

Exemption from papers of AFC on the basis of HSSC

S.No. Board / University Groups Papers
FEN BC QMT IT

General Science NRP See Note 2

a
1 Karachi
Commerce a NRP r NRP
Pre-Engineering a NRP NRP NRP
Pre-Medical a NRP NRP NRP
General Science a NRP See Note 2
a
Humanities a NRP See Note 2
2 Lahore Commerce a NRP r NRP
Pre-Engineering a NRP NRP NRP
Pre-Medical a NRP NRP NRP
General Science a NRP See Note 2
a
Humanities NRP
a
3 Islamabad Commerce a NRP r NRP
Pre-Engineering a NRP NRP NRP
Pre-Medical a NRP NRP NRP
General Science a NRP See Note 2
a
Humanities a NRP
4 Faisalabad Commerce a NRP r NRP
Pre-Engineering a NRP NRP NRP
Pre-Medical a NRP NRP NRP
General Science a NRP See Note 2
a
Humanities a NRP
5 Gujranwala Commerce a NRP r NRP
Pre-Engineering a NRP NRP NRP
Pre-Medical a NRP NRP NRP
General Science a NRP See Note 2
a
Humanities a NRP
6 Multan Commerce a NRP r NRP
Pre-Engineering a NRP NRP NRP
Pre-Medical a NRP NRP NRP
General Science a NRP
a
Humanities NRP
7 Rawalpindi Commerce a NRP r NRP
Pre-Engineering a NRP NRP NRP
Pre-Medical a NRP NRP NRP
General Science a NRP
Humanities a NRP
a
8 Bahawalpur Commerce a NRP r
Pre-Engineering a NRP NRP NRP
Pre-Medical a NRP NRP NRP

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 Exemption from papers of AFC on the basis of HSSC
S.No. Board / University Groups Papers
FEN BC QMT IT

General Science a NRP

a
Humanities NRP
9 Sargodha Commerce a NRP NRP
Pre-Engineering a NRP NRP NRP
Pre-Medical a NRP NRP NRP
Punjab Board of D.B.A.
10 Technical Education D.A.E. a NRP
a
Lahore D.Com a r r a
General Science NRP
Commerce NRP
11 Sukkur
Pre-Engineering a NRP NRP NRP
Pre-Medical a NRP NRP NRP
Pre-Engineering a NRP NRP NRP
12 Larkana Pre-Medical a NRP NRP NRP
Commerce NRP NRP
Pre-Engineering NRP NRP NRP
13 Hyderabad Board
Commerce a NRP NRP
14 Mirpurkhas Board Pre-Medical a NRP NRP NRP
Sindh Board of Technical D.Com.
15
Education D.B.A. NRP NRP
General Science a NRP
Humanities NRP
16 Dera Ghazi Khan Commerce a NRP NRP
Pre-Engineering a NRP NRP NRP
Pre-Medical a NRP NRP NRP
General Science a NRP
a
Humanities NRP
17 Sahiwal Board Pre-Engineering a NRP NRP NRP
Pre-Medical a NRP NRP NRP
Commerce a NRP r NRP

18
Balochistan B.I.S.E. Pre-Engineering a NRP NRP NRP
Quetta Pre-Medical a NRP NRP NRP

Board of Inter. & Sec.

19
Edu. Balochistan, Quetta
D.Com NRP NRP r

Karakoram International
20 Pre-Engineering NRP NRP NRP
University
General Science a NRP
a
21 Mirpur
Pre-Engineering a NRP NRP NRP
Pre-Medical a NRP NRP NRP
Commerce a NRP NRP
General Science NRP
Aga Khan University Commerce a NRP NRP
22
Examination Pre-Engineering a NRP NRP NRP
Pre-Medical a NRP NRP NRP
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa D.B.A.
23 Board of Technical
a NRP
a
Education, Peshawar D.Com a r a
General Science a NRP See Note 2
a
24 Peshawar
Commerce a NRP NRP
Pre-Engineering a NRP NRP NRP
Pre-Medical a NRP NRP NRP
General Science a NRP
Humanities a NRP
25 Mardan Commerce a NRP NRP
Pre-Engineering a NRP NRP NRP
Pre-Medical a NRP NRP NRP

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 Exemption from papers of AFC on the basis of HSSC
S.No. Board / University Groups Papers
FEN BC QMT IT

General Science a NRP

Commerce a NRP NRP
26 Dera Ismail Khan Computer Science a NRP
a
Pre-Engineering a NRP NRP NRP
Pre-Medical a NRP NRP NRP
General Science a NRP
Commerce a NRP NRP
27 Saidu Sharif, Swat Computer Science NRP
a
Pre-Engineering a NRP NRP NRP
Pre-Medical a NRP NRP NRP
General Science a NRP

28 Abbottabad
Commerce a NRP NRP
Pre-Engineering a NRP NRP NRP
Pre-Medical a NRP NRP NRP
General Science a NRP

29 Bannu
Commerce a NRP NRP
Pre-Engineering a NRP NRP NRP
Pre-Medical a NRP NRP NRP
General Science a NRP

30 Malakand
Commerce a NRP NRP
Pre-Engineering a NRP NRP NRP
Pre-Medical a NRP NRP NRP
General Science a NRP

31 Kohat
Commerce a NRP NRP
Pre-Engineering a NRP NRP NRP
Pre-Medical a NRP NRP NRP

Legends:
a Exemption has been granted
r Exemption has not been granted
Blank Syllabus has not been evaluated yet
NRP No exemption as there is/are no relevant paper(s)

Note: a) The exemptions granted are subject to change without notice.

b) Applications for exemption for AFC examinations i.e. Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter sessions must be
filed on or before 31st January, 30th April, 31st July and 31st October respectively.
c) Applications for exemption for CAF examinations i.e. Spring and Autumn sessions must be filed on or before
30th November and 31st May respectively.
d) The applications received after the said dates will be transferred to the next session.
Note1: Candidates who have taken the combination of P1 and P2 or P1 and P3 in Mathematics alongwith Further
Mathematics in A­Level will be eligible for exemption.
Note2: Candidates who have obtained 75% marks in aggregate in Mathematics Part­I&II and Statistics Part­I&II along
with overall 70% marks in H.S.S.C. examinations will be eligible for exemption.
* ­ FEN exemption has been awarded to date on the basis of General Paper or English Language of Advanced
Subsidiary or English Language & Literature in English of Advanced Level.
­ IT exemption has been awarded to date on the basis of Applied Information and Communication Technology
or Computing or Computer Science of Advanced Level.
­ IA exemption has been awarded to date on the basis of Accounting of Advanced Level.
­ IEF exemption has been awarded to date on the basis of Economics of Advanced Level.

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