Revised on June 30, 2022 (Changes from last document are highlighted in yellow colour)

THE INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS OF PAKISTAN

A-Level/HSSC or equivalent qualified candidates are advised to read the exemption criteria on page number 2 of
Directive 1.21 under new Education & Training Scheme 2021 on ICAP's website link i.e.
https://icap.org.pk/files/per/students/edu-training/pdf/Directive1.21-Exemptions.pdf 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 PRC on the basis of A-LEVEL
S.No. Board / University Papers
PRC-1 PRC-2 PRC-3 PRC-4 PRC-5
BWS QMT POE ITA ITB
1 University of Cambridge P* See Note 1 P* P* P*
2 Edexcel

Exemption from papers of PRC on the basis of HSSC

S.No. Board / University Groups Papers

PRC-1 PRC-2 PRC-3 PRC-4 PRC-5
BWS QMT POE ITA ITB
General Science  See Note 2 P NRP
Humanities 
1 Karachi Commerce   P 
Pre-Engineering  NRP NRP NRP NRP
Pre-Medical  NRP NRP NRP NRP
General Science  See Note 2 P NRP
Humanities 
2 Lahore Commerce   P 
Pre-Engineering  NRP NRP NRP NRP
Pre-Medical  NRP NRP NRP NRP
General Science  See Note 2 P NRP
Humanities 
3 Islamabad Commerce   P 
Pre-Engineering  NRP NRP NRP NRP
Pre-Medical  NRP NRP NRP NRP
General Science  See Note 2 P NRP
Humanities 
4 Rawalpindi Commerce   P 
Pre-Engineering  NRP NRP NRP NRP
Pre-Medical  NRP NRP NRP NRP
General Science  See Note 2 P NRP
Humanities 
5 Faisalabad Commerce   P 
Pre-Engineering  NRP NRP NRP NRP
Pre-Medical  NRP NRP NRP NRP
General Science  See Note 2 P NRP
Humanities 
6 Gujranwala Commerce   P 
Pre-Engineering  NRP NRP NRP NRP
Pre-Medical  NRP NRP NRP NRP

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 Exemption from papers of PRC on the basis of HSSC

S.No. Board / University Groups Papers

PRC-1 PRC-2 PRC-3 PRC-4 PRC-5
BWS QMT POE ITA ITB
General Science   NRP
Humanities 
1
7 Karachi
Multan Commerce    
Pre-Engineering  NRP NRP NRP NRP
Pre-Medical  NRP NRP NRP NRP
General Science   NRP
Humanities 
8 Bahawalpur Commerce    
Pre-Engineering  NRP NRP NRP NRP
Pre-Medical  NRP NRP NRP NRP
General Science   NRP
Humanities 
9 Dera Ghazi Khan Commerce    
Pre-Engineering  NRP NRP NRP NRP
Pre-Medical  NRP NRP NRP NRP
General Science  See Note 2 P NRP
Humanities 
10 Sahiwal Commerce   P 
Pre-Engineering  NRP NRP NRP NRP
Pre-Medical  NRP NRP NRP NRP
General Science  See Note 2  NRP
Humanities 
11 Abbottabad Commerce 
Pre-Engineering  NRP NRP NRP NRP
Pre-Medical  NRP NRP NRP NRP
General Science  See Note 2 P NRP
Humanities 
12 Mirpur AJK Commerce   P 
Pre-Engineering  NRP NRP NRP NRP
Pre-Medical  NRP NRP NRP NRP
General Science P See Note 2 P NRP
Humanities P
13 Aga Khan University Commerce P See Note 3 P 
Pre-Engineering P NRP NRP NRP NRP
Pre-Medical P NRP NRP NRP NRP
General Science  NRP
Humanities 
14 Ziauddin University Commerce 
Pre-Engineering  NRP NRP NRP NRP
Pre-Medical  NRP NRP NRP NRP
General Science  See Note 2 P NRP
Humanities 
Karakoram International
15
University Commerce  P 
Pre-Engineering  NRP NRP NRP NRP
Pre-Medical  NRP NRP NRP NRP

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 Exemption from papers of PRC on the basis of HSSC

S.No. Board / University Groups Papers

PRC-1 PRC-2 PRC-3 PRC-4 PRC-5
BWS QMT POE ITA ITB

Exemption from papers of PRC on the basis of D.Com/D.B.A./D.A.E.

1 Karachi
S.No. Technical Board Groups Papers
PRC-1 PRC-2 PRC-3 PRC-4 PRC-5
BWS QMT POE ITA ITB
D.Com
Sindh Board of Technical
1 D.B.A.
Education
D.A.E.
D.Com     
Punjab Board of
2
Technical Education D.B.A.     
D.A.E.  
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa D.Com     
3 Board of Technical D.B.A.     
Education, Peshawar D.A.E.   
Legends:
P Exemption shall be granted
 Exemption shall not be granted
Blank Syllabus has not been evaluated yet
NRP No exemption as there is/are no relevant paper(s)

Note1: Candidates who have taken the combination of P1 and P2 or P1 and P3 in Mathematics alongwith Further
Mathematics in A-Level will be eligible for exemption.
Note2: Candidates who have obtained 75% marks in aggregate in Mathematics Part-I & II and Statistics Part-I & II along
with overall 70% marks in H.S.S.C. examinations will be eligible for exemption.
Note3: Candidates who have obtained 75% marks in aggregate in Principle of Economics Part-I and Principle of
Commerce/Banking Part-II alongwith overall 70% marks in H.S.S.C. examinations will be eligible for exemption.
* -BWS exemption has been evaluated to date on the basis of General Paper of Advanced Subsidiary or English
Language of Advanced Level.
-POE exemption has been evaluated to date on the basis of Economics of Advanced Level.
-ITA exemption has been evaluated to date on the basis of Accounting of Advanced Level.
-ITB exemption has been evaluated to date on the basis of Business or Business Studies of Advanced Level.

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