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Chartered Accountant via CA Foundation

Finance & accounting

  • challenging
  • 7 yr
  • Degree

Route

  1. Class 11 Commerce
  2. Class 12 Commerce
  3. CA Foundation
  4. Chartered Accountant (CA)
  5. Chartered Accountant
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IAS officer via UPSC-CSE

Civil services / government

  • elite
  • 8 yr
  • Degree

Route

  1. Class 11 Arts / Humanities
  2. Class 12 Arts / Humanities
  3. BA / BSc (any stream)
  4. UPSC Civil Services Examination
  5. IAS officer
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At a glance

DimensionChartered Accountant via CA FoundationIAS officer via UPSC-CSE
degree requiredrequiredrequired
difficultychallengingelite
typical months7896

Shared traits

  • commerce
  • generalist
  • public-service
  • regulated

Divergent traits

Chartered Accountant via CA Foundation

  • accounting
  • client-facing
  • professional
  • quantitative
  • self-paced

IAS officer via UPSC-CSE

  • exam-based