BCOM OR BBA IS NOT HEC RECOGNIZED FOR CA INTER OF ICAP OR ICMAP

The Higher Education Commission has devised the following policy for the guidance of students
perusing education in the field of Accountancy and desirous of further education in MBA, MS
and MS leading to PhD on the basis of different qualification of ICAP and ICMAP.
1. Admissions to the above degree programmes will be made on the basis of complete
courses of ICAP and ICMAP and no credit for any part of professional training obtained
from professional bodies will be given.
2. Holders of ‘Professional Examination Certificates’ of ICAP and ICMAP will be admitted
in MBA (non-thesis and thesis) and MS (Business Administration) programmes on
submission of equivalence letter for said certificate. The holders will be required to
qualify deficiency courses as prescribed by the HEC.
3. The final examination certificate of Chartered Accountant from  the  ICAP and final
examination certificate of Cost & Management Accountant have been
accepted/recognized as equivalent to M.Com degree for higher education and
employment. Therefore, for MBA/MSC, the holder of these certificates shall be required
to follow path prescribed for this category of candidates.
In light of the guidelines provided above  No  Exemption will be awarded to the student  of
Intermediate Qualification of the chartered accountancy
http://www.hec.gov.pk/InsideHEC/Divisions/QALI/DegreeAttestationEquivalence/UniversityAccreditation/ENUDAI/Documents/Guideline%20for%20Intermediate%20qualified%20students%20of%20Accountancy.pdf