03-31-2004, 08:10 AM
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AOA
I am Bilal.
Actually I am a NEWBIE here so lease help me out by answering my questions.
First tell me about the scope and the top institutions and the criteria for admission in Actuary and then in CA I will compare and choose myself.
Moreover, Now i live in Quetta but Inshallah I will move to Lahore for further education.
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For CA you have to get admission in any institute that offers CA... Since I don't reside in Lahore, I don't know the reputation of institutes there, I've only heard about SKANS, so I guess its popular...
You also have to clear a PPT (entry test) for CA if your Intermediate percentage is below 60% if i remember correctly (please correct me if I'm wrong), otherwise you don't have to give any admission test...
For Actuary, I dont know the exact intermediate percentage that is required... I guess its 80% overall and above 90% in maths... Don't know whether there are any 'proper tuition providers' for Actuary in Lahore... Since there are none in Karachi, I assume the same for Lahore...
There are two main bodies that hold Actuary examinations... Institute of Actuaries (UK) and Society of Actuaries (USA)... You have to get registered with them by your ownself... For further info visit www.soa.org.
There is also a degree programme held for Actuary in universities abroad... In Karachi, only Karachi University offers it, and that too has started recently... As far as I've dug out info, its not worth much if you do it from KU.
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The thing that you said about actuarial education from a university.... the point is... u cant call ur self an actuary unless you are a member of the SOA or IOA or CAS... even though you have an actuarial science degree. You have to pass the exams to practice as an actuary... Its similar like CA, i.e. one studies almost all subjects in M.Com, but he wont be a CA, unless he/she is member of the ICAP, and for that you have to pass their papers.
AZKS
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AOA
I am Bilal.
Actually I am a NEWBIE here so lease help me out by answering my questions.
First tell me about the scope and the top institutions and the criteria for admission in Actuary and then in CA I will compare and choose myself.
Moreover, Now i live in Quetta but Inshallah I will move to Lahore for further education.
Regards <img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>
£völütïöñ
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For CA you have to get admission in any institute that offers CA... Since I don't reside in Lahore, I don't know the reputation of institutes there, I've only heard about SKANS, so I guess its popular...
You also have to clear a PPT (entry test) for CA if your Intermediate percentage is below 60% if i remember correctly (please correct me if I'm wrong), otherwise you don't have to give any admission test...
For Actuary, I dont know the exact intermediate percentage that is required... I guess its 80% overall and above 90% in maths... Don't know whether there are any 'proper tuition providers' for Actuary in Lahore... Since there are none in Karachi, I assume the same for Lahore...
There are two main bodies that hold Actuary examinations... Institute of Actuaries (UK) and Society of Actuaries (USA)... You have to get registered with them by your ownself... For further info visit www.soa.org.
There is also a degree programme held for Actuary in universities abroad... In Karachi, only Karachi University offers it, and that too has started recently... As far as I've dug out info, its not worth much if you do it from KU.
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The thing that you said about actuarial education from a university.... the point is... u cant call ur self an actuary unless you are a member of the SOA or IOA or CAS... even though you have an actuarial science degree. You have to pass the exams to practice as an actuary... Its similar like CA, i.e. one studies almost all subjects in M.Com, but he wont be a CA, unless he/she is member of the ICAP, and for that you have to pass their papers.
AZKS
