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Yes, A placement or a career cell plays a vital role in creating the blueprint for a student’s career route. University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass) has joined hands with over 5,600 new employers from 70 different industries, with the total number of employers rising to almost 30,000. Every year, the career development and professional connections rope in more than 1,000 posts in Massachusetts and beyond for students from all disciplines. 100s of positions pay the students and various others provide stipends or other similar benefits.

Other services available for the students’ convenience are described below:

Focus 2 Career: Students who are confused about their majors or wonder if they have opted for the right subject can take self-assessments of their skills and interest and find an answer.

What Can I do With This Major: This platform helps all those who are trying to discover which major suits them the best. One can also find in-depth information about different majors and employers hiring students from those majors. You will also learn how to make your candidature more attractive.

CareerOneStop: With the help of this tool students can explore various employment options, and learn about the salary trend, training, and career development resources.

The Integrated Professional Competence Course or IPCC examination is an improvised version of the PCC examination for Chartered Accountants in India. A student can register for IPCC after completing the CA CPT (Foundation) exam, without article registration.

After clearing the Group-I papers of the IPCC, the aspirant can register for the articles. Under the new scheme of IPCC, the student is eligible to appear for the final year examination during their last six months of their article ship.

All the candidates who had registered for the PCC examination on or before January 2009 were eligible to appear in the new version of the IPCC examination. They have to complete the nine months of the study course and a hundred hours of orientation course and Information Technology Training before taking up the final Group-II examination of CA Intermediate course.  

PCC or IPC is the first stage of the Chartered Accountancy course curriculum wherein only working knowledge of core and allied subjects is covered.

The objective of the PCC course is to lay a strong foundation for Chartered Accountants in the preparation and presentation of financial statements. In PCC, candidates also learn the computerized accounting system. The course curriculum includes the following subjects:

• Advanced Accounting (100 Marks)
• Auditing and Assurance (100 Marks)
• Law, Ethics, and Communication (100 Marks) 
• Cost Accounting and Financial Management (100 Marks)
• Taxation (100 Marks)
• Information Technology and Strategic Management (100 Marks)

To meet the Cranfield University requirements, students must have a bachelor’s degree. A Bachelor degree with Honours or a Bachelor degree in a professional subject are accepted by the university. The degree must equivalent of UK. Students also need to submit the score of English language test as a proof of English Language proficiency.

• Bachelor’s degree in honours or a professional subject
• English proficiency score of either of the following: IETLS: 6.5, or TOEFL: 92, or PTE Academic: 65
• GRE/GMAT (optional)
• A minimum of three year’s post-qualification work experience

Check the Requirements to Study in the UK for Indian Students