The Council has decided that the General Management & Communication Skills (GMCS) Course, presently being organized for 15 days for the CA students shall be organized twice during the period of articled training

Dear Colleague,

This is to bring to your kind notice that the Council has decided that the General Management & Communication Skills (GMCS) Course, presently being organized for 15 days for the CA students shall be organized twice during the period of articled training as under:

(i) GMCS-I    (15 days)    - during 1^st year of articled training
(ii) GMCS-II (15 days) - after completion of 18 months of training but before completion of articled training

In view of the above, students, who have registered for Articled Training on or after 1^st May, 2012 are required to undergo GMCS-I Course during the 1^st year of articled training.

GMCS Course has been designed to develop effective communication and conversational skills, to inculcate business acumen and improve public relations skills of the students. The inputs on Strategic Decision Making, Articulation Skills, Data Analysis and Research Methodology, Group Discussion and Preparation of Project Report etc. are essential to face the upcoming challenges of the professional environment.

Therefore, you are requested to advise / release the articled trainee(s) working under your guidance to undergo the GMCS-I Course, since it is a regulatory requirement and the part of the Articled training.

For further query, you are requested to kindly contact Dr. Ranjit Kr. Sarmah, Sr. Assistant Director, Board of Studies at ranjit.sarmah@icai.org; Phone: 0120-3045915.

Thanking you,

Yours faithfully,

CA. Vijay Garg
Chairman, Board of Studies