Comparative Study
CFA vs CA
| CFA |
CA |
| Minimum duration: 2 years |
Minimum duration: 4.5 years |
| No Articleship required |
Articleship of 3 years under a CA |
| Can be managed along with Final year of Graduation or MBA or full time job |
Cannot be managed with MBA or full time job |
| Total Expense is around 2.25-2.75 lac (inclusive of training expenses) |
Total Expense is around 2.5- 3 lac (inclusive of training expenses) |
| Jobs are available in upcoming new fields which are quite dynamic, interesting & growing which includes Derivatives, Investment banking, Equity/Debt valuation, Fund Management, Portfolio Management, Risk Management, and Corporate Finance etc. |
Jobs are majorly concentrated/skewed towards declining/boring/monotonous profiles which include Taxation and Audit. |
| Most organizations sponsor the CFA program for the employees |
Sponsorship is rarely available |
CFA vs MBA
| CFA |
MBA |
| Minimum duration: 2 years |
Minimum duration: 2 years |
| Total Expense is around 2.25-2.75 lac (inclusive of training expenses) |
Total Expense is around 7.5-12.5 lac (inclusive of opportunity and hidden costs) |
| Jobs are available in upcoming new fields which are quite dynamic, interesting & growing which includes Derivatives, Investment banking, Equity/Debt valuation, Fund Management, Portfolio Management, Risk Management, and Corporate Finance etc. |
Jobs are majorly available in marketing profiles in broking/banking/insurance sector or research profiles in BPOs/KPOs/Research companies. |
| Even a CFA level -1 or CFA level-2 commands better profiles than many MBAs. |
Even a full time MBA does not command respect in Finance profiles. |
| Is considered as an expert in Finance domain. |
Is never considered as an expert in Finance domain. |
| Most organizations sponsor the CFA program for the employees |
Sponsorship is rarely available |
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