A student can appear at the CPT examination immediately after his/her 10+2 (intermediate/senior-secondary) exams without having to wait for the results of the 10+2 (intermediate/senior-secondary) exams. However, to be eligible for registering for the next level of the CA course i.e. IPCC or ACT, the student has to qualify/pass in both CPT as well as the 10+2 exams.