00:00So let's start with the most obvious question. How much does ACCA actually cost? Not rough guesses,
00:05but the actual fees that you pay across the ACCA journey. Before we get into the numbers,
00:10here's exactly what this video will cover. One-time registration fee, the annual subscription fee,
00:15the overall exam-related cost across levels, exemption fees if applicable, and finally,
00:20what the total ACCA cost realistically looks like. Now one thing to keep in mind throughout
00:25this video. ACCA is a UK qualification, so all fees are charged in British pounds. I'll mention
00:32the amounts in pounds and also give you a rough eye on our sense, since that's what most of us
00:36relate. Alright, let's get into it. One-time registration fee. When you register as an ACCA
00:41student, you pay a one-time registration fee. That's around £89, which is somewhere around
00:46£9,000 or so depending on exchange rate. This is paid only once right at the beginning and there's
00:52no reputation later. Pretty straightforward. Second, annual subscription fee. Now, this is
00:57a yearly fee to keep your ACCA registration active. It's around £137 per year, somewhere in the
01:03ballpark of £14,000 to £15,000. You pay this every year until you complete ACCA. So if your journey
01:09takes say 3 to 4 years, the fee applies each year. This isn't a huge number individually, but it's
01:15definitely important to plan for it, right? Because it does add up over time. Exam-related cost. So let's
01:20look into this at a high level, without getting lost in too many numbers. ACCA has 13 papers
01:25in total, spread across 3 levels. And the most important thing to remember is that you pay
01:30per paper, not all at once. At the start, there's a one-time registration fee of around £30 and
01:36then an annual subscription fee of about £137, which for many students is actually discounted
01:42in the first year. Then comes exam fees. These vary by level. The applied knowledge papers are
01:47the lowest. The applied skill papers cost a bit more. The strategic professional papers are the
01:52highest. Because of this structure, your cost naturally increases as you move up the level.
01:57When you put all of that together, the exam-related cost across all levels usually ends up at somewhere
02:02between £1,600 to £2,000, which roughly works out to about £1.7 to £2.1 lakhs. This assumes
02:09you are
02:10booking exams on time, clearing papers without repeats. And yes, exemptions can reduce this number quite a bit,
02:16which is why planning your ACCA journey properly is so important. Exemption fees if applicable. So if
02:21you come from backgrounds like BCom, BBA, MBA or CA Inter, you may actually be eligible for these
02:27exemptions. That's great because it saves you time and effort. But here's the thing. For every
02:33exempted paper, ACCA charges around £89 per paper. That's around Rs 9,000 or so per exemption. So you save
02:41time, effort but absolutely exemption fee still applies. Just something to keep in mind. So
02:46what's the total cost? Alright, so let's bring everything together. When you combine the registration
02:52fee, annual subscriptions over a few years, exam fees and exemptions if you have any, the total ACCA
02:58related cost typically comes to around £2,000 to £2,500 overall. In Indian terms, that's roughly
03:05around £2,100,000 to £2,700,000 depending on exchange rates and how many papers you are actually
03:10required to write. This is a realistic and honest range. It's not the lowest number you will see
03:15floating around online and it's also not an exaggerated figure meant to scare you. It simply
03:20reflects what most well-planned ACCA candidates actually spend. The key takeaway here is how you
03:26plan your exemptions, bookings and attempts can make a big difference in your total cost. So here's the
03:31thing. ACCA isn't about paying everything upfront. It's actually planning the journey properly. Most
03:36cost overruns don't happen because ACCA itself is expensive. They usually happen because of late exam
03:42bookings, repeat attempts or incorrect exemption decisions early on. If you're feeling confused or
03:47want to avoid unnecessary hassle, you can connect with our dedicated career counsellors at Emarticus
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03:56help you understand your ACCA fees, exemptions and timelines based on your background. There's no
04:01obligations, it's simply about getting clarity. And if after that you feel ACCA is the right path
04:06for you, you can always explore Emarticus Learning's ACCA program and decide what works the best for you.
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