Chartered Accountant (CA) is the title used by members of certain professional accountancy associations in the British Commonwealth countries and Ireland. The term chartered comes from the Royal Charter granted to the world's first professional body of accountants upon their establishment in 1854. work in all fields of business and finance. Some are engaged in public practice work, others work in the private sector and some are employed by government bodies.
In India, the profession of chartered accountancy is regulated by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India which was founded under the Chartered Accountants Act of 1949. The ICAI is responsible for examinations and licensing of it members. ICAI is the second largest body of Professional Accountants in the world with nearby 1,500,000 registered members.