The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nepal (ICAN) was established under a special act, The Nepal Chartered Accountants Act, 1997 to enhance social recognition and faith of people at large in the accounting profession by raising public awareness towards the importance of accounting profession as well as towards economic and social responsibility of the accountants, and to contribute towards economic development of the country. The Institute is an autonomous body and the Council is fully authorized by the Act to undertake accountancy profession in Nepal.

Chartered Accountancy is a prestigious and rewarding profession in the society. It is a challenging career that imparts the best of technical skills in financial and management areas. Chartered Accountants today hold top management positions in public as well as private sector enterprises. They also render professional services as accountants and management consultants to various private and public sector organizations. Changes in economy and globalization have further opened opportunities to the Chartered Accountants for many challenging and rewarding career development options.
In the changing global context, roles and responsibilities of chartered accountants are not confined to performing mere traditional duties in the fields of Auditing, Accounting, Taxation, etc. They are now expected to have a greater understanding of and experience in the fields of business finance, information technology, corporate management, etc. Professional expertise and skills in these subjects do, therefore, constitute the indispensable parts of the CA Education. To this end, our CA education system is designed with appropriate syllabi framed to cater to the learning needs of the students facing development challenges in all national as well as global fronts.