The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) is a statutory body established under the Chartered Accountants Act 1949 (Act No. XXXVIII of 1949) for the regulation of the profession of chartered accountancy in India. During its more than fifty years of existence the Institute has achieved recognition as a premier accounting body in the country for its contribution in the fields of education professional development maintenance of high accounting auditing and ethical standards. The Institute has its Headquarters at New Delhi with 5 Regional Offices at Mumbai Chennai Kanpur Kolkata New Delhi and 147 branches spread all over the country. In addition it has also set up 23 chapters outside India.