The first examination paper to test students on Indian international taxation issues is to be offered by CIOT.

The three hour written exam will serve as an extra option for students enrolled on the ADIT (Advanced Diploma in International Taxation) course, bringing the total number of jurisdictions available for students to be tested on to nine.

CIOT president Patrick Stevens believed the flexible study options, were ideal for the busy professional, he said: 'The India paper will be a global benchmark of quality and achievement and an independent means of demonstrating expertise in the international taxation system of India.

'Employers can be assured of the competence of international tax teams dealing with Indian international taxation issues, gaining an edge on their competitors, and providing reassurance to clients.

Porus Kaka, senior advocate and newly appointed president elect of the International Fiscal Association (IFA), said: 'The intense scrutiny on international transactions implies significant risks for the unwary and the unprepared, particularly in the dynamic environment of international taxation in India.

'An examination like this comes at an opportune time in the globalisation of world tax and its consequences. As one of the world's largest sources of international tax jurisprudence, India is a country which anyone in international tax law ignores at their peril.'