CA sign-up

Summary

Web-only application entry for chartered accountants joining the marketplace. Email-OTP auth (no password — same as the user flow, see 2026-06-24-email-verification-otp). After this page the applicant fills 2 onboarding steps (You · Business) per 2026-06-10-ca-onboarding-four-steps; bank + pricing setup happen post-approval.

Raw wireframe

• .context/designs/web/auth/ca-sign-up.html

Copy

• Heading: "Apply to join the panel"
• Helper: "After this you'll fill in 2 short onboarding steps: You · Business. Bank and pricing setup happen post-approval."
• Fields: Full name (as on ICAI register) · Work email · Phone (WhatsApp-enabled) · ICAI Membership Number
• Sign-in method note: "We'll email a 6-digit code to your work address — no password to remember."
• Bank-account note: "Link via Razorpay after approval — not now."
• Ethics checkbox: "I confirm I am a Member of the ICAI in good standing and accept the ICAI Code of Ethics and the Chitragupt CA Panel Agreement."
• Submit CTA: "Continue · DPDP consent →"

Flows that touch this surface

• ca-application-onboarding

Entities referenced

• pillar-ca-portal
• marketplace-economics
• ca-category-itr-filing
• ca-category-consultation
• ca-category-notice-defence
• 2026-06-10-ca-onboarding-four-steps
• 2026-05-30-v1-website-only
• 2026-06-24-email-verification-otp

Sources

• .context/wiki/surfaces/* § "/auth"
• .context/designs/web/auth/ca-sign-up.html