ICAI postpones CA Examinations, May 2020

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The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
[Set up by an Act of Parliament]
Post Box No.7 112, ‘ICAI BHAWAN’, Indraprastha Marg
New Delhi – 110002

2nd May, 2020

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

POSTPONEMENT OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT EXAMINATIONS, MAY 2020*

In continuation to the Important Announcement dated 27^th March, 2020, it is hereby notified for general information that in view of the ongoing spurt of the COVID-19 pandemic and in the interest of the well-being of students, the Chartered Accountant Examinations scheduled from 19^th June 2020 to 4^thJuly, 2020* stand rescheduled and the said examinations shall now be held from 29^th July 2020 to 16^th August, 2020 as per details given below.

FOUNDATION COURSE EXAMINATION – Under NEW SCHEME

[As per syllabus contained in the scheme notified by the Council under Regulation 25 F (3) of the Chartered Accountants Regulations, 1988.]

7^th,9^th,11^th & 14^th August 2020

INTERMEDIATE (IPC) COURSE EXAMINATION – Under OLD SCHEME

[As per syllabus contained in the scheme notified by the Council under Regulation 28 E (3) of the Chartered Accountants Regulations, 1988]

Group-I : 30^th July 2020, 2nd, 4^th& 6^thAugust 2020

Group-II: 8^th,10^th & 13^th August 2020

INTERMEDIATE COURSE EXAMINATION – Under NEW SCHEME

[As per syllabus contained in the scheme notified by the Council under Regulation 28 G (4) of the Chartered Accountants Regulations, 1988.]

Group-I : 30^th July 2020, 2nd, 4^th& 6^thAugust 2020

Group-II: 8^th,10^th, 13^th & 16^th August 2020

FINAL COURSE EXAMINATION – Under OLD SCHEME

[As per syllabus contained in the scheme notified by the Council under Regulation 31 (ii) of the Chartered Accountants Regulations, 1988.]

Group ^–I : 29^th , 31^st July 2020, 3^rd& 5^thAugust 2020

Group -II: 7^th,9^th,11^th & 14^th August 2020

FINAL COURSE EXAMINATION – Under NEW SCHEME

[As per syllabus contained in the scheme notified by the Council under Regulation 31 (iv) of the Chartered Accountants Regulations, 1988.]

Group -I: 29^th , 31^st July 2020, 3^rd& 5^thAugust 2020

Group -II: 7^th,9^th,11^th & 14^th August 2020

INTERNATIONAL TRADE LAWS AND WORLD TRADE ORGANISATION (ITL & WTO), Part I EXAMINATION

Group A	30^th July 2020 & 2^ndAugust 2020
Group B	4^th& 6^thAugust 2020

INTERNATIONAL TAXATION – ASSESSMENT TEST (INTT – AT)

7th & 9^thAugust 2020

It may be emphasized that there would be no change in the examination schedule in the event of any day of the examination schedule being declared a Public Holiday by the Central Government or any State Government / Local Holiday.

Candidates may note that two of the papers viz. Paper(s) 3 & 4 of Foundation Examination are of 2 hours duration. Similarly, Elective Paper – 6 of Final Examination (under New Scheme) is of 4 hours. However, all other examinations are of 3 hours duration, and the examination wise timing(s) are given below:

Examination	Paper(s)	Exam. Timings (IST)	Duration
Foundation	Paper 1 & 2	2 PM to 5 PM	3 Hours
Foundation	Paper 3 & 4*	2 PM to 4 PM	2 Hours
Intermediate (IPC)	All Papers	2 PM to 5 PM	3 Hours
Intermediate (New Scheme)	All Papers	2 PM to 5 PM	3 Hours
Final (Old Scheme)	All Papers	2 PM to 5 PM	3 Hours
Final (New Scheme)	Paper 1 to 5 & Paper 7 & 8.	2 PM to 5 PM	3 Hours
Final (New Scheme)	Paper 6 (Elective)	2 PM to 6 PM	4 Hours
Post Qualification Course Examinations i.e. (ITL & WTO), Part I and (INTT – AT)	ALL	2 PM to 5 PM	3 Hours

*In Paper 3 and 4 of Foundation Examination and all papers of Post Qualification Course Examinations there will not be any advance reading time, whereas in all other papers / exams mentioned above, an advance reading time of 15 minutes will be given from 1.45 PM (IST) to 2 PM (IST).

Foundation Course Examination is to be held along with Final Group ^–II Examinations on 7^th,9^th,11^th & 14^th August 2020 and the Post Qualification Course Examination i.e. INTT – AT is to be held along with Final Group – II Examination on 7^th& 9^thAugust 2020, whereas ITL & WTO examination is to be held along with 4 papers, Group – I of Intermediate (IPC) / Intermediate Examinations.

(S. K. Garg)
Additional Secretary (Examinations)