ICAI Exam Postponement: The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has issued notification in regard to the ICAI CA Examinations. The ICAI notification says that students have expressed their views and opinions regarding the scams scheduled to be conducted from 29th July 2020 onward. The notification gives CA applicants the option of opting out of the July 2020 ICAI CA Exam.

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According to the official notification released on the ICAI website icai.org, "ICAI is committed to serve even if one student wish to appear in examination scheduled from 29th July 2020, still considering the prevailing COVID-19 situation and in the interest of mitigating the anxiety and hardships of students, it has been decided to provide an OPT-OUT option to students."

The ICAI went on to add that the remaining students who will choose not to opt out and wish to appear for the exams commencing from 29th July 2020, the Institute is making all the required and necessary arrangements for smooth conduct of May 2020 examination (commencing from 29th July, 2020) across the globe including strict adherence to the precautions / measures related to COVID–19 which cover thermal scanning, hands’ sanitization, wearing of masks, maintaining social distancing at all times, following Government guidelines, etc. for the examinees / center functionaries during the conduct of Chartered Accountant Examination.

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The students (who have already submitted online examination application for May 2020 Examination cycle) shall be allowed to OPT-OUT and carry forward their candidature to next examination i.e. November, 2020 examination cycle. In this case, the examination fees and exemption, if any, of the particular student will automatically be shifted and carried forward to next examination i.e. November 2020 cycle and this attempt (May 2020) will be treated as cancelled / not counted. The student will be required to apply afresh for November 2020 Examination cycle at the relevant time. His / Her Examination fees will be adjusted and differential fees, if any, will only be charged (In case he/she has filled the form for May 2020 exams for one group only and in November 2020 exams cycle, he/she opts to appear in both groups, then, he/she will be required to pay the differential fees).

However, situation of pandemic will be reviewed (COVID cases, MHA guidelines, Center and State Government directions) in first week of July 2020 and status will be intimated to students who have not opted out. Further, conduct of examinations commencing from 29th July 2020 will be strictly dependent upon the then Government’s advisories which may be issued for the area in which a particular Center is situated and in any such eventuality, the students will be accommodated to the November 2020 examination cycle.

Furthermore, for Students seeking change of examination center for the exams commencing from 29th July, 2020, the online facility for seeking change of examination center (for the students who have already submitted online examination application for May 2020 Examination cycle) will be available at icaiexam.icai.org from 17th June 2020 (Wednesday) 11 AM Onward to 20th June 2020 (Saturday) 11.59 PM.