ICAI exam of May 2020 postponed to August 2020 | New exam dates announced

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India [Set up by an Act of Parliament] Post Box No.7112, ‘ICAI BHAWAN’, Indraprastha Marg New Delhi – 110002 IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT 2nd May, 2020 POSTPONEMENT OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT EXAMINATIONS, MAY 2020*   In continuation to the Important Announcement dated 27th 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 19th June 2020 to 4th July, 2020* stand rescheduled and the said examinations shall now be held from 29th July 2020 to 16th  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.]   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 :      30th July 2020, 2nd, 4th & 6th August 2020 Group-II:      8th, 10th & 13th 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 :      30th July 2020, 2nd, 4th & 6th August 2020 Group-II:      8th, 10th, 13th & 16th 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 : 29th , 31st July 2020, 3rd & 5th August 2020 Group -II: 7th, 9th, 11th & 14th 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: 29th , 31st July 2020, 3rd & 5th August 2020 Group -II: 7th, 9th, 11th & 14th August 2020 INTERNATIONAL TRADE LAWS AND WORLD TRADE ORGANISATION (ITL & WTO), Part I EXAMINATION   Group A 30th July 2020 & 2nd August 2020 Group B 4th & 6th August 2020   INTERNATIONAL TAXATION – ASSESSMENT TEST (INTT – AT)   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 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 Paper 6 (Elective) 2 PM to 6 PM 4 Hours Post       Qualification Examinations i.e. (ITL Part I and (INTT – AT)   & Course WTO), 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 7th, 9th, 11th & 14th August 2020 and the Post Qualification Course Examination i.e. INTT - AT is to be held along with Final Group – II Examination on 7th & 9th August 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)