Updated: November 4, 2020 5:50:45 pm
The Public Accountant exams are scheduled to take place from November 21 to December 14 (Express photo by Vishal Srivastav / Representative)
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) told the Supreme Court on Wednesday that it cannot take the next CA exam online as suggested by some of the candidates, in light of COVID-19 as it tests analytical capabilities. of the examinees.
The ICAI said that its three-hour exam has a completely different pattern, which has descriptive answers and no check marks.
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A court of Justices AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and Sanjiv Khanna requested ICAI to publish on its website the measures taken for the well-being of students with respect to COVID-19 and resolved the petition seeking a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) detailed for the examinees in the next CA exams.
the Certified Public Accountant exams are scheduled to be held from November 21 to December 14.
During the hearing, Chief Advocate Ramji Srinivasan, who appeared for ICAI, said that they do not have any isolation rooms as examination centers and they do not have the facilities for doctors.
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He said that as ordered by the highest court in its last hearing, they have examined all the suggestions made by lawyer Bansuri Swaraj, on behalf of the petitioners.
There was a suggestion that we can conduct exams online. Our exams have a different pattern and therefore we cannot take the exam online, he said, adding that they test the test takers’ analytical abilities.
The court then told Swaraj that the petitioners must be reasonable in their demands and that it was not satisfied with their responses.
Srinivasan further said that the petitioner also sought transportation and accommodation, but that is not possible.
He argued that the ICAI can request the Ministry of the Interior to allow electronic admission cards to reserve hotels. The bank said it’s a state-specific issue, as earlier when such suggestions were made, state governments agreed to do so.
He told Swaraj how can online testing be allowed when the answers are required to be descriptive. How can this be allowed? Just because the courts allow so many things, you can’t keep asking what you want. Be reasonable in your demands, the court told the petitioner’s attorney.
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He asked the ICAI to put all the information about the complaints raised by the petitioners on the website and got rid of the guilty plea saying that if there are any lapses it will be addressed, but the examinations in the past have been handled well.
The petitioners have alleged that despite the fact that the examination is less than a month away, the authorities have not taken measures with respect to the safety of the examinees.
They have claimed that the ICAI has not issued security guidelines on how tests will be conducted amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The statement alleged that the exam will violate central government guidelines prohibiting congregations of more than 100 people at an academic institution.
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