ICAI Announces Requirements for Applying for November 2022 Exams; Check Details

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has announced the eligibility requirements for applying for November 2022 exams.

Candidates who intend to take the tests in November 2022 are recommended to check their status at the Self Service Portal (SSP) and confirm that they are eligible before filling out the exam forms at SSP.

Before filling out the exam form candidates need to check the following points given below.

• Candidates must have current SSP login credentials. If not, please create the login at https://eservices.icai.org.
• Candidates must have a current course enrollment. Please remember to revalidate or convert on SSP in the event that your course registration has expired.
• Before filling out the exam form, candidates who do not have their most recent photograph and signature accessible or whose signatures do not meet the quality requirements to be printed on mark sheets must upload or make the necessary changes on the Self Service Portal. The photo and signatures must meet the specifications listed in this announcement’s “Photo Requirements” and “Signature Requirements.
• Candidates must update their status on SSP if their articleship status (final/Intermediate Direct Entry) is in pending mode due to a lack of paperwork. Use your SSP login information to see Articleship Status. Navigate to Article Functions > Articleship > Articleship Application (Form 102/103).
• Candidates in the intermediate level must make sure they are signed up for the group or groups in which they plan to participate. Under your SSP login, you may view your group-by-group registration information.

Detailed Course Wise Specific Eligibility conditions for November 2022 exams are as under.

Foundation Course

a. Candidate must be enrolled in the Foundation Course before August 14, 2022, or earlier.

b. As of the date the exam form was filled out, the candidate was transformed from CPT to Foundation.

c. The applicant must possess either

• Passed the 12th grade from an accredited board, and his or her mark sheet for the 12th grade must be posted in SSP OR
• His or her 12th Class Admit Card must be uploaded in SSP, and they must have passed the 12th Standard Board Exam from a recognized Board.

Intermediate Course

1. Through CPT/PE-I/Entrance/ Foundation

If you registered for Intermediate based on passing CPT/PE-I/Entrance/Foundation, you must have completed an 8-month study programme before the first day of the month in which the exam will be given (November 1st, 2022), meaning you must have registered on or before the deadline of March 1st, 2022. Or;

If you have converted from IPCE, Intermediate (IPC), Intermediate(Erstwhile), PE-II, or PCE to Intermediate, you must have completed 8 months of study as of the first day of the month in which the exam will be held (November 1, 2022), i.e., you must have registered on or before the deadline of March 1, 2022.

Final Course

a. Candidates need to have signed up for the final new course or converted.

b. As of the date the exam application form was submitted, the candidate must have successfully completed the required time of articled training, which is either 3 years or 312 years, depending on the situation. Or,

The candidate must be scheduled to finish the required amount of articled training—3 years or 312 years, depending on the situation—including any unpaid time off on or before October 31, 2022. Or,

The candidate must be in service as of November 1, 2022, serving the final twelve months of articled training, including any excess leave, and scheduled to finish their third year by October 31, 2023, at the latest. (for students in the PE-II stream and those who have switched to the IPCC/IIPCC), Or,

The candidate must be employed as of November 1, 2022, have completed the final six months of their articled training, taking into account any accrued vacation time, and be scheduled to reach their full retirement age by April 30, 2023 (for PCC stream students), Or,

The candidate must already be employed as of November 1, 2022, and must have completed the final six months of training, including any additional leave that may have accrued, by April 30, 2023, or before. (for students in Intermediate/IPCC/IIPCE).

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