The Institute has decided to accept some of the regulatory forms (list given below) received thro e-mail authenticated by digital signatures. Public Key Infrastructure and Digital certificates under Sub-CA setup of the Institute is a step towards achieving electronic filing. The Institute ultimately wants all e-mail communication with its members & students to be digitally signed. Accordingly, the following forms in respect of which no documents are generally required to be accompanied will be verified and processed if the said forms are received through e-mail authenticated by digital signatures.

1. Form 6, form of application for grant of certificate of practice
   
   

2. Form 9, form of application for restoration of name in the register
   
   

3. Form 117, Form of application for approval of trade or a firm name
   
   

4. Request for change in professional address/ e-mail/ mobile/ fax/ telephone numbers

1. Form 105, Certificate of service to be issued by the member under whom industrial training was received
   
   

2. Form 108, Certificate of service under articles (completion of articles)
   
   

3. Form 115, Completion of Audit Service
   
   

4. Form 109, Certificate of Service on Termination of Articles (Form 109 can be issued thro e-mail authenticated by digital signature if digitally signed request is received from the member)
   
   

5. Request for change in address/ e-mail/ mobile/ fax/ telephone numbers

The payment of requisite fee in the above cases wherever required will be accepted through payment gateway.

Members & Students are encouraged to use the aforesaid service which will eliminate the need of postal/ fax communication with the Institute and provide better means of tracking their requests. However, it is clarified that submission of forms/ requests as stated above by the members and students would be optional.

The regulatory forms referred above can be viewed on the Institute website as follows:

Member Menu >> All Forms

Student Menu >> All Forms

Filled in forms will have to appended in the body of the e-mail using Format->Rich Text option and send it to the Institute thro digitally signed e-mail. Depending on the region the student/ member/ firm belongs, e-mail ID of that region may be used. E-mail IDs of various regions are as follows:

Southern Region (Chennai): sro@icai.org

Western Region (Mumbai): wro@icai.org

Eastern Region (Kolkatta): ero@icai.org

Central Region (Kanpur): cro@icai.org

The subject of the e-mail should be the Membership Number (or) Firm Registration Number (or) Student Regn. Number as the case may be followed by - and Regulatory Form Number. Exp. If member with membership number 123456 is submitting Form 6, then the subject should be 123456 - Form 6. On acceptance of the digitally signed e-mail at the Institute, an acknowledgement will be sent to the concerned student/ member/ firm.