Procedure for Verification of Answer Books of Chartered Accountants Students Examinations and Post Qualification Courses Examinations.

A- STUDENTS EXAMINATIONS

An examinee of CA examinations can apply for verification of his/her answer books/OMR Answer Sheet, either physically in his/her own handwriting, or on-line from http://icaiexam.icai.org (except for CPT, for which only physical applications are accepted) within a month from the date of declaration of results.

The process of verification of marks covers the following:

Checking:

  • Whether the answer book(s) compilation is complete
  • Whether any question or part thereof has remained unvalued
  • Whether there is any totalling error in any question or total marks on the cover page
  • Whether there is any discrepancy between the marks awarded for each question and/or part thereof and marks for each question indicated on the cover page of the answer book/marks assigned in the Systems in case of OMR Answer Sheets (as applicable)
  • Whether the handwriting of the examinee in all the answer books is the same.

The application for verification of marks must be in the handwriting of the examinee. If the examinee had appeared in Hindi medium, his/her application should be in Hindi. Typewritten applications will not be entertained.

There is no standard format as such for such application. However, the application should clearly indicate the following details and should be duly signed by the examinee.

  • Student Name
  • Student Registration No
  • Exam- Final/Intermediate (IPC)/CPT
  • Month and year of the exam
  • Roll No
  • Paper(s)/subjects to be verified
  • Address for communication

Examinees are advised to note that there is no provision for re-evaluation of answer books.

Verification fee is as follows:

  • For Final and Intermediate (IPC)/ATE/Units: Rs.100/- per paper subject to a maximum of Rs.400/- for all the papers of a group/both groups/Unit.
  • For CPT: Rs 200/-

The fees is payable by way of a demand draft drawn in favour of “The Secretary, The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India” payable at New Delhi. In case an examinee is applying online, he/she can pay the verification fee on-line, either by debit/credit card, Master/Visa/Maestro. The verification fees is the same, whether the application is physical or on-line. In the case of on-line applications, a scanned copy of the handwritten request for verification is also to be uploaded. However, there is no need to send the print-out of the on-line verification application by post.

An application by an examinee seeking inspection of his/her evaluated answer books and/or certified copies thereof is independent of and distinct from an application made by him/her for verification of marks under the existing Regulation 39(4) of the Chartered Accountants Regulations, 1988.*

For details regarding the procedure for applying for certified copies/inspection of evaluated answer books, click here.

An application for inspection/certified copies is not treated as a verification application. *However, in view of Para 3 of the Guidelines given in Announcement dated 7th August, 2015 hosted on www.icai.org under the Examination page, verification will be carried out by the office, suo motu, in respect of all applications for inspection and/or certified copies of Answer Books/OMR Answer Sheets.

An examinee can apply for both verification as well as inspection/certified copies of his/her evaluated answer books by following the prescribed procedure. Such examinees are advised not to send both the applications together in the same envelope. They should be sent in separate envelopes, by speed post/registered post only, superscribing the name of the exam, i.e Final or Intermediate (IPC) or CPT as the case may be, on the envelope. Applications should not be sent by courier/ordinary post.

The verification process is a meticulously drawn up exercise and it therefore takes time which may run to about 6-8 weeks from the date of receipt of the application.

The application along with the demand draft should be sent at the following address so as to reach us within a period of one month from the date of the declaration of results.

The Deputy Secretary (Exams)
The Institute of chartered Accountants of India
ICAI Bhawan
Indraprastha Marg
New Delhi 110 002

In case of change in marks pursuant to verification, the verification fee is refunded to the examinee automatically. There is no need to make a separate claim for refund. In case, he/she had also applied for the next exam, pending the outcome of the verification and the outcome of verification leads to his passing the earlier exam, the examination fees paid by him/her for the next exam will also be refunded.

The outcome of the verification of all those who had applied (whether through on-line mode or physical mode) will be hosted on the website http://icaiexam.icai.org and a written communication will also be sent to the concerned examinees individually.

The examinees are advised to check the said website from time to time regarding the outcome.

They can also send an email at the following email IDs, as per the exam:

CPT examinees - cpt_exam@icai.in
Intermediate (IPC) examinees - ipce_examhelpline@icai.in
Final examinees - final_examhelpline@icai.in

B – POST QUALIFICATION COURSES EXAMINATIONS.

An examinee of Post Qualification Courses examinations can apply for verification of his/her answer books/OMR Answer Sheets in his/her own handwriting within a month from the date of declaration of results of the respective examination. The process of verification of marks covers the following:

Checking:

  • Whether the answer book(s) compilation is complete
  • Whether any question or part thereof has remained unvalued
  • Whether there is any totalling error in any question or total marks on the cover page
  • Whether there is any discrepancy between the marks awarded for each question and/or part thereof and marks for each question indicated on the cover page of the answer book/marks assigned in the Systems in case of OMR Answer Sheets, i.e. for ISA-AT.
  • Whether the handwriting of the examinee in all the answer books is the same.

The application for verification of marks must be in the handwriting of the examinee. Typewritten applications will not be entertained.

There is no standard format as such for such application. However, the application should clearly indicate the following details and should be duly signed by the examinee.

  • Name of Examinee
  • Membership No.
  • Exam- MAC (Part-I)/CMC (Part-I)/TMC (Part-I)/ISA-AT/DIRM/ITL&WTO
  • Month and year of the exam
  • Roll No.
  • Course Registration No. (if any)
  • Paper(s)/subjects to be verified
  • Address for communication

Examinees are advised to note that there is no provision for re-evaluation of answer books.

Verification fee is Rs.500/- payable by way of a demand draft drawn in favour of “The Secretary, The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India” payable at New Delhi.

An application by an examinee seeking inspection of his/her evaluated answer books and/or certified copies thereof is independent of and distinct from an application made by him/her for verification of marks under the existing Regulation 39(4) of the Chartered Accountants Regulations, 1988.*

For details regarding the procedure for applying for certified copies/inspection of evaluated answer books, click here.

An application for inspection/certified copies is not treated as a verification application. *However, in view of Para 3 of the Guidelines given in Announcement dated 7th August, 2015 hosted on www.icai.org under the Examination page, verification will be carried out by the office, suo motu, in respect of all applications for inspection and/or certified copies of Answer Books/OMR Answer Sheets.

An examinee can apply for both verification as well as inspection/certifies copies of his/her evaluated answer books by following the prescribed procedure. Such examinees are advised not to send both the applications together in the same envelope. They should be sent in separate envelopes, by speed post/registered post only, superscribing the name of the exam, i.e MAC (Part-I)/CMC (Part-I)/ TMC (Part-I) /ISA-AT/DIRM/ITL&WTO as the case may be, on the envelope. Applications should not be sent by courier/ordinary post.

The application along with the demand draft should be sent at the following address so as to reach us within a period of one month from the date of the declaration of results.

The Deputy Secretary (Exams)
The Institute of chartered Accountants of India
“ICAI Bhawan”
Indraprastha Marg
New Delhi -110 002

In case of change in marks pursuant to verification, the verification fee is refunded to the examinee automatically. There is no need to make a separate claim for refund. In case, he/she had also applied for the next exam, pending the outcome of the verification and the outcome of verification, leads to his passing the earlier exam, the examination fees paid by him/her for the next exam will also be refunded.

The outcome of the verification of all those who had applied will be communicated in writing to the concerned examinees individually.

Contact details:
isa_examhelpline@icai.in - (for ISA-AT/MAC/CMC/TMC Examinations)
irm_examhelpline@icai.in - (for DIRM Technical Examination)
itlwto_examhelpline@icai.in - (for ITL & WTO (Part-I) Examination)
dms_examhelpline@icai.in- (for all PQC Exams related queries)

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