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Right to Information

Kusuma (Accounts Executive) (29 Points)

29 January 2010

Just as Auditors have right to get Documents as proof, why can't students get the photocopy of their answersheet to know the genuinity of marks?? This will also help them to know where they have gone wrong...

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CA.ViVeK M ACA (ACCOUNTS DEPARTMENT) (28544 Points)
Replied 29 January 2010

Easy to tell but difficult to happen...Once the mark given by the ICAI in the exam is the affirmative and conclusive evidence... If you expect so, it will become ultra virus

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Deepak Jain (CA Final Student) (514 Points)
Replied 29 January 2010

Completely agree with u kusuma. Answer sheets should be provided which will prove as a guiding tool for the future attempts.

CA.ViVeK M ACA (ACCOUNTS DEPARTMENT) (28544 Points)
Replied 29 January 2010

Originally posted by : Deepak Jain
	Completely agree with u kusuma. Answer sheets should be provided which will prove as a guiding tool for the future attempts.

It is Good to discuss But never going to happen

(Guest)

difficult to expect....u can only wish!

CA Sumit Arora (CA) (1411 Points)
Replied 29 January 2010

Yes it is very difficult to expect.

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mustafa (student) (134 Points)
Replied 29 January 2010

yes it is difficult

lets hope for better

CA.ViVeK M ACA (ACCOUNTS DEPARTMENT) (28544 Points)
Replied 29 January 2010

Most people opinion is difficut to happen ......Good supporters ....

CA.ViVeK M ACA (ACCOUNTS DEPARTMENT) (28544 Points)
Replied 29 January 2010

Most people opinion is difficut to happen ......Good supporters ....

Ajay k (Consultant) (91 Points)
Replied 29 January 2010

Im sure it will happen one day..... If the Institute is really honest in its approach, it should provide copies of the answer scriptts. When Universities and State Boards can provide, why not our insitute.......

Im very confident it will happen soon. In fact, the matter is subjudice with the supreme court.....

Answer sheet cannot be excluded from the purview of RTI

New Delhi, Apr 30 : Students who fail in Chartered Accountant exams can find out their mistakes by going through their answer sheet as the Delhi High Court today directed the ICAI to provide a certified copy of the paper to students under the Right to Information Act.

Justice S Ravinder Bhat said the answersheet cannot be excluded from the purview of Right to Information Act and the examination authority cannot deny the same to students under the Act.

Observing that the Act confers positive power to citizens which should not be hindered by authorities, the court dismissed the plea of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India challenging CIC's order to provide certified copy of the answer sheet to a student who could not clear the exam.

"ICAI is an institute. You should apply pragmatism and make example to others. You should start by yourself... Many institutes do that and allow students to inspect their copies," Justice Bhat said.

The court also rejected ICAI' argument that students have no right to seek disclosure of their answer sheet and it does not come under the purview of the RTI Act.

The Additional Solicitor General of India Parag Tripathi, appearing for ICAI, submitted that the Supreme court in its order of 2007 has rejected the candidates' right to demand answer sheets. __________________

Procedure for application of answer books through RTI:

Applicaion for CA answer book copy

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Hi,
Can any one guide me as tho how should i apply for a certified copy of my CA exam answer sheets ,
1) where should i apply
2) wht should be the format of application
3) fees to be paid while applying
4) can i file an online applicatin for my answer books
5) any other info that i should be knowing before i apply.

Best Answer - Posted by ambrish.p

Dear Budhnath

1. U can apply with Central Public Information Officer

(CPIO or PIO

) of (Details of APIO, CPIO & Appellate Authority)

2. RTI

application as per Central Govt. RTI

rules. Please see: https://www.rtiindia.org/forum/blogs/...govt-info.html

3. RTI

fee: Rs.10/ by IPO/D.D./B.C. in favour of "Accounts Officer"

4. If u have the mail id of PIO

then u can file online but for payment of RTI

fee only traditional methods are available. Better use traditional methods. Please see: How to submit a RTI Application - RTI Guide

5. For help in framing your application, please see this blog by JPS Sir: https://www.rtiindia.org/forum/blogs/...er-sheets.html

For detailed information

on how to draft & file an RTI

application, please see the "All About RTI " links on the homepage & RTI Guide section of the portal.

AND

How to make RTI

application effective (by JPS Sir) : https://www.rtiindia.org/forum/blogs/...effective.html

If you have any further doubts, please post them here and our members will be pleased to guide you further.

regards

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Saurabh Sharma (Taxation) (226 Points)
Replied 29 January 2010

Is there no option to see answer sheets if we can see our answer sheets then we can stop our mistakes

Saurabh

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Azhar Qureshi (Article) (30 Points)
Replied 29 January 2010

i think one thing we have to see is that ICAI is set up by an act of Parliament and if it is so then we people can legally go for using RTI Act on ICAI.....can anyone put some further more light !!!

Ashish M (Chartered Accountant) (2731 Points)
Replied 30 January 2010

I fully agree with Mr. Azhar. ICAI is very much a body created by govt. and it very well comes under the purview of public authority. Now the question whethr it can divulge the answer sheets of the students finds no further controversy. ofcourse it is liable to show the answer sheet. ICAI is just entagling the case in the Supreme court to lengthen the time period when ultimately it can't hide such information under the garb of security of exams system.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!