IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
No. 13-CA (EXAM)/December/2022: In pursuance of Regulation 22 of the Chartered Accountants Regulations, 1988, the Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India is pleased to announce that the next Chartered Accountants Foundation Examination will be held on the dates and places which are given below provided that sufficient number of candidates offer themselves to appear from each of the below mentioned places.
FOUNDATION COURSE EXAMINATION
[As per syllabus contained in the scheme notified by the Council under Regulation 25 F (3) of the Chartered Accountants Regulations, 1988.]
14th, 16th, 18th & 20th December 2022
It may be emphasized that there would be no change in the examination schedule in the event of any day of the examination schedule being declared a Public Holiday by the Central Government or any State Government / Local Holiday.
Paper(s) 3 & 4 of Foundation Examination are of 2 hours duration. The examination wise timing(s) are given below:
|
Examination |
Paper(s) |
Exam. Timings (IST) |
Duration |
|
Foundation Course |
Paper 1 & 2 |
2 PM to 5 PM |
3 Hours |
|
Paper 3 & 4* |
2 PM to 4 PM |
2 Hours |
*In Paper 3 and 4 of Foundation Examination there will not be any advance reading time, whereas in Paper 1 & 2, an advance reading time of 15 minutes will be given from 1.45 PM (IST) to 2 PM (IST).
*In Paper 3 and 4 of Foundation Examination there will not be any advance reading time, whereas in Paper 1 & 2, an advance reading time of 15 minutes will be given from 1.45 PM (IST) to 2 PM (IST).
PLACES OF EXAMINATION CENTRES
The Chartered Accountants Examinations, December 2022 will be held in the following Indian cities:
|
Name of the State (No. of Cities) |
Name of the Examination City |
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Andaman and Nicobar Islands (1) |
Port Blair |
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Andhra Pradesh (14) |
Anantapur, Eluru, Guntur, Kadapa, Kakinada, Kurnool, Nellore, Ongole, Rajamahendravaram, Srikakulam, Tirupati, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam and Vizianagaram |
|
Assam (5) |
Dibrugarh ,Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar and Tinsukia |
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Bihar (12) |
Begusarai, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, Madhubani, Motihari, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea, Samastipur, Sitamarhi and Siwan |
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Chattisgarh (5) |
Bilaspur, Durg, Raigarh, Raipur and Rajnandgaon |
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Chandigarh (1) |
Chandigarh |
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Delhi / New Delhi (1) |
Delhi / New Delhi |
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Goa (2) |
Mapusa and Margao |
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Gujarat (20) |
Ahmedabad, Anand, Bharuch, Bhavnagar, Bhuj, Gandhidham, Gandhinagar, Himatnagar, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Mehsana, Nadiad, Navsari, Palanpur, Porbandar, Rajkot, Surat, Surendranagar, Vadodara and Vapi |
|
Haryana (18) |
Ambala, Bahadurgarh, Bhiwani, Faridabad, Fatehabad, Gurgaon (Gurugram), Hisar, Jind, Kaithal, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Narnaul, Panipat, Rewari, Rohtak, Sirsa, Sonepat and Yamuna Nagar |
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Himachal Pradesh (1) |
Shimla |
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Jammu & Kashmir (2) |
Jammu and Srinagar |
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Jharkhand (7) |
Bokaro Steel City, Deoghar, Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur, Ramgarh and Ranchi |
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Karnataka (23) |
Bagalkot, Belgaum, Bellary, Bengaluru, Chikkaballapur, Chitradurga, Davangere, Gadag, Hassan, Haveri, Hubli, Kalaburgi (Gulbarga), Kolar, Koppal, Mandya, Mangalore, Mysore, Raichur, Shimoga, Sirsi, Tumakuru, Udupi and Vijayapura |
|
Kerala (14) |
Adoor, Alappuzha, Ernakulam, Idukki, Kalpetta, Kannur, Kasaragod, Kollam (Quilon), Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram and Thrissur |
|
Madhya Pradesh (15) |
Bhopal, Burhanpur, Chhindwara Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Katni, Khandwa, Mandsaur, Neemuch, Ratlam, Rewa, Sagar, Satna and Ujjain |
|
Maharashtra (36) |
Ahmednagar, Akola, Amravati, Aurangabad, Badlapur, Beed, Bhiwandi, Khamgaon (Buldhana), Chandrapur, Dhule, Gondia, Ichalkaranji, Jalgaon, Jalna, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nandurbar, Nasik, Navi Mumbai, Palghar, Panvel, Parbhani, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Pune, Ratnagiri, Sangli, Satara, Sindhudurg, Solapur, Thane, Vasai, Wardha and Yavatmal |
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Meghalaya (1) |
Shillong |
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Odisha (8) |
Balangir, Berhampur (Brahmapur), Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Jharsuguda, Rayagada, Rourkela and Sambalpur |
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Puducherry (1) |
Puducherry |
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Punjab (8) |
Amritsar, Bathinda, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mandi Gobindgarh, Pathankot, Patiala and Sangrur |
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Rajasthan (22) |
Ajmer, Alwar, Banswara, Beawar, Bharatpur, Bhilwara, Bikaner, Bundi Chittorgarh, Churu, Jaipur, Jhunjhunu, Jodhpur, Kishangarh, Kota, Nagaur, Pali - Marwar, Rajsamand, Sikar, Sirohi, Sri Ganganagar and Udaipur |
|
Sikkim (1) |
Gangtok |
|
Tamil Nadu (27) |
Chennai, Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Dharmapuri, Dindigul, Erode, Hosur, Kancheepuram, Karaikudi, Karur, Kumbakonam, Madurai, Nagapattinam, Nagercoil, Namakkal, Pudukkottai, Salem, Sivakasi, Theni, Tiruchirapalli, Tirunelveli, Tirupur, Tiruvallur, Tiruvannamalai, Tuticorin, Vellore and Villupuram |
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Telangana (8) |
Adilabad, Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Mahabubnagar, Nalgonda, Nizamabad and Warangal |
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Tripura (1) |
Agartala |
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Uttar Pradesh (18) |
Agra, Aligarh, Allahabad (Prayagraj), Bareilly, Bulandshahr, Firozabad, Ghaziabad, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mathura, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Noida, Saharanpur and Varanasi |
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Uttarakhand (4) |
Dehradun, Haldwani, Haridwar and Kashipur |
|
West Bengal (7) |
Asansol, Durgapur, Hooghly, Kharagpur, Kolkata, Raniganj and Siliguri |
PLACES OF EXAMINATION CENTRES OVERSEAS
The December 2022 Examinations will also be held at the 8 (Eight) overseas examination centres, namely:
Overseas (8): Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Thimphu (Bhutan), Doha, Dubai, Kathmandu (Nepal), Kuwait and Muscat
The Examination commencement timings at Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Muscat Centres will be 12.30 PM i.e. Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Muscat local time corresponding / equivalent to 2 PM. (IST). The Examination commencement timing at Bahrain, Doha, and Kuwait Centre will be 11.30 AM i.e. Bahrain / Doha / Kuwait local time corresponding / equivalent to 2 PM. (IST). The Examination commencement Timing at Kathmandu (Nepal) Centre will be 2.15 PM Nepal local time corresponding / equivalent to 2 PM (IST). The Examination commencement Timing at Thimphu (Bhutan) Centre will be 2.30 PM Bhutan local time corresponding / equivalent to 2 PM (IST).
The Council reserves the right to withdraw any city / centre at any stage without assigning any reason.
Online filling up of examination application forms
As a part of automation and platform consolidation, ICAI is pleased to announce that all candidates in respect of Foundation Examination will be required to apply online at https://eservices.icai.org (Self Service Portal - SSP) for December 2022 Exam onwards and also pay the requisite examination fee online. These forms are based on your eligibility of your course based on announcements and regulations. These forms will be available on SSP, and you are requested to login with your credentials (Username <SRN@icai.org> and password). These Exam forms will be available in SSP effective designated dates as would be announced on www.icai.org.
Kindly Note: If you have never registered as a user in SSP, Kindly open the following URL: https://eservices.icai.org
Please use forgot password option in case you have forgotten or lost your password. Students are also requested to Create User Name, Register Course, Convert Course, Revalidate, Update Photo, Signature and Address on SSP only.
Examination fee can be remitted on-line by using VISA or MASTER or MAESTRO Credit / Debit Card / Rupay Card / Net Banking / Bhim UPI.
Opening and Closing of online window for submission of examination application forms
The following dates(s) may be noted:
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Details |
For Foundation Exam [December 2022] |
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Commencement of submission of online examination application forms |
14th September 2022 [Wednesday] |
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Last date for submission of online examination application forms (without late fees) |
4th October 2022 [Tuesday] |
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Last date for submission of online examination application forms (with late fees of Rs. 600/- or US $ 10) |
9th October 2022 [Sunday] |
Furthermore, for students seeking change of examination city / medium for the Chartered Accountants Foundation Examination - December 2022, the correction window for the examination forms already filled shall be available during 8th October 2022 [Saturday] to 13th October 2022 [Thursday].
Examination Fee
The examination fee(s) for foundation course is as under:--
|
Foundation Course Examination |
|
|
For Indian Centre(s) |
₹ 1500/- |
|
For Overseas Centre(s) - Excluding Bhutan & Kathmandu Centre(s) |
US$ 325 |
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For Bhutan & Kathmandu Centre(s) |
INR ₹ 2200 |
The late fee for submission of examination application form after the scheduled last date would be Rs. 600/- (for Indian / Kathmandu / Bhutan Centres) and US $ 10 (for Abroad Centres) as decided by the Council.
OPTION TO ANSWER PAPERS IN HINDI
Candidates of Foundation Examinations will be allowed to opt for English / Hindi medium for answering papers. Detailed information will be found in guidance notes hosted at https://www.icai.org
The Candidates are advised to note the above and stay in touch with the website of the Institute, www.icai.org.
(S. K. GARG)
ADDITIONAL SECRETARY (EXAMINATIONS)
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