ICAI has released the schedule of the CA Intermediate, Final & Foundation Exams for November/December 2023.

Official copy of the notification has been mentioned below

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

No. 13-CA (EXAM)/NOVEMBER - DECEMBER/2023: 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, Intermediate and Final Examinations 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.

Similarly, Examination in Post Qualification Course under Regulation 204, viz.: International Taxation - Assessment Test (INTT - AT) and Insurance and Risk Management (IRM) Technical Examination (which is open to the members of the Institute) will be held on the dates and places (centres in India only) 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.]

24th, 26th, 28th & 30th December 2023

INTERMEDIATE COURSE EXAMINATION

[As per syllabus contained in the scheme notified by the Council under Regulation 28 G (4) of the Chartered Accountants Regulations, 1988.]

• Group -I 2nd, 4th, 6th & 8th November 2023
• Group -II: 10th, 13th, 15th & 17th November 2023

FINAL COURSE EXAMINATION

[As per syllabus contained in the scheme notified by the Council under Regulation 31 (iv) of the Chartered Accountants Regulations, 1988.]

• Group-I: 1st, 3rd, 5th & 7th November 2023
• Group-II: 9th, 11th, 14th & 16th November 2023

MEMBERS' EXAMINATION

INTERNATIONAL TAXATION - ASSESSMENT TEST (INTT–AT)
9th & 11th November 2023

INSURANCE AND RISK MANAGEMENT (IRM) TECHNICAL EXAMINATION
Modules I to IV: 9th, 11th, 14th & 16th November 2023

No examination is scheduled on 12th November 2023 (Sunday) on account of Diwali (Deepawali), being a compulsory (gazetted) Central Government holiday as per F. No. 12/5/2022-JCA-2 dated 16.06.2022 issued by Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievance and Pensions, Government of India.

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 Bodies.

Paper(s) 3 & 4 of Foundation Examination are of 2 hours duration. Similarly, Elective Paper - 6 of Final Examination and all papers of International Taxation - Assessment Test are of 4 hours duration. However, all other examinations are of 3 hours duration, and the examination wise timing(s) are given below:

*In Paper 3 and 4 of Foundation Examination and all papers of Post Qualification Course Examination there will not be any advance reading time, whereas in all other papers / exams mentioned above, an advance reading time of 15 minutes will be given from 1.45 PM (IST) to 2 PM (IST).

Further, in case of composite papers having both MCQs based & Descriptive Question Papers, seal of MCQs based Question Paper shall be opened at 2 PM (IST), in other words there will be no prior reading time for MCQs based Question Papers

3. PLACES OF EXAMINATION CENTRES:

The Chartered Accountants Examinations, November / December 2023 will be held in the following Indian cities:

PLACES OF EXAMINATION CENTRES OVERSEAS:

[FOR FOUNDATION, INTERMEDIATE AND FINAL EXAMINATIONS ONLY]

The November / December 2023 Examinations will also be held at 8 (Eight) overseas examination centres, namely:

Overseas: Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Thimpu (Bhutan), Doha, Dubai, Kathmandu (Nepal), Kuwait and Muscat

The Examination commencement timing 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 Thimpu (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 forms:

As a part of automation and platform consolidation, ICAI is pleased to announce that all candidates in respect of Foundation, Intermediate & Final Examinations will be required to apply online at https://eservices.icai.org (Self Service Portal - SSP) for November / December 2023 Exam 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 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/EForms/configuredHtml/1666/57499/Registration.html?action=existing

Please use forgot password option in case you have forgotten or lost your password. Students are also requested to Create Username, Register Course, Convert Course, Revalidate, Update Photo, Signature and Address on SSP only.

Members desirous to apply for Post Qualification Course Examinations i.e., International Taxation - Assessment Test (INTT - AT) and Insurance and Risk Management (IRM) Technical Examination (which is open to the members of the Institute) are required to apply on-line at pqc.icaiexam.icai.organd also pay the applicable examination fee online 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:

Further, for students seeking change of examination city / medium for the Chartered Accountants Examination - November / December 2023, the correction window for the examination forms already filled will be available during 1st September 2023 [Friday] to 7th September 2023 [Thursday].

Examination Fee

The examination fee(s) for various courses are as under: --

The late fee for submission of examination application form after the scheduled last date would be ` 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, Intermediate and Final Examinations will be allowed to opt for English / Hindi medium for answering papers. Detailed information will be found in guidance notes hosted at https://eservices.icai.org However, the medium of Examinations will be only English in respect of Post Qualification Course viz.: International Taxation - Assessment Test (INTT - AT) and Insurance and Risk Management (IRM) Technical Examination.

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)