Important Announcement for students of Final Course and their Eligibility to appear in the Final Examination

Last updated: 09 August 2010

Notice Date : 06 August 2010

Important Announcement for students of Final Course and their Eligibility to appear in the Final Examination

BoS/Announcement/227/10

August 6, 2010

Sub: Eligibility criteria applicable to different streams students for appearing in the Final Examination to be held in November, 2010 examination and onwards

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Having regard to the hardship faced by the s tudents of Final examination, the Council has decided to modify eligibility criteria applicable to different stream of students for appearing in the Final Examination to be held in November, 2010 examination and onwards . Accordingly, PE-II students who shifted to PCC or to PCC and then to IPCC or to IPCC shall be allowed to take the Final examination during the last 12 months of their prescribed period of articled training. Students, who remained in PE-II stream and passed examination will continue to undergo 3 years articled training and will be eligible to appear in the Final examination during the last 12 months of their articled training. The Council has also decided to allow PCC students to appear in the Final examination during the last 6 months of their articled training period. In respect of IPCC students , the Council clarified that they can appear in the Final examination as per the existing criteria, i.e., during the last 6 months of their articled training period of 3 years.

Detailed eligibility criteria for different streams to appear in Final examination are as follows:

Sl. No.		Category of Students	Eligibility Criteria to appear in the Final Examination
1		Students who have registered and passed Intermediate examination and registered for Final Course. (prescribed Articled training period 3 years)	Completed or completing prescribed period of articled training i.e. 3 years (including e xcess leave, if any) on or before the last day of the month preceding the month in which the examination is held; Or Serving last 6 months (including excess leave, if any) of articled training as on the first day of the month in which examination is held.
2	A	Students who have registered and passed Professional Education (Examination – II) and registered for Final Course (prescribed Articled training period 3 years)	Completed or completing prescribed period of articled training i.e. 3 years (including excess leave, if any) on or before the last day of the month preceding the month in which the examination is held; Or Serving last 12 months (including excess leave, if any) of articled training as on the first day of the month in which examination is held.
	B	Students who have initially registered in Professional Education (Course – II) and then switched over to Professional Competence Course (PCC) and registered for Final Course (prescribed Articled training period 3½ years)	Completed or completing p rescribed period of articled training i.e. 3½ years (including excess leave, if any) on or before the last day of the month preceding the month in which the examination is held; Or Serving last 12 months (including excess leave, if any) of articled training as on the first day of the month in which examination is held.
	C	Students who have initially registered in Professional Education (Course – II) and then switched over to Professional Competence Course (PCC) and then to Integrated Professional Competence Course (IPCC) and registered for Final Course (prescribed Articled training period 3½ years)	Completed or completing prescribed period of articled training i.e. 3½ years (including excess leave, if any) on or before the last day of the month precedi ng the month in which the examination is held; Or Serving last 12 months (including excess leave, if any) of articled training as on the first day of the month in which examination is held.
	D	Students who have initially registered in Professional Education (Course – II) and then switched over to Integrated Professional Competence Course (IPCC) and registered for Final Course (prescribed Articled training period 3 years)	Completed or completing prescribed period of articled training i.e. 3 years (including excess leave, if any) on or before the last day of the month preceding the month in which the examination is held; Or Serving last 12 months (including excess leave, if any) of articled training as on the first day of the month in which examination is held.
3	A	Students who have registered and passed Professional Competence Course and registered for Final Course. (prescribed Articled training period 3½ years)	Completed or completing prescribed period of articled training i.e. 3½ years (including exc ess leave, if any) on or before the last day of the month preceding the month in which the examination is held; Or Serving last 6 months (including excess leave, if any) of articled training as on the first day of the month in which examination is held.
	B	Students who have registered initially in Professional Competence Course and then switched over to Integrated Professional Competence Course and registered for Final Course. (prescribed Articled training period 3½ years)	Completed or completing prescribed period of articled training i.e. 3½ years (including excess leave, if any) on or before the last day of the month preceding the month in which the examination is held; Or Serving last 6 months (including excess leave, if any) of articled training as on the first day of the month in which examination is held.
4		Students who have registered and passed Integrated Professional Competence Course and registered for Final Course. (prescribed Articled training period 3 years)	Completed or completing prescrib ed period of articled training i.e. 3 years (including excess leave, if any) on or before the last day of the month preceding the month in which the examination is held; Or Serving last 6 months (including excess leave, if any) of articled training as on the first day of the month in which examination is held.