Not possible to conduct upcoming CA exams on-line, ICAI tells SC

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) informed the Supreme Court on Wednesday that it can’t maintain the upcoming CA examination on-line as steered by a few of the candidates, in view of COVID-19, because it assessments the analytical capabilities of the examinees.

The ICAI stated its 3-hour examination is of a unique sample altogether, which have descriptive solutions and never tick marks.

A bench of Justices A.M. Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and Sanjiv Khanna requested the ICAI to publish on its web site the steps taken for college students welfare with regard to COVID-19 and disposed of the petition in search of an in depth Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the examinees within the upcoming CA exams.

The Chartered Accountant exams are scheduled to be held on November 21 to December 14.

During the listening to, senior advocate Ramji Srinivasan, showing for the ICAI, stated that they don’t have any isolation room as examination centres and don’t have the services for medical doctors.

He stated that as directed by the highest courtroom in its final listening to, they’ve examined all of the options given by advocate Bansuri Swaraj, representing the petitioners.

“There was suggestion that can we hold an online exams. Ours exams has different pattern and therefore we cannot hold the online examination,” he stated, including that they check the analytical capabilities of examinees.

The bench then informed Mr. Swaraj that petitioners want to be affordable of their calls for and it was not happy with their responses.

Mr. Srinivasan additional stated that transport and lodging was additionally sought by the petitioner however that’s not possible.

He submitted that ICAI could request Ministry of Home Affairs to permit e-admit playing cards to e book accommodations.

The bench stated that it’s a state particular difficulty as earlier when such options have been made, the state governments have agreed to achieve this.

It informed Mr. Swaraj that how can on-line exams be allowed when the solutions are required to be descriptive.

“How can this be allowed? Just because courts are allowing many things, you cannot keep on asking what you want. Be reasonable in your demands,” the bench informed the petitioner’s counsel.

It requested ICAI to put all the data on the grievances raised by the Petitioners on the web site and disposed of the plea saying if there may be any lapse it will likely be addressed however exams previously have been dealt with nicely.

The petitioners have contended that regardless of lower than a month left for the graduation of examination, no steps have been taken by the authorities with respect to security of examinees.

They have claimed that no security pointers have been issued by ICAI on how the examinations shall be held amid COVID-19 pandemic.

The plea alleged that the examination shall be in violation of central authorities pointers which prohibits congregations of greater than 100 individuals at an instructional establishment.