Another one added to the list of the exam postponed due to COVID-19. This time, Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has postponed CA Foundation, Inter, and Final exam 2020 which were scheduled in the month of May. The exams have been cancelled for the old and the new scheme and will be held in the month of June and July 2020. Given the situation, ICAI has acted wisely to postpone the exam and has very efficiently announced the new exam dates.
ICAI announced the postponement by sending official notice to the candidates via e-mail, on March 27, 2020. The notice tiles as “POSTPONEMENT OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT EXAMINATIONS, MAY 2020”, and it says:
“…in view of the ongoing spurt of the COVID-19 pandemic and in the interest of the well being of students, the Chartered Accountant Examinations initially scheduled from 2nd May 2020 to 18th May 2020 stand rescheduled and the said examinations shall now be held from 19th June 2020 to 4th July, 2020.”
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With this, ICAI becomes he first body to announce the new dates of exams. All other bodies that have postponed their exams due to COVID-19 have not declared any new dates.
Apart from this, the notice has been also put up on the official twitter handle of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), as shown below:
ICAI CA Foundation 2020 New Exam Dates
The new exam dates of CA Foundation 2020 which was supposed to be held on May 11, 13, 15, 17 will be now held on June 27, 29 an then on July 1 and 3, 2020.
ICAI CA IPCC 2020 New Exam Dates
The changes made in the exam dates of ICAI CA IPCC 2020 is summarised in the table below:
| Scheme | New exam dates | Old exam dates |
| Old | Group 1 : 20, 22, 24 and 26 June 2020 Group II: 28, 30 June and 2 July 2020 | Group 1 : 3, 5, 8, 10 May 2020 Group II: 12, 14, 16 May 2020 |
| New | Group 1 : 20, 22, 24 and 26 June 2020 Group II: 28, 30 June and 2, 4 July 2020 | Group 1 : 3, 5, 8, 10 May 2020 Group II: 12, 14, 16 May 2020 |
ICAI CA Final 2020 New Exam Dates
The changes in exam dates of CA Final 2020 can be compared from the table below:
| Scheme | New exam dates | Old exam dates |
| Old | Group 1 : 19, 21, 23, 25 June 2020 Group II: 27, 29 June and 1, 3 July 2020 | Group-1: 02, 04, 06, 09 May 2020 Group-2: 11, 13, 15, 17 May 2020 |
| New | Group 1 : 19, 21, 23, 25 June 2020 Group II: 27, 29 June and 1, 3 July 2020 | Group-1: 02, 04, 06, 09 May 2020 Group-2: 11, 13, 15, 17 May 2020 |
What Happened So Far?
A few days ago, on the website icai.org, ICAI has posted that they are receiving many queries from the students regarding the postponement or possibility of pst,ent for CA exam scheduled on May 2020. Back the, ICAI communicated that they have yet not decided upon it as fast that juncture COVID-19 situation was not clear. Students were advised to wait for any official notice. The post by ICAI is given below:
However, after the announcement of lockdown by the country’s PM, the situation now is crystal clear. All ICAI CA exams are this postponed in the light of COVID-19 pandemics. Which ICAI has communicated via an official 2 page notice.
What Now?
Unlike any other institute, body or organisation, ICAI is the first one, to announce the new exam dates. Now the wait is for ICAI to issue admit card for all te 3 exams, the dates for which has not been announced as of now.
Will the exam dates change further?
As of now, the situation is still not clear. COVID-19 cases are rising and further situation can be analysed after April 15, 2020 when the 21 day lockdown imposed from march 25, 2020 will come to an end.
Until then students have to prepare for the exam as per the new abbounced schedule by ICAI and take all operations against COVID-19.
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