Uploading of Scanned copy of the Declaration: Candidates may note that uploading of Declaration is a mandatory requirement. For doing this, before proceeding to fill up the exam form, candidates are advised to download the format of certificate fill in the particulars, get it attested from your Parent/Guardian and Head of Educational Institution / Member of ICAI/ Gazzetted Officer , scan the same as a Jpg/Jpeg file of size 100-300Kb/ 200DPI resolution and keep it ready for uploading. While uploading, candidates are advised to give an undertaking that the image being uploaded pertains to the December, 2018 exam.

Please ensure you fill up and submit the form online strictly as per instructions by 24th April, 2019 (without late fee) or by 2nd May, 2019 (upto 5.30 P.M.) (with late fee of Rs.600/-) and thereafter, send the printout of the same (after affixing your latest photograph and signature if the same are not appearing in the pdf, duly attested) to the address/es herein under BY SPEED POST/REGISTERED POST so as to reach us as under.

Last Date for Receipt of Printout of Exam Application form (PDF) filled Online after affixing photograph (if the same are not appearing in the pdf) and the signed declaration duly countersigned by a member of the Institute/Principal/Gazetted Officer : 07th May, 2018.

Candidates are advised not to send their filled up form through private courier services. No responsibility for late/non-delivery will be taken by the ICAI. Please do not send more than one online form in one envelope.

Applicants whose photograph / signature are not appearing on the PDF have to affix their photograph & sign the PDF before necessary attestation and dispatch/submit the same to Exam Section.

Those candidates whose photographs and signatures are appearing on the PDF, need NOT send the printout of the PDF to Exam Dept.

IMPORTANT : Candidates are advised NOT to paste the photographs over the photographs already appearing in the PDF from the system (based on the respective candidates photograph and signatures appearing in the previous Exam forms submitted by him) or sign over the signature already appearing in the PDF from the system as NO cognizance of the same will be taken of and such changes will be summarily ignored.

Printout of Exam Application form (PDF) received after 07th May, 2018 will not be entertained under any circumstances. Therefore, candidates are advised to fill up the exam forms online at an early date to avoid last minute technical glitches and send the PDF form generated at least 3-4 days in advance of the last date.

Beside the above, the printout of online application form (duly filled up & signed) can be submitted by hand at various addresses given in the enclosed list Click Here

EXAMINATION FEE FOR FILLING UP EXAMINATION FORM ONLINE

(i) Rs. 1000/- (for opting a Centre in India)

(ii) INR 1700/- (for opting Kathmandu Centre)

(iii) US$ 300/- (for opting Abu Dhabi, Doha, Dubai or Muscat Centres)

# Please note that there is no provision for on-line filling of application forms after the last date, i.e. 2nd May, 2019 (5.30P.M. )with late fee.

New Registration Closes at 17.30 Hrs IST, On-line Form Submission and Payments Close at 23:59 Hrs IST

No Separate examination fee is required to be sent along with printout of on-line application form but the PDF generated must have the Payment Transaction Details.

Helpline Desk: 0120-3054835, 3054851, 3054852, 3054853, 3054854, 4953751, 4953752, 4953753, 4953754   

1. INTRODUCTION

1.1  Common Proficiency Test (CPT) is a gateway to enter into the profession of Chartered Accountancy. CPT is open for candidates who have registered for the Common Proficiency Course with the Board of Studies of the Institute on or before the last date for registration, i.e 30th June,2017 and have appeared or passed or going to appear in April/May, 2019 in 12^th class or equivalent recognised examination*. This is an objective type examination of 200 marks comprising four sections. These Guidance Notes are exclusively meant for Paper-Pencil Mode CPT to be held on 16th June, 2019.

* As per decision of the Council of the ICAI, candidates with certain higher qualifications are also eligible to appear in CPT (for complete details , please see clause 36, click here for the list of examinations recognized as equivalent to Senior Secondary Examination).

1.2   Paper-Pencil (PP) Mode CPT.
The Paper-Pencil Mode CPT is conducted twice in a year in the months of June and December. The language of Question Paper Booklet will be English/Hindi.

1.3 ELIGIBILITY
Eligibility Requirements to appear in CPT (Regulation 25D (1) may be referred to for full details).

A candidate shall be eligible to appear in Common Proficiency Test scheduled to be held in June, 2019, if he/she has:
i) Either passed or appeared in  the Senior Secondary Examination (10+2 examination) conducted by an examining body constituted by law in India or an examination recognized by the Central Government as equivalent thereto and has complied with such requirements as may be specified by the Council from time to time.  (Click here for the list of examinations recognized as equivalent to Senior Secondary Examination); and

ii) Registered for/switched over to Common Proficiency Course with Board of Studies of ICAI on or before 30th June, 2017 and

iii) Revalidated his/her registration to Common Proficiency Course (as applicable):

As decided by the Council, the registration to the Common Proficiency Course is valid for a period of 3 years and the student is required to revalidate the same from the concerned Regional Office on expiry of the said period. Further, in order to be eligible for the examination, the student must be having a valid Registration number on the date of application to the Examination. Accordingly, please ensure that your Registration for the Common Proficiency Course is valid as on date of filling Examination Application Form. Please visit http://www.icai.org/new_post.html?post_id=9260 for details.

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1.3.1 Exemption from Appearing in CPT:

Candidates who are graduate or post graduate in Commerce having secured in aggregate a minimum of 55% of total marks or its equivalent grade in the examination conducted by any recognized University (including Open University) with certain subjects OR Graduates or Post Graduates other than those falling under Commerce stream mentioned above having secured in aggregate a minimum of 60% of the total marks or its equivalent grade in the examination conducted by any recognized University (including Open University) are exempted from passing CPT. For more details, please visit the Institute’s website www.icai.org.

1.4 The Common Proficiency Test (CPT) in Paper-Pencil Mode (PP Mode) will be held on 16th June, 2019 in accordance with the existing scheme of education, training and examination of the Chartered Accountancy Course. It is a 4 hours duration test comprising two sessions of 2 hours each with a break between two sessions. The Test will comprise objective type questions with negative marking for choosing wrong answers.

All students registered for Common Proficiency Course on or before 30th June, 2017 with the Board of Studies of the Institute and who have passed / already appeared or going to appear in April/May, 2019 in 10+2 examination or equivalent (Click here for complete details of qualifications in this regard) and who have revalidated their CPT registration , if registered on or before 01st April,2015(as per Board of Studies Announcement No. BOS/Announcement/227/13 dated 22nd January, 2013 hosted on the website of the Institute www.icai.org) will be eligible to appear in the CPT to be held in December, 2018.


1.5 Date, Timings and Minimum Marks for Passing the Common Proficiency Test
In order to pass the CPT (Examination), a candidate is required to secure, at one sitting, a minimum of 30 percent marks in each Section and a minimum of 50 percent marks in the aggregate of all Sections, subject to the principle of negative marking, being 1/4 Mark (one fourth) for each wrong answer, as per Regulation 36A of CA Regulations, 1988. Common Proficiency Test will be held on Sunday, the 16th June, 2019 in two sessions as per details given below:

1.5.1 TIMINGS FOR OVERSEAS CENTRES

1.6 Subjects and Syllabus

Common Proficiency Test will be of one paper of 200 marks and will consist of the following four sections:

A. Fundamentals of Accounting                              C.General Economics
B. Mercantile Laws                                                    D.Quantitative Aptitude

The syllabus for these four subjects(sections) will be as specified by the Council under Regulation 25D(3) of the Chartered Accountants Regulations, 1988 and as published in the Journal of the Institute "The Chartered Accountant", August 2006 issue (pages 291-293) and the Student's Newsletter of the Institute, "The Chartered Accountant Student", August 2006 issue (Pages 12-13) and also available at www.icai.org .

Click here for the list of Cities where CPT will be held on 16th June, 2019. Each candidate is expected to choose only one centre as his choice of examination centre. Candidates may note that the choice of centre once exercised is final and no request for change of examination centre will thereafter be entertained under any circumstances.

1.8 Examination Fee

Fee of Rs. 1000/- (Rupees One Thousand only) for centres in India, US $ 300/- for Abu Dhabi, Doha, Dubai & Muscat centres and INR 1700/- (Rupees One Thousand Seven Hundred only) for Kathmandu centre can be remitted using online payment gateway facility with VISA/Master/Maestro Credit/Debit Card.

Late fee of INR 600/- (USD 10) is applicable on payments made on-line from 27th April, 2018

In addition to the applicable fee payable to the Institute by the candidate towards the exam, they will be required to pay bank charges at the following rates, while paying the said fee, on-line through the payment gateway. These are charges payable by the candidate to the bank and will be recovered along with the applicable fee payable to the Institute:-

Credit Cards:-

Domestic Credit Cards: 0.50% + GST

Domestic Debit Cards / Rupay Cards:-

Upto Rs. 2000 : Nil
Greater than Rs. 2000 : 0.9% + GST

International Card: 0.5% +GST
Net Banking: Nil

Mode of Payment of Fee
The payment has to be made online using Master/Visa/Maestro Credit/Debit card/Rupay or NetBanking
Mere deduction of amount from the your account does not mean a successful application unless it is recorded successful at the exam application portal. The status of payment (ie; successfully captured by the portal or not ) can be checked at the link Check Application Status

Candidates with permanent disabilities and who hold a valid Permanent Concession Card issued by ICAI are exempt from payment of examination fee for CPT. Such candidates who have not been issued Permanent Concession Card can apply for the same, procedure in this regard, is available at https://icai.org/ in the Students -> Examination section. Candidates with permanent disabilities not having Permanent Concession Card from ICAI can apply for CPT paying the examination fee in the meantime, (so as not to miss the last date for submission of examination form) & seek refund of the same, upon receipt of Permanent Concession Card, as and when it is issued.

1.9 Admit Card

Issue of Admit Cards: 

Admit card with photograph and signature of all the candidates will be hosted on http://icaiexam.icai.org generally 21 days prior to the date of examination. Candidates may print their admit card from the website, which will be valid for admission to the examination. They will be required to print their admit card by logging-in and selecting the Admit Card from their dashboard from the above mentioned website.

So also, candidates are advised to keep a photo copy of the PDF of the filled up exam application with them for reference, whenever they correspond with ICAI Exam Department.

Candidates, whose eligibility is in doubt, will be addressed for clarification/submission of documentary evidence with reference to fulfilment of eligibility requirements, as the case may be, normally 14 days prior to the date of CPT.
Admission to CPT and result thereof shall be provisional and subject to verification of the candidate fulfilling the eligibility requirements in terms of Regulation 25 D of the Chartered Accountants Regulations, 1988 and decision of the Council of the Institute.
In case of any difficulty, Helpline Desk may be contacted on telephone Nos. 0120-3054851, 3054852, 3054853,3054854,3054835,4953751,4953752, 4953753 and 4953754 or on Fax No.0120-3054841/3054843. On printing of admit card from website, each candidate is advised to verify his Name, Registration Number, Photograph, Signature, Centre, Language of Question Paper Booklet, etc. In case of any discrepancy, Helpline Desk should immediately be contacted.

1.10 Requirement for Passing the Common Proficiency Test

[As revised in terms of the decision of the Council taken at its 317th meeting in pursuance of Notification No. I-CA(7)/145/2012 dated 1st August, 2012 and made effective from CPT held in June 2013 and onwards]

A candidate for the Common Proficiency Test shall ordinarily be declared to have passed the test if he/she obtains at one sitting a minimum of thirty percent marks in each section and a minimum of fifty percent marks in the aggregate of all the sections comprised in CPT (Examination), subject to the principle of negative marking, in such manner as may be determined by the Council from time to time.

There will be negative marking for each wrong answer.  ¼ (One Fourth) mark will be deducted for each wrong answer.  Please note that multiple darkened circles for a question will also be treated as wrong answer.

Any fraction of mark will be rounded off to the next full mark.
 It is clarified that there is no provision for improvement of result of CPT examination in the Chartered Accountants Regulations, 1988. Therefore, such students who have once passed the CPT examination are not eligible to apply/appear afresh/again in the CPT examination.

1.11 Need to appear in both sessions of CPT

CPT will be held in two sessions as explained in Para No. 1.5 and 1.5.1 hereinbefore.  Candidates are necessarily required to appear in both the sessions i.e. morning session and afternoon session of CPT.  It may be noted carefully that in the event of any candidate appearing in the morning session and choosing to absent himself/herself in the afternoon session or vice-versa due to any reason whatsoever, he/she shall be deemed as absent in toto in CPT and his/her result shall not be processed/prepared/published.

1.12 Option to choose Question Paper Booklet in English or Hindi

Each candidate is expected to choose the language of the Question Paper Booklet at the very outset in the CPT examination application form and no change thereafter will be allowed under any circumstances. However, the Answer Sheets will be in English language only. In the event of a student not exercising his option at the time of filling up the form, English language will be taken as the option exercised by the candidate, by default.

1.13 Click here for the Guidelines and Procedure to be followed regarding granting of writer/compensatory-time to the Candidates with disabilities.

1.14 Mailing Address

Before online submission of application, kindly ensure that it contains your complete address giving your name,city and Pincode correctly.You are advised to ensure correctness of your mailing address and PINCODE and ICAI will not be responsible if communications (Including Result card) do not reach you or reach late due to incomplete address or any other reasons. Address once given will not be changed at a later stage.

1.15 Do not put any pin or staple. Paste only the photographs and nothing else on the form. More than one form should not be sent in an envelope.

1.16 Only one application should be submitted for CPT examination. If more than one application is submitted, one or all of them will be rejected at the discretion of ICAI. Also, no refund of fee/cost of application form will be made under any circumstances (except as mentioned at para 1.24 below).

1.17 Filled up Application form can be submitted by hand in the Head Office or in any of the Offices of the Institute (Click here for the list of offices) and proper acknowledgment / receipt should be obtained fo the same. However, forms sent by post should be addressed only to the Head Office of the Institute at Indraprastha Marg, New Delhi which will only accept the filled up forms by REGISTERED/SPEED POST upto last date. The form will not be accepted either by hand or by post or by courier under any circumstances after the last date and time, as notified, is over. Examination form should not be deposited/given to the Coaching Institutions for forwarding to the Institute. Institute will not consider such applications sent through Coaching Institutions for being received late/not received.

1.18 The fee for CPT Examination is Non-Refundable / Non-Adjustable.

1.19 Options of Centre / Medium of examination given in the application form cannot be changed at a later stage.

1.20 Incomplete/Unsigned/Non-attested application will be subject to rejection.

1.21 Retain a photocopy of the filled in application form and also retain safely the receipt issued by post office or acknowledgement issued by ICAI as proof of submission of filled up form within the last date atleast till downloading of admit card.

1.22 Correction Window

On-line facility for seeking change of Centre/Medium for appearing in CPT

It is found that some candidates while filling the examination application form do not exercise reasonable care and commit errors and seek change of Centre/Medium, on account of errors committed by them in their examination application forms, after online submission of application.

With a view to provide an opportunity to the candidates to correct such errors, a system has been put in place giving an on-line facility to candidates to view and correct errors if any, committed by them while submitting the examination application form, in the fields of Centre/Medium with effect from May/June 2015 examinations.

The Salient features of the facility are as follows:

1. Manual applications seeking change of Centre/Medium will not be entertained from the applicants.
2. The on-line window for seeking change of Centre/Medium will made available at http://icaiexam.icai.org
3. This online facility (Correction Window) will be available to the candidates, in two separate sessions. The first opportunity (called “Correction Window”) will be free of cost and the second opportunity ( called “Corrections with fee-Window”) will be for a fee of Rs 1000/- per application.
4. Candidates will be able to check the status of their request from the above mentioned website i.e.; http://icaiexam.icai.org Detailed Procedures and the norms governing this facility are hosted on www.icai.org under the Examination page vide announcement dated 2nd February, 2015. Candidates are advised to take note of the above provisions carefully and take advantage of the on-line facility being made available appropriately.

Details are as follows:

I. Free on-line facility for seeking change of Centre/Medium :
(To be hosted normally one week after last date for submission of CPT (Exam) Application Forms with late fees)
Details contained in the examination application forms submitted by the candidates will be hosted on website http://icaiexam.icai.org,

II. On-line facility for seeking change of Centre/Medium for a fee of Rs 1000/- (To be hosted normally on 25th May/25th November for June/December CPT respectively and closing date one week before the date of CPT Examination)
1. A candidate while applying for change of Centre/Medium through the on-line facility as mentioned above, can login to the system using his login-id and password. During pre-defined timeline indicated under the Important Dates, the candidates can select to apply for the correction through their dashboard.

2. Candidates who filled their forms online will be permitted to correct errors if any through this channel, in Centre/Medium, in the data hosted, when the "Correction Window" is open at a fee of Rs. 1000/- per application for either one or more changes.

3. Candidate will also be permitted to change the centre opted ie; from Indian Centre to Overseas Centre and pay the difference in examination fee plus the fee of Rs. 1000/- as mentioned in para 2 above, online through payment gateway.

4. A change may include change of Centre/Medium either jointly or severally.

5. Candidate will be required to upload scanned copy of a handwritten/typed application for change of Centre/Medium duly signed by him.

6. Upon submission of the request, the candidate will get a Successful Submission confirmation on the screen. Candidates must ensure to check that their request for correction has been captured successfully. Mere deduction of the amount from the candidates account is not sufficient. It is made clear here that successful submission of request does not mean that the request has been approved. Upon approval of the request, details of the changes effected will be hosted on the same website and candidates can check the same.

7. Applications for changes sought shall be permitted only once. Once a candidate submits his option for a change, he cannot go back to the earlier choice or seek another change.

8. The candidates as well as the new examination centres where they are shifted, as per the request of the candidate, will be advised of the change by way of letter/e-mail.

9. No fresh Admit Card will be issued to the candidates. Candidates will be required to appear in the CPT (Examination), with the Admit Card already downloaded from website www.icaiexam.icai.org alongwith a copy of the approval letter/e-mail sent to them.

10. Requests for change of Centre/Medium received subsequent to the closure of the “Correction with Fee-Window” ie; during the period of 7 days immediately before the date of CPT (Examination), shall not be entertained under any circumstances.

11. The fee of Rs 1000/- received for change of Centre/Medium will not be refunded, except in those cases where the request cannot be considered on account of administrative reasons. Refund of such fee of Rs 1000/-, would be made within 30 days after the date of CPT (Examination).

1.23 For any/all dispute(s) relating to examinations conducted by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, the Courts at Delhi shall have exclusive jurisdiction.

1.24 Refund of Examination Fee

No refund/adjustment of fee will be permissible under any circumstances. Multiple payments made online, if any, received by the Institute, due to systemic error, for a single student (using the correct CPT registration number) , will be identified by the system and excess fee received will be refunded to the credit of the respective accounts from where they originated, by the Institute, within 30 days of the last date for submission of forms.

In case multiple online payments are received by the Institute due to systemic error and you do not get a refund within 30 days from the last date for submission of applications, you can claim a refund of the excess amount paid by you, by writing to us at cpt_exam@icai.in within 35 days from the last date for submission of forms, along with documentary evidence, such as bank/credit card statement, of having paid the exam fees more than once. ICAI will verify the same and refund the excess amount, if any, paid by you.

2. How to fill up Online Application Form for appearing in June, 2019 CPT (PP Mode) and make online payment of Examination fee on http://icaiexam.icai.org

2.1 Step – 1 Creation of Account

The process is explained under "FAQs >> Help on Registration" and "FAQs >> Help on Applying for Exam".

The candidate shall visit the website http://icaiexam.icai.org and do one time registration [for first time only for filling up the CPT (Examination) Application form] by submitting his/her CPT Registration Number, Date of Birth, e-mail ID and Mobile No. The username (for example CRO0278142) and the password shall be mailed to the candidate at the primary e-mail ID supplied by him/her at the time of registration and messaged to the mobile number provided by the candidate.

2.2 Review Profile and Fill Exam Form: Login with the username and password that you already have from the Dec2016/June2017 Exam Cycle or use the one you received in your email ID/mobile in case you are Newly registered user at this site. (Kindly keep your Login-Id and Password safely with you since the same will be required by you while filling up any examination form upto the C.A. Final Examination).

Check your profile to make any changes and the from your dashboard Fill up the Online Application form carefully.

You can change your photograph and signature, if you so wish and opt for the same while you fill the exam application form. If you so choose to change your photograph and signature, you will be required to print the PDF of your application form, affix your photograph and signature at the specified place on the physical print out, get them attested by a Chartered Accountant or Head of an Educational Institution or a Gazetted Officer and submit it in the normal course, as specified.Those candidates whose photographs and signatures are appearing on the PDF, need NOT send the printout of the PDF to Exam Dept.

Upload the Attested and Scanned Declaration. The format can be downloaded from LINK HERE. The size of the scanned file should be within 100 – 300 KB and the file should be in jpg format.

Please Read the Qs. 15/16 of the FAQs related to CPT for filling up the exam form online in case you do not have the registration number.

 2.2 Step – 2 Online payment of Examination fee
      For Online filling of Examination application form for appearing on 16th June, 2019 CPT (PP Mode), a candidate has to remit a fee of Rs. 1000/- (Rupees One Thousand only) for opting centres in India, US$ 300/- for Abu Dhabi (UAE), Doha, Dubai and Muscat centres and INR 1700/- (Rupees One Thousand Seven Hundred only) for Kathmandu centre. Fee should be remitted using Online Payment gateway facility with Visa/Master/Maestro Credit/Debit Card.
Late fee of INR 600/- (USD 10) is applicable from 27th April, 2018 up to 2nd May, 2019

     Examination fees once paid will not be refunded under any circumstances (except as provided in Para No. 1.24 hereinbefore).

2.3 Step – 3 Submission of Printout of Online Application Form to the Institute.
    After successful Online payment, candidates can download the PDF of the Online Application Form from his/her dashboard and are required to take a print out of the application form from http://icaiexam.icai.org and take the following further course of action before sending it to the Institute:

• If the Photographs are not appearing in the pdf then Paste two latest photographs of the candidate (pass port size – 3.5X4.5 cms.)– One attested and one non-attested.
• If the Signatures are not appearing in the pdf then Sign at specified places
• Get it countersigned by parent/guardian at the specified place (in any case)
• Get the Application Form attested by a Chartered Accountant or a Gazetted Officer or Principal of School/College and
• Send the printout of the Online Application Form without folding and Superscribing the envelope as "Online Application Form for 16th June, 2019 CPT Exam" by Speed Post/Registered Post to the Joint Secretary (Exams.), Examination Department, The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, 'ICAI Bhawan', Indraprastha Marg, New Delhi – 110 002, so as to reach him as per dates given at "Important Dates":

IMPORTANT : Candidates are advised NOT to paste the photographs over the photographs already appearing in the PDF from the system (based on the respective candidates photograph and signatures appearing in the previous Exam forms submitted by him) or sign over the signature already appearing in the PDF from the system as NO cognizance of the same will be taken of and such changes will be summarily ignored.
Printout of Exam Application form (PDF) received after 07th May, 2018 will not be entertained under any circumstances. Therefore, candidates are advised to fill up the exam forms online at an early date to avoid last minute technical glitches and send the PDF form generated at least 3-4 days in advance of the last date

NOTE: 

In case Print out of the so filled in Online Application Form, complete in all respects as stated in Step-3 above, does not reach the Institute’s Office at New Delhi within the stipulated last date, the candidate will not be permitted to appear in the respective CPT examination.Submission of ScreenShots taken while filling the form online Or the Payment Receipt Or any other paper will NOT be treated as successful online application. The printout of PDF containing the Barcode Number and Payment Transaction Details is required to be submitted.

3. Guidelines relating to appearance in CPT

3.1 Use of Calculator

Candidates will be allowed to use battery operated portable calculator in CPT. The calculator can be of any type with upto 6 functions, 12 digits and upto two memories. Attempt to use any other type of calculator not complying with the specifications indicated above or having more features than mentioned above shall tantamount to use of unfair means. Scientific Calculator is not allowed.

3.2 Answer Sheets and Question Paper Booklet

Each candidate will be provided separate OMR Answer Sheet for Morning Session i.e. meant for Section A (Fundamentals of Accounting) and Section B (Mercantile Laws) and Afternoon Session i.e. meant for Section C (General Economics) and Section D (Quantitative Aptitude) which are to be handed over to the Invigilator of the Examination Hall/Room at the close of each Session along with Question Paper Booklet.

3.3 Representation against Question Paper Booklet

If a student of CPT feels that any question asked in any subject of CPT was out of syllabus or outside the ambit of the level of knowledge expected as laid down in the syllabus or the language used in the question was ambiguous or any other valid reason, he/she may, if he/she so desires, send his/her representation to the Joint Secretary (Exams), Examination Department, The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, ICAI Bhawan, Indraprastha Marg, New Delhi-110002 so as to reach him within a week of the date of CPT (examination).

3.4 Unfair means in the examination

If a candidate is found to have resorted to or has made an attempt to resort to unfair means in the examination, the Examination Committee of the ICAI may, on receipt of a report to that effect and after such investigation as it may deem necessary, take such disciplinary action against the candidate concerned as it may think fit. The Centre Superintendent has absolute authority to expel a candidate from the examination hall, if in his/her opinion, the candidate has adopted or attempted to adopt unfair means in connection with the examination. Any candidate expelled from the examination hall must before leaving the hall, submit his/her explanation in writing to the Centre Superintendent. Smoking, chewing of tobacco/betel, intoxicant, etc. is strictly prohibited in the examination hall.
Mobile Phones and other electronic gadgets (except calculator as permissible) are not allowed in the examination centre/hall. It is clarified that mere possession of mobile phone in the examination hall whether in switch off mode or silent mode shall also be deemed to be resorting to adoption of unfair means in the examination.

4. Post-Test Information and Instructions

4.1 Result of CPT

The result of CPT is likely to be declared after around one month from the date of CPT Examination and will be published at New Delhi. It will be displayed on the notice board of the Institute at New Delhi and hosted on Internet at www.icaiexam.icai.org. Result Card will be issued to all students who appeared in CPT normally within two weeks of the declaration of result. However, candidates can also download their result card from the website www.icaiexam.icai.org (which is a valid document) and apply for admission to next stage of CA course. No Pass Certificate will be issued.

4.2 Pass with Distinction

Candidates securing a minimum of 70% marks will be declared “Pass with Distinction” and such remarks will be indicated in the Result Card only.

4.3 Declaration

Each candidate of CPT will be required to give a declaration in the print out of the CPT Examination Online Application Form duly signed by him/her and countersigned by his/her parent/guardian that he/she has not already passed CPT Examination in any earlier attempt and that he /she is eligible to appear in CPT in accordance with the Chartered Accountants Regulations, 1988 and if it is discovered at any later stage that he/she was not eligible to appear in CPT, his/her admission to CPT or if appeared and passed the CPT, the result thereof and further admission to Intermediate (IPC) Course (or any other course of ICAI), if secured, will be treated automatically null abinito and void and he/she will have no claim whatsoever. He/she will abide by the decision of the Institute in such a situation.

4.4 Verification of Answer Sheets

A candidate, if he/she so desires, can apply for verification of answer sheets as per provisions of Regulation 39 (4) of the Chartered Accountants Regulations, 1988 so as to reach us within a month from declaration of result along with a fee of Rs. 200/- by way of a demand draft in favour of the Secretary, The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, payable at New Delhi and send the application to the Joint Secretary (Exams.), Examination Department, The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, ICAI Bhawan, Indraprastha Marg, New Delhi – 110 002. Pending receipt of outcome of the verification, a candidate may apply for appearing in the next CPT, if he/she so desires.

4.5 Supply of certified copies of evaluated answer books/ Inspection: An examinee may seek inspection/certified copies of answer books, in the format prescribed within 30 days from the date of declaration of respective result(s), with the applicable fee (Rs 500/-). There is no provision for submission of such requests with late fee. Applications received later than 30 days from the date of declaration of result will not be entertained under any circumstances.

4.6 Admission to Intermediate (IPC) Course

A candidate after passing the Common Proficiency Test will be eligible to register himself/herself for Intermediate (IPC) Course in accordance with the Chartered Accountants Regulations, 1988 subject to otherwise being eligible.

GUIDELINES FOR GRANT OF WRITER / COMPENSATORY TIME TO THE DIFFERENTLY ABLED CANDIDATES.