CA May 2024 candidates in sweat as ICAI allegedly changes exam centres

NEW DELHI: The CA May 2024 candidates have alleged exam centre changes leading to confusion and disappointment amongst aspirants. Different emails regarding change in examination venue by the Institute of Chartered Accountant (ICAI) are going viral on social media. Several students as well as CAs called out the institute for the mismanagement a week ahead of exams. CA Inter exams May 2024 will be conducted from May 3 to 17 while CA Final May 2024 exams will be held from May 2 to 16.

“Please note that due to reasons beyond control of the institute, all papers of CA final examination May 2024 will be held at Vidya Bharati Public School, Sector- C, Todi Nagar, Sikar..,” read a mail allegedly sent to a candidate. In the mail, the institute asked student to visit the centre beforehand to familiarize themselves with the location.

“The admit card already issued shall remain valid for appearing from the centre. Any other details (including date and timings of examination) also remain unchanged,” it further read.

Reacting to the mail, said in a post on X, “Stop your studies and check your mail, the next centre change might be yours.”

CA Shubhankar Malik wrote on X, “This time ICAI had cross all the limits of mental harrasment of students. Student padhai kre ya roj roj apna mail check krke ye dekhta rhe ki uska centre to nhi change ho gya? Har kisi ke mind mein uncertainty daal di. Yehi hai kya apka robust system?"

CA Ankit posted, “I was requesting #castudents to leave SM and focus on studies for last few days and ICAI started changing exam venues and forcing students to check their mail(SM) accounts one week before the exams.”

“A Revert mail sent by #icai to students claiming for new venue change. We want to ask #icaiexam takers why such mismanagement when you can't manage a single national level exam & when lakhs of students future is on stake. Total mismanagement for CA students,” said a student association on X.