CA November 2020 Exam: ICAI changes 30 exam centres due to ‘unavoidable circumstances’

The ICAI has changed 30 exam venues reportedly after the CA students expressed their concern on social media. Read more.

The ICAI has changed over 30 exam centres where the CA exams are scheduled for this month. The CA Intermediate and CA Final exams are scheduled between November 21 to 29. The official notification states that the change of CA exam centres have been made due to “unavoidable circumstances”.

The candidates however, need not worry about change in venue. The already issued CA admit card will be valid for the changed exam centres. “Such candidates may note that admit cards already issued for November 2020 examination will remain valid for the new venue also. All other details remain unchanged,” the official notice read. The list of new CA exam centres is available on the official website of ICAI.

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The ICAI has changed 30 exam venues reportedly after the CA students expressed their concern regarding the same on social media. Many students had complained that their exam centres have fallen into a containment zone or in a different state. Some students complained that they have been allotted exam centres in an under-repair building or an empty workshop.

A total of 4,71,619 students will be appearing for the CA exams across 1,085 exam centres from November 21 onwards. These 1,085 test centre will accommodate 1,52,000 students in a single day. At every test centre about 147 students will take the test amid COVID-19 safety measures and guidelines.

The ICAI has also given the option of opting out of the exam is they show symptom of coronavirus, any of their family members gets contract COVID or the area they reside in gets declared as contamination zone.

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