Delhi High Court to hear petition for revision of CA exam date today

The Delhi High Court is set to review a petition seeking a revision of the Chartered Accountants (CA) exams today, April 8. The Institute of Chartered Accountants (ICAI) has slated the CA intermediate and final exams for May. CA hopefuls have been pressing ICAI to delay the CA inter and final exams 2024 until June, citing concerns over coinciding with the 18th Lok Sabha general elections.

The CA intermediate group 1 exams are rescheduled for May 3, 5, and 9 instead of May 7, while group 2 will take place on May 11, 15, and 17 instead of May 9, 11, and 13. For the CA Final exams, group 1 will be conducted on May 2, 4, and 8 instead of May 6, and group 2 will be held on May 10, 14, and 16 instead of May 8, 10, and 12.

ICAI decided to avoid potential clashes with the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. However, CA aspirants express dissatisfaction with the altered exam timetable and advocate for the postponement of the inter and final exams to June due to the elections. Child activist Anubha Srivastava Sahai is lending support to the CA students in presenting this issue before the court.

"Considering continuous requests & hardships of CA students, we have filed a petition in Delhi HC seeking rescheduling of CA Exams from May to June 2024. HC is likely to hear it on Monday. CA students, please focus on studies. Matter is before the Court now. Let Court decide," shared advocate Alakh Alok Srivastava on X.

The CA foundation level exam is scheduled for June 20, 22, 24, and 26.

In a recent announcement, the institute revealed its decision to increase the frequency of CA Foundation and Inter exams to three times a year, departing from the previous biannual schedule.

This new exam pattern will undergo a pilot run initially at the Foundation and Intermediate levels, while the CA Final exam will maintain its traditional biannual format for the time being. ICAI is expected to implement this change starting this year, following the conclusion of the May exams.