Digital Evaluations: ICAI invites CAs for empanelment as Examiners for Chartered Accountants Examinations

By Taxscan Team - On March 23, 2020 12:35 pm - 3 mins read

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The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has invited CAs for empanelment as Examiners for Chartered Accountants Examinations to conduct digital evaluations.

The Applications are invited from eligible members of the Institute and other professionals including academicians of reputed educational institutions, tax and legal practitioners etc., having a flair for academic activities including valuation of answer books and willing to undertake confidential assignments as a dedicated examiner, for empanelment as an examiner in respect of the following papers of the Chartered Accountants Examinations.

Foundation Examination
Paper -1	Principles and Practice of Accounting
Paper -2	Section A: Business Laws
	Section B: Business Laws & Business Correspondence and Reporting Part I : Business Laws Part II : Business Correspondence and Reporting

Intermediate Examination
Papers	Existing Syllabus (Exam will be held upto May 2020)	New Syllabus
Paper -1	Accounting	Accounting
Paper -2	Business Law, Communication and Ethics	Corporate & Other Laws
Paper -3	Cost Accounting and Financial Management	Cost and Management Accounting
Paper -4	Taxation	Taxation
		Section A: Income Tax Law
		Section B: Indirect Taxes
Paper -5	Advanced Accounting	Advanced Accounting
Paper -6	Auditing and Assurance	Auditing and Assurance
Paper -7	Section A:Information Technology	Enterprise Information Systems and Strategic Management Section A: Enterprise Information Systems
Paper -7	Section B: Strategic Management	Section B: Strategic Management
Paper -8	———	Financial Management and Economics for Finance

Final Examination
Papers	Existing Syllabus (Exam will be held upto November 2020)	New Syllabus
Paper -1	Financial Reporting	Financial Reporting
Paper -2	Strategic Financial Management	Strategic Financial Management
Paper -3	Advanced Auditing and Professional Ethics	Advanced Auditing and Professional Ethics
Paper -4	Corporate and Allied Laws	Corporate and Economic Laws
Paper -5	Advanced Management Accounting	Strategic Cost Management and Performance Evaluation
Paper -6	Information Systems Control and Audit	Elective Paper (One to be chosen from the list of Elective Papers) Elective Papers
		6A: Risk Management
		6B: Financial Services & Capital Markets
		6C: International Taxation
		6D: Economic Laws
		6E: Global Financial Reporting Standards
		6F: Multidisciplinary Case Study
Paper -7	Direct Tax Laws	Direct Tax Laws & International Taxation
Paper -8	Indirect Tax Laws	Indirect Tax Laws

The eligibility criteria for empanelment as examiner are as follows:

Chartered Accountants with a minimum of five years standing in practice or in service are eligible
University Lecturers/Professors with a minimum of five years teaching experience are eligible
ICWA, ACS, M.Com, Post Graduates in Economics or Law, Lawyers, IT Professionals, MBA (Finance) and other professionals with at least five years experience, either in academic position or in practice or in employment are eligible to apply. Those with work experience having direct relevance to the aforesaid subjects(s) of examination(s) will be preferred.
Persons above 70 years of age are not eligible.
Persons who are visually impaired or suffer from such other physical disability that might necessitate taking the assistance of any other person for evaluation of answer books are not eligible.
Persons who are undergoing CA Course of the Institute are not eligible.
Persons whose applications were rejected earlier from the Panel are eligible to apply again after a gap of 1 year from the date of rejection.
Those who are already empanelled with ICAI as examiners and have not been rested/removed need not apply. Their candidature will be considered in the normal course, at the appropriate time.
Persons associated with the coaching activities are not eligible. Those who have ceased to be associated with the coaching activity, are permitted to apply after a gap of 5 years.

Scales of honorarium for evaluation of answer books

Examination	Paper	Rate (for Physical Evaluation)	Rate (for Digital Evaluation)
Foundation	1 & 2	Rs 100/- per answer book	Rs 100/- per answer book
Intermediate(IPC)	1,2,3,5,6 & 8	Rs 125/- per answer book	Rs 150/- per answer book
Intermediate(IPC)	Sectional papers carrying 50 marks each (Paper 4A, 4B, 7A & 7B)	Rs 90/- per answer book	Rs 100/- per answer book
Final examination	1-8	Rs 160/- per answer book

ICAI has introduced a system of on-line evaluation of answer books in a phased manner. Hence, applicants are expected to be comfortable working on computers and also evaluating answer books on-line, when required. However, requisite training will be provided in this regard before on-line evaluation assignments are undertaken.

Click here for empanelling yourself as an examiner.

Application for empanelment as the examiner can be made online here.

ICAI plans to introduce digital evaluations of answer books in phases. Hence, applicants are expected to be comfortable working on computers and also evaluating answer books on-line, when required. However, requisite training will be provided, before digital evaluations assignments are undertaken.

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