SC directs ICAI to let candidates opt out of July exams if they had ‘problems related to COVID-19’
The Hindu
Chartered Accountancy aspirants should be given the option even if the exam centre has been changed to another location within the same city, it says.
Spelling relief to lakhs of Chartered Accountancy aspirants, the Supreme Court on Wednesday if they or their family members suffered from COVID-19. The court directed the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) to allow candidates to opt out of the exam scheduled in July if candidates were able to produce a certificate from a registered medical practitioner showing that either they or any family member were suffering from COVID-19 or its after-effects and were unable to prepare for the exam. The court further directed that candidates should be given the option to opt out even if the exam centre has been changed to another location within the same city.More Related News

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