ICAI Declares Revised CA Exams 2020 Schedule For Bihar, Check Covid-19 Guidelines On Icai.Org

ICAI: The number of exam centers has increased from 505 planned for the May 2020 Exam to 915 for the November 2020 examination to cover additional 192 districts of the country to facilitate candidates not to travel beyond their district to the extent possible.

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ICAI: Candidates in Bihar, who are preparing for CA November Exams 2020 can look forward to the exams as the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India has released revised exam dates along with the standard operating procedures (SOPs). The official notice for both the revised schedule and Covid-19 SOPs is available on the official site of ICAI on icai.org. Here is the direct link for the same. The institute has issued guidelines for exam centers, center superintendents & observers, and also appearing candidates. Earlier the CA exams 2020 in Bihar was scheduled to be conducted on November 2, 3, 6, and 7, 2020, but it got postponed. The exam would now be conducted on November 19, 21, 23, and 25, 2020 in the state. As per the official notice “ it is also notified that the respective papers/list of centres statewise wherein Legislative Assembly Elections in Bihar and Parliamentary By-Elections /Assembly By-Elections announced in different place(s) of different states will be informed separately.” Check official notice here. Besides the revised dates, the SOPs released include an increased number of exam centers than before. The number of exam centers has increased from 505 planned for the May 2020 Exam to 915 for the November 2020 examination to cover additional 192 districts of the country to facilitate candidates not to travel beyond their district to the extent possible. Here are other important guidelines for candidates appearing for CA November Exams 2020.

• The seating areas shall be adequately sanitized. All door handles, staircase railing, etc. shall be disinfected. Candidates, if so desired, may further sanitize the seating area with his/her own hand sanitizers; and may also carry face shield, hand gloves, etc. for additional protection as per their choice.
• Candidates are allowed to carry few items inside the exam hall that includes face masks, face shield which is optional, hand gloves, personal transparent water botlle, personal hand sanitizer bottle, exam related items/documents like calculators, stationery items, Admit Card, Photo ID card, etc as instructed.
• Candidates are allowed to carry few items inside the exam hall that includes face masks, face shield which is optional, hand gloves, personal transparent water botlle, personal hand sanitizer bottle, exam related items/documents like calculators, stationery items, Admit Card, Photo ID card, etc as instructed.
• Thermo scanning for temperature check of examination functionaries/candidates shall be done at the entry and hand sanitizers will be available at the entry and inside the exam venue.