EMPANELMENT OF MEMBERS TO ACT AS OBSERVERS AT THE EXAMINATION CENTRES FOR THE CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS EXAMINATIONS
MAY / JUNE 2017.
It is proposed to empanel members to act as Observers for the forthcoming MAY / JUNE 2017 Chartered Accountants Examinations scheduled as under:
| Intermediate (IPC) and Final exams | from 2nd May to 17th May 2017 |
| Common Proficiency Test (CPT) | On 18th June 2017 (Sunday) |
Eligibility criteria for empanelment:
Members who fulfill the following criteria are eligible for empanelment, to act as Observers.
i) He/she should not be more than 65 years of age as on the date of empanelment; i.e. 15th March, 2017.
ii) His/her name should have been borne on the Register of Members as on 1st November, 2014 and continues to be so;
iii) Neither he/she nor his/her relatives* or dependant* is / will be appearing in the ensuing Chartered Accountants Examinations for students / Post – Qualification Course Examinations in May, 2017 in any examination centres in India or Abroad. However, applying or appearance in ISA – AT of June, 2017 will not be considered a disability for observership for May/June, 2017 Examinations.
[* the term “relative” or “dependant” for the purpose shall include, in relation to an individual, the wife, husband, son, daughter-in-law, daughter, son-in-law, grandson, grand daughter, brother, brother’s wife, brother’s son, brother’s daughter, sister, sister’s husband, sister’s son, sister’s daughter, wife’s brother, wife’s sister and husband’s brother and husband’s sister]
iv) He/she is not coaching students for any of the examinations / test conducted by the Council of the Institute in any institutions / organization including Regional Councils / Branches of the Institute and also private coaching.
v) He/she has not been convicted by any court of Law and no disciplinary proceedings are pending against him/her, either by the ICAI / Disciplinary Directorate or by any other organization, both in India or abroad.
vi) He/she is not associated with the Institute as an elected/co-opted member of the Council / Regional Council / Managing Committee of any Branch of the ICAI. vii) He/she shall abide by the Guidelines for Observer and / or any other instructions.
Honorarium
Honorarium of ` 1500/- per day / per session and ` 350/- as conveyance reimbursement for ‘A’ class cities and ` 250/- for other cities per day (to cover cost of local travel) besides reimbursement of postal, stationery, telephone expenses, if any, will be paid.
The list of A class cities is as under:
Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi/ New Delhi, Hyderabad/ Secunderabad, Jaipur, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, and Pune.
Duties of Observer:
A member will be allotted duties in the city of his professional address only as per Institute’s records.
The main duty of the observer is to ensure that the Question Paper Packets meant for the day of the exam, with the right code of the day are collected from the bank, (where they are kept under safe custody) opened and distributed to the candidates. Accordingly, Observer is required to be present in the assigned branch of the Bank/Examination Centre from the time when the code key is opened in the bank till the conclusion of the examination, i.e. till the answer books are pooled, reconciled, packed and handed over to the designated courier agency (including answer sheet of physically handicapped candidates, if any) for dispatch to the Examination Department.
Once the duties are assigned for acting as an Observer in a particular examination centre, he/she should attend to the said assignment and send his/her report and bill in the prescribed format immediately after the completion of his / her assignment.
In case any member is unable to perform his / her assignment, the same may be communicated to the Examination Department well in advance. If a member neither informs the Examination Department nor discharges the duties assigned, he/she would be liable for such action under the provisions of the Chartered Accountants Act 1949 and the Regulations framed thereunder, as deemed fit.
Kindly note that giving false/misleading declaration regarding conflict of interest / involvement in coaching will lead to action under disciplinary provisions in accordance with the Chartered Accountants Act, 1949 and the Rules and Regulations framed thereunder.
How to empanel:
A member who fulfills the above mentioned eligibility criteria, desirous of empanelling himself for the assignment, may do so, online at http://observers.icaiexam.icai.org.
Applications by any other mode will not be entertained.
The activity schedule of the portal is as under:
Opening of the window for empanelment 15th March 2017
Closing of the window for empanelment 31st March 2017
Hosting of the details of allotment of assignments 20th April 2017
Examination Department
Details of the cities in which the MAY / JUNE 2017 examinations will take place are as under.
The cities/ places where the examinations will be held are given below:
WESTERN REGION:
(Covering States of Goa, Gujrat and Maharashtra and U. T. of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu)
|
CITY/CENTRE |
CITY/CENTRE | CITY/CENTRE | CITY/CENTRE |
CITY/CENTRE |
|
Ahmedabad -I @ |
Dhule | Mumbai – III + | Palghar (only CPT) |
Surendranagar |
|
Ahmedabad -II @ |
Gandhidham | Mumbai – IV + | Panvel | Thane- I @@ |
| Ahmedabad -III @ | Gandhinagar | Mumbai – V + | Parbhani (only CPT) |
Thane – II @@ |
|
Ahmedabad -IV @ |
Gondia (only CPT) | Mumbai – VI + | Pimpri-Chinchwad | Thane – III @@ |
| Ahmednagar | Ichalkaranji (No CPT) | Mumbai – VII + | Pune – I $$ |
Vadodara -I # |
|
Akola |
Jalgaon | Mumbai – VIII + | Pune -II $$ | Vadodara- II # |
| Amravati | Jalna (only CPT) | Mumbai – IX + |
Pune -III $$ |
Vapi |
|
Anand |
Jamnagar | Nagpur – I* | Pune – IV $$ | Vasai -I ++ |
| Aurangabad | Junagarh (only CPT) | Nagpur – II* | Rajkot |
Vasai -II ++ |
|
Badlapur (only CPT) |
Kolhapur | Nagpur – III* | Ratnagiri (only CPT) | Yavatmal (only CPT) |
|
Bharauch |
Latur | Nanded |
Sangli |
|
| Bhavnagar | Mapusa (Goa) | Nashik I** |
Satara |
|
|
Bhiwandi (No CPT) |
Margao (Goa) | Nashik II** | Solapur | |
| Bhuj | Mumbai – I + | Navi Mumbai |
Surat -I $ |
|
|
Chandrapur |
Mumbai – II + | Naysari |
Surat -II $ |
@ Ahmedabad is divided into four Zones, namely Zone I to Zone IV. The possible location of centres in the zones is as under:-
Zone I – Thaltej, Gurukul, Sola, Bopal, Bodakdev, Chandkheda, Gota, Vastrapur, Satellite, Memnagar Zone II – Navrangpura, Naran pura,Nava Vadaj
Zone III – Shahibag, Paldi, Khanpur, Kalupur, Ellis Bridge
Zone IV – Isanpur, Juhapura, Sarkhaj, Naroda, Vasna, Maninagar, Ghodasar
+Mumbai is divided into nine Zones namely Zone I to Zone IX. The possible locations of the centres in the respective zones will be:
Zone I – Chruchgate, Charni Road, Mazgaon
Zone II – Pare! – east, Dadar-east, Matunga, Wadala, King Circle, Sion, Chembur
Zone III – Vidyavihar, Ghatkopar, Bhandup, Mulund
Zone IV – Dadar – West, Bandra West
Zone V – Santacruz, Vile Parle, Andheri
Zone VI – Jogeshwari W, Goregaon W, Malad W
Zone VII – Jogeshwari E, Goregaon E, Malad E
Zone VIII – Kandiwali W, Boriwali W, Dahisar W
Zone IX – Kandiwali E, Boriwali E, Dahisar E
@@ Thane is divided into three Zones. The possible location of the centres in the respective zone will be:-Zone I – Thane City, Kalwa
Zone II – Dombivili, Kalyan
Zone III – Ulhasnagar, Ambernath, Badlapur
*Nagpur is divided into three Zones. The possible location of the centres in the respective zone will be:-Zone I – Wardhman Nagar, Gandhi Bagh, Mahal, Nandanwan
Zone II – Dharampeth, Bharat Nagar, Sitabuldi, Dhantoli
Zone III- Hanuman Nagar, Manewada, Trimurti Nagar, Wardha Road
**Nashik – is divided into two zones. The possible location of the centres in respective zone will be:-
Zone -I – Nashik City, Pimpalgaon, Panchvati, Meri Mhasarul, Gangapur Road, Cidco, Ambad and Satpur Zone -II- Nahik Road, Upnagar, Odha Dwarka, Devlali Camp
++ Vasai is divided into two zones. The possible location of the centres in respective zone will be: -Zone I – Mira Road, Bhayander
Zone II – Vasali, Nallasopara, Virar
Navi Mumbai: Vashi, Sanpada, Nerul
$ Surat is divided into two zones. The possible location of the centres in respective zone will be: –
Zone I – Ring Road, Bhatar, Vesu, Piplod, Athwalines, Althan, Adajan, Rander, Ghod Dod Road, Nanpura, Magdalla & Dumas Road
Zone II – Varachha, Mota Varachha, Kamrej, Sarthana, Katargam, Parvat Patia, Amroli, Dabholi, Ved Road, Singanpore & Sumul Dairy Road.
# Vadodara – is divided into two zones. The possible location of the centres in respective zone will be: -Zone – I -Raopura,Ajwa-Waghodia Road, Karelibaug, Sama, Fatehgunj & Makarpura
Zone-II- Sayajigunj, Alkapuri, Akota, Vasna, Gorwa, Gotri
$$Pune – is divided into Four zones. The possible location of the centres in respective zone will be: –
Zone – I – Katraj, Dhankawadi, Padmavati, Satara Road, Bibwewadi,Swargate,Sarasbaug, Sahakarnagar, Zone-II – Bhavani Peth, Rasta Peth, Nana Peth, Camp, Koregaon Park, Kalyani Nagar, Nagar Road, Magarpatta, Hadapsar, Wanowarie, NIBM Road, Kondhwa
Zone – III-Parvati, Tilak Road, Sadashiv Peth, Shukrawar Peth, Ravivar Peth, Budhwar Peth, Laxmi Road, Dandekar Bridge, Shastri Road, Sinhagad Road, Null Stop, F.0 Road, S. B. Road, Shivaji Nagar, Shaniwar Peth, Law College Road, Mangalwar Peth, Somwar Peth
Zone -IV – Kothrud, Karve Nagar, Vanaj, Chandni Chowk, Pashan, Aundh, Baner, Wakad
SOUTHERN REGION:
(Covering States of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and U. Ts. of Lakshadweep and Pondicherry)
|
CITY/CENTRE |
CITY/CENTRE | CITY/CENTRE |
CITY/CENTRE |
|
Alappuzha |
Chennai – VII# | Kollam (Quilon) |
Salem |
|
Anantapur |
Chennai – VIII # | Kottayam | Shimoga |
| Bangalore -I @@ | Coimbatore | Kozhikode |
Sivakasi |
|
Bangalore -II @@ |
Eluru | Kumbakonam | Thiruvananthapuram |
| Bangalore -III @@ | Ernakulam | Kurnool |
Thrissur |
|
Bangalore -IV @@ |
Erode | Madurai | Tiruchirapalli |
| Bangalore -V @@ | Guntur | Malappuram |
Tirunelveli |
|
Belgaum |
Hubli | Mangalore | Tirupati |
| Bellary | Hyderabad – I * | Mysore |
Tirupur |
|
Chennai – I # |
Hyderabad – II * | Nellore | Tuticorin |
| Chennai – II # | Hyderabad – III * | Nizamabad |
Udupi |
|
Chennai – III # |
Hyderabad – IV * | Ongole | Vellore |
| Chennai – IV # | Kakinada | Palakkad |
Vijayawada |
|
Chennai – V # |
Kannur | Pondicherry |
Vishakhapatnam |
| Chennai – VI # | Karimnagar | Rajamahendravaram |
Warangal |
@i© Bangalore is divided into five Zones, namely Zone I to Zone V. The possible location of centres in the zones are as under:-
Zone I (South)- Basavangudi, Bannerghatta, Jayanagar, Koramangala, Electronic City, and HSR Layout
Zone II (East) – R. T. Nagar, Krishnarajpuram, Indira nagar, HAL II Stage, Banasawadi, Bellendur and White Field
Zone III (North) – Fraser Town, Yelahanka, SADASHIVANAGAR, Hebbal and Lingarajpuram
Zone IV (Central) – Chickpet, Corporation, Sampangiramnagar, Kempegowda Road, 3 C Road, Richmond
Road
Zone V (West) – Malleswaram, Rajajinagar, Yeswantpur, Kengeri, Magadi Road, Nandini Layout.
# Chennai is divided into eight Zones, namely Zone I to Zone VIII. The Zone numbers given to different areas (i.e. possible locations of centres in the Zones) are as under:
Zone-I: George Town, Broadway, Rayapuram, Washermanpet, Tondiarpet Zone-II: Nungambakkam, Gopalapuram, Triplicane
Zone-III: Guindy, Adyar, Besant Nagar, Tirunvanmiyur
Zone-IV: Royapettah, Mylapore, Mandeveli
Zone-V: Arumbakkam, Annanagar, Kilpauk, Ambattur, Villivakkam Zone-VI: Kodambakkam, T. Nagar, West Mambalam, Saidapet
Zone-VII: Vadapalani, Ashok Nagar, K.K. Nagar, Porur
Zone-VIII: St. Thomas Mount, Pallavaram, Nanganallur, Chromepet, Tambaram
Zone – III : Rajendra Nagar, Annapuran Road, Vaishali Nagar, Gumasta Nagar, Suadma Nagar, Usha Nagar, Raj Mohalla, Mahesh Nagar, Bada Ganpati, Aerodrome Road, Kalani Nagar, Gandhi Nagar, Banganga, Marimata Chouraha, Lokymanya Nagar
NORTHERN REGION:
(Covering States of Delhi, Haryana, H.P., J & K, Punjab and U.T. of Chandigarh)
| CITY/CENTRE | CITY/CENTRE | CITY/CENTRE | CITY/CENTRE |
| Ambala | Delhi/ New Delhi-V $ | Jammu | Sangrur |
| Amritsar | Delhi/ New Delhi-VI $ | Jind (No CPT) | Shimla |
| Bathinda | Delhi/ New Delhi-VII $ | Kaithal | Sirsa |
| Bhiwani | Delhi/ New Delhi-VIII $ | Karnal | Sonepat |
| Chandigarh | Faridabad | Ludhiana | Srinagar (J&K) |
| Delhi/ New Delhi-I $ | Fatehabad | Panipat | Yamunanagar |
| Delhi/ New Delhi-II $ | Gurgaon | Patiala | |
| Delhi/ New Delhi-III $ | Hisar | Rewari | |
| Delhi/ New Delhi-IV $ | Jalandhar | Rohtak |
$ Delhi/ New Delhi is divided into eight Zones, namely Zone I to Zone VIII. The Zone numbers given to different areas (i.e. possible locations of centres in the Zones) will be as under:
Zone I – Karol Bagh, Pusa Road, Patel Nagar, Kirti Nagar
Zone II – Pitampura, Rohini
Zone III – Paschim Vihar, Punjabi Bagh
Zone IV- Nizamuddin, Lajpat Nagar, Lodhi Road, Kalkaji
Zone V – Geeta Colony, Priyadarshini Vihar, Karkardooma, Vivek Vihar, I.P. Extention Zone VI – Vasundhra Enclave, Mayur Vihar, Anand Vihar
Zone VII – Kingway Camp, Darya Ganj, Shalimar Bagh, Sarup Nagar
Zone VIII- Janakpuri, Dwarka, Vikaspuri