CA students protest against ICAI and demand changes in the evaluation process

CA students protest against ICAI and demand changes in the evaluation process

In a statement the CA examination regulator, ICAI said that it will follow the due process for the re-evaluation of the answer sheets to consider the demands of the protesting students. The institute has also requested the protesting students to call off the agitation and prepare for the forthcoming exams.The protesting students took the social media to push their demands with the hashtags like #dearicaiammend39_4 asking the regulatory body to amend the evaluation rules especially, Regulation 39(4). In their claims students alleged that their answer sheets have not been evaluated properly and therefore are protesting outside its central Delhi office."All the students are advised not to be carried away by such issues. The Institute is seized of their problems and will be considered and taken up at the appropriate forum by following due process," the ICAI said in a statement after meeting and addressing the protesting students."A section of the students led by agencies external to the Institute have been demonstrating outside the ICAI premises from 23rd September 2019. To empathize the genuine concern, if any, of the students, they were allowed to meet the officers and council members on 24th September 2019 wherein more than ten representatives including ICAI members, non-members and students participated in the discussions," the Institute said in the statement."... It is also seen that a few answer books have been circulated in social media alleging errors in evaluation on the part of Institute. These answer books have been checked and from the records of the Institute, it is noticed that none of these relate to May 2019 examination as has been claimed on the social media," the ICAI said in another statement released today."To address the afore-stated issues, the Director Board of Studies and HOD, Examination have once again today appraised the students about examination system and process followed in the evaluation of the answer books of CA. Examinations through video hosted on ICAI social media," the statement added.Meanwhile, the Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday came forward in support of the protesting students and said that their demand for re-evaluation is justified and all political parties should come forward in the support of the students.

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