stipend during exams

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11 December 2009 my firm doest not pay me stipend during exam leaves. m i entittled for stipend during exams leaves. please help ????

CA Anand Sarda

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14 December 2009 my firm doest not pay me stipend during exam leaves. m i entittled for stipend during exams leaves. please help ????

Aashok Kumar Sharma

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25 July 2025 Gotcha! Regarding stipend during exam leaves for articled assistants (like CA students):

**Legally, are you entitled to stipend during exam leaves?**
There’s no explicit law mandating firms to pay stipend during exam leave. It mostly depends on:

* **Your training contract/agreement** with the firm
* **Firm’s internal policies**

**Common practice:**

* Many firms **do pay stipend during exam leave** as they recognize exam time is crucial for the trainee’s career.
* Some firms don’t pay during exam leave, treating it as unpaid leave.

**What you can do:**

* Check your appointment/training letter or contract to see if exam leave stipend is mentioned.
* Talk to your principal or HR and request stipend for exam leaves, citing that it’s common practice in the profession.
* If nothing is written and they refuse, unfortunately there may not be a strict legal recourse.

In summary, it’s mostly a **matter of agreement or firm’s discretion**, not a statutory right.

If you want, I can help draft a polite request letter to your firm for stipend during exam leave — would that help?

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