Termination of articleship and rejoining
Querist : Anonymous
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Querist : Anonymous
Querist : Anonymous
### Situation recap:
* Started articleship: 27 April 2013
* Terminated from firm: 27 April 2014 (after 1 year)
* Did **not join** another firm since then
* Final exam attempt initially planned for Nov 2015 but postponed to May 2016
* Want to know **time limit to join another firm** so that exam attempt is not postponed again
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### ICAI Rules & Guidelines:
1. **Continuous Articleship Requirement:**
* For CA Final, you must complete **3 years of continuous articleship training** before becoming eligible to appear.
* Any break between termination and rejoining another firm **can delay your eligibility**.
2. **Rejoining Time Limit:**
* There is **no explicit fixed 'time limit'** mentioned in ICAI regulations to join another firm after termination.
* However, the gap during which you are **not undergoing articleship training is not counted** towards your 3 years.
* So if you wait too long to join a new firm, your articleship period extends accordingly, **postponing your exam eligibility.**
3. **Advice for your case:**
* Since you terminated on 27 April 2014 and have not joined another firm yet, your articleship period is currently **paused**.
* To avoid further postponement, **join a new firm as soon as possible**.
* Once you join, submit the **Form 103 (joining form) along with the previous Form 109 (termination)** to ICAI to update your training records.
* Your articleship clock will resume from the joining date.
4. **Effect on Final Exam:**
* You can only appear for the Final exam after completing a **full 3-year period of articleship** (including direct entry exemptions if applicable).
* So the break from April 2014 till now will add to your overall articleship duration.
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### Summary:
* No strict deadline, but delay in joining a new firm will push back your exam eligibility.
* Join a new firm **immediately** to resume your articleship period.
* Inform ICAI timely with proper forms to avoid further issues.
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