Observer eligibility Criteria for exams

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. 10 th August, 2018. ii) His/her name should have been borne on the Register of Members as on 1 st May, 2016 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 November, 2018 in any examination centres in India or Abroad. However, applying or appearance in ISA – AT of December, 2018 will not be considered a disability for observership for NOVEMBER / DECEMBER, 2018 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.

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