B Vinay Reddy • Hyderabad •
19th of Feb, 2020.
Dear Friends,
I'm receiving many messages and
mails reporting certified copies under the RTI was not received even after 30days
from the date of filing RTI application and many are worried about the decrease
of marks upon suo-motu verification of ICAI. In this article I’ll try to
address the most common queries raised by the students, before commenting
please go through the complete article.
PARAS JAIN, a name to be
remembered by each and every student who are accessing certified copies under
the RTI, because of his tireless efforts & SC judgement ICSI Vs. Paras
Jain today, we are enjoying this benefit today, which not only saves hard
earned money of the students but also definitely brings transparency in
the evaluation system of the examination body. I’m always indebted for his
guidance and timely support.
1.
As per the RTI Act, 2005 information must
be supplied within 30days, but we didn’t receive certified copies under the RTI
even after 30days?
Yes, as per the Sec 7(1) of the RTI Act, 2005 the Central Public Information Officer, information must be supplied in any case within thirty days of the receipt of the request. And in includes Sundays and public holidays.
This time, many
students are applied for certified copies under the RTI. As on date more than 35,000
RTI applications are filed with the ICAI & approx 1,45,000+ answer sheets (35k
applications x 4 copies for each student(avg)) are to be carried out suo-motu
verification of marks and scanned/uploaded by the ICAI, so there may be
a slight delay.
As per the
telephonic conversation with the CPIO of the ICAI, wait for 3-5 days if
you haven’t received copies after 30 days from the date of filing RTI
application. And later file First Appeal on RTI portal itself.
Meanwhile, drop
a reminder mail to CPIO with your RTI Application number and do follow-up.
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2.
How to check status of your RTI application?
You can check
status of your application at RTI portal. But you are not required to check the
same on regular basis as you'll receive an intimation through the SMS &
E-mail from the ICAI once the copies are hosted. And also you'll receive an
alert by SMS & on E-mail once the RTI application is disposed of by the
ICAI.
3.
On which site certified copies will be
hosted?
Scanned copies
of answer sheets are hosted at either on ICAI Exam portal (or) at http://cc.icaiexam.icai.org/account/login.aspx.
Login credentials
will be sent on e-mail.
4.
Download your Certified Copies at the Earliest
Certified Copies
are available for view/download only for a certain period, generally 15days
from the date of hosting, after that link will be expired. So, download
your copies before the said date.
5.
Whether Suo-motu verification of marks will
be carried out under the RTI?
Yes, ICAI
will carry out suo-motu verification of your answer books under regulation
39(4) of the Chartered Accountants Regulations, 1988 and the same is mentioned
in the mail.
6.
Whether I should apply for Verification
of marks at ICAI EXAM portal after making application under the RTI?
You are not
required to apply for Verification by paying Rs. 100 per paper (ICAI Process),
if you are applying for certified copies under the RTI.
No separate
verification fee is payable for this purpose, it will be done at Free of
cost in the interest of the students.
7.
I have scored 40/ 60/ 200/ 400 marks in
paper or group and applied for certified copies under the RTI, whether my marks
will be decreased and failed?
As mentioned in
the report dated 14th of Feb, 2020 of High-level independent
committee of the ICA. Committee noted the EXISITNG PROCESS of
verification, in page 49 of para 7.1 it was mentioned that ICAI does not
reduce marks, already awarded in the process of verification. And if
marks are increased, you'll get an intimation on the mail and revised mark
sheet through the speed post.
You can download
the report from below link:
8.
I have found discrepancy in the copies
received under RTI, what should I do?
After receiving
the copies, if you find any discrepancy covered under Regulation 39(4),
of the Chartered Accountants Regulations 1988, i.e. totalling error (or)
carry forward
of marks from inside the answer books to the cover page, (or) any question
or sub-part of a question has remained unvalued.
Please note that
RE-EXAMINATION/ RE-EVALUATION OF ANSWERS shall not be permitted under any circumstances.
You can report the
discrepancies only if the same was covered under regulation 39(4) as
mentioned above. You cannot report,
if you are not satisfied with the marks awarded even though the same is
matching with the suggested answer. Suggested answers meant for academic
guidance only, for evaluation separate model solutions will be given to examiner.
You can report
the same by way of a letter in writing, indicating the exact discrepancy within
30days from the date of receipt of certified copies, by speed post or
registered post.
A proforma of
the letter can be downloaded from the below link: https://resource.cdn.icai.org/32134exam22221.pdf.
9.
I didn’t apply for certified copies or
verification at ICAI Exam portal by paying prescribed fee and the window was
closed, whether I can apply for certified copies under the RTI now?
As per the ICAI
regulations, you can apply for certified copies only within 30 days from
the date of result by paying Rs. 500 per subject for certified copies and Rs.
100 per subject for verification of marks on ICAI Exam portal.
If you haven’t applied,
you can still make an application under the RTI for certified copies, even
though the time period was over as per the ICAI procedure i.e., 30days from the
date of result.
As per the RTI
Act, 2005 you can request for information as far as it is available with the
public authority. As per ICAI record retention policy, copies answer sheets
will be retained for a maximum period of 120 days from the date of
declaration of result.
Read the below
article if you would like to know the process of making RTI application for
certified copies.
10.
If you have further Queries, refer to the
FAQ from the below link
Regards
B Vinay Reddy
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