New Eligibility Test Paper Scheme
BOS/Ancmnt-7/227/05
July 26, 2005

In order to improve quality of the answers submitted by the students to Postal/Sunday Test Papers, the Board of Studies emphasizes that students should be well prepared and attempt the test papers in an examination condition. Reviewing the time frame of the study period, the Board of Studies decided to reduce the number of Postal Test Papers to be submitted by a student as well as Sunday Tests to be appeared by PE-II and Final students which are given below -

Course New Eligibility Test Paper Scheme Old Eligibility Test Paper Scheme
PE (Course-I) To submit and pass in 4 Postal Test Papers consisting of one test paper in each subject. Students were required to answer two test papers in each of the four papers.
PE (Course-II) To submit and pass in 6 Postal Test Papers or appear and pass in 6 Sunday Tests consisting of one test paper in each subject.Paper 3: Business laws and Corporate Laws and Paper 4: Cost Accounting and Financial Managements are not to be treated as separate subjects. Students were required to pass in 10 test papers choosing at least one test paper in each of the 8 subjects (treating Paper 3: Business laws and Corporate Laws and Paper 4: Cost Accounting and Financial Management as separate subjects) and two additional papers of their choice.
Final Course To submit and pass in 8 Postal Test Papers or appear and pass in 8 Sunday Tests consisting of one test paper in each subject. Students are required to pass at least 8 papers per group, 16 papers for both the groups. The requirement are applicable to both Sunday Test Paper Scheme and Postal Test Paper Scheme
New Eligibility Test Papers Scheme is applicable for May 2006 Examination.

Physically handicapped students as defined in Para 6.4 of the Prospectus - Gateway to the Chartered Accountancy are required to submit only 2 Test Papers under the new eligibility scheme as stated above. Such students will be provided with a specially designed test papers by the respective Regional Offices. These specially designed test papers will be available on and from September 1, 2005.

Cut off dates for submission Postal Test Papers / appearance in Sunday Tests to become eligible to appear in May 2006 Examinations:

PE (Course-I) and PE (Course II):-           1st January , 2006

Final Course:-                                            31st January, 2006

Pass mark in each of the eligibility test paper is 45 marks.
Students seeking eligibility for appearing in May 2006 examination might have already submitted certain number of postal test papers. They will get full credit for such test papers, if qualify obtaining 45 marks in each of such test papers. They have to submit balance number of test papers only as per the New Eligibility Test Paper Scheme.
Similarly, PE (Course II) and Final Course students, who are under Sunday Test Scheme, seeking eligibility for appearing in May 2006 Examination might have already appeared in certain number of Sunday Tests. They will get full credit for such tests. They have to appear in balance number of tests, if any, as per the New Eligibility Test Paper Scheme.
Students those who have already complied with the requirements of the New Eligibility Test Paper Scheme by appearing in the required number of Sunday tests or more will be issued Eligibility Certificate once they pass such tests. Similarly, students who have already submitted the required number of Postal Test Papers or more will be issued the Eligibility Certificate once they pass such test papers.
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