Friday, January 19, 2018

Pass or fail? Day after CA results, students in a fix
Many Complaints About Discrepancy In Score Lists 


Hemali.Chhapia@timesgroup.com

Mumbai: Hundreds of students whose CA results were declared on Wednesday saw something miraculous happen on Thursday. Many of them who had failed to clear the exam accessed score lists showing them as passed.

Ankita Mulani did not clear the CA final exam as per her score card on the ICAI website. But on rank lists available on the Internet, she found she had passed the gruelling exam in her very first attempt.

She is not the only one. Mahavir Gundecha who scored 194 has been declared pass in the lists available on the Internet whereas his scorecard shows him as failed.

There were similar complaints from other states. Across India, students buzzed on social media and on chat groups about the discrepancy in the result.

Snehal Lodha tweeted, “The CA Final result declared on 17/1 as per the ICAI website showing my result as Fail seems incorrect as I have passed as per the database.”

The ICAI clarified, “Some mismatches had occurred in the file attached to the branches. Realizing this mismatch, the department had immediately sent the corrected version to branches and regional councils.”

Exam head B Muralidharan said, “It was brought to our notice that this internal communication has been inadvertently shared outside which has created confusion in the student fraternity.”

Students were anxious about their exact status as their score cards and result list did not match.

“At least 50-60 students I know are facing this problem,” said Rajesh Sahijwani, whose daughter took the final exam in November.

According to some, candidates with scores of over 190 have all faced the same problem. Examinees are concerned whether the result database was hacked.

“The result was delayed by a few hours and that is when they seem to have downgraded our scores,” claimed a student.

The internet had several lists with details of tens of thousands of candidates who took the CA final exam. “Such details are not possible from any external agency. This is a list that has got leaked from the ICAI database,” alleged a candidate. Many are applying for revaluation. Some others are planning to file a writ petition. Others are organising a protest.

This year, the CA final exam was taken by 30,084 students and 6,841 cleared at least one group taking the pass percentage to 22.76.

The ICAI stated that 9,479 candidates had qualified as chartered accountants.

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