ASSESSMENT TEST
            CERTIFICATE COURSE ON INDIRECT TAXES
           SCHEDULED TO BE HELD ON 31ST AUGUST, 2014

Assessment Test of all the Certificate Courses on Indirect Taxes completed on or before
August 30, 2014 will be conducted by the Indirect Taxes Committee of ICAI on
August 31, 2014.

Participants are requested to register themselves at the Assessment Centre of their choice
on or before 15th August, 2014 by filling the on-line application form at the below link :

http://www.icai.org/app_forms/atcc_idt/index.html 

      Date of Assessment Test                                       August 31, 2014 (Sunday)
      Time                                                          11:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M.

        Note: A candidate can appear unlimited attempts in the Assessment Test for the period of three years from the date
        of completion of a particular batch.






The candidates reappearing for the Assessment Test are required to pay the Assessment
Test Fees of ` 1,000/-, by online payment / through DD/Pay Order made in favor of 'The
Secretary, The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India' payable at New Delhi. The
reappearing candidates are also requested to send the hard copy of the Hall Ticket along
with the "acknowledgement of online payment" or "DD/Pay Order/ Cheque" to the address
mentioned below.

Secretary
Indirect Taxes Committee
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
ICAI Bhawan, Third Floor,
A-29, Sector 62,
Noida - 201 309
Tel. No. 0120-3045954
A.   SYLLABUS FOR THE ASSESSMENT TEST

     The various subjects and the weightage thereof for the Assessment Test will be as
     under :

      S. No.    Topic                                                        Marks
        1.       Constitutional provisions relating to indirect taxes         04 marks
        2.       Central Excise Duty & CENVAT Credit Rule, 2004               20 marks
        3.       VAT - General Concepts and Central Sales Tax                 16 marks
        4.       Customs Duty                                                 10 marks
        5.       Service Tax & CENVAT Credit Rule, 2004                       40 marks
        6.       GST - Going Forward                                          04 marks
        7.       Foreign Trade Policy to the extent relevant from             06 marks
                 indirect tax perspective
                                  TOTAL                                      100 marks

       The Finance Act, 2013 and Notifications/Circulars issued till February, 2014
       will be applicable.

B.   PATTERN OF ASSESSMENT TEST

     Question paper will be of 100 marks, divided into two parts i.e., PART A,
     containing 35 multiple choice questions carrying 2 marks each and
     PART B, containing 6 short-questions of 5 marks each. There will be an internal
     choice in Part B.


C.   PASSING MARKS

     Passing marks for the Assessment Test is 50. The Institute is not undertaking any
     assessment in the strict sense but evaluating the capabilities inculcated through the
     learning process. The candidate securing less than 50% marks in the assessment test
     will have to re-appear in the test.
D.   ASSESSMENT CENTRES

            Agra                                               Hyderabad
            Ahmedabad                                          Jaipur
            Bangalore                                          Jalandhar
            Baroda                                             Jamshedpur
            Bhopal                                             Kolkata
            Bhubaneswar                                        Mumbai
            Bilaspur                                           Nashik
            Chandigarh                                         Patna
            Chennai                                            Pune
            Coimbatore                                         Ranchi
            Delhi                                              Surat
            Ernakulam                                          Trivandrum
           Note: Participants may note that the Centre(s) where no. of participants registered for the Assessment
           Test will be less than 10, would be clubbed with the nearest possible centre of the Assessment Test.

           Details with regard to venues would be intimated to the candidates (who would be enrolled for the
           Assessment Test) by August 28, 2014.







E.   WHAT TO BRING ON ASSESSMENT DAY

     Applicants should bring the following on the day of assessment test:

     1. Print of the Hall Ticket ­ by downloading from the below link
        (http://www.icai.org/app_forms/atcc_idt/index.html)
     2. CA Membership Card/ Other Identity Card
     3. Ball Pen (Blue or Black)
     4. Non Scientific Calculator

For any further details, kindly contact:

Secretariat
Indirect Taxes Committee
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
ICAI Bhawan
A-29, Sector - 62, NOIDA (U.P.)
Telephone Direct - +91 120 3045 954 or write us at ccidt@icai.in