Notification for Online Assessment Test (AT) for

Certificate Course on Forensic Accounting and Fraud Detection on
Saturday the 11th September 2021

Organised by Digital Accounting & Assurance Board of ICAI

Last Date for Face Authentication at https://learning.icai.org is 05th September 2021 till 5:30 PM

Note: No Further extension shall be provided for completing the process of Face Authentication, please
complete the face registration/authentication process within the time limit

Prerequisites for the FAFD Assessment Test:

• Active ICAI membership number

• Completion of the Eligibility Criteria (50% Marks in Module Tests and Project Work in
aggregate and 90% attendance in the

• Professional Training)

• Desktop/ Laptop with good internet connectivity

• Camera attached with Desktop/ Laptop

• Active login at Digital Learning Hub of ICAI (https://learning.icai.org )

• Completion of Face Registration Activity at https://learning.icai.org by 5.30 PM of 05th
September, 2021

• Payment for the reappearance in the Test is Rs.500/- plus 18% GST. This is applicable

to the (ONLY) Members who had failed earlier in FAFD Assessment Test.

• Registrations for AT begins from 19th August 2021 (12 PM).

• Mock Test will be conducted for the registered members. It is advised to appear in the same
to have a look and feel of the Assessment Test. Details will be shared separately.

1. The online Assessment Test (AT) for FAFD Certificate Course is scheduled to be held on
Saturday the 11th September, 2021 from 10:00 a.m. to 12.00 p.m. through Digital
Learning Hub of ICAI (https://learning.icai.org/ )

2. Members are required to ensure that they are able to login in the Digital Learning Hub of
ICAI (https://learning.icai.org/) using their SSP Portal credentials. Please check this latest by
25th August 2021 and in case of any issue with the login, please write to us at fafp@icai.in,
fafp2@icai.in and sangeetha.jaganathan@icai.in. We would not be able to help any Member
if they are not able to login at the day of the Assessment Test.

3. In case you are not registered at Digital Learning Hub, Follow the instructions as per the
link:
User Manual for “Fresh Login creation for Members Already Registered with ICAI”
(https://resource.cdn.icai.org/55774sspfaq-45144c.pdf)

4. Candidates desirous of taking this FAFD AT must do the online face authentication through
Digital Learning Hub. The guidelines are attached as Annexure-1 & 2.
5. Candidates re appearing in the FAFD AT have to pay FAFD Re attempt AT Fee of Rs.

590/- (500/- + 18% GST). /- (Rupees Five Hundred and ninety only)

This fee is applicable to the Members who had given the FAFD AT earlier and could not
clear the Exam.
Note: Candidates appearing for the first time are not required to pay any fees

6. No candidate shall use unfair means or indulge in disorderly conduct at or in connection

with examinations. A candidate found using unfair means or involved in disorderly conduct

in connection with an examination shall be referred to the Digital Accounting and

Assurance Board. The Board after consideration of the case can award certain penalty/

punishment. For Guidelines of Unfair Means Refer Annexure-3.

7. Application requests received after the last date would not be entertained under any
circumstances and Member have to appear in the next AT.

8. Result of FAFD Assessment Test to be held on 11th September 2021 would be announced by
5.30 P.M. on Friday the 17th September 2021 tentatively.

9. Members who have already cleared the FAFD Assessment Test are not required to appear
again.
For any issues, Pls contact
Digital Accounting & Assurance Board, ICAI
Phone: 0120 3045 963 / 961/ 992, E-mail id: fafp@icai.in; fafp2@icai.in
Annexure-1

You have been invited to join Assessment Batch “DAAB_Assessment_Forensic
Audit and Fraud Detection _September_2021”

Pre-requisite:

• Please login to the platform with your SSP credentials to accept the
invitation.

• Launch the course already assigned to your “My Dashboard”
• Allow your webcam/camera access to capture your live facial images.
• Complete the Face capture and submit
• Complete the Face Registration activity on/before one week before the

actual exam schedule.
• The said Face capture is to be approved by ICAI DLH Admin
• The Face Registration is a one-time activity and once approved then only

authentication will be done of the Members’ face is verified before a course
launch.

* Every Participant must ensure that they have their photo on their SSP
dashboard(https://eservices.icai.org/). To upload your photo use the profile Edit
form.(User Manual for Profile Change/Update for ICAI Member)

Mock Test: We may open a Mock Test from scheduled time to acquaint
with the system of online test from home.

The said course access has a session time out of maximum 30 minutes ie if the

Learner moves away from the line of sight of his webcam or left the Logged

sessions idle for more than 30 minutes the course

is disabled and to access again, he has to re- verify

his presence with his face in the line of sight of his

webcam.

Face Registration Process on the Digital
Learning Hub

1. Face Registration will allow user to register himself for a Courses in which the
said Face authentication is enabled.

2. User needs to capture his 5 images via webcam to initiate registration. These
images will be sent to DLH Admin for approval.
3. Then click on proceed for face
capture.

4. User should look straight into the
camera, so that the entire face is
clearly visible for capture.

5. Please avoid registering in low light or against the light. The face should be
well-lit.
a) Face should occupy more than 50% during User Registration.
b) Make sure that all parts of the face are clearly visible and not covered by
any objects (e.g: sunglasses etc).
c) Only one person should be present during Authentication.
d) Blurred or hazy images are not acceptable.

6. Five images are required to complete registration
and authentication.

7. And while Face authentication to start the Assessment
course the user shall ensure that his/her eyes is in line
of sight of the webcam and blink his eye for Liveliness and immediate
authentication.

8. If problems in authentication then the course administrator/committee or DLH
admin for due Re-registration and approval.
The Test activity in the course has configuration settings as:

1. (From the Launch of the activity = Total Test time clock starts)

2. Once a test activity is launched the server starts the clock and calculates as
per the total test time allowed by the course administrator.

3. No. of attempts/Launch access to the test session say after a Log-out/system
restart is set by the course administrator and is allowed only if the server
calculated time is within the total test time.

4. The Submit button of Assessment Test shall be enabled only after
completion of say first 60 minutes / one hour from the commencement of
the exam on the Screen. The server timer will be displayed on the Exam
screen and one hour will be calculated accordingly.

5. The System records all the interruptions during the Assessment i.e. if the
Assessment Console (Screen) is minimized or toggled (opening New
Window/Tab) or special keys from the keyboard is pressed or Exit from the
Assessment Console (Screen) is tried or Exam Page is refreshed, the Exam
will be locked & automatically submitted and you will not be able to
continue the Exam further in any circumstances.
6. On any interruption attempt, following alert message is already displayed to
the user along with possible reasons. The same is being used in the online
assessments of ICAI.

7. The results of the Assessment Activity to be displayed later.
Help file for Face Registration Process

Step 1. First Login into DLH platform and when user will launch the Course then System will ask
to Register the face with below Screen .
Step 2. Capture your 5 Images
Step 3 . Check and Validate your Captured Image
Step.4 System will validate your Images will show below Screen for 1 or 2 Minutes

Step6. When You will see Below Screen then Try After 2 Hours to Check your Image
Authentication .
Annexure-3

Guidelines for unfair means

Unfair Means (UFM) & Misconduct by Members during FAFD Assessment Test

The following actions performed by any Member during the course of his/ her examination shall be termed
as unfair means/misconduct by the candidate:-

1. The exam is proctored online. Copying from or referring to any material other than the Exam Tab.
The material could be a piece of paper/cloth, calculator, mobile phones, Other Browser Tabs, using
Social Media handles, Google or any other Apps in the examination etc.

2. Taking help from others. Presence of other person captured during the exam or any conversation
(coming to the notice of the Board) related to the exam being circulated online.

3. Impersonating or misrepresenting any other candidate in connection with the examination.
4. Engaging in any other act or omission which creates the tendency to disrupt the orderly conduct of

the examination.
Procedure to Deal a Case pertaining to the Use of Unfair Means/Misconduct during the examination

If a Member is caught using unfair means during the course of his/ her examination by the Board the
following sequence of steps must be taken:

The use of unfair means case shall be discussed by the Board and the Digital Learning of Hub, where by the
Member shall be given a chance to defend his/ her case (in writing) before the Board.

If found guilty, the result of such Member shall be withheld and the Member have to re-appear in the next
Attempt by paying the requisite fees.

In cases, the nature of UFM is severe, the Member may be barred by the Board for further giving this exam
and the case may be further referred to the Disciplinary Committee of the ICAI for further disciplinary action.

Note: The nature and severity will be decided by the Board and Digital Learning Hub of ICAI. The
decision shall be final in this respect.

Appeal against Punishment awarded by the Board

A Member aggrieved by the punishment awarded to him/her may prefer an appeal to the Board within 15
days from the date of the order. Provided further that the Board may entertain an appeal after the expiry of
the said period if the board is satisfied that the appellant has sufficient justification for not preferring the
appeal in time