The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) opened up registration for Online Home-Based Practical Training Assessment.

It is announced that the next practical training assessment is being conducted online from March 13-15, 2021. The students who have completed their 1st or 2nd year of practical training during July 1, 2019 to December 31, 2020 are eligible to appear in this test.

“If a student has completed first year of practical training during July-December, 2019 and second year of practical training during July-December, 2020 and is eligible for both level tests, then he/she can select the level while registering for the forthcoming test,” ICAI said.

It is to be noted that the students who have already appeared in the practical training test before (one or two times) and wish to improve their performance/ grade can re-appear in this test by submitting a fee of Rs.200, provided they are eligible for the test as per the eligibility mentioned above.

In such cases, the best of the grade will be considered for inclusion in the marksheet. Similarly, the students who have registered for the earlier test(s) but could not appear due to some reason, can also register for this test with a fee of Rs.200. The registration for the forthcoming tests will open on February 19, 2021 (Friday) at 10.00 am and close on February 24, 2021 (Wednesday).

“Students may register for the test during the above mentioned time period through the registration portal https://pttest.icai.org/. Student will be assigned any test date and time out of the aforementioned three test dates, depending on the number of candidates. Students will receive their admit card on 8th March, 2021 wherein they will be informed about their test date, time and link for appearing in the test. They will be notified about the Mock Test via an email to their registered e-mail ID or can be checked on the portal also”, the ICAI

It is noteworthy that this is the last attempt for students who have completed their second year of practical training during July-September, 2019. However, if a student has completed the first year of training during this time period, this is the last attempt for Level 1 test and the student can appear for Level 2 test on the next occasion.