THE INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS OF INDIA
[Set up by an Act of Parliament]
13-CA (Exams)/Observer Empanel /November - December 2018 3rd August, 2018
ANNOUNCEMENT
EMPANELMENT OF MEMBERS TO ACT AS OBSERVERS AT THE EXAMINATION CENTRES
FOR THE CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS EXAMINATIONS
NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2018.
It is proposed to empanel members to act as Observers for the forthcoming NOVEMBER / DECEMBER
2018 Chartered Accountants Examinations scheduled as under:
Foundation, Intermediate (IPC),
Intermediate and Final exams from 1st NOVEMBER to 18th NOVEMBER 2018
(Existing and revised scheme)
Common Proficiency Test (CPT) On 16th DECEMBER 2018 (Sunday)
Eligibility criteria for empanelment:
Members who fulfill the following criteria are eligible for empanelment, to act as Observers.
i) He/she should not be more than 65 years of age as on the date of empanelment; i.e. 10th
August, 2018.
ii) His/her name should have been borne on the Register of Members as on 1st May, 2016 and
continues to be so;
iii) Neither he/she nor his/her relatives* or dependant* is / will be appearing in the ensuing
Chartered Accountants Examinations for students / Post Qualification Course
Examinations in November, 2018 in any examination centres in India or Abroad. However,
applying or appearance in ISA AT of December, 2018 will not be considered a disability
for observership for NOVEMBER / DECEMBER, 2018 Examinations.
[* the term "relative" or "dependant" for the purpose shall include, in relation to an individual, the
wife, husband, son, daughter-in-law, daughter, son-in-law, grandson, grand daughter, brother,
brother's wife, brother's son, brother's daughter, sister, sister's husband, sister's son, sister's
daughter, wife's brother, wife's sister and husband's brother and husband's sister]
iv) He/she is not coaching students for any of the examinations / test conducted by the Council of
the Institute in any institutions / organization including Regional Councils / Branches of the
Institute and also private coaching.
v) He/she has not been convicted by any court of Law and no disciplinary proceedings are
pending against him/her, either by the ICAI / Disciplinary Directorate or by any other
organization, both in India or abroad.
vi) He/she is not associated with the Institute as an elected/co-opted member of the Council /
Regional Council / Managing Committee of any Branch of the ICAI.
vii) He/she shall abide by the Guidelines for Observer and / or any other instructions.
Honorarium
Honorarium of ` 1500/- per day / per session and ` 350/- as conveyance reimbursement for `A' class cities
and ` 250/- for other cities per day (to cover cost of local travel) besides reimbursement of postal, stationery,
telephone expenses, if any, will be paid.
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The list of A class cities is as under:
Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi/ New Delhi, Hyderabad/ Secunderabad, Jaipur, Kanpur, Kolkata,
Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, and Pune.
Duties of Observer:
A member will be allotted duties in the city of his professional address only as per Institute's records.
The main duty of the observer is to ensure that the Question Paper Packets meant for the day of the exam,
with the right code of the day are collected from the bank, (where they are kept under safe custody) opened
and distributed to the candidates. Accordingly, Observer is required to be present in the assigned branch of
the Bank/Examination Centre from the time when the code key is opened in the bank till the conclusion of
the examination, i.e. till the answer books are pooled, reconciled, packed and handed over to the designated
courier agency (including answer sheet of physically handicapped candidates, if any) for dispatch to the
Examination Department.
Once the duties are assigned for acting as an Observer in a particular examination centre, he/she should
attend to the said assignment and send his/her report and bill in the prescribed format immediately after the
completion of his / her assignment.
In case any member is unable to perform his / her assignment, the same may be communicated to the
Examination Department well in advance, so that alternative arrangement can be made. If a member
neither informs the Examination Department nor discharges the duties assigned, he/she would be liable for
such action under the provisions of the Chartered Accountants Act 1949 and the Regulations framed
thereunder, as deemed fit.
Kindly note that giving false/misleading declaration regarding conflict of interest / involvement in coaching
will lead to action under disciplinary provisions in accordance with the Chartered Accountants Act, 1949
and the Rules and Regulations framed thereunder.
How to empanel:
A member who fulfills the above mentioned eligibility criteria, desirous of empanelling himself for the
assignment, may do so, online at http://observers.icaiexam.icai.org.
Applications by any other mode will not be entertained.
The activity schedule of the portal is as under:
Opening of the window for empanelment 10th August 2018
Closing of the window for empanelment 10th September 2018
Hosting of the details of allotment of assignments 20th October 2018
Examination Department
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Details of the cities in which the NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2018 examinations will take place
are as under.
The cities/ places where the examinations will be held are given below:
WESTERN REGION:
(Covering States of Goa, Gujrat and Maharashtra and U. T. of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu)
CITY/CENTRE CITY/CENTRE CITY/CENTRE CITY/CENTRE CITY/CENTRE
Ahmedabad I @ Chandrapur Mumbai II + Navsari Surat II $
Ahmedabad II @ Dhule Mumbai III + Palghar Surendranagar
Ahmedabad III @ Gandhidham Mumbai IV + Panvel Thane- I @@
Ahmedabad IV @ Gandhinagar Mumbai V + Parbhani Thane II @@
Ahmednagar Gondia Mumbai VI + Pimpri-Chinchwad Thane III @@
Akola Ichalkaranji Mumbai VII + Pune - I $$ Vadodara I #
Amravati Jalgaon Mumbai VIII + Pune II $$ Vadodara- II #
Anand Jalna Mumbai IX + Pune III $$ Vapi
Aurangabad I % Jamnagar Nagpur I* Pune IV $$ Vasai I ++
Aurangabad II % Junagarh Nagpur II* Rajkot Vasai II ++
Badlapur Kolhapur Nagpur III* Ratnagiri Yavatmal
Bharauch Latur Nanded Sangli
Bhavnagar Mapusa (Goa) Nashik I** Satara
Bhiwandi Margao (Goa) Nashik II** Solapur
Bhuj Mumbai I + Navi Mumbai Surat I $
@ Ahmedabad is divided into four Zones, namely Zone I to Zone IV. The possible location of centres in the zones
is as under:-
Zone I - Thaltej, Gurukul, Sola, Bopal, Bodakdev, Chandkheda, Gota, Vastrapur, Satellite, Memnagar
Zone II - Navrangpura, Naran pura,Nava Vadaj
Zone III - Shahibag, Paldi, Khanpur, Kalupur, Ellis Bridge
Zone IV Isanpur, Juhapura, Sarkhaj, Naroda, Vasna, Maninagar, Ghodasar
% Aurangabad is divided into Two Zones, namely Zone I & Zone II. The possible location of centres in the zones
is as under:-
Zone I - North of Jalna Road
Zone II - South of Jalna Road
+Mumbai is divided into nine Zones namely Zone I to Zone IX. The possible locations of the centres in the
respective zones will be:
Zone I - Chruchgate, Charni Road, Mazgaon
Zone II - Parel east, Dadar-east, Matunga, Wadala, King Circle, Sion, Chembur
Zone III - Vidyavihar, Ghatkopar, Bhandup, Mulund
Zone IV - Dadar West, Bandra West
Zone V - Santacruz, Vile Parle, Andheri
Zone VI - Jogeshwari W, Goregaon W, Malad W
Zone VII - Jogeshwari E, Goregaon E, Malad E
Zone VIII Kandiwali W, Boriwali W, Dahisar W
Zone IX - Kandiwali E, Boriwali E, Dahisar E
@@ Thane is divided into three Zones. The possible location of the centres in the respective zone will be:-
Zone I Thane City, Kalwa
Zone II Dombivili, Kalyan
Zone III Ulhasnagar, Ambernath, Badlapur
*Nagpur is divided into three Zones. The possible location of the centres in the respective zone will be:-
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Zone I Wardhman Nagar, Gandhi Bagh, Mahal, Nandanwan
Zone II Dharampeth, Bharat Nagar, Sitabuldi, Dhantoli
Zone III Hanuman Nagar, Manewada, Trimurti Nagar, Wardha Road
**Nashik is divided into two zones. The possible location of the centres in respective zone will be:-
Zone I Nashik City, Pimpalgaon, Panchvati, Meri, Mhasarul, Gangapur Road, Cidco, Ambad and Satpur
Zone II- Nashik Road, Upnagar, Odha Dwarka, Devlali Camp
++ Vasai is divided into two zones. The possible location of the centres in respective zone will be: -
Zone I Mira Road, Bhayander
Zone II Vasali, Nallasopara, Virar
Navi Mumbai: Vashi, Sanpada, Nerul
$ Surat is divided into two zones. The possible location of the centres in respective zone will be: -
Zone I Ring Road, Bhatar, Vesu, Piplod, Athwalines, Althan, Adajan, Rander, Ghod Dod Road, Nanpura,
Magdalla & Dumas Road
Zone II - Varachha, Mota Varachha, Kamrej, Sarthana, Katargam, Parvat Patia, Amroli, Dabholi, Ved Road,
Singanpore & Sumul Dairy Road.
# Vadodara is divided into two zones. The possible location of the centres in respective zone will be: -
Zone - I Raopura,Ajwa-Waghodia Road, Karelibaug, Sama, Fatehgunj & Makarpura
Zone-II- Sayajigunj, Alkapuri, Akota, Vasna, Gorwa, Gotri
$$Pune - is divided into Four zones. The possible location of the centres in respective zone will be: -
Zone I - Katraj, Dhankawadi, Padmavati, Satara Road, Bibwewadi,Swargate,Sarasbaug, Sahakarnagar,
Zone-II - Bhavani Peth, Rasta Peth, Nana Peth, Camp, Koregaon Park, Kalyani Nagar, Nagar Road,
Magarpatta, Hadapsar, Wanowarie, NIBM Road, Kondhwa
Zone - IIIParvati, Tilak Road, Sadashiv Peth, Shukrawar Peth, Ravivar Peth, Budhwar Peth, Laxmi Road,
Dandekar Bridge, Shastri Road, Sinhagad Road, Null Stop, F.C Road, S. B. Road, Shivaji Nagar, Shaniwar
Peth, Law College Road, Mangalwar Peth, Somwar Peth
Zone IV - Kothrud, Karve Nagar, Vanaj, Chandni Chowk, Pashan, Aundh, Baner, Wakad
SOUTHERN REGION:
(Covering States of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and U. Ts. of Lakshadweep and
Pondicherry)
CITY/CENTRE CITY/CENTRE CITY/CENTRE CITY/CENTRE
Alappuzha Chennai VIII # Kollam (Quilon) Salem
Anantapur Coimbatore Kottayam Shimoga
Bangalore I @@ Eluru Kozhikode Sivakasi
Bangalore II @@ Ernakulam Kumbakonam Thiruvananthapuram
Bangalore III @@ Erode Kurnool Thrissur
Bangalore IV @@ Guntur Madurai Tiruchirapalli
Bangalore V @@ Hubli Malappuram Tirunelveli
Belgaum Hyderabad I * Mangalore Tirupati
Bellary Hyderabad - II * Mysore Tirupur
Chennai I # Hyderabad III * Nellore Tuticorin
Chennai II # Hyderabad - IV * Nizamabad Udupi
Chennai III # Kakinada Ongole Vellore
Chennai IV # Kalaburgi Gulbarga) Palakkad Vijayawada
(Only CPT)
Chennai V # Kannur Pondicherry Vishakhapatnam
Chennai VI # Karimnagar Rajamahendravaram Warangal
Chennai VII#
@@ Bangalore is divided into five Zones, namely Zone I to Zone V. The possible location of centres in the zones
are as under:-
Zone I (South)- Basavangudi, Bannerghatta, Jayanagar, Koramangala, Electronic City, and HSR Layout
Zone II (East) - R. T. Nagar, Krishnarajpuram, Indira nagar, HAL II Stage, Banasawadi, Bellendur and White Field
Zone III (North) - Fraser Town, Yelahanka, SADASHIVANAGAR, Hebbal and Lingarajpuram
Zone IV (Central) - Chickpet, Corporation, Sampangiramnagar, Kempegowda Road, J C Road, Richmond
Road
Zone V (West) Malleswaram, Rajajinagar, Yeswantpur, Kengeri, Magadi Road, Nandini Layout.
# Chennai is divided into eight Zones, namely Zone I to Zone VIII. The Zone numbers given to different areas
(i.e. possible locations of centres in the Zones) are as under:
Zone-I: George Town, Broadway, Rayapuram, Washermanpet, Tondiarpet
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Zone-II: Nungambakkam, Gopalapuram, Triplicane
Zone-III: Guindy, Adyar, Besant Nagar, Tirunvanmiyur
Zone-IV: Royapettah, Mylapore, Mandeveli
Zone-V: Arumbakkam, Annanagar, Kilpauk, Ambattur, Villivakkam
Zone-VI: Kodambakkam, T. Nagar, West Mambalam, Saidapet
Zone-VII: Vadapalani, Ashok Nagar, K.K. Nagar, Porur
Zone-VIII: St. Thomas Mount, Pallavaram, Nanganallur, Chromepet, Tambaram
*Hyderabad Centre is divided into four zones namely Zone I to Zone IV. The possible locations of the centres of
respective Zones will be:
Zone I - Koti, Abids, Nampally, Charminar, Himayatnagar, Malakpet, Narayanaguda, Chikkadapalli, Nallakunta,
Vidya Nagar, Domalaguda, Basheerbagh, L.B. Nagar, Gunfoundry, Baghlingampally,Begum bazar, etc.
Zone II - Secunderabad, West & East Maredpalli, Uppal, Malkajgiri, Tarnaka, Safilguda, Sainikpuri, A S Rao Nagar,
Alwal, Osmania University area, Ramanthapur, etc.
Zone-III: Begumpet, Ameerpet, Khairatabad, Banjara Hills, Jubilee Hills, Masab Tank, Mehdipatnam, S R Nagar,
VengalaRao Nagar, Rajendra Nagar, etc.
Zone IV- Sanathnagar, Kukatpally, Erragadda, Qutbullapur, Miyapur, Nizampet, Bachupally, Chanda Nagar,
Serilingampally, Gachibowli, Patancheruvu, IDPL X Road, Chintal, etc.
EASTERN REGION:
(Covering States of North East States, Orissa, West Bengal and U.T. of Andaman & Nicobar Islands)
CITY/CENTRE CITY/CENTRE CITY/CENTRE CITY/CENTRE
Asansol Durgapur Kolkata III^ Siliguri
Berhampore Guwahati Port Blair Tinsukia
(Only CPT)
Bhubaneswar Kolkata I^ Rourkela
Cuttack Kolkata II ^ Sambalpur
^Kolkata is divided into three zones namely Zone I to Zone III. The possible locations of the centres in the
respective Zones will be:
Zone I - Kolkata South Zone II - Kolkata North Zone III -
Howrah
CENTRAL REGION:
(Covering States of Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, M.P., Rajasthan, Uttarakhand and U.P.)
CITY/CENTRE CITY/CENTRE CITY/CENTRE CITY/CENTRE
Agra Burhanpur Jamshedpur Raipur
Ajmer Chhindwara Jhansi Raigarh
(Chhattisgarh)
(Only CPT)
Aligarh Chittorgarh Jhunjhunu Ranchi
Allahabad Churu Jodhpur Ratlam
Alwar Dehradun Kanpur Rewa
Ambikapur Dhanbad Kishangarh Saharanpur
(Chhattisgarh)
(Only CPT)
Balotra Durg Kota Satna
(Only CPT)
Banswara Firozabad Lucknow Sikar
Bareilly Ghaziabad Mandsaur Sirohi
Beawar Gorakhpur Mathura Sri Ganganagar
Bhagalpur Gwalior Meerut Udaipur
Bharatpur Haldwani Moradabad Ujjain
Bhilwara Haridwar Muzaffarnagar Varanasi
Bhopal I^ Indore I% Muzaffarpur
Bhopal II^ Indore II% Neemuch
Bikaner Indore III% Noida
Bilaspur Jabalpur Pali-Marwar
Bundi Jaipur Patna
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% Indore is divided into three Zones. The possible locations of the centres in the respective Zone will be as under:
Zone I : Vijay Nagar, Nanda Nagar, MIG/LIG Colony, Patnipura, Scheme No.54, Scheme No.74, Scheme No.78,
Shalimar
Township, Mahalaxmi Nagar, Tilak Nagar, Kanadia Road, Saket, Telephone Nagar, Goyal Nagar, Bengali Square,
Khajrana, Dewas Naka, Malviya Nagar, Nehru Nagar
Zone II : Chawni, South Tukoganj, Geeta Bhavan, Chhoti Gwal Toli, MTH Compound, Sneh Nagar, Kanchan Bag,
Bhawankuwa,
M.Y. Hospital Road, RNT Marg, Malwa Mill, Janjir Wala Square, Nasia Road, Naulakha , Sapna Sangeeta, Khatiwala
Tank, Palsikar Colony, Sanchar Nagar, Agrawak Nagar, Juni Indore, Jail Road, Joara Compound, Rajwada, Devas,
Mhow
Zone III : Rajendra Nagar, Annapuran Road, Vaishali Nagar, Gumasta Nagar, Suadma Nagar, Usha Nagar, Raj
Mohalla, Mahesh Nagar, Bada Ganpati, Aerodrome Road, Kalani Nagar, Gandhi Nagar, Banganga, Marimata
Chouraha, Lokymanya Nagar
^ Bhopal is divided into two Zones. The possible locations of the centres in the respective Zone will be as under:
Zone I : Shamla Hills, Jahangirabad, Hamidiya Road, Rayal Market, Malviya Nagar, T.T.Nagar, New Market,
Jawaharchok, P & T Colony, Neelbad, Ratibad, Karond, Jumerati, Nishatpura, Indrapuri, Shubhash Nagar, Rachna
Nagar, Kasturba Nagar, M.P. Nagar, Govindpura, Aishbagh, Kabirpura, Kolar, Misrod, Piplani, Arera Colony,
Anand/nagar, Minal Residency, Sakti Nagar, Habibganj, Awadhpuri
Zone II : Gandhi Nagar, Airport Road, Lalghati, Sehore, Phanda, Khajuri, Krishna Nagar, Sanjeev Nagar, Santi
Nagar, Kuravar, Chandukhedi, Kohefiza, Halalpura, Abbas Nagar, Moti Masjid, Idgah hill
NORTHERN REGION:
(Covering States of Delhi, Haryana, H.P., J & K, Punjab and U.T. of Chandigarh)
CITY/CENTRE CITY/CENTRE CITY/CENTRE CITY/CENTRE
Ambala Delhi/ New Delhi-V $ Jammu Sangrur
Amritsar Delhi/ New Delhi-VI $ Jind (No CPT) Shimla
Bathinda Delhi/ New Delhi-VII $ Kaithal Sirsa
Bhiwani Delhi/ New Delhi-VIII $ Karnal Sonepat
Chandigarh Faridabad Ludhiana Srinagar (J&K)
Delhi/ New Delhi-I $ Fatehabad Panipat Yamunanagar
Delhi/ New Delhi-II $ Gurgaon Patiala
Delhi/ New Delhi-III $ Hisar Rewari
Delhi/ New Delhi-IV $ Jalandhar Rohtak
$ Delhi/ New Delhi is divided into eight Zones, namely Zone I to Zone VIII. The Zone numbers given to different
areas (i.e. possible locations of centres in the Zones) will be as under:
Zone I - Karol Bagh, Pusa Road, Patel Nagar, Kirti Nagar
Zone II - Pitampura, Rohini
Zone III Paschim Vihar, Punjabi Bagh
Zone IV - Nizamuddin, Lajpat Nagar, Lodhi Road, Kalkaji
Zone V - Geeta Colony, Priyadarshini Vihar, Karkardooma, Vivek Vihar, I.P. Extention
Zone VI Vasundhra Enclave, Mayur Vihar, Anand Vihar
Zone VII - Kingway Camp, Darya Ganj, Shalimar Bagh, Sarup Nagar
Zone VIII- Janakpuri, Dwarka, Vikaspuri
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