| Paper leaks, ICAI test off |
| BS Reporter / New Delhi August 6, 2007 |
| The common proficiency test (CPT) conducted by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) today morning was cancelled later in the day owing to a paper leak at two examination centres. News of the paper leak broke in the morning when the exam had already started. The exam, however, continued for the second session. An emergency meeting of the examination as well as the executive committee called by ICAI President Sunil Talati later decided to cancel the examination and rescheduled it for August 26. CPT is the entrance examination for those aspiring to be chartered accountants and is conducted by the ICAI, the regulatory body for the profession. Leak of the question paper of one of the toughest exams in the country had created panic among examinees in the morning. The leak, as of now, has been detected at only two centres. Talati had earlier said the examination would be reconducted at the two centres if the leak was confined to them. However, the ICAI cancelled the entire examination as a leak from other centres was not ruled out. |
