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EXAMINATIONS GENERAL RULES
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Nomenclature
of Examinations
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Foundation
Examinations to be held in March and September each year are called
Spring and Autumn Examinations and the Professional Examinations
held in June and December each year are called Summer and Winter
Examinations respectively. Subject to some minor adjustment, the
Foundation Examinations are held on the first Monday of March
and September each year. Similarly the Professional Examinations
are held on the first Monday of June and December.
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Time
and Places of Examinations
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2.1
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Examinations
are held twice a year, as mentioned above and at such place or places
as the Examination Committee may from time to time decide.
The dates and places of the Examinations and other particulars are
notified in the press well in advance of all the examinations.
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2.2
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The
centers for examinations are usually Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad,
Faisalabad, Multan, and Peshawar.
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3
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Examination
Fees/Refund of Fees
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3.1
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The
Examination fee is determined by the Council from time to time and
is informed through the press when inviting applications for
examinations.
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3.2
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Fees
cannot be refunded or transferred from one examination to another
and the full fee will be payable by a candidate at the subsequent
examination. Provided that candidates whose request to withdraw
from an examination is received by the last date of receipt of applications
for admission to the examination, such candidates will obtain full
refund of fee paid.
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4
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Examination
Grades/Marks
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4.1
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ICAP
at present provides grade sheets to candidates who fail in any of
the subjects of an examination and advises them as under:
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Grade
A Excellent
Grade B Good
Grade C Pass
Grade R Referral
Grade D Fail
Grade E Bad Fail
Grade * Absent
Grade x Exempt
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4.2
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Candidates
are not supplied with the number of marks obtained by them in any
paper but each unsuccessful candidate is informed of
his grade(s) in the paper or papers in which he has failed/passed
as in 5.4.1 above.
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4.3
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A
candidate who has failed to pass any examination or group or part
of an examination may offer himself for that examination group or
part of an examination, as the case may be, on any subsequent occasion
in such manner and within such period as may be determined by the
Council.
Provided that a candidate who is successful in all papers
except in one paper of a part in Professional examination, he may
be referred and allowed to take that paper again instead of re-appearing
in all the papers as the Council may decide.
Provided further that a candidate who is
eligible under the foregoing proviso for being referred shall be
permitted two attempts, which shall be at the two immediately succeeding
examinations. Provided also that in case a candidate is unable
to avail an attempt due to circumstances beyond his control to the
satisfaction of the Examination Committee, it may permit such a
candidate to defer the attempt to an immediate succeeding
attempt.
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