ICAI will release the dates today. The dates have been revised after Election Commission recently announced schedule of Election to the 18th Lok Sabha which will be held in seven phases. The Model Code of Conduct (MCC) has been enforced since Saturday following the Election Commission of India's announcement of election dates for the Lok Sabha and four state assemblies.
With the 17th Lok Sabha's term scheduled to conclude on June 16, 2024, elections for its 543 seats must be conducted prior to this date. The general election for these 543 Lok Sabha seats will take place in seven phases starting from April 19, with the counting of votes set for June 4. Concurrently, elections for the State legislatures of Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha, and Sikkim will also be conducted during this period.
ICAI in its announcement on 25th January 2024 said that if Lok Sabha election dates coincide with the schedule of
May 2024 and June 2024 examinations, the dates would get rescheduled. «It is pertinent to mention that General Election to 18th Lok Sabha are scheduled to be held in 2024, notification for which is awaited. Accordingly, Examination Committee may reschedule May 2024 CA Examination, if the dates of General Election coincide with the present
Examination Schedule,» ICAI said in the January notification.
ICAI has asked students to keep checking www.icai.org for more updates.
ICAI in its January notification had also said that the May / June 2024