The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) to conduct in-person exams from July 5 but asked it to consider allowing students affected by the COVID-19 to opt out of the tests if they so wish. Citing the pandemic, petitioners had urged the top court to direct ICAI to postpone the exam to a later date or until teachers, students, and invigilators were all vaccinated. However, the regulatory body said the exams cannot be “postponed or deferred” as the COVID-19 cases across the country have decreased substantially.
Since the news broke, several Twitter users, including students, have been sharing their thoughts via memes on the social media platform.
Some were worried that those students who had expected the exams to be postponed will now have to finish the course in a hurry.
A user posted a photo of a student sitting on a mattress with study notes scattered all over and captioned it, “round-the-clock preparation”.
Nothing, but a picture of a CA student asking for postponement, Now trying to complete the syllabus.
— poonam thapa (@poonamt09600598) June 29, 2021
Round-the-clock Preparation.#caexams #icaiexam #icaiexams pic.twitter.com/vnAgWK7y7a
Another user shared a screenshot from the movie Gangs of Wasseypur.
#caexams #caexam #icaiexam
— Satyam Mehta???????? (@MrSatyamMehta) June 29, 2021
Me after Supreme Court Hearing : pic.twitter.com/Jrby5QJ6AL
A third user picked a GIF of a black cat filing nails, and captioned the post, “all the best wishes for celebration”.
Oh yeah...????.. all the best wishes for celebration..
— Lively (@Lively_js) June 28, 2021
Find the luck attached below:#caexam #icaiexams pic.twitter.com/DRiDoQjiIz
Here are a few more memes:
#JUSTICEFOR_CASTUDENTS #icai #icaiexams #caexam
— NitinD (@d8_nitin) June 25, 2021
CA students to Club 32 : pic.twitter.com/qgRjWUmIEj
#caexams pic.twitter.com/UD77NmPbEH
— Pankaj sharma (@fenokiyo_) June 29, 2021
You downloaded Admit card?#icaiexams #caexam #ICAI pic.twitter.com/2G81QBPZZk
— Pooja Pathak (@PoojaPathak09) June 28, 2021
I dont think god wants me to be a CA. #postcovidcomplications #caexams pic.twitter.com/4uO3fuevWv
— HaaRCB|DChi (@cher_floydian) June 29, 2021
Ca students right now be like .......exams honge.....nhi honge #icaiexams #icaiexam #icaiexampostpone #caexam #caexamspostpone pic.twitter.com/mAcaCiRiMb
— Sahil Kumar (@SahilKu77725164) June 29, 2021
Ca student right now #caexams #caexam pic.twitter.com/vWUWSYSEuk
— Ca Aspirant (@CaAspir75853982) June 29, 2021
The Supreme Court said that by Wednesday the ICAI will have to give an elaborate note of assurance with details on protocol to be maintained in the examination halls. The court also directed the institute to nominate the authority who can certify whether a candidate has COVID-related issues to opt out of the exams.
India has seen a drop in the daily COVID-19 cases in the last few weeks after a tough battle against the second wave. On Tuesday, India reported 37,566 new cases, with the daily infections dropping below 40,000 for the first time in more than three months.
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