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Thank you all for your patience. It seems this investigation is likely to take as much time as was originally indicated in the e-mail. Although ACCA hopes that the investigation will not continue beyond the exam entry deadline (1 February), if it does, students affected by the delay will still be allowed to enter and ACCA will honour the standard entry exam fee.
Hey guys,
I just got this email from ACCA, did anyone else got it
ACCA examination(s), Pakistan – December 2020
” Dear
We recently wrote to you about the examination(s) which you took under remote invigilation conditions during the December 2020 exam session.As we explained, ACCA has identified potential irregularities in the results of some of those examinations which may constitute a breach of ACCA exam regulations.
As part of our investigations into this matter we would like you to complete the short questionnaire below no later than Monday 1 February 2021.
Complete the Form
Thank you very much for taking the time to complete this questionnaire.Your answers will be fed back to the investigation team in the strictest confidence and will help with our response to you about your recent exam sitting.
The team are working hard to investigate and resolve this matter, and we will be in further contact with you within the next 2 weeks.
Complete the Form”
Can any one knows that How much time acca examiners will take to solve our remote exam result issue??
I am making enquiries but if you were in receipt of the e-mail in the post immediately before yours, you will see that that suggested 2 weeks from the date of the e-mail – which would be 9th February.
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@kim smith
can u tell us that will they release our results on 9th February or will update us on the matter being investigated
and actually what type of investigation is going on and why its taking too long to investigate?
as acca is not giving any update on the matter till now
your response to will be appreciated thanks!@irtazanaveedmalik – I only have confirmation of the information that other students have posted to this thread – that there is an investigation and the original communication indicated further contact “initially within two weeks” – and a further e-mail asked candidates to respond to a survey request by 1st Feb with next contact indicated on 9th.
Presumably you were asked to respond to the survey and perhaps can glean something from that about the matter. Like any investigation there will be matters to remain confidential and given the seriousness of “a breach of ACCA exam regulations” that presumably affects more than just a few individuals there will be a strict due process to be followed.
@Kim Smith , Any Update ?
@accountant100 – based on the e-mail you received 26 January you should be looking out for an e-mail update today. Do let me know if you receive something. If not, I will ask.
@Kim , We did not recieve any email
JUST GOT THIS EMAIL
ACCA examination(s), Pakistan – December 2020
I am writing to update you about the investigation into your December 2020 examination(s) which you took under remote invigilation conditions.
I am pleased to inform you that the findings show no irregularities or breaches of ACCA exam regulations in your sitting.
As a result, your December exam results will be uploaded to your myACCA account within the next 2 working days.
If you would like to sit an examination in March, please email us as exams.contingency@accaglobal.com with your choice of exam, variant if applicable and centre location. Subject to capacity, we will process your entry at the standard exam entry fee and you can make payment online once you have received the confirmation email from us.
We understand that this has been a stressful time for you, but please be reassured that our investigation was a very necessary process to ensure the rigour and integrity of your exam results.
Please accept our apologies for any disruption to your studies and thank you for your co-operation, patience and understanding while we conducted this review.
Ian Gray
Head of Exam Delivery@accountant100 – thank you for sharing this – I heard just an hour ago that an e-mail was expected today. I share your relief!
Hi, I’ve been silently monitoring this thread since day 1. I was confident that I would be absolved. I got the following email instead for my TX-UK exam.
…”In the case of your sitting, I am sorry to confirm that our investigation has highlighted significant concerns which means we will be withholding your results.
As a result, your case will be referred to ACCA’s Professional Conduct department who will be in touch in due course. If you have already made an entry for the March 21 session, your entry will be withdrawn and a credit will be applied to your MyACCA account within the next 2 working days.”…
I have never cheated on an exam. Worked hard for 2 months and this is what I get. Completely baffled. Any suggestions as to the best course of action?
@Genericusername – I’ll try and find out more for you but please be aware that it is nearly the weekend here so I wouldn’t expect to have any more information for you before next week.
Same here, I was also reading the comments and hoping i would get my result soon but mine also got referred to professional conduct. I dont remember doing anything against the rules or cheating!! Is Acca picking out students randomly? Because this is very stressful!!
@tweetaccountancy – no ACCA is not “picking out students randomly”. What is unprofessional is that some students were undoubtedly in breach of exam rules – not just individually but in concert with others. They have, through their selfishness, implicated others. In only 3 weeks ACCA has been able to eliminate some students from the scope of the investigation. I have been involved in all aspects of ACCA for more than 30 years – as a tutor, content writer, managing director of a training company, examiner, marker …. and have advised clients and their students on matters of misconduct. I will do my best to advise users of this forum and have made enquiries. However, as in the exam rules, I ask that we keep this thread professional: “18. For all exams including remotely invigilated exams; students must not conduct themselves in an inappropriate way (including conducting themselves in vulgar, offensive, abusive, or any illegal activity).”
As for any professional body, exam regulations are necessarily extensive https://www.accaglobal.com/sg/en/student/exam-entry-and-administration/rules-and-regs/exam-regulations.html and it is possible to be in breach of rules without “cheating”. Matters are referred to the Professional Conduct for further investigation and follow up of the findings of the initial investigation.
You will see here that after further investigation, any disciplinary proceeding will be brought against individuals https://www.accaglobal.com/in/en/about-us/regulation/disciplinary-and-regulatory-hearings/decisions-disciplinary/decisions-of-acca-disciplinary-committees-2020.html – and also that, if found guilty of misconduct, there is a right to appeal.
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@Kim, How does the professional conduct committee work? Will it be making the final decisions or will we be referred to another one if the investigation still goes on?
@Anonymous – I made enquiries today about the process and will post here as soon as I have confirmation. But as far as I am aware the Professional Conduct department handles the investigation and, if an assessor determines that there is sufficient evidence for a case to be answered, it will be referred to the Disciplinary Committee for a formal hearing.
Thank you very much for your assistance Kim, I highly appreciate it. This clarifies the issue at hand.
Hello, @kim smith do you have any update on this professional conduct department response?
I have heard from someone that they might months or upto year to contact back@readerview – I will post here whenever I have something to add. Who is “someone”? I am pretty sure “in due course” will not be a year – though I would expect weeks rather than days.
@kim student from Karachi told me that he went ACCA office there and met Vice President ACCA who himself told him that I have conducted investigations before and it took 3 months, sometimes it takes 6 to 8 months to resolve issue and till then you won’t be able to appear in exams
After going over all the rules and regulations for remote examinations, it seems like the rules page has changed significantly since I last looked at them a week before the examination.
I don’t even know if they are investigating me because of what @kim said or because of any other reason unbeknownst to me. For all I know they could expel me, impose a hefty fine or simply let me go with a warning.
For reference here is what Kim said:
“is that some students were undoubtedly in breach of exam rules – not just individually but in concert with others. They have, through their selfishness, implicated others.”I was just on the phone with an ACCA CS and will not tell me how long it will take. I would’ve booked a session CBE at the nearest center since commercial vaccinations are starting next week in Karachi, but they won’t allow it during the investigation.
@readerview If that’s true, I could start a new life in 6-8 months. I looked over at several cases at the link Kim gave, most “Decisions of ACCA’s Disciplinary Committees 2020” take at least 6 months to a year. There are some whose decisions have taken up to 2 years to reach.We need a reasonable time frame. We can not put our lives on hold because of “in due course”, even during a pandemic. Kick me out in a week? fine by me. Absolve me after 6 months or more? Ehh… And on top of it all there apparently is an appeal process after this.
@genericusername in September remote exams there were cheating cases or students were banned they must have included in their rules all the dos and don’ts, we have invested our years in this qualification and now we are treated as criminals because of slight issue washroom break, charger and extension correction being within the camera these are not major issues, if were they should not allow remote exams in future just to make money. What are we supposed to do after 24 or 25 years again graduation. There is no clear response from them and I have heard teachers in Islamabad that if you ask them in mails or reason them means you are putting pressure on the team and decision will be taken accordingly.
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