Registration is a pre-requisite for candidates to appear in DOEACC O/A/B/C level examinations. Examinations are held all over India on the second Saturday of January and July each year. |
Dates for Examinations |
- Dates for the various activities connected with examinations will be announced through Newspapers well in advance of the examinations, normally in the last week of February and August relevant to July and January examinations, respectively.
- Candidates undergoing 'O' level accredited course may appear in first two modules of 'O' level examination after six months of the commencement of the accredited course and in the remaining two modules after the completion of one year of the commencement of the accredited course. This is subject to the condition that the subjects have been covered in the accredited course by the institute and so endorsed in the examination application forms as per format therein.
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Eligibility Criteria |
At O/A/B/C levels, candidates can appear in any paper, in any order, if the subject has been covered in the institution running the accredited course and so endorsed on the application form. Direct candidates can appear in examinations if they satisfy the eligibility criteria as applicable to them. |
Examination Centres |
- Examinations are conducted at about 120 centres all over the country. The conduct of examinations at these centres is liable to change.
- Examination Centres are classified as Primary Centres and Secondary centres.
- Examinations will be conducted at all the Primary Centres. For the examination to be carried out at any of these Primary centres will depend upon the number of candidates and infrastructure available at these centres. It is possible that one or more of these Primary Centres may be cancelled, if there are not sufficient numbers of candidates or for any other administrative reasons.
- Candidates who choose one of the Secondary centres as a first choice in their application forms for examinations are required to give a Primary centre as a second choice.
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Applying for Examinations | |
Application forms for examinations are different from Registration Forms. Details of the availability of the Examination Application Forms will be announced in the leading newspapers as and when examinations are scheduled. The time schedule of examinations is as follows: - |
| Calendar of Events | Examinations | | | January | July | A | Sale of Examination Application Forms | | | (i) | Commencement Date | 1st September | 2nd March | (ii) | Closing Date | | | | From the office of the DOEACC through Post / Courier | 20th October | 20th April | | From Counseling Centres | 25th October | 24th April | | From DOEACC Society counter at New Delhi | 31st October | 30th April | B | Closing date for receipt of filled forms at DOEACC Society | 31st October | 30th April | | With late fee | 10th November | 11th May | C | Commencement of Exams | 2nd Saturday in January | 2nd Saturday in July | |
Application forms for examination are also available at DOEACC Counseling Centres apart from the office of the DOEACC Society at New Delhi on payment of a fee of Rs.25/- per application form. Instructions for filling up the examination application forms as given therein should be strictly followed. These have been revised with a view to help the students to ensure that the application forms are correctly filled-in and all details are given correctly at the first instance. A checklist has also been included both for students as well as institutes forwarding them to DOEACC. |
Last Date for receipt of applications | |
The last date for receipt of applications in the office of the DOEACC Society at through Post Bag No. 10, Head Post Office, Lodhi Road, New Delhi are as under: |
For January Exam |
31st October | Without late fee | 10th November | With late fee of Rs.100/- with each application, irrespective of number of modules applied for. | |
For July Exam |
30th April | Without late fee | 10th May | With late fee of Rs.100/- with each application, irrespective of number of modules applied for. | |
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- Examination fee for each module/paper of O/A/B/C level is Rs.300/- for each paper/module. Late fee is Rs.100/- per application irrespective of the number of modules applied for.
- In addition an amount of Rs.30/- should be sent along with the examination fee towards postage charges for mailing the admit cards and the result sheet.
- A list of the names of the Bank of India accepting examination is given in the examination application form itself. This list is liable to change. Candidates have the option either to deposit the examination fees in any of these branches or may send the examination fee only by a crossed demand draft in favour of DOEACC payable at New Delhi. The fee is also accepted in cash at DOEACC Cash Counter.
- Refund of fee - fees, once paid, will not be refunded, under any circumstances, except when a candidate has sent an Examination Forms for appearing in a module, with the requisite fee, before the commencement of the results of the previous examination and subsequently he has passed in the module (s) applied for.
- If the examination fee paid does not cover the module(s) applied for, examination forms would reject.
- Exam fee for Re-appearing after qualifying is applicable from January 2003 exam and fee is Rs.600/- for one paper
- SC/ST candidates are eligible for refund of examination fee after they clear all the modules/papers relating to an examination, namely O/A/B/C. Such candidates should apply along with the attested photocopies of: -
i) Proof of belonging to SC/ST ii) Result sheet of DOEACC examination
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Submission of Application Forms to DOEACC | |
- Institutes authorized to conduct DOEACC courses may submit the filled in examination application forms in bulk. However, it shall be the responsibility of the institute to ensure that the same is received by DOEACC Society, well before the cut-off date, as mentioned in above. Under no circumstances any request with respect to the late submission will be entertained and application(s) received after the cut-off date would be summarily rejected.
- Applications received after 10th May / 10th November will not be entertained under any circumstances for July / January examinations and correspondence shall not be entertained in this regard.
- Applications received after 10th May / 10th November will not be entertained under any circumstances for July / January examinations and correspondence shall not be entertained in this regard.
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- Candidates who are found eligible will be issued admit cards well before commencement of the examination.
- Admit card is issued to a candidate who is admitted to the DOEACC Examination. A timetable containing details such as dates of examination, examination timing / session, sequence of papers, instructions to candidates is also sent along with the admit cards. Candidates in their own interest are advised to carefully verify these details.
- Candidates who may not have received their admit / identity cards by 30th June / 31st December for January / July examinations, respectively, may check their Roll Numbers from the web site (www.doeacc.org.in) entering their registration number and those who find their registration number on the web site may report at the relevant examination centres along with the print out of the relevant page. They will be allowed to appear in the examination after verification of their identity for which necessary arrangements exists at each examination centre.
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Results of all O, A, B, C Levels are published on the DOEACC website. Results are sent as grades to the candidates as also to institutes, conducting accredited courses, from where candidates have appeared for examinations. Gradation is as follows: |
Marks | Grade | Marks | Grade | Below 50% | F (Failed) | 65%-74% | B | 50%-54% | D | 75% - 84% | A | 55%-64% | C | 85% and above | S | |
Re-totalling of marks for any of the module/paper can be requested in the specefied proforma within one month from the date of the result sheet along with a fee of Rs. 200/- per module/paper. |
On successful completion of the modules/papers and of the project, the candidates are awarded certificates / diplomas by the Society. |
'B' level candidates on successful completion of first ten papers common to 'A' level and of the first project, are awarded Advanced Diploma as are being issued to 'A' level successful candidates. |
Results of O,A,B&C Levels are also in the DOEACC Website. |
Medium of Examination (applicable only for 'O' level) | |
Candidate can opt to write the answers (Descriptive Portion Only) in Hindi or English. The choice should be indicated therein. In case the choice is not given, the choice of English medium would be assumed. Question Papers however, would continue to be in English only. |
How the application should reach the office of the DOEACC? | |
- The application form with Demand Draft from any nationalized bank payable at New Delhi/Challan/Cash receipt should be sent to DOEACC Society, only in the special envelope attached to the form to the Controller (Examinations) of the DOEACC Society at New Delhi. Candidates are advised not to send their applications through private courier.
- Institutes authorized to conduct DOEACC courses may submit the filled in Examination Application Forms in bulk. However, it shall be the responsibility of the institute to ensure that the same is received by DOEACC Society well before the cut-off date, as mentioned in para 15 above. Under no circumstances, any request with respect to late submission will be entertained and application(s) received after the cut-off date would be summarily rejected.
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