Examination and Certification

ICAS provides different levels of certificates in different streams of knowledge by holding examinations.

The Controller of Examinations, the Examination Wing of ICAS holds examinations for following courses

Jyotish Praveena
Jyotish Visharada
Hasta Rekha Praveena
Hasta Rekha Visharada
Vāstu Praveena
Vāstu Acharya
Nādi Praveena
Nādi Visharada

The students have the option to appear in examinations through online or offline mode. Offline examinations are held at our chapters as per the examination schedule announced by the Controller of examinations. The examinations are held at the stipulated scheduled time for all the courses.

Mode of Examinations
Online mode: The students have the option to appear in the online mode of examination for papers of all the courses.

Offline mode: The students may appear for the examination at chapters/Centres of ICAS across India. Please go through the list of chapters/centers for further details.

Eligibility

Jyotish Praveena, Hasta Rekha Praveena, Vāstu Praveena and Nādi Praveena examinations A candidate seeking admission to the above examination should be
- a Life member of the council,
- Should be above18 years of age
- must have passed the S.S.C. examination or equivalent thereto. These qualifications are not relaxable.
Jyotish Visharada, Hasta Rekha Visharada, Vāstu Acharya and Nādi Visharada examinations
- Minimum qualifications for appearing in the above examination is a pass in Jyotish Praveena, Hasta Rekha Praveena, Vāstu Praveena and Nādi Praveena respectively.
- Applicant must be a life member of ICAS

Examination Schedule:

Examinations are held every June and December.
Please refer to the Examination Schedule published by the Controller of Examination for each semester.
Students must register themselves for examination in each course on ICAS Portal within the stipulated date using their login credentials.

The normal schedule of Examination is as below:

Paper		Stipulated days
Jyotish Praveena Paper I	Jyotish Visharada Paper I	2nd Saturday of every Jun/Dec
Jyotish Praveena Paper II	Jyotish Visharada Paper II	2nd Sunday of every Jun/Dec
Jyotish Praveena Paper III	Jyotish Visharada Paper III	Tuesday following 2nd Sunday of every Jun/Dec
Jyotish Praveena Paper IV	Jyotish Visharada Paper IV	Thursday following 2nd Sunday of every Jun/Dec
	Jyotish Visharada Paper V	3rd Saturday of every Jun/Dec
	Jyotish Visharada Paper VI	3rd Sunday of every Jun/Dec
Vāstu Praveena Paper I	Vāstu Acharya I	1st Saturday of every Jun/Dec
Vāstu Praveena Paper II	Vāstu Acharya II	1st Sunday of every Jun/Dec
Nādi Praveena Paper I	Nādi Visharada I	1st Saturday of every Jun/Dec
Nādi Praveena Paper II	Nādi Visharada II	1st Sunday of every Jun/Dec
Hastarekha Praveena I	Hastarekha Visharada I	1st Saturday of every Jun/Dec
Hastarekha Praveena II	Hastarekha Visharada II	1st Sunday of every Jun/Dec

Examination Fee:

Course	Fees (Indian Students)	Fees (Overseas Students)
Jyotish Praveena	Rs. 600/-	US$130 [Equalent to INR 10,000]
Jyotish Visharada	Rs. 900/-	US$195 [Equalent to INR 15,000]
Vāstu Praveena	Rs. 600/-	US$130 [Equalent to INR 10,000]
Vāstu Acharya	Rs. 900/-	US$195 [Equalent to INR 15,000]
Nādi Praveena	Rs. 600/-	US$130 [Equalent to INR 10,000]
Nādi Visharada	Rs. 900/-	US$195 [Equalent to INR 15,000]
Hasta Rekha Praveena	Rs. 600/-	US$130 [Equalent to INR 10,000]
Hasta Rekha Visharada	Rs. 900/-	US$195 [Equalent to INR 15,000]

Reappearance
The student who wishes to reappear due to failing to score passing marks in any examination or improvement in the examination should pay reappearance fees of Rs.150 per subject for Indian Students, and US$ 30[Equivalent to Rs.2500] for overseas students for each paper.

Examination Results

June Examination : by 15th September
December Examination: by 15th March
The students can check the results on the ICAS portal by providing their credentials.

Revaluation [applicable only for offline examinations]
Students who wish to apply for revaluation should send their requests through the chapter by paying the stipulated revaluation fees of Rs.100 per paper. The request for revaluation examination papers should be submitted within 10 days from the date of announcement of results.