Cost and Works Accountants Act, 1959
50. Thesis and Viva-Voce
(1) Candidate who has passed Part I of the Management Accountancy
Examination shall submit a Thesis on a subject to be approved by the
Examination Committee. He shall submit in English five typewritten or printed
copies of the Thesis in such manner as the Examination Committee may direct.
(2) The Examination Committee may make special rules in
connection with submission of Thesis and a copy thereof shall be forwarded to
the writer of the Thesis for their adherence.
(3) Every candidates submitting a Thesis shall do so with a fee
of Rs. 100 which shall not be refundable.
(4) The Examination Committee shall have the Thesis duly
examined either by it or by reference to a Board appointed by it and the result
of the examination shall be communicated to the candidate. The decision of the
Committee in this behalf shall be final.
(5) The copy-right to the Thesis submitted by a candidate shall
vest with the Council who may make such use of it as may be necessary.
(6) A candidate who has attained the required standard in the
Thesis shall be required to appear at a Viva-Voce Test before an Interview
Board to be appointed by the Examination Committee.
(7) If a candidate sails to obtain the minimum pass marks either
in the Thesis or in the Viva-Voce Test, he may at his option resubmit either
the same Thesis with modifications and improvements made therein or submit
another Thesis and on his attaining the required standard therein, he shall be
required to appear at another Viva-Voce Test as provided in the Regulations.
(8) The marks obtained by a candidate in Part II of the
examination shall not be intimated to him unless he is declared successful in
both the Thesis and the Viva-Voce Test.