SAICA ITC Exams Dates for 1st Sitting – January 2024

What is ITC Exam?

The Initial Test of Competence (ITC) is the standard-setting exam that is written after the completion of an accredited PGDA programme and is an assessment of core technical competence. To be eligible to write this exam a candidate must hold a PGDA that has been accredited by SAICA.

SAICA ITC Exams Dates for 1st Sitting

Exam Name Previous dates Published Current Exam Date as Approved by Saica’s Ipd Committee Proposed Exam Results Release Date
ITC 2022
(1st sitting)		 26 & 27 January 2022 No change as yet to be reviewed on a regular basis depending on how circumstances change Depends when exam is written

ITC Exams Date January 2022 Explained

Exam Dates 26 – 27 January 2022
Information on what will be examined
Exam Times Session 1
Candidates must be seated by no later than 7:30am Instructions will be read at 7:40am 8:00 – 8:30 Reading time (30 minutes) 8:30 – 11:00 Writing time (2 1/2 hours)
Lunch at 11:00 Candidates are advised to bring their own refreshments for lunch
Session 2
Candidates must be seated by no later than 12:30pm Instructions will be read at 12:45pm 13:00pm – 13:30pm Reading time (30 minutes) 13:30pm – 16:00pm Writing time (2 1/2 hours)
Seating Arrangements
  • Candidates sit in numerical order according to exam number
  • An attendance register, on which the candidate’s exam number will be pre-printed, will be on the desk
  • Candidates must find the desks that match their exam number and ensure that they sit at the correct desk
Concession for 2022 PGDA Year
  • Deadline 22 October 2021
  • Whatever concession is granted by SAICA will be applicable for your ITC 2024
Concession for ITC 2022 – 1st Sitting New Conditions Only
  • Deadline 3 January 2022
  • Only for new conditions diagnosed after 30 October 2021
Concession for ITC 2022 – 2nd Sitting New Conditions Only
  • Deadline 2 May 2022
  • Only for new conditions diagnosed after 3 January 2022
Concession for ITC 2022
  • 22 October 2021
  • All prospective candidates for both sittings 2022 should apply except those who received PGDA concessions for 2021 (those will transfer to ITC 2022)
Click here for the policy and application forms
Online Registration Dates 19 November 2021 – 5 January 2022
Any candidates who do not register during the stated registration window, will be charged a penalty fee of up to 100%
London Venue Candidates
  • SAICA reserves the right to cancel this venue if the number of candidates who registered to write at this venue is not feasible
  • An additional registration fee will be levied which will be shared by all the candidates who choose to write in London
  • Candidates will be notified on 13 December 2021 of the additional registration fee that is payable
Registration Fees All amounts are inclusive of 15% VAT
19 Nov 2021 – 5 January 2022 R6500.00
Payment and invoices
  • Payment of all invoices must reach SAICA by 14 January 2022
  • In terms of SAICA’s examination policy, invoices are issued to each candidate
  • If the invoice should be made out to the candidate’s employer, the candidate must request it before 10 December 2022
Confirmations
After completion and submission of an on-line registration (application)

By e-mail
  • A computer generated confirmation that confirms receipt of your registration by SAICA will be emailed. (This does not confirm eligibility to write ITC January 2022)
  • If not received within 24 hours, phone the SAICA contact center – non-receipt could mean that your registration was unsuccessful
  • Check your details – especially the venue you selected – on this confirmation email for correctness
  • Advise us at ***@saica.co.za immediately of any venue changes
  • All other changes can be made, by you, on your SAICA profile
Admission Letter

By e-mail
  • Confirms that SAICA has received your payment and verified your eligibility
  • This confirms your eligibility to write the exam
  • This letter contains your exam number
SMS
  • Informs you that an admission letter has been e-mailed to you
  • Ensure that you provide your correct cell number on your SAICA profile
Venue Change All venue changes to be requested before 5 January 2022. Requests after the 5 January 2022 will not be accepted
Exam results date TBA
Entrance (eligibility) requirements
Valid CTA or equivalent A candidate must have successfully completed a CTA or equivalent programme accredited
CTA obtained in 2019 June 2022 will be the last sitting for a CTA obtained in 2018. A CTA only valid for a period of three (3) consecutive years (starting the year after the CTA academic year in which the curriculum was assessed)
Permitted Texts
  • Open book assessments
  • NO writing / notes, etc., is allowed in the SAICA handbooks which may be brought into the examination
  • Open Book Policy (Section 9)
On-line registration Click here to see the step by step guide on how to register. Click here to complete the online exam registration

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