Terms & Conditions

Welcome to CA Test Series ("we", "us", "our", or the "Company"). These Terms and Conditions ("Terms") form a legally binding contract between you ("Student", "User", or "Subscriber") and CA Test Series governing your access to and use of our web portal (www.catestseries.org), proprietary mobile applications, learning management systems (LMS), evaluation pipelines, and educational counseling tools (collectively, the "Services").

By registering, purchasing test series packs, browsing test repositories, or uploading handwritten answer books, you signify that you have read, understood, and agreed to be unconditionally bound by these Terms, as well as our incorporated Privacy Policy and Refund Policy. If you do not agree to all terms herein, you must immediately terminate access and discontinue use of all Services.

Statutory Eligibility Criteria:

• You are at least 18 years of age, or have obtained explicit verified parental/legal guardian consent if you are a minor preparing for professional entrance exams.
• You possess the legal competence and authority to enter into a binding agreement under the Indian Contract Act, 1872 and are not barred from using educational services under any applicable state, federal, or international law.
• You agree to provide true, accurate, current, and complete personal and academic information during registration and keep your student profile updated at all times.

CA Test Series provides premium educational assessment infrastructure tailored specifically for professional commerce examinations governed by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI), and the Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICMAI). Our core services encompass:

• Online Mock Test Series: Full-length and chapterwise mock examination papers prepared according to the latest ICAI New Scheme of Education and Training for CA Foundation, CA Intermediate, and CA Final courses.
• Ex-Examiner Evaluation: Comprehensive manual review of submitted handwritten answer sheets conducted by qualified Chartered Accountants and experienced ex-examiners within our 48 to 72 hour evaluation SLA.
• Suggested Answers & Rubrics: Model answers, section-wise mark breakdowns, and examiner diagnostic commentary highlighting missing keywords, working notes, and presentation improvements.
• Ranker Mentorship & Study Planners: Personalized study schedules, time-allocation trackers, and one-on-one mentorship sessions led by All India Rankers.
• CA Pass Guarantee Program: A specialized structured program offering free repetition reassessment benefits or conditional fee refunds as defined in Clause 08.

Service Modification Notice: We continuously upgrade question formats, case scenarios, and platform analytics in alignment with ICAI statutory changes. CA Test Series reserves the right to modify, upgrade, or temporarily suspend any feature for technical maintenance without liability.

To download question papers, upload answer sheets, view checked copies, and access ranker benchmarks, you must register a student account. You agree to safeguard your credentials and take complete responsibility for all submissions and transactions executed under your profile.

• You must never disclose your password, SMS OTP, or authentication tokens to any third party.
• You must notify us immediately at [email protected] if you detect unauthorized access or security breaches.
• CA Test Series reserves the absolute right to terminate accounts that register fraudulent details or engage in credential sharing.

All content published on our platform—including test question papers, case study scenarios, MCQ diagnostic engines, suggested answers, evaluation rubrics, examiner marking guidelines, video lectures, diagrams, audio feedback recordings, software code, and trademarks—is the exclusive intellectual property of CA Test Series and protected under the Indian Copyright Act, 1957, the Trade Marks Act, 1999, and international copyright conventions.

CA Test Series maintains a strict zero-tolerance stance against educational piracy, unauthorized commercial exploitation, and secondary resale of test materials.

Legal Penalties for Piracy & Unauthorized Distribution:

• Immediate permanent termination of platform access without notice or fee reimbursement.
• Formal filing of police reports and registration of First Information Reports (FIR) under Section 63 of the Copyright Act and the Information Technology Act, 2000.
• Civil damages claims in competent Indian courts for compensation covering lost enterprise value, legal fees, and punitive damages.
• Official notification of misconduct submitted to the Disciplinary Committee of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) and relevant academic boards.

Access to test series packages, individual subject evaluations, and mentorship programs requires upfront payment via our authorized payment gateways (UPI, Net Banking, Credit/Debit cards, and partner EMI options). All fee figures are stated in Indian Rupees (INR) and include statutory taxes where applicable.

• You authorize us and our RBI-licensed payment aggregators (Easebuzz, HDFC, Razorpay) to process payments using your chosen payment method.
• Subscription access is activated automatically upon successful gateway payment authorization.
• In the event of accidental duplicate debit due to gateway timeouts, our accounts team will verify and reverse the duplicate transaction within 7–10 business days as detailed in our Refund Policy.

By creating an account or initiating an inquiry on our platform, you provide explicit consent to receive service-critical and academic updates from CA Test Series across multiple digital channels, including:

These communications encompass paper release reminders, evaluated answer sheet ready alerts, ex-examiner notes, mentorship schedule slots, and statutory exam notifications. You may manage marketing communications via the unsubscribe links in emails; however, critical transactional alerts related to paper checking cannot be opted out of without impairing service delivery.

The CA Pass Guarantee Program is an elite structured preparation framework developed to ensure student success in ICAI examinations through mandatory discipline, iterative testing, and senior CA mentoring.

Eligibility Criteria for Pass Guarantee Reassessment / Refund:

• 100% Submission Compliance: The student must complete and upload 100% of all assigned scheduled mock test papers for the enrolled group before the official deadlines.
• Passing Evaluation Standard: The student must score an evaluated mark of at least 50% on each submitted paper under ex-examiner review.
• 90% Mentorship Participation: The student must attend a minimum of 90% of scheduled mentor diagnostic calls, feedback reviews, and revision masterclasses.
• Authentic Handwritten Attempt: Answer sheets must be handwritten by the student in ballpoint pen without plagiarism, copying from suggested answers, or AI assistance.

While utilizing our portal and mobile apps, you strictly covenant not to:

• Upload files containing software viruses, corrupted PDFs, ransomware, or scripts designed to impair platform infrastructure.
• Attempt automated data scraping, crawling, or querying through bots, crawlers, or headless browsers.
• Submit fabricated, forged, or third-party answer scripts in another student's name for evaluation.
• Use abusive, threatening, defamatory, or harassing language against CA examiners, mentors, or support representatives.
• Probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of our security defenses or attempt to circumvent authentication layers.

CA Test Series provides mock test evaluations and educational resources on an "as-is" and "as-available" basis. While our questions are modeled strictly after ICAI standards by ex-examiners, mock scores serve purely as diagnostic preparation tools and do not guarantee an identical result in the statutory ICAI exams.

To the maximum extent permitted under applicable law, CA Test Series, its directors, employees, examiners, and mentors shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, punitive, or consequential damages, loss of academic term, or exam result variance. In any event, our aggregate cumulative liability shall not exceed the amount actually paid by the student for the specific package giving rise to the claim.

We reserve the right to immediately suspend or permanently revoke account access without prior notice if:

• You breach any provision of these Terms or our Reselling Policy.
• Security algorithms detect fraudulent credentials, unauthorized multiple IP concurrent logins, or pirated distribution.
• Directed to do so by statutory law enforcement or judicial bodies.

In all events of termination resulting from student misconduct, all outstanding fees are forfeited and no refund shall be payable.

These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by, interpreted, and construed in accordance with the substantive laws of the Republic of India, without regard to principles of conflicts of law. Any legal dispute, controversy, or claim arising out of or relating to these Terms shall be subject to the exclusive territorial jurisdiction of the competent courts situated in Punjab, India.

To celebrate academic excellence and motivate students, CA Test Series awards promotional felicitations, cash grants, and commemorative awards to enrolled rankers who secure All India Rank 1 in official ICAI exams. To qualify for such awards, candidates must fulfill the following verifiable parameters:

• Consistent Portal Performance: The student must have scored an evaluated average of at least 60% across all attempted mock papers on the CA Test Series platform.
• Minimum Test Threshold: The student must have attempted a minimum of 80% of all available test series papers for the enrolled level (Foundation, Inter, or Final).
• Official Result Verification: Submission of certified copies of the ICAI Roll Number, official mark sheet, and rank certification.
• Timely Test Submission: All tests must have been written and uploaded within prescribed datesheet deadlines without plagiarism.
• Video Testimonial Submission: The ranker agrees to provide an authentic video interview detailing their preparation strategy with CA Test Series within 24 hours of ICAI result declaration.