The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has embraced this digital transformation and introduced the mobile app “ICAI-BOS” to cater to the needs of CA students
The ICAI-BOS (Board of Studies) mobile app is a user-friendly and feature-rich application developed by ICAI to facilitate seamless communication and information sharing between the Institute and its students. It provides CA students with access to various study materials, notifications, updates, and exam-related resources on their smartphones.
Key Features of the ICAI-BOS App
The ICAI-BOS app offers a range of features to enhance the learning experience of CA students, such as:
- Access to study materials, practice manuals, and previous year’s question papers.
- Important notifications and updates from ICAI regarding exams, syllabus changes, and other announcements.
- Exam forms and other related documents for registration and examination.
- e-Learning content, podcasts, and video lectures to aid in understanding complex topics.
- Details about webcasts, seminars, and orientation programs organized by ICAI.
Frequent Asked Questions (FAQs):
Ans: Students can download Android and iOS version of this mobile app from Google and Apple Play Store respectively.
Ans: Students have to fill their correct – Student Registration Number and the Date of Birth as recorded in the Students Service Portal (SSP) so that validation can be done and, thereafter, only CA student will be allowed to enter in the mobile app.
Ans: After selection of NRO/SRO/ERO/WRO/CRO from the drop down, students have to fill his/her 7-digit Student Registration Number starting with zero (0).
Ans: The abbreviation of FRO is Foreign Regional Office. Like NRO/SRO/ERO etc., for foreign students, it is prefixed with their student’s registration number.
Ans: Such students have to wait for few days till the time their registration is confirmed and thereafter login in mobile app. Till that time, student can view the lectures from YouTube platform.
Ans: No. students can login with their Student Registration Number and Date of Birth as recorded in the SSP portal.
Ans: Try one more time and, if not able to do, send your complaint at bosmobileapp@icai.in only.
Ans: This “ICAI-BOS” is course specific mobile app. In other words, Foundation course students can only view the lectures, recorded lectures, educational contents, mock test, etc. of Foundation Course only. Likewise – Intermediate students can view Intermediate related material and Final Course students can only see Final course related lectures, contents, etc.
Ans: You are required to login mobile app and go to Live Coaching Classes icon and thereat you can see the options of “Download Notes” and “Download Assignment”. After clicking on particular notes or assignment, the same will be opened in your mobile.
Alternatively, you can login at https://boslive.icai.org/ and go to download Note and Assignment Option. This URL also can be accessible in your Laptop / Desktop as well as Mobile.
Ans: Faculty through admin portal will assess students conceptual understanding from the results of MCQ based test on any topic and in next class first remove their doubts and then teach next topic.
Ans: Students are advised to attempt their MCQ based test available under “New Exam” for immediately after the class or within next 24 hours. The attempted Exam shifted under “MY Exam”. The MCQ based test after 24 hours will automatically shifted in “Past Exam” tab and then student can only view/revise the MCQs and its answer simultaneously but cannot attempt the same.
Ans: Board of Studies (A) is updating schedule every month in advance, and you will get notification for the same through mobile App.
Ans: Student may ask their queries through chat box in live session only. Faculty will answer their queries during the session itself. Moreover, Faculty will assess students conceptual understanding from the MCQ based test on the topic and in the next class will remove their doubts first and then teach next topic. Students are, therefore, advised to attempt MCQ test within 24 hours of the same getting hosted.
Ans: You are required to set your Mobile Phone Auto rotate setting.
Ans: For viewing the previous batch lectures of Foundation/Intermediate/Final Course student has to you can login at https://boslive.icai.org/
Ans: For accessing e-books students have to again login as per their registration details as recorded in the Student Service Portal (SSP)
Ans: For registering in Practical Training Assessment Test students have to again login as per their registration details as recorded in the Student Service Portal (SSP)
Ans: For visiting e-books and Practical Training Assessment Portal, students are required, as of now, to again login as per their registration details as recorded in the Student Service Portal (SSP). Further, the work is in progress and in 2nd phase students will be enabled to access all students service portals through single login.
Ans: This is a feature in the Mobile App which will contain interesting, motivating, inspirational and informative learning videos and tips for our students.
Ans: Before complaining to helpdesk, please Logging out and then Login / may download latest version of Mobile App from Google Play Store / Apple Play store, the contents will be updated.
Ans: Students are advised before sending his/her complaint, please first read out FAQs and then send the complaint, if required at bosmobileapp@icai.in