If they decided to close the exam bookings by 30th of July, and they haven't declared the investigation results.
How are we left with enough time to figure out if we want to further make an appeal etc.?
What is IFoA trying to do anymore with the exams and the way they are conducted?
Has it just become a business to mint money, without any integrity on the institute's part
I just got the reply now and they just said we found you guilty and cannot let you sit in Sept 2021 exam . Even if iI appear any exam from any other professional institute , exemption will not be provided. Really feel like IFOA has really lost its professional status for me. Its very generic answer they have provided.
Sorry @Greentea & @solid to hear this.
Same response for me too. Really disappointed in the IFOA, it seems like a blanket response as of now, unless others received any different.
I am just done with the online version of exams, oh wait, I can’t as face to face isn’t likely in the future.
If definitions are not verbatim - you’re penalised. If they are, then you are accused of plagiarism. Can’t win either way!!!
Would this mean we get a refund for exams booked if different from the accused one as not allowed to take the sitting in Sept?, I remember reading but just can’t think straight anymore today.
Please PM me too, refund will be processed automatically or we need to write an email, any idea?Sorry to hear that, I know how you're feeling! I expect to receive a refund for Sept exam entries. I will PM you
Hi Ashwin, understand you just got warning so it means you are eligible for next attempt thats why you are not appealing, but we got email that we cannot appear so thinking to appeal .I will not appeal, as I received a warning. Already registered for the examination. Best approach for future is to use your own words only for all answers.
I concur. All the best everyone.Hi Ashwin, understand you just got warning so it means you are eligible for next attempt thats why you are not appealing, but we got email that we cannot appear so thinking to appeal .
Sorry to hear that.so in my case they dropped the plagiarism charges but didnt pass me.
I don't understand this that when you dont have to pass a candidate, why cause so much mental harassment because of a software?
They are not even reviewing it themselves before they send the plagiarism email to their members.
It has become such a hopeless institute. I am almost ashamed that I chose IFoA and they are being so hypocritical in giving us a lecture on integrity when they can't figure out the right way of conducting exams online or even treating their members right.
The IFoA dropped integrity from its list of values earlier this year, see https://improveifoa.wordpress.com/2021/05/30/the-ifoa-has-quietly-dropped-integrity-from-its-values/Sorry to hear that.
I would talk to your employer and ask for them to instruct a solicitor on your behalf. Don't let the IFoA get away with this. If you judicially reviewed their decision, I think either they would lose or they would drop the case to avoid the hassle.Hey Guys!
Can anyone help me with this - if they have ever made an appeal against IFoA results and if it was successful?