CA exam: check your certified copy answer by answer
ICAI lets candidates apply for verification of marks and for certified copies of their evaluated answer books after each result. ICAI does not re-evaluate answers, so the certified copy has two uses: spotting a totalling or unmarked-answer error that verification can correct, and learning exactly where marks were lost before the next attempt.
Proctor AI does both checks quickly. It reads your handwritten answers, working notes and journal entries, marks each one against the ICAI suggested answers you attach, and lists what was missing.
What ICAI offers after a result
- Verification of marks: checks whether every answer was marked, whether the totals are right and whether marks were carried over correctly.
- Certified copies of your evaluated answer books, on request, for the papers you choose.
- There is no re-evaluation of answers, so the copy is mainly a tool for your next attempt.
The fee and the last date for both requests are in the notice ICAI publishes with each result on icai.org.
How to get a second opinion with Proctor AI
- Upload your answer sheet copy: Photos or one PDF of the evaluated answer book the board gave you. Every page, in order if you can.
- Add the question paper and marking scheme: Attach the question paper. If the board has published a marking scheme or model answers, add that too, so the marking follows the same scheme your examiner used.
- Read the question-by-question report: You get the marks Proctor AI would give each answer and the reason. Put them beside the examiner's marks on your copy. The biggest gaps are the questions to look at first.
What the second marking can show you
| What to look for | How the report helps |
|---|---|
| An answer that got fewer marks than the scheme allows | Marks each step and point against the scheme and shows which ones earned credit |
| An answer or a part that was not marked at all | Every answer on every page is read and given its own line in the report |
| Marks that do not add up to the total on the cover | Gives you its own total per question, so you can add the examiner's marks and compare |
| A correct method that lost everything for a small slip | Gives partial credit for method, the way step marking is meant to work |
| Answers written out of order or continued on a later page | Matches each answer to its question, wherever it sits in the booklet |
Frequently asked questions
Can it mark practical papers like Accounting, Costing and Taxation?
Yes. It follows the working step by step, checks figures carried between notes and the final answer, and gives credit for a correct method even where one figure is wrong.
Can I use it for mock test papers before the exam?
Yes, and that is where it helps most. Write a mock paper by hand, upload it with the suggested answers, and you get marks and the missing points the same day.
Will this increase my marks?
No tool can promise that. Proctor AI marks your answers again and shows where its marks differ from the examiner's. Only the board can change a result, and its re-evaluation can lower marks as well as raise them. The report helps you decide which questions, if any, are worth challenging.
Is it free?
Yes, to start. The free plan gives 10 AI gradings a month. Checking a paper uses one grading for the answer sheet and a little for reading each page of the question paper, so a typical paper uses 2 to 3, which is 3 to 4 full papers a month. You need a free account so your papers stay private to you.
Is my answer sheet kept private?
Yes. Your uploads are visible only in your account, are encrypted in transit and at rest, and are not used to train AI. You can delete them at any time.
How accurate is the marking?
On clear handwriting it agrees with a human examiner on most answers, and it says so when it is unsure of a word or a mark. It is weakest on very untidy writing and faint scans, so photograph the pages in good light.
Get a second opinion before you pay for re-evaluation
Upload your answer sheet copy with the question paper. You get marks for every question with the reason for each one. Free to start: the free plan covers 3 to 4 full papers a month.