Multipurpose Empanelment Application Form for the year 2006-07

As members are aware, the Multipurpose Empanelment Form has been made available again this year from the 26th of April, 2006. The form will be available on the Portal till the 25th of May, 2006. The Institute has been receiving communication from the members with regard to the Empanelment Form and therefore, the Council, after discussion, has decided to inform the members as follows:

All members who wish to apply for Bank Branch Audit, or Empanelment with other organizations must open the MEF, and (i) edit and update last year’s data (if the firm had applied last year), (ii) fill in the form afresh if the firm is applying for the first time, (iii) fill in the columns which have been newly introduced this year and which will of course, appear blank on the screen whether the firm applied last year or not.

Members are informed that although it had earlier been announced that last year’s panel would be valid for two years, in view of the fact that last year, the firms which did not fulfill the `3 years standing’ requirement were left out, and some of them would have completed 3 years by now and therefore, eligible to be on the panel, and within the last one year, most applicant firms have added to their experience, the Council has felt that updating is necessary.

Besides, considering that this empanelment is not only for Bank audit, but for empanelment with other organisations also, and to ensure that this facility of updating is applicable across the board, the Council has decided that all applicants must either update or submit the form afresh, as the case may be.
Members are enjoined to read the detailed instructions published in the Journal and available in the MEF Portal, www.meficai.org. The last date for submission of new/updated application on the above website is 25th May, 2006 (5.30 PM) as announced, and the last date for receipt of duly signed hard copy of the declaration portion of the form along with the acknowledgement of the soft submission of application at the ICAI’s Delhi office is 5th June (5.30 PM). Please note that hard copy of the entire application form is not required to be sent.