All activities connected with conduct of examinations by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and the Institute of Cost Accountants of India including setting of papers, valuation, pass percentage, declaration of results etc. are undertaken by the Institutes themselves. Accordingly, Central Government has no role to play in determining pass percentage etc. of these exams.

This was stated by Shri Arun Jaitley, Minister of Corporate Affairs in written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today.

Autonomy of professional institutes: central government not involved in setting pass percentages for CA and cost exams. All activities related to conducting chartered accountancy and cost accountancy examinations - including paper setting, valuation, determination of pass percentage and declaration of results - are undertaken by the respective Institutes themselves, and the Central Government does not participate in or determine pass percentages for these examinations.