{"id":31066,"date":"2026-01-24T12:59:43","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T07:29:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/?p=31066"},"modified":"2026-01-24T13:05:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T07:35:07","slug":"icai-announcement-draft-bank-branch-auditors-panel-2025-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/icai-announcement-draft-bank-branch-auditors-panel-2025-26\/","title":{"rendered":"ICAI Announcement: Draft Bank Branch Auditors\u2019 Panel 2025\u201326"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_58 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Page Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69eded7d8320e\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69eded7d8320e\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/icai-announcement-draft-bank-branch-auditors-panel-2025-26\/#ICAI_PDC_Announcement_Draft_Bank_Branch_Auditors_Panel_MEF_2025%E2%80%9326\" title=\"ICAI PDC Announcement: Draft Bank Branch Auditors\u2019 Panel (MEF) 2025\u201326\">ICAI PDC Announcement: Draft Bank Branch Auditors\u2019 Panel (MEF) 2025\u201326<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/icai-announcement-draft-bank-branch-auditors-panel-2025-26\/#ICAI_MEF_related_Queries_and_Complaints\" title=\"ICAI MEF related Queries and Complaints:\u00a0\">ICAI MEF related Queries and Complaints:\u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-24879\" src=\"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Ca-da.-1.jpg\" alt=\"ICAI has unveiled a new logo\" width=\"864\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Ca-da.-1.jpg 554w, https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Ca-da.-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Ca-da.-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"ICAI_PDC_Announcement_Draft_Bank_Branch_Auditors_Panel_MEF_2025%E2%80%9326\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>ICAI PDC Announcement: Draft Bank Branch Auditors\u2019 Panel (MEF) 2025\u201326<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>The Professional Development Committee of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India has officially released the Draft Bank Branch Auditors\u2019 Panel for the year 2025\u201326, as per an announcement dated 23 January 2026.\u00a0 Where It Is Hosted: The draft panel has been hosted on the official MEF portal at: www.meficai.org.<\/p>\n<div>The Professional Development Committee of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India has released the Draft Panel for the appointment or reappointment of Statutory Auditors for State Co\u2011operative Banks (StCCBs) and Central Co\u2011operative Banks (CCBs) for the financial year 2025\u201326. This Draft Panel has been prepared using the MEF 2024\u201325 panel as the base, in accordance with the guidelines issued on January 15, 2024.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Access to Draft Panel :\u00a0<\/strong>Applicants can check their categorization (Category A\/B\/C) based on the applicable RBI\u2011aligned guidelines by visiting the official MEF portal: http:\/\/meficai.org\u00a0 Key Highlights: The panel has been prepared as per RBI norms dated 6 March 2023.\u00a0 Applicants can view details using MEF No., FRN, or MRN.\u00a0 The panel displays:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>MEF No.<\/li>\n<li>FRN No.<\/li>\n<li>Applicant Name<\/li>\n<li>Unique Code Number<\/li>\n<li>Category<\/li>\n<li>District<\/li>\n<li>Reason for ineligibility (if any)<\/li>\n<li>Reason for change in category (where applicable).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Availability Window :\u00a0The Draft Panel will remain available until Friday, 30 January 2026.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"ICAI_MEF_related_Queries_and_Complaints\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>ICAI MEF related <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Queries and Complaints:\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Applicants&#8217; CA firm may submit concerns via the MEF Complaint Portal: h<strong>ttps:\/\/app.meficai.org\/complaints. <\/strong>Contact numbers for assistance (as per the official announcement):<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ms. Priya Duggal \/ Ms. Garima Khurana: 92055 59866<\/li>\n<li>Mr. Manish Bhardwaj: 92055 59865<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>After reviewing and addressing all queries and complaints received through the portal, ICAI will forward the final panel to the RBI for their consideration<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ICAI PDC Announcement: Draft Bank Branch Auditors\u2019 Panel (MEF) 2025\u201326 The Professional Development Committee of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India has officially released the Draft Bank Branch Auditors\u2019 Panel for the year 2025\u201326, as per an announcement dated 23 January 2026.\u00a0 Where It Is Hosted: The draft panel has been hosted on the &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10103],"tags":[10414],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31066"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31066"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31066\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31069,"href":"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31066\/revisions\/31069"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31066"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31066"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31066"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}