ACCA Removes Remote Exams in India from March 2026 — All Must Attend Centres

ACCA is scaling back remotely invigilated exams. In its published guidance on the limited availability of remote exams, ACCA states that it is now only offering remotely invigilated exams in countries which have no exam centre provision.

The two dates that matter

• 4 November: students can no longer purchase tokens for remotely invigilated on-demand exams.
• March 2026: all ACCA session-based exams are held in centres, except in countries where ACCA has no exam centre provision.

What is exempt

One qualification is carved out. The Professional Diploma in Sustainability continues to be available as a remotely invigilated exam in all countries.

Does this affect students in India?

ACCA's notice does not list countries individually. The rule it sets out is provision-based: remote invigilation survives only where there is no centre. ACCA says it has exam centres in more than 90 countries, and it directs students to its Exam availability and booking page for confirmation of which delivery format is offered in their country. Students in India should therefore plan on centre-based exams and confirm their own centre and format on that page before booking.

Practical implications

Centre-based sittings change the logistics rather than the syllabus. Booking earlier matters more, because centre capacity is finite in a way that remote slots were not. Travel time, ID requirements and centre-specific rules move back onto the checklist, and the on-demand flexibility that remote tokens allowed disappears for most students.

Source: ACCA — FAQs on the limited availability of remote exams