Enrolment procedure & Guideline

IIIPI Enrolment & Eligibility for Professional Member_ Guidelines

 

Guidelines:

 

Eligibility Criteria/Procedure for Enrolment

 

A. Insolvency Professional

Section 206 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (Code) provides as follows:

“No person shall render his services as insolvency professional under this Code without being enrolled as a member of an insolvency professional agency and registered with the Board.”

B. Eligibility to Register as an Insolvency Professional (IP) with IBBI /Enrol Professional Member with IIIPI

I. Regulation 4 of the IBBI (Insolvency Professionals) Regulations, 2016 specifies the eligibility criteria to register as an IP. According to this Regulation, no individual shall be eligible to be registered as an insolvency professional if he:-

  • (a) is a minor;
  • (b) is not a person resident in India;
  • (c) does not have the qualification and experience specified in Regulation 5 or Regulation 9, as the case may be;
  • (d) has been convicted by any competent court for an offence punishable with imprisonment for a term exceeding six months or for an offence involving moral turpitude, and a period of five years has not elapsed from the date of expiry of the sentence.

          Provided that if a person has been convicted of any offence and sentenced in respect thereof to imprisonment for a period of seven years or more, he shall not be eligible            to be registered;

  • (e) he is an undischarged insolvent, or has applied to be adjudicated as an insolvent;
  • (f)  he has been declared to be of unsound mind; or
  • (g) he is not a fit and proper person.

Explanation: For determining whether an individual is fit and proper under these Regulations, IBBI may take account of any consideration as it deems fit, including but not limited to the following criteria-

(i) integrity, reputation and character,

(ii) absence of convictions and restraint orders, and

(iii) competence, including financial solvency and net worth.

II. Clause 9 of the Bye Laws of IIIPI states that no individual shall be enrolled as a professional member with IIIPI if he is not eligible to be registered as an Insolvency Professional with the Board.

C. Qualifications and Experience to Register as an Insolvency Professional

Step I. A person should have the following qualifications to register as an Insolvency Professional.

  • Chartered Accountant, Company Secretary, Cost Accountant and Advocate who has enrolled as a member of respective Institute/Bar Council and has ten years of experience [Regulation 5(c)(iv) of the IBBI (Insolvency Professionals) Regulations,2016].
  • Regulation 5(c)(iii) of the IBBI (Insolvency Professionals) Regulations, 2016.

“(iii) Experience of –

(a)  ten years in the field of law, after receiving a Bachelor’s degree in law;

(b) ten years in management, after receiving a Master’s degree in Management or two year full time Post Graduate Diploma in Management; or

(c)  fifteen years in management, after receiving a Bachelor’s degree,

 from a university established or recognised by law or an Institute approved by All India Council of Technical Education; or”

(ii) after sub-clause (iv), the following shall be inserted, namely: –

“Explanation 1.- For the purposes of this regulation, only professional and managerial experience shall be considered.

  Explanation 2.- For the purpose of computing,-

(a) the total experience of 10 or 15 years under sub-clause (iii), there shall be included experience of any period under sub-clause (iv);

(b) the total experience of 10 years under sub-clause (iv), there shall be included experience of any period under any of the items of that sub-clause.

                                                                                                                                  Illustration 1

Where an individual has experience of nine years under sub-clause (iii) and experience of six years under sub-clause (iv), he shall be considered having experience of fifteen years for the purposes of sub-clause (iii).

                                                                                                                                 Illustration 2

Where an individual has experience of 6 years under item (a) of sub-clause (iv) and experience of four years under item (d) of sub-clause (iv), he shall be considered as having total experience of 10 years for the purposes of sub-clause (iv).

• Successfully completed the Graduate Insolvency Programme GIP, as may approved by the IBBI [Regulation 5(c)(ii) of the IBBI (Insolvency Professionals) Regulations, 2016].

• Successfully completed the National Insolvency Programme, as may be approved by the IBBI [Regulation 5(c)(i) of the IBBI (Insolvency Professionals) Regulations, 2016]. IBBI has yet to notify this programme.

Step II. The person who has one of the above qualifications must pass the Limited Insolvency Examination conducted by IBBI.

Step III. He is required to apply for enrolment as a professional member with an Insolvency Professional Agency (IPA) within twelve months before the date of his passing the Limited Insolvency Examination [Regulation 5(a) of the IBBI (Insolvency Professionals) Regulations, 2016].

Step IV. After his enrolment as professional member, he is required to complete the mandatory 50 hours Pre-Registration Educational Course from an IPA. [Regulation 5(b) of the IBBI (Insolvency Professionals) Regulations, 2016].

Step V. Thereafter, he will be eligible to apply for Registration as an Insolvency Professional with IBBI.

D. Procedure for Enrolment as a Professional Member

 (a) IIIPI shall examine the application in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Code, and rules, regulations and guidelines thereunder.

 (b) Regulation 7(2)(h) of the IBBI (Insolvency Professionals) Regulations, 2016 requires an Insolvency Professional to abide by the Code of Conduct at all the times.

 (c) Clause 23 of the Code of Conduct reads as follows:

“An insolvency professional must not engage in any employment when he holds a valid Authorisation for Assignment or when he is undertaking an assignment.”
This would enable an individual to seek registration as an Insolvency Professional even when he is in employment. He must, however, discontinue employment when he wishes to have an Authorisation for Assignment. He may surrender Authorisation for Assignment when he wishes to take up employment.

 (d) Before enrolling a person as its Professional Member IIIPI is required to verify the followings:

I. Whether any disciplinary proceedings are pending, or any disciplinary action has been taken at any time in the preceding three years against the professional member by the ICAI, ICSI, ICAI(Cost), or Bar Council, RVO of which he is a Member.

II. Whether a regulator ICAI, ICAI (Cost), ICSI, or Bar Council, RVO has initiated any criminal proceeding against the professional member and is pending for disposal?

III. Whether the professional member had an unblemished service with the last employer if he was in employment? The applicant must submit a Conduct Certificate from his last employer.

IV. Whether the name of the professional member appears in the databases of Ministry of Corporate Affairs regarding:

i. Directors disqualified under section 164 of the Companies Act, 2013, or

ii. Proclaimed Offenders under Section 82 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.


For this purpose, the applicant needs to provide his DIN (if he has one) or must declare that he has no DIN.

V. Whether the professional member has been penalised by a market regulator i.e. SEBI and CCI in the last three years?

VI. Whether the name of professional member appears in the list of defaulters of RBI/Credit Information Company. For Credit Information, the applicant must provide his CIBIL report after obtaining the same from a registered Credit Information Company.

(e) After examination of the application, IIIPI shall give an opportunity to the applicant to remove the deficiencies, if any, in the application.

(f) IIIPI may require an applicant to submit additional documents, information, or clarification that it deems fit, within reasonable time.

(g) IIIPI may reject an application if the applicant does not satisfy the criteria for enrolment or does not remove the deficiencies or submit additional documents or information to its satisfaction, for reasons recorded in writing.

(h) The rejection of the application shall be communicated to the applicant stating the reasons for such rejection, within thirty days of the receipt of the application, excluding the time given for removing the deficiencies or presenting additional documents or clarification by the IIIPI, as the case may be.

(i) The primary acceptance of the application shall be communicated to the applicant, along with the enrolment number.

(j) IIIPI will issue a Certificate of Membership to the enrolled member.

E. Appeal against the order of Application for Enrolment

  • (a) An applicant aggrieved of a decision rejecting his application may appeal to the Membership Committee of the Agency within thirty days from the receipt of such decision.
  • (b) The Membership Committee shall pass an order disposing of the appeal in the manner it deems expedient, within thirty days of the receipt of the appeal.

Limited Insolvency Examination

  • IBBI is notifying syllabus for the Limited Insolvency Examination from time to time.
  • The syllabus, format, qualifying marks and frequency of the Limited Insolvency Examination shall be published on the website of the Board at least three months before the examination. [Regulation 3(3) of the IBBI (Insolvency Professionals)Regulations, 2016]
  • For syllabus, registration process for the examination please visit: (http://www.ibbi.gov.in/examination/limited-insolvency-examination) 

National Insolvency Programme

  • IBBI is yet to notify this Programme.

Graduate Insolvency Programme

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Fees to Indian Institute of Insolvency Professionals of ICAI (IIIPI)

  • (1) Enrolment Fees –
    • a) One-time non-refundable Enrolment Fee of Rs. 2000/- (Rupees Two Thousand only) plus GST @ 18% to be paid along with the Enrolment Form.
    • b) The fees payable to IIIPI at the time of apply for Enrolment with IIIPI
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      1st April to 30th September

      1st October to 31st March

       

      1.

      Rs. 14,160/- (Enrolment Fees – Rs. 2000/- + Annual membership fees – Rs. 10000/- + GST @ 18%)

      Rs. 8260/- (Enrolment Fees – Rs. 2000/- + Annual membership fees – Rs. 5000/- + GST @ 18%)

  • (2) Annual Membership Fees of IIIPI –

    • a) Annual Membership Fee is Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only) plus GST @ 18% and stands due w.e.f. 01, April of each year.
    • b) Further, the Annual Membership fees should be received by IIIPI on or before 30th April of each year without imposing any penalty.
      c) Members delaying the payment of Annual Membership Fee beyond 30th April shall be referred to the competent authority for necessary action.