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CA Final

Chartered Accountancy Final

Conducted by The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI)

Key facts

  • 3 hr

    Duration

  • 100

    Total marks

  • 7

    Sections

  • 8

    Questions

  • From INR 1,800

    Application fee

  • Not announced yet

    Nearest upcoming date

  • Application feeFrom INR 1,800
  • Nearest upcoming dateNot announced yet

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Courses this exam leads to

  • Chartered Accountancy (CA) -- Final level, the last stage before qualifying as a Chartered Accountant

Eligibility criteria

  • Passed the CA Intermediate examination (or the earlier Professional Education Examination-II/PCC/IPCC)
  • Must have completed, or be due to complete, 3 years (or 3.5 years for certain earlier streams) of articled training by a specified date relative to the examination month, per ICAI's stream-specific rules for PE-II, PCC and IPCC-converted candidates

Category-wise eligibility

Category-wise eligibility
CategoryEligibility / relaxation
GeneralCriteria listed above
Not announced separately in the details we hold. Check the official notification.
SCNot announced separately in the details we hold. Check the official notification.
STNot announced separately in the details we hold. Check the official notification.

Application fee

Application fee
Application typeFee
Verified live (Nov 2026 cycle): Indian centres - Single GroupINR 1,800
Both GroupsINR 3,300
Overseas centres (excluding Kathmandu/Bhutan) - Single GroupUSD 325
Both GroupsUSD 550
Kathmandu/Bhutan centres - Single GroupINR 2,200
Both GroupsINR 4,000

Colleges accepting this exam

  • Not applicable in the traditional sense -- CA Final is a course-level qualifying exam conducted directly by ICAI (not for college admission)
  • Clearing both groups, along with completing articleship and other ICAI-mandated requirements, qualifies a candidate to be enrolled as a Chartered Accountant (member of ICAI)
Important dates
EventDateStatus
Oct 2026Tentative
Exam datesNov 2, 4, 6 (Group I) and Nov 9, 11, 13, 2026 (Group II)-
Not yet announced for theNovember 2026 session as of Sep 16, 2026-
ICAI'sMay 2026 session recorded a 14.07% pass percentage for both groups combined-

Dates marked tentative can change. Check the official website for the latest.

  • CA Final November 2026 exam: registration ran Jul 6-19, 2026 (late fee till Jul 22, correction window Jul 23-25, extended registration deadline Aug 5, 2026)
Register / Apply now Opens the official application portal

How to register

  1. 1Apply via the ICAI Self Service Portal (SSP) at eservices.icai.org
  2. 2Log in with credentials
  3. 3Open the exam form
  4. 4Enter personal/academic details and upload documents
  5. 5Select course level (Final) and group
  6. 6Choose a preferred test city/zone
  7. 7Pay the exam fee online. CA course registration is valid for 5 years and must be renewed if expired before filling the exam form

Application fee

Application fee
Application typeFee
Verified live (Nov 2026 cycle): Indian centres - Single GroupINR 1,800
Both GroupsINR 3,300
Overseas centres (excluding Kathmandu/Bhutan) - Single GroupUSD 325
Both GroupsUSD 550
Kathmandu/Bhutan centres - Single GroupINR 2,200
Both GroupsINR 4,000

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CA Final previous year question papers

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  • 8 papers across 2 groups: Group I -- Paper 1 Financial Reporting, Paper 2 Advanced Financial Management, Paper 3 Advanced Auditing, Assurance and Professional Ethics
  • Group II -- Paper 4 Direct Tax Laws & International Taxation, Paper 5 Indirect Tax Laws, Paper 6 Integrated Business Solutions (Multidisciplinary Case Study with Strategic Management)
  • Full chapter-wise weightage is published by ICAI (CA Final Chapter-Wise Weightage PDF)
Exam pattern
ParameterDetails
ModeOffline, mode
Duration3 hours per paper (Papers 1-5: 2:00 PM-5:00 PM; Paper 6: 2:00 PM-6:00 PM)
Total questions8 papers total across both groups (Group I and Group II, 4 papers each)
Total marks100 marks per paper
No
SectionsGroup I: Financial Reporting, Advanced Financial Management, Advanced Auditing Assurance and Professional Ethics; Group II: Direct Tax Laws & International Taxation, Indirect Tax Laws, Integrated Business Solutions (Multidisciplinary Case Study with Strategic Management)
  • Candidates are commonly advised to allocate structured revision time per subject given the exam's high difficulty, focus heavily on case-study practice for the Integrated Business Solutions paper, and attempt ICAI's official series before the exam

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  • ICAI's own official study material, practice manuals and Revision Test Papers (RTPs) for each of the 8 papers form the core reference

Download process

  • Released via candidate login on the ICAI SSP eservice portal (' for Final' link) ahead of each session (Nov 2026 admit card expected around Oct 2026)
  • Shows name, registration number, course/group, photo/signature, exam dates and venue -- mandatory hard copy required for entry

Result date

  • Not yet announced for the November 2026 session as of Sep 16, 2026
  • ICAI's May 2026 session recorded a 14.07% pass percentage for both groups combined

After the result

  • Declared on ICAI's results portal (caresults.icai.org/caresult)
  • Candidates log in with roll number and registration number to download their scorecard
  • A candidate must clear both CA Final groups to be certified as a Chartered Accountant
  1. 1No centralised -- CA Final is the terminal qualifying exam of the CA course
  2. 2Candidates who clear both groups (along with completing articleship, GMCS/orientation programmes and other ICAI membership requirements) become eligible to enrol as members of ICAI and use the 'Chartered Accountant' designation
  • Passing criteria (not a competitive ): minimum 40% marks in every individual paper and at least 50% aggregate across the group's papers
  • May 2026 session pass percentage was 14.07% for both groups combined, reflecting the highest difficulty level among all three CA course stages

Campus-wise and branch-wise cut-off figures are being added. Check the official website for the latest.

  • Not applicable in the traditional sense -- CA Final is a course-level qualifying exam conducted directly by ICAI (not for college admission)
  • Clearing both groups, along with completing articleship and other ICAI-mandated requirements, qualifies a candidate to be enrolled as a Chartered Accountant (member of ICAI)
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Quick answers

No

3 hours per paper (Papers 1-5: 2:00 PM-5:00 PM; Paper 6: 2:00 PM-6:00 PM)

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