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CA Intermediate

Chartered Accountancy Intermediate

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

Key facts

  • 3 hr

    Duration

  • 100

    Total marks

  • 9

    Sections

  • 6

    Questions

  • From INR 1,500

    Application fee

  • Not announced yet

    Nearest upcoming date

  • Application feeFrom INR 1,500
  • Nearest upcoming dateNot announced yet

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Courses this exam leads to

  • Chartered Accountancy (CA) -- Intermediate level, leading to CA Final and the CA qualification

Eligibility criteria

  • Passed CA Foundation exam or equivalent
  • OR registered under the earlier Professional Education (Course-II)/PCC/IPCC/ATC schemes and converted to Intermediate
  • OR completed graduation/post-graduation in any stream from a recognised institute (direct entry route)
  • Candidates must score minimum 40% in each paper and 50% aggregate overall to qualify for CA Final

Category-wise eligibility

Category-wise eligibility
CategoryEligibility / relaxation
GeneralCriteria listed above
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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/Jan 2027 cycle): Indian centres - Single Group (or Unit 2)INR 1,500
Both Groups (or Unit 2)INR 2,700
Overseas centres (excluding Kathmandu/Bhutan) - Single GroupUSD 325
Both GroupsUSD 500
Kathmandu/Bhutan centres - Single GroupINR 2,200
Both GroupsINR 3,400
Late feeINR 600 (India/Nepal)
(abroad)USD 10

Colleges accepting this exam

  • Not applicable in the traditional sense -- CA Intermediate is a course-level qualifying exam conducted directly by ICAI (not for college admission)
  • Passing it is a mandatory step toward becoming a Chartered Accountant, integrated with articleship training rather than college enrolment
Important dates
EventDate
CA InterSeptember 2026 exam was held offline Sep 1-12, 2026, across multiple centres
  • CA Inter January 2027 session: registration Nov 3-19, 2026 (correction window Nov 20-22, 2026), exam scheduled Jan 2-12, 2027
  • Result for the September 2026 session was pending announcement as of Sep 24, 2026 (ICAI to announce on its Announcements page)
  • Results are declared on caresults.icai.org/caresult
Register / Apply now Opens the official application portal

How to register

  1. 1Register/apply via the ICAI Self Service Portal (SSP) at eservices.icai.org
  2. 2New candidates click 'New User Register here!' and enter registration number
  3. 3DOB
  4. 4Email
  5. 5Mobile; already-registered candidates log in directly
  6. 6Fill the CA Intermediate exam form with academic/personal/professional details
  7. 7Validate email and mobile
  8. 8Pay the applicable exam fee online

Application fee

Application fee
Application typeFee
Verified live (Nov 2026/Jan 2027 cycle): Indian centres - Single Group (or Unit 2)INR 1,500
Both Groups (or Unit 2)INR 2,700
Overseas centres (excluding Kathmandu/Bhutan) - Single GroupUSD 325
Both GroupsUSD 500
Kathmandu/Bhutan centres - Single GroupINR 2,200
Both GroupsINR 3,400
Late feeINR 600 (India/Nepal)
(abroad)USD 10

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CA Intermediate previous year question papers

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  • 6 papers across 2 groups: Group I -- Advanced Accounting, Corporate and Other Laws, Taxation
  • Group II -- Cost and Management Accounting, Auditing & Ethics, Financial Management and Strategic Management
  • Full chapter-wise weightage is published by ICAI (CA Intermediate Chapter-Wise Weightage PDF)
Exam pattern
ParameterDetails
ModeOffline, (descriptive + objective questions)
Duration3 hours per paper (2:00 PM to 5:00 PM for all papers)
Total questions6 papers total across both groups (Group I and Group II, 3 papers each)
Total marks100 marks per paper (600 total across all 6 papers)
No
SectionsGroup I: Advanced Accounting, Corporate and Other Laws, Taxation; Group II: Cost and Management Accounting, Auditing & Ethics, Financial Management and Strategic Management
  • Candidates are advised to complete the syllabus with at least 1 month left for revision, focus on numerical practice for Accounting/Costing/Financial Management, and attempt ICAI papers before the exam

CA Intermediate books

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  • ICAI's own official study material, practice manuals and Revision Test Papers (RTPs) for each of the 6 papers are the primary preparation resource

Download process

  • Released via candidate login on the ICAI SSP portal (eservices.icai.org) ahead of each exam session (Sep 2026 session released Aug 14, 2026)
  • A hard copy is mandatory for exam-day entry

Result date

  • Result for the September 2026 session was pending announcement as of Sep 24, 2026 (ICAI to announce on its Announcements page)
  • Results are declared on caresults.icai.org/caresult

After the result

  • Declared on caresults.icai.org/caresult -- candidates log in with ICAI roll number and registration number, enter the CAPTCHA, and download their scorecard
  • ICAI also separately publishes pass percentage and an (AIR 1/2/3) toppers' list
  1. 1No centralised -- CA Intermediate is a qualifying exam
  2. 2Candidates who pass both groups proceed directly to CA Final registration and continue their mandatory 2-3 year articleship training under a practising Chartered Accountant
  • Passing criteria (not a competitive ): minimum 40% marks in every individual paper and at least 50% aggregate across the group's papers to be declared pass
  • CA Intermediate September 2025 overall pass percentage was 10.06%, reflecting the exam's high difficulty level

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 Intermediate is a course-level qualifying exam conducted directly by ICAI (not for college admission)
  • Passing it is a mandatory step toward becoming a Chartered Accountant, integrated with articleship training rather than college enrolment
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Quick answers

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3 hours per paper (2:00 PM to 5:00 PM for all papers)

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