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ICAI CA Exam May 2026: Applications for the exam will open on March 3, 2026 and close on March 16, 2026. Check exam schedule here.

Candidates can register for Foundation, Intermediate or Final examination through the online portal eservices.icai.org. (AI generated image)
CA Exams May 2026: The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has announced the schedule of CA Foundation, CA Intermediate and CA Final examinations to be held in May 2026. The examinations will start from May 2 and will continue till May 20. It will be organized in different shifts.
Candidates can register for the Foundation, Intermediate or Final examinations through the online portal, eservices.icai.org (Self-Service Portal – SSP). Applications for the 2026 exam will open on March 3, 2026 and close on March 16, 2026. The correction window to make any changes in the application form will be available till March 20-22, 2026.
Applicants must also pay the required examination fee. The last date for submission of online application with late fee of Rs 600 is March 19, 2026.
ICAI CA Final Exam Schedule:
Group-2: 8, 10 and 12 May, 2026
ICAI CA Intermediate Exam Schedule:
Group-1: 3, 5 and 7 May 2026
Group-2: 9, 11 and 13 May 2026
ICAI CA Foundation Exam Schedule:
14, 16, 18 and 20 May, 2026
exam time:
Paper-1 and Paper-2 (Foundation) – 2 pm to 5 pm
Paper-3 and Paper-4 (Foundation): 2 pm to 4 pm
Intermediate Final Paper-1 to 5: 2 pm to 4 pm
Final Paper-6: 2 pm to 6 pm
Candidates will get additional reading time of 15 minutes from 1.45 pm to 2 pm for all papers except Foundation Paper 3 and 4. Applicants can choose to answer in English or Hindi for the Foundation, Intermediate and Final examinations.
ICAI CA Exam 2026: How to Register
step 1: Visit the official website of ICAI, eservices.icai.org.
step 2: Log in using your existing credentials or register as a new user.
step 3: Choose exam level – Foundation, Intermediate or Final.
step 4: Fill your details including exam city and language medium.
Step 5: Upload the required documents and pay the prescribed examination fee.
Step 6: Review the form carefully, submit it and download the confirmation page for future reference.
“It may be emphasized that there will be no change in the examination schedule in the event of any day of the examination being declared a public holiday by the Central Government or any State Government/Local Body. Papers 3 and 4 of the Foundation Examination are of 2 hours duration. Similarly, Paper 6 of the Final Examination and all papers of the International Taxation – Assessment Test (INTT – AT) are of 4 hours duration,” the ICAI official notice said.
December 13, 2025, 6:29 pm IST
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