ICAI Announces Exam Schedule for CA Foundation, Intermediate & Final - May 2026 [Read Notification]

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has officially announced the examination schedule for the Chartered Accountancy (CA) Foundation, Intermediate, and Final examinations for May 2026. The announcement was issued by the Examination Department on 12 December 2025, also covers examination timings, centres in India and abroad, the online application process, and applicable examination fees.

Examination Dates

The May 2026 examinations will be conducted as per the following schedule:

CA Final

• Group I: 2nd, 4th, and 6th May 2026
• Group II: 8th, 10th, and 12th May 2026

CA Intermediate

• Group I: 3rd, 5th, and 7th May 2026
• Group II: 9th, 11th, and 13th May 2026

CA Foundation

• 14th, 16th, 18th, and 20th May 2026

In addition, the International Taxation - Assessment Test (INTT–AT), a post-qualification course examination open to ICAI members, will be held on 10th and 12th May 2026.

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ICAI has clarified that there will be no change in the examination schedule even if any examination day is declared a public holiday.

Examination Timings and Duration

All examinations will generally commence at 2:00 PM (IST). The duration varies by paper:

• Most Foundation, Intermediate, and Final papers are of 3 hours
• Foundation Papers 3 and 4 are of 2 hours
• Final Paper 6 and all INTT–AT papers are of 4 hours
• A 15-minute advance reading time (from 1:45 PM to 2:00 PM IST) will be provided for most papers, except for Foundation Papers 3 and 4, MCQ-based papers, and INTT–AT papers, where no advance reading time is allowed.

Examination Centres

The May 2026 examinations will be conducted across a wide network of centres in India, covering almost all states and major cities.

India (State-wise)

Andaman & Nicobar Islands - Port Blair

Andhra Pradesh - Anantapur, Eluru, Guntur, Kadapa, Kakinada, Kurnool, Nellore, Ongole, Rajamahendravaram, Srikakulam, Tirupati, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram

Assam - Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur, Tinsukia

Bihar - Begusarai, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, Madhubani, Motihari, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea, Samastipur, Sitamarhi, Siwan

Chhattisgarh - Bilaspur, Durg, Korba, Raigarh, Raipur, Rajnandgaon

Chandigarh - Chandigarh

Delhi / New Delhi

Goa - Mapusa, Margao

Gujarat - Ahmedabad, Anand, Bharuch, Bhavnagar, Bhuj, Gandhidham, Gandhinagar, Himatnagar, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Mehsana, Morbi, Nadiad, Navsari, Palanpur, Patan, Porbandar, Rajkot, Surat, Surendranagar, Vadodara, Valsad, Vapi

Haryana - Ambala, Bahadurgarh, Bhiwani, Faridabad, Fatehabad, Gurgaon (Gurugram), Hisar, Jind, Kaithal, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Narnaul, Palwal, Panipat, Rewari, Rohtak, Sirsa, Sonepat, Yamuna Nagar

Himachal Pradesh - Shimla

Jammu & Kashmir - Jammu, Srinagar

Jharkhand - Bokaro Steel City, Deoghar, Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur, Ramgarh, Ranchi

Karnataka - Bagalkot, Belgaum, Bellary, Bengaluru, Chikkaballapur, Chitradurga, Davangere, Gadag, Hassan, Haveri, Hubli, Kalaburgi (Gulbarga), Kolar, Koppal, Mandya, Mangalore, Mysore, Raichur, Shimoga, Sirsi, Tumakuru, Udupi, Vijayapura

Kerala - Adoor, Alappuzha, Ernakulam, Idukki, Kalpetta, Kannur, Kasaragod, Kollam (Quilon), Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur

Madhya Pradesh - Bhopal, Burhanpur, Chhatarpur, Chhindwara, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Katni, Khandwa, Mandsaur, Neemuch, Ratlam, Rewa, Sagar, Satna, Ujjain

Maharashtra - Ahmednagar, Akola, Amravati, Aurangabad (Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar), Badlapur, Beed, Bhiwandi, Chandrapur, Dhule, Gondia, Ichalkaranji, Jalgaon, Jalna, Kolhapur, Khamgaon (Buldhana), Latur, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nandurbar, Nashik, Navi Mumbai, Palghar, Panvel, Parbhani, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Pune, Ratnagiri, Sangli, Satara, Sindhudurg, Solapur, Thane, Vasai, Wardha, Yavatmal

Manipur -Imphal

Meghalaya - Shillong

Mizoram - Aizawl

Nagaland - Dimapur

Odisha - Balangir, Balasore, Berhampur (Brahmapur), Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Jharsuguda, Puri, Rayagada, Rourkela, Sambalpur

Puducherry - Puducherry

Punjab - Amritsar, Bathinda, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mandi Gobindgarh, Pathankot, Patiala, Sangrur

Rajasthan - Ajmer, Alwar, Balotra, Banswara, Beawar, Bharatpur, Bhilwara, Bikaner, Bundi, Chittorgarh, Churu, Hanumangarh, Jaipur, Jhunjhunu, Jodhpur, Kishangarh, Kota, Nagaur, Pali–Marwar, Rajsamand, Sikar, Sirohi, Sri Ganganagar, Udaipur

Sikkim - Gangtok

Tamil Nadu - Chennai, Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Dharmapuri, Dindigul, Erode, Hosur, Kancheepuram, Karaikudi, Karur, Kumbakonam, Madurai, Nagapattinam, Nagercoil, Namakkal, Pudukkottai, Salem, Sivakasi, Thanjavur, Theni, Tiruchirapalli, Tirunelveli, Tirupur, Tiruvallur, Tiruvannamalai, Tuticorin, Vellore, Villupuram

Telangana - Adilabad, Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Mahbubnagar, Nalgonda, Nizamabad, Warangal

Tripura -Agartala

Uttar Pradesh - Agra, Aligarh, Ayodhya, Bareilly, Bulandshahr, Firozabad, Ghaziabad, Gorakhpur, Hapur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mathura, Meerut, Modinagar, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Noida, Prayagraj, Saharanpur, Varanasi

Uttarakhand - Dehradun, Haldwani, Haridwar, Kashipur

West Bengal - Asansol, Durgapur, Hooghly, Kharagpur, Kolkata, Raniganj, Siliguri

For CA Foundation, Intermediate, and Final examinations, ICAI has notified nine overseas centres, including Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Doha, Muscat, Riyadh, Kuwait, Bahrain, Kathmandu, and Thimphu.

ICAI reserves the right to withdraw or modify any examination centre at any stage without assigning reasons.

Online Application Process

All candidates must submit their examination application forms online only:

Foundation, Intermediate, and Final candidates must apply through the Self Service Portal (SSP) at eservices.icai.org.

INTT–AT candidates must apply via pqc.icaiexam.icai.org.

The online application window will open on 3rd March 2026. The last date to apply without late fee is 16th March 2026, while applications with a late fee will be accepted until 19th March 2026. A correction window for changes in examination city or medium will be available from 20th to 22nd March 2026.

Examination Fees and Medium

The examination fees vary depending on the course, group selection, and examination centre (India or overseas). Candidates can pay the fees online using debit cards, credit cards, net banking, or UPI.

1. CA Foundation

• India: ₹1,500
• Overseas Centres: US $325
• Bhutan & Nepal Centres: ₹2,200

2. CA Intermediate

For Indian Centres

• Single Group: ₹1,500
• Both Groups: ₹2,700

For Overseas Centres (except Bhutan & Nepal)

• Single Group: US $325
• Both Groups: US $500

For Bhutan & Nepal Centres

• Single Group: ₹2,200
• Both Groups: ₹3,400

3. CA Final

For Indian Centres

• Single Group: ₹1,800
• Both Groups: ₹3,300

For Overseas Centres (except Bhutan & Nepal)

• Single Group: US $325
• Both Groups: US $550

For Bhutan & Nepal Centres

• Single Group: ₹2,200
• Both Groups: ₹4,000

4. International Taxation – Assessment Test (INTT–AT)

• Fee: ₹2,000 (Same for all centres)

5. Late Fee (if you miss the deadline)

• India / Bhutan / Nepal: ₹600
• Other Overseas Centres: US $10

Candidates appearing for CA Foundation, Intermediate, and Final examinations may opt to answer papers in English or Hindi. However, the medium for the INTT-AT examination will be English only.

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