The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has announced the CA Foundation and CA Intermediate exam dates for the January 2027 session. As per the latest announcement, CA Intermediate examinations will be conducted for both Group 1 and Group 2, while CA Foundation exams will also be held in January 2027.
The announcement gives students an important timeline to plan their CA January 2027 exam preparation, revision and mock tests. Below is the official ICAI announcement containing the complete examination schedule and other important details for CA Foundation and Intermediate students.
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
No. 13-CA (EXAM)/JANUARY/2027: In pursuance of Regulation 22 of the Chartered Accountants Regulations, 1988, the Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India is pleased to announce that the next Chartered Accountants Foundation and Intermediate Examinations will be held on the dates and places which are given below provided that sufficient number of candidates offer themselves to appear from each of the below mentioned places.
INTERMEDIATE COURSE EXAMINATION
[As per syllabus contained in the scheme notified by the Council under Regulation 28 F of the Chartered Accountants Regulations, 1988.]
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Group -I: 2nd, 4th & 6th January 2027 |
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Group -II: 8th, 10th & 12th January 2027 |
FOUNDATION COURSE EXAMINATION
[As per syllabus contained in the scheme notified by the Council under Regulation 25 F of the Chartered Accountants Regulations, 1988.]
3rd, 5th, 7th & 9th January 2027
It may be emphasized that there would be no change in the examination schedule in the event of any day of the examination schedule being declared a Public Holiday by the Central Government or any State Government / Local Bodies.
Paper(s) 3 & 4 of Foundation Examination are of 2 hours duration. However, all other examinations are of 3 hours duration, and the examination wise timing(s) are given below:
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Examination |
Paper(s) |
Exam. Timings (IST) |
Duration |
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Foundation |
Paper 1 & 2 |
2 PM to 5 PM |
3 Hours |
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Paper 3 & 4* |
2 PM to 4 PM |
2 Hours |
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Intermediate |
All Papers |
2 PM to 5 PM |
3 Hours |
*In Paper 3 and 4 of Foundation Examination there will not be any advance reading time, whereas in all other papers / exams mentioned above, an advance reading time of 15 minutes will be given from 1.45 PM (IST) to 2 PM (IST).
PLACES OF EXAMINATION CITIES:
The Chartered Accountants Examinations, January 2027 will be held in the following Indian cities:
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Name of the State |
(No. of Cities) |
Name of the Examination City |
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Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
1 |
Port Blair |
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Andhra Pradesh |
14 |
Anantapur, Eluru, Guntur, Kadapa, Kakinada, Kurnool, Nellore, Ongole, Rajamahendravaram, Srikakulam, Tirupati, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam and Vizianagaram |
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Assam |
6 |
Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur and Tinsukia |
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Bihar |
12 |
Begusarai, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, Madhubani, Motihari, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea, Samastipur, Sitamarhi and Siwan |
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Chhattisgarh |
6 |
Bilaspur, Durg, Korba, Raigarh, Raipur and Rajnandgaon |
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Chandigarh |
1 |
Chandigarh |
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Delhi / New Delhi |
1 |
Delhi / New Delhi |
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Goa |
2 |
Mapusa and Margao |
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Gujarat |
23 |
Ahmedabad, Anand, Bharuch, Bhavnagar, Bhuj, Gandhidham, Gandhinagar, Himatnagar, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Mehsana, Morbi, Nadiad, Navsari, Palanpur, Patan, Porbandar, Rajkot, Surat, Surendranagar, Vadodara, Valsad and Vapi |
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Haryana |
19 |
Ambala, Bahadurgarh, Bhiwani, Faridabad, Fatehabad, Gurgaon (Gurugram), Hisar, Jind, Kaithal, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Narnaul, Palwal, Panipat, Rewari, Rohtak, Sirsa, Sonepat and Yamuna Nagar |
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Himachal Pradesh |
1 |
Shimla |
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Jammu & Kashmir |
2 |
Jammu and Srinagar |
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Jharkhand |
7 |
Bokaro Steel City, Deoghar, Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur, Ramgarh and Ranchi |
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Karnataka |
23 |
Bagalkot, Belgaum, Bellary, Bengaluru, Chikkaballapur, Chitradurga, Davangere, Gadag, Hassan, Haveri, Hubli, Kalaburgi (Gulbarga), Kolar, Koppal, Mandya, Mangalore, Mysore, Raichur, Shimoga, Sirsi, Tumakuru, Udupi and Vijayapura |
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Kerala |
14 |
Adoor, Alappuzha, Ernakulam, Idukki, Kalpetta, Kannur, Kasaragod, Kollam (Quilon), Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram and Thrissur |
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Madhya Pradesh |
17 |
Bhopal, Burhanpur, Chhatarpur, Chhindwara, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Katni, Khandwa, Khargone, Mandsaur, Neemuch, Ratlam, Rewa, Sagar, Satna and Ujjain |
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Maharashtra |
37 |
Ahmednagar, Akola, Amravati, Aurangabad (Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar), Badlapur, Baramati, Beed, Bhiwandi, Khamgaon (Buldhana), Chandrapur, Dhule, Gondia, Ichalkaranji, Jalgaon, Jalna, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nandurbar, Nashik, Navi Mumbai, Palghar, Panvel, Parbhani, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Pune, Ratnagiri, Sangli, Satara, Sindhudurg, Solapur, Thane, Vasai, Wardha and Yavatmal |
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Manipur |
1 |
Imphal |
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Meghalaya |
1 |
Shillong |
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Mizoram |
1 |
Aizawl |
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Nagaland |
1 |
Dimapur |
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Odisha |
10 |
Balangir, Balasore, Berhampur (Brahmapur), Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Jharsuguda, Puri, Rayagada, Rourkela and Sambalpur |
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Puducherry |
1 |
Puducherry |
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Punjab |
8 |
Amritsar, Bathinda, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mandi Gobindgarh, Pathankot, Patiala and Sangrur |
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Rajasthan |
25 |
Ajmer, Alwar, Balotra, Banswara, Beawar, Bharatpur, Bhilwara, Bhiwadi, Bikaner, Bundi, Chittorgarh, Churu, Hanumangarh, Jaipur, Jhunjhunu, Jodhpur, Kishangarh, Kota, Nagaur, Pali - Marwar, Rajsamand, Sikar, Sirohi, Sri Ganganagar and Udaipur |
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Sikkim |
1 |
Gangtok |
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Tamil Nadu |
28 |
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 and Villupuram |
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Telangana |
8 |
Adilabad, Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Mahbubnagar, Nalgonda, Nizamabad and Warangal |
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Tripura |
1 |
Agartala |
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Uttar Pradesh |
21 |
Agra, Aligarh, Ayodhya, Bareilly, Bulandshahr, Firozabad, Ghaziabad, Gorakhpur, Hapur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mathura, Meerut, Modinagar, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Noida, Prayagraj, Saharanpur and Varanasi |
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Uttarakhand |
4 |
Dehradun, Haldwani, Haridwar and Kashipur |
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West Bengal |
7 |
Asansol, Durgapur, Hooghly, Kharagpur, Kolkata, Raniganj and Siliguri |
PLACES OF EXAMINATION CITIES OVERSEAS:
[FOR FOUNDATION AND INTERMEDIATE EXAMINATIONS ONLY]
The January 2027 Examinations will also be held at 3 (Three) overseas examination cities, namely:
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Overseas |
Bahrain, Dubai (UAE) and Kathmandu (Nepal) |
The Examination commencement timing at Dubai Centre will be 12.30 PM i.e., Dubai local time corresponding / equivalent to 2 PM (IST). The Examination commencement timing at Bahrain Centre will be 11.30 AM i.e., Bahrain local time corresponding / equivalent to 2 PM (IST). The Examination commencement timing at Kathmandu (Nepal) Centre will be 2.15 PM Nepal local time corresponding / equivalent to 2 PM (IST).
The ICAI reserves the right to withdraw any city / centre at any stage without assigning any reason.
Online filling Up of Examination Forms:
All candidates in respect of Foundation and Intermediate Examinations will be required to apply online at https://eservices.icai.org (Self Service Portal - SSP) for January 2027 Examination and also pay the requisite examination fee online. These forms are based on the eligibility of the course based on announcements and regulations. These forms will be available on SSP, the students be requested to login with their credentials (Username <[email protected]> and password). These Exam forms will be available in SSP effective designated dates as announced on www.icai.org.
Kindly Note: If the students had never registered as a user in SSP, they have to open the following URL: https://eservices.icai.org. They have to use forgot password option in case they have forgotten or lost the password. Students are also requested to Create Username, Register Course, Convert Course, Revalidate, Update Photo, Signature and Address on SSP only.
OPENING & CLOSING OF ONLINE WINDOW FOR SUBMISSION OF EXAMINATION APPLICATION FORMS.
The Following dates(s) may be noted: -
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Details |
Dates |
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Commencement of submission of online examination application forms |
3rd November 2026 [Tuesday] |
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Last date for submission of online examination application forms (without late fee) |
16th November 2026 [Monday] |
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Last date for submission of online examination application forms (with late fee of ₹ 600/- or US $ 10) |
19th November 2026 [Thursday] |
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Students seeking change of examination city / medium, the correction window for the examination forms already filled will be available during the dates mentioned |
20th November 2026 [Friday] To 22nd November 2026 [Sunday] |
Examination Fee
The examination fee(s) for various courses are as under:
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Intermediate Course Examination |
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For Indian Centre(s) |
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Single Group / Unit (All except 2) |
₹ 1500/- |
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Both Groups / Unit 2 |
₹ 2700/- |
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For Overseas Centre(s) – Excluding Kathmandu (Nepal) Centre(s) |
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Single Group / Unit (All except 2) |
US$ 325 |
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Both Groups / Unit 2 |
US$ 500 |
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For Kathmandu (Nepal) Centre(s) |
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Single Group / Unit (All except 2) |
INR ₹ 2200 |
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Both Groups / Unit 2 |
INR ₹ 3400 |
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Foundation Course Examination |
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For Indian Centre(s) |
₹ 1500/- |
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For Overseas Centre(s) – Excluding Kathmandu (Nepal) Centre(s) |
US$ 325 |
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For Kathmandu (Nepal) Centre(s) |
INR ₹ 2200 |
The late fee for submission of examination application form after the scheduled last date would be ₹ 600/- (for Indian / Kathmandu (Nepal) Centres) and US $ 10 (for Abroad Centres) as decided by the Council.
Examination fee can be remitted online by using VISA or MASTER or MAESTRO Credit / Debit Card / Rupay Card / Net Banking / Bhim UPI.
OPTION TO ANSWER PAPERS IN HINDI:
Candidates of Foundation and Intermediate Examinations will be allowed to opt for English / Hindi medium for answering papers. Detailed information will be found in guidance notes hosted at https://eservices.icai.org.
The Candidates are advised to note the above and stay in touch with the website of the Institute, www.icai.org.
