The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has officially announced the schedule for the January 2026 Chartered Accountants Examinations. The examinations will cover Foundation, Intermediate, and Final courses, along with the Post Qualification Courses – International Taxation – Assessment Test (INTT–AT) and Insurance and Risk Management (IRM) Technical Examination. The exams are set to be held across various centres in India on the notified dates, subject to sufficient candidate enrollment at each centre.
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
No. 13-CA (EXAM)/JANUARY/2026: 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, Intermediate and Final 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.
Similarly, Examination in Post Qualification Course under Regulation 204, i.e., International Taxation – Assessment Test (INTT – AT) and Insurance and Risk Management (IRM) Technical Examination (which is open to the members of the Institute) will be held on the dates and places (cities in India only) which are given below provided that sufficient number of candidates offer themselves to appear from each of the below mentioned places.
FINAL COURSE EXAMINATION
[As per syllabus contained in the scheme notified by the Council under Regulation 31 of the Chartered Accountants Regulations, 1988.]
Group-I: 5th, 7th & 9th January 2026
Group-II: 11th, 13th & 16th January 2026
INTERMEDIATE COURSE EXAMINATION
[As per syllabus contained in the scheme notified by the Council under Regulation 28 F of the Chartered Accountants Regulations, 1988.]
Group -I: 6th, 8th & 10th January 2026
Group -II: 12th, 15th & 17th January 2026
FOUNDATION COURSE EXAMINATION
[As per syllabus contained in the scheme notified by the Council under Regulation 25 F of the Chartered Accountants Regulations, 1988.]
18th, 20th, 22nd & 24th January 2026
MEMBERS’ EXAMINATION
INTERNATIONAL TAXATION – ASSESSMENT TEST (INTT – AT)
13th & 16th January 2026
INSURANCE AND RISK MANAGEMENT (IRM) TECHNICAL EXAMINATION
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Modules I to IV |
9th, 11th, 13th & 16th January 2026 |
No examination is scheduled on 14th January 2026 (Wednesday) on account of Makar Sankranti / Magha Bihu / Pongal festivals across India.
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. Similarly, Paper – 6 of Final Examination and all papers of International Taxation – Assessment Test (INTT – AT) are of 4 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 |
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Final |
Paper 1 to 5 |
2 PM to 5 PM |
3 Hours |
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Paper 6 |
2 PM to 6 PM |
4 Hours |
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Post Qualification Course Examination i.e., International Taxation – Assessment Test (INTT – AT) |
All* |
2 PM to 6 PM |
4 Hours |
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Post Qualification Course Examination i.e., Insurance and Risk Management (IRM) Technical Examination |
All* |
2 PM to 5 PM |
3 Hours |
*In Paper 3 and 4 of Foundation Examination and all papers of Post Qualification Course Examinations 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).
Further, in case of composite papers having both MCQs based & Descriptive Question Papers, seal of MCQs based Question Paper shall be opened at 2 PM (IST), in other words there will be no advance reading time for MCQs based Question Papers.
To view the full official notice, including city-wise centres, examination rules, and other important updates, please click here: ICAI Announcements.
