CA Intermediate Exam -

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has officially released the CA Intermediate January 2026 admit cards on December 19, 2025. Registered candidates can download their hall tickets from the official ICAI e-Services Portal. The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has announced the CA Inter Jan 2026 exam dates. The CA Intermediate January 2026 exams from January 6 to January 17, 2026. The exam will be conducted The CA Inter exam dates Jan 2026 are January 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, and 17, 2026. The exam is divided into two groups, with Group 1 exams scheduled on January 6, 8, and 10, 2026, and Group 2 exams on January 12, 15, and 17, 2026. Each exam will be held from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM. There will be no examination on January 14, 2026, due to festivals like Makar Sankranti and Pongal.

The institute opened the CA Intermediate exam form for the January 2026 session on November 3, 2025. The last date to fill the CA Inter Jan 2026 exam form without a late fee is November 16, and November 19, 2025, with a late fee of Rs. 600. Also, students seeking to change their examination city or medium for the CA Inter Jan 2026 exam can make corrections during the window from November 20 to 22, 2025. Earlier, ICAI had announced that the CA Inter exam will now be conducted three times a year in January, May, and September.

ICAI CA Intermediate New Scheme of Education and Training

ICAI earlier released the new education and training for the CA course after consulting all stakeholders. The CA Intermediate new scheme 2023 has come into effect from July 1, 2023. The first session for CA Intermediate under the new scheme was held in May 2024.

Let us have a look at the new changes under the CA Intermediate new scheme of education and training.

What's new in CA Intermediate New Scheme of Education and Training

• The CA Intermediate registration validity extended to 5 years from 4 years.
• Candidates can revalidate their registration by paying the prescribed fee only once.
• Candidates opting for the direct-entry route for CA Intermediate registration will be required to complete 8 months of study period.
• The number of papers has been reduced from 8 to 6.
• Advanced Accounting and Auditing and Code of Ethics have been merged and made a single paper.
• Enterprise Information Systems is removed from Enterprise Information Systems & Strategic Management, and Economics for Finance is removed from Paper 8 Financial Management & Economics for Finance.
• Code of ethics has been merged into Auditing and Assurance.
• The Corporate Laws paper will cover the Companies Act entirely, and the business laws part has been moved to CA Foundation.
• A provision of negative marking was introduced in the CA Intermediate exam from May 2024. Where 0.25 marks would be deducted for each incorrect response.
• There are 30% MCQs in all 6 Papers.
• ICAI also reduced Articleship training from 3 years to 2 years.

What is the CA Intermediate Exam?

The CA Intermediate exam is the second level of the Chartered Accountancy Course and is divided into two groups- Group 1 and Group 2. Candidates have the option to appear in any of these or both groups. The CA Intermediate exam is the second stage of the 3-stage Chartered Accountancy course. The CA Foundation is the 1st stage, while the CA Final is the third and final stage. 

New Syllabus of CA Intermediate Exam Under ICAI New Scheme

As per the new CA intermediate syllabus released on July 1, 2023, by ICAI, the following 6 papers are included in it

CA Intermediate Qualifying Marks

ICAI mandates all candidates to secure a minimum of 40% marks in each paper and an aggregate of 50% in all papers in order to quality CA Intermediate exam level.

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