ICAI CA 2026 Application form opening and Exam Date: ICAI has released the application form opening date for next year exam dates. It has also released the application form opening date to appear for the exam. The application form will start on November 3 2025.
ICAI also gives option to write the paper hindi or English for Foundation, Intermediate & Final Examinations. But the medium of Examinations will be only English in respect of Post Qualification Course viz.: International Taxation – Assessment Test (INTT – AT) and Insurance and Risk Management (IRM) Technical Examination
Details to write the Paper in Hindi is hosted at https://eservices.icai.org.
Exam Dates
The exam dates for foundation,inter and Final released today, This is a January 2026 exam dates the application form for the same will open on November 3
First, check the application opening Dates. This article has mentioned the fees for Indian and Overseas candidates
Who can apply for CA 2026?
Anyone who has passed for failed in the last exam can apply
Application Schedule
| Details | Dates |
| Commencement of submission of online examination application forms | 3rd November 2025 [Monday] |
| Last date for submission of online examination application forms (without late fee) | 16th November 2025 [Sunday] |
| Last date for submission of online examination application forms (with late fee of ₹ 600/- or US $ 10) | 19th November 2025 [Wednesday] |
| 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 2025 [Thursday] To 22nd November 2025 [Saturday] |
ICAI CA January 2026 Exam Schedule:
| Level | Group | Exam Dates | Exam Timings |
| CA Final | Group I | January 5, 7, and 9, 2026 | 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM IST |
| Group II | January 11, 13, and 16, 2026 | 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM IST | |
| CA Intermediate | Group I | January 6, 8, and 10, 2026 | 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM IST |
| Group II | January 12, 15, and 17, 2026 | 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM IST | |
| CA Foundation | All Papers | January 18, 20, 22, and 24, 2026 | Paper 1 & 2: 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM, Paper 3 & 4: 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM IST |
- 14 January will be no no-exam day (due to festivals).
- A 15-minute advance reading time is from 1:45 PM to 2:00 PM (except for Foundation Papers 3 & 4).
Examination Fee
The examination fee(s) for various courses are as under: —
| Intermediate Course Examination | |
| For Indian Centre(s) | |
| Single Group / Unit (All except 2) | ₹ 1500/- |
| Both Groups / Unit 2 | ₹ 2700/- |
| For Overseas Centre(s) – Excluding Thimphu (Bhutan) & Kathmandu (Nepal) Centre(s) | |
| Single Group / Unit (All except 2) | US$ 325 |
| Both Groups / Unit 2 | US$ 500 |
| For Thimphu (Bhutan) & Kathmandu (Nepal) Centre(s) | |
| Single Group / Unit (All except 2) | INR ₹ 2200 |
| Both Groups / Unit 2 | INR ₹ 3400 |
| Final Course Examination | |
| For Indian Centre(s) | |
| Single Group | ₹ 1800/- |
| Both Groups | ₹ 3300/- |
| For Overseas Centre(s) – Excluding Thimphu (Bhutan) & Kathmandu (Nepal) Centre(s) | |
| Single Group | US$ 325 |
| Both Groups | US$ 550 |
| For Thimphu (Bhutan) & Kathmandu (Nepal) Centre(s) | |
| Single Group | INR ₹ 2200 |
| Both Groups | INR ₹ 4000 |
| Foundation Course Examination | |
| For Indian Centre(s) | ₹ 1500/- |
| For Overseas Centre(s) – Excluding Thimphu (Bhutan) & Kathmandu (Nepal) Centre(s) | US$ 325 |
| For Thimphu (Bhutan) & Kathmandu (Nepal) Centre(s) | INR ₹ 2200 |
| INTERNATIONAL TAXATION – ASSESSMENT TEST (INTT -AT) | ₹ 2000/- |
| INSURANCE & RISK MANAGEMENT (IRM) TECHNICAL EXAMINATION | ₹ 2000/- |
- Results will be declared around March 2026.
- Fees: Foundation – ₹1500, Intermediate – ₹1500 per group, Final – ₹1500 per group.
This schedule allows candidates to plan and prepare accordingly for their respective exam groups.