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    CA Final Exams to Be Held Twice a Year from May 2026 Onwards

    CA Final Exams to Be Held Twice a Year from May 2026 Onwards

    Mirza Farhan BaigUpdated on 07 Apr 2026, 12:51 PM IST

    The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India has announced a major change in the CA Final exam frequency. As per the latest notification the CA Final will now be conducted twice a year in May and November. This change will come into effect from the May 2026 onwards, the decision has been taken after considering the feedback from the stakeholders. With this change, the CA Final aspirants will have more structured exam process.

    CA Final Exams to Be Held Twice a Year from May 2026 Onwards
    CA Final Exam To Be Held Twice A Year From May 2026 Onwards

    The new cut-off dates for articleship completion ehw that if a student completes his articleship by April 30, then they are eligible to appear for the November exam that same year. On the other hand, if they complete the articleship by October 31, they would be eligible for the May exam in the following year. Previously, the CA Final followed the three year cycle, January, May, and September.

    CA Final Attempt Cut-Off Dates

    Articleship Completion Cut-off (on or before)

    Attempt

    April 30, 2026

    November 2026

    October 31, 2026

    May 2027

    April 30, 2027

    November 2027

    October 31, 2027

    May 2028

    April 30, 2028

    November 2028

    October 31, 2028

    May 2029

    Overview of Revised CA Final Exam 2026

    Partiulars

    Details

    Conducting Body

    The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

    Frequency Of Conduct

    Twice a year (May, and November)

    Exam Level

    National Level Exam

    Languages

    English

    Mode Of Application

    Online

    Exam Mode

    Offline

    Duration

    3 Hours (Paper 1 to 5)
    4 Hours (Paper 6)

    When are the upcoming CA Final 2026 exam?

    The upcoming CA Final 2026 exam will be held in May 2026. The CA Final May 2026 exam dates will be held in two groups; Group 1 exams will be held on May 2, 4, 6, 2026. While the Group 2 examinations will be conducted on May 8, 10, 12, 2026. The exam timings for CA Final exam is 2 PM to 5 PM, except the last paper, which willl be held from 2 PM to 6 PM.

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    Questions related to CA Final Exam

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    Have a question related to CA Final Exam ?

    Hello Aspirant,

    See application process is already live for CA Final 2022 examination for November 2022 session so if you had applied for it then it is alright and the last date to apply for it is July 1st 2022.

    Now coming to the question of choice of elective paper

    Hello,

    No you cannot apply after the final date of registration. Unless the officials extend the last date you will not be eligible for applying after the final date of registration. As of now there are no information from the officials regarding the extension of the final date. The Institute

    Hi there,

    First of all make plan that what are you going to study,for how many hours you are going to study a topic and on what you will focus on. Plan all these things so that you don't get distract while studying. Then maintain a timetable and follow it

    Hi Aspirant,

    Hope you are doing great as per the question asked by you as you have made mistake while filling up the form you should definitely mail to the required authorities regarding the mistakes you have sometimes correction window is given to the students to correct the mistakes if

    Hey aspirant,

    Sorry but this cannot be done as it is mandatory and one must complete at least 2 years of training before sitting for the finals