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    CA Final Pass Percentage Jan 2026 (OUT): Check Group I & II Passing Rate

    CA Final Pass Percentage Jan 2026 (OUT): Check Group I & II Passing Rate

    Sansar Singh ChhikaraUpdated on 01 Mar 2026, 06:44 PM IST

    ICAI has released the CA Final Jan 2026 pass percentage along with the result on March 1, 2026. ICAI announced the CA Final January 2026 results, featuring a 21.03% pass rate for Group I, 9.76% for Group II, and 10.97% for both groups combined. Out of the candidates who appeared, 11,282 passed Group I, 3,726 passed Group II, and 2,446 passed both groups.

    CA Final Pass Percentage Jan 2026 (OUT): Check Group I & II Passing Rate
    CA Final Pass Percentage

    Knowing the CA passing rate in India will help aspirants assess the difficulty of the exam and prepare accordingly. It can also help in estimating the pass percentage of CA Final exams in future. As per the CA Final passing criteria, the candidate should score at least 40% in each of the papers with an aggregate of 50% marks in each group. The CA examination is considered to be a difficult exam owing to its low pass percentage. The CA Final 2026 session denotes important data metrics like the total number of candidates in each group, overall, number of students passed in each group, overall and more. The CA Final exams for the Sep 2025 session were held from September 3 to 14, 2025.

    Previously, in the Sep 2025 session, a total of 24.66% students passed group 1, while 25.26% passed group 2. A total of 11,466 students qualified as Chartered Accountants in the CA Final Sep 2025 exam.

    ICAI CA Final Result Pass Percentage 2026

    ICAI has released the CA Final result percentage for the Jan 2026 session on March 1, 2026. The details is given in the table below.

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    CA Final Jan 2026 Pass Percentage

    Group(s)

    No. of Candidates Appeared

    No. of Candidates Passed

    % of Pass

    Group-I

    53,652

    11,282

    21.03%

    Group-II

    38,169

    3,726

    9.76%

    Both Groups

    22,293

    2,446

    10.97%

    ICAI CA Final Result Pass Percentage Previous Years

    The table given below gives an overview of the CA Final pass percentage for previous years. The table includes the pass percentage for each of the two groups and both groups as well.

    CA Final Sep 2025 Pass Percentage

    GroupCandidates AppearedCandidates PassedPass Percentage
    Group I51,9551281124.66%
    Group II32,273815125.26%
    Both Groups16,8002,72716.23%
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    CA Final May 2025 Pass Percentage

    GroupCandidates AppearedCandidates PassedPass Percentage
    Group I66,94314,97922.38%
    Group II46,17312,20426.43%
    Both Groups29,2865,49018.75%
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    CA Final Nov 2024 Pass Percentage

    ParticularsNo. of Candidates AppearedNo. of Candidates PassedPass Percentage
    Group I669871125316.8%
    Group II494591056621.36
    Both Groups30763413413.44%

    CA Final May 2024 Pass Percentage

    ParticularsNo. of Candidates AppearedNo. of Candidates PassedPass Percentage
    Group I74,88720,47927.35%
    Group II58,89121,40836,35%
    Both Groups35,819712219.88%

    CA Final November 2023 Pass Percentage

    ParticularsNo. of Candidates AppearedNo. of Candidates PassedPass Percentage
    Group I65,29461769.46
    Group II62,6791352021.6
    Both Groups32,90730909.42

    CA Final May 2023 Pass Percentage

    ParticularsNo. of Candidates AppearedNo. of Candidates PassedPass Percentage
    Group I57067679511.91%
    Group II618441943831.43%
    Both Groups2584121528.33%

    CA Final Nov 2022 Pass Percentage

    Particulars

    Number of Candidates Appeared

    Number of Candidates Passed

    Pass Percentage

    Group I

    652911396921.39%

    Group II

    647751205318.61%

    Both Groups

    29242324311.09%

    CA Final Pass Percentage May 2022

    Particulars

    Number of Candidates Appeared

    Number of Candidates Passed

    Pass Percentage

    Group I

    665751464321.99%

    Group II

    632531387721.94%

    Both Groups

    29348369512.59%

    CA Final Pass Percentage December 2021 (New Course)

    Particulars

    Number of Candidates Appeared

    Number of Candidates Passed

    Pass Percentage

    Group I

    572541276722.3%

    Group II

    541441652530.52%

    Both Groups

    28988443715.31%

    CA Final Passing Percentage December 2021 (Old Course)

    Particulars

    Number of Candidates Appeared

    Number of Candidates Passed

    Pass Percentage

    Group I

    11364128411.3%

    Group II

    14106190913.53%

    Both Groups

    3109441.42%

    CA Final Pass Percentage July 2021 (New Course)

    Particulars

    Number of Candidates Appeared

    Number of Candidates Passed

    Pass Percentage

    Group I

    49358

    9986

    20.23%

    Group II

    42203

    7328

    17.36%

    Both Groups

    23981

    2870

    11.97%

    CA Final Pass Percentage July 2021 (Old Course)

    Particulars

    Number of Candidates Appeared

    Number of Candidates Passed

    Pass Percentage

    Group I

    12556

    1348

    10.74%

    Group II

    17044

    2194

    12.87%

    Both Groups

    3949

    62

    1.57%

    CA Final Pass Percentage Jan 2021 (Old Course)

    Particulars

    Number of Candidates Appeared

    Number of Candidates Passed

    Pass Percentage

    Group I

    8686

    416

    4.79%

    Group II

    13215

    1614

    12.21%

    Both Groups

    3116

    44

    1.41%

    CA Final Pass Percentage Jan 2021 (New Course)

    Particulars

    Number of Candidates Appeared

    Number of Candidates Passed

    Pass Percentage

    Group I

    18297

    1198

    6.55%

    Group II

    18896

    3409

    18.04%

    Both Groups

    9868

    592

    6%

    CA Final Pass Percentage November 2020 (Old Course)

    ParticularsNo. of Candidates AppearedNo. of Candidates PassedPass Percentage

    Group I

    12026

    2145

    17.84%

    Group II

    17132

    5442

    31.77%

    Both Groups

    4143

    242

    5.84%

    CA Final Pass Percentage November 2020(New Course)

    ParticularsNo. of Candidates AppearedNo. of Candidates PassedPass Percentage

    Group I

    32542

    4179

    12.84%

    Group II

    27907

    8643

    30.97%

    Both Groups

    19284

    2790

    14.47%

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    CA Final Pass Percentage November 2019 (Old Course)

    ParticularsNo. of Candidates AppearedNo. of Candidates PassedPass Percentage

    Group I

    27409

    7384

    26.94%

    Group II

    37589

    8679

    23.09%

    Both Groups

    8021

    817

    10.19%

    Total Candidates

    73,019

    16,880

    23.11%

    CA Final Pass Percentage November 2019 (New Course)

    ParticularsNo. of Candidates AppearedNo. of Candidates PassedPass Percentage

    Group I

    27861

    4830

    17.34%

    Group II

    26972

    7593

    28.15%

    Both Groups

    15003

    2268

    15.12%

    Total Candidates

    69,836

    14,691

    21.04%

    CA Final Pass Percentage May 2019 (Old Course)

    ParticularsNo. of Candidates AppearedNo. of Candidates PassedPass Percentage

    Group I

    25052

    4610

    18.40%

    Group II

    36945

    8762

    23.72%

    Both Groups


    Passed Group I

    15560



    2127

    13.67%

    Passed Group II

    602

    3.87%

    Passed both groups

    1187

    7.63%

    Total candidates

    77557

    17288

    22.29%

    CA Final Pass Percentage May 2019 (New Course)

    ParticularsNo. of Candidates AppearedNo. of Candidates PassedPass Percentage

    Group I

    8894

    1500

    16.87%

    Group II

    6529

    1146

    17.55%

    Both Groups


    Passed Group I

    11092



    1669

    15.05%

    Passed Group II

    432

    3.89%

    Passed both groups

    2313

    20.85%

    Total candidates

    26515

    7060

    26.62%

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    What is the CA Final pass percentage?

    Aspirants can analyse the previous session's CA result percentage to have an idea about the level of difficulty of the exam. The passing percentage of CA is released for two groups separately and for candidates who appear in both groups together separately. ICAI CA Final result pass percentage is based on the number of candidates who appear for the exam and the number of candidates who pass the CA Final exam

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    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

    Q: What are the passing marks for CA final exam?
    A:

    Candidates need to score a minimum of 40% marks in each subject and 50% overall aggregate marks.

    Q: Do your 12th standard marks matter in CA final exam?
    A:

    No, 12th marks don’t matter for appearing in CA exams.

    Q: How many CA in India?
    A:

    There are around  3,40,000 total CA in India. The number of CA in India are the total ICAI members currently registered in India. The total number of CA in India list is issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.

    Q: Why CA pass percentage is low?
    A:

    CA pass percentage is low because the syllabus is quite lengthy and comprehensive with limited time for preparation.

    Q: How many students clear CA in first attempt?
    A:

    Clearing CA in first attempt is an important feat. Considering the pass percentage is only around 10-20%, around 80% of the candidates do not clear the exam in the first attempt.

    Q: How many students become CA every year in India?
    A:

    Between 1000 - 2000 students become CA every year.

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    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