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    CA Foundation Pass Percentage Jan 2026 (OUT): Check Group 1 & 2 Passing Rate

    CA Foundation Pass Percentage Jan 2026 (OUT): Check Group 1 & 2 Passing Rate

    Sansar Singh ChhikaraUpdated on 08 Mar 2026, 10:44 AM IST

    The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) published the CA Foundation Jan 2026 pass percentage along with the results on March 8, 2026. Candidates can check the CA Foundation result on the official website at icai.nic.in/caresult/. The overall pass percentage of the CA Foundation Jan 2026 is 19.23%. The institute has also published the CA Foundation January 2026 pass percentage for both male and female categories. The CA Foundation Jan 2026 male pass rate is 20.13%, while the female pass rate is 18.26%. The CA Foundation Jan 2026 result pass percentage also specified the ratio of the number of candidates who qualified for the exam versus the total number of candidates who appeared in the exam. A total of 1,09,694 appeared for the CA Foundation exam in the January 2026 session.

    This Story also Contains

    1. CA Foundation Pass Percentage Below 40% in Last Six Years
    2. CA Foundation Previous Year Pass Percentage
    3. CA Foundation Passing Marks 2026
    CA Foundation Pass Percentage Jan 2026 (OUT): Check Group 1 & 2 Passing Rate
    CA Foundation Pass Percentage 2026

    The CA Foundation result pass percentage specifies the ratio of the number of candidates who qualified for the exam versus the total number of candidates who appeared in the exam. As per the new ICAI scheme, candidates need to score a minimum of 40% marks in each CA Foundation paper and a total aggregate of 50% marks to pass CA Foundation. Candidates who clear the exam with more than 70% marks will be termed as passing with distinction in the CA Foundation.

    CA Foundation Result Jan 2026 Pass Percentage

    The passing percentage of the CA Foundation Jan 2026 will be declared shortly after the results.

    CA Foundation Jan 2026 Pass Percentage

    Gender

    Candidates Appeared

    Candidates Passed

    Pass Percentage

    Male

    57,238

    11,523

    20.13%

    Female

    52,456

    9,576

    18.26%

    Total

    1,09,694

    21,099

    19.23%


    CA Foundation Pass Percentage Below 40% in Last Six Years

    The CA Foundation pass percentage has not gone above 40% in the last five years. Analysing the last six years' pass percentages of CA Foundation, the overall pass percentage has remained less than 40% from November 2018. The CA Foundation passing percentage has usually hovered between 20-30% in the past few years. This denotes that the CA Foundation exam has been consistently difficult for students. The highest pass percentage of CA Foundation in recent years is that of the November 2018 exams, where the pass percentage was 44.12%.

    CA Foundation Previous Year Pass Percentage

    It is useful for candidates to know the previous years' CA Foundation result percentage as it helps the students to analyse the difficulty of the exam. The passing percentage of CA Foundation also helps the candidates to assert their competition in this exam. The pass percentage of CA Foundation for previous years is given in the tables below:

    CA Foundation Sep 2025 Pass Percentage

    ParticularsNo. of candidates appearedNo. of candidates passedPass Percentage
    Male51,120
    8,046
    15.74%
    Female47,70
    6,563
    13.76%
    Total98,827
    14,609
    14.78%
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    CA Foundation May 2025 Pass Percentage

    ParticularsNo. of candidates appearedNo. of candidates passedPass Percentage
    Male43,389705616.26%
    Female39273541813.80%
    Total826621247415.09%
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    CA Foundation January 2025 Pass Percentage

    ParticularsNo. of candidates appearedNo. of candidates passedPass Percentage
    Male582401266121.74%
    Female526471120021.27%
    Total1108872386121.52
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    CA Foundation September 2024 Pass Percentage

    ParticularsNo. of candidates appearedNo. of candidates passedPass Percentage
    Male37774773220.47%
    Female32663612618.76%
    Total704371385819.67%

    CA Foundation June 2024 Pass Percentage

    ParticularsNo. of candidates appearedNo. of candidates passedPass Percentage
    Male49,5807,76615.66%
    Female423805,98314.14%
    Total91,90013,74914.96%

    CA Foundation Dec 2023 Pass Percentage

    ParticularsNo. of candidates appearedNo. of candidates passedPass Percentage
    Male719662172830.19%
    Female651871940429.77%
    Total1371534113229.99%

    CA Foundation June 2023 Pass Percentage

    ParticularsNo. of candidates appearedNo. of candidates passedPass percentage
    Male555731444825.99
    Female479441141223.8
    Total1035172586024.98

    CA Foundation Dec 2022 Pass Percentage

    ParticularsMale

    Female

    Total

    Number of candidates appeared

    6829457721126015

    Number of candidates passed

    201951666936864

    Pass percentage

    29.5728.8829.25

    CA Foundation June 2022 Pass Percentage

    Particulars

    Male

    Female

    Total

    Number of candidates appeared

    511114261893729

    Number of candidates passed

    130431065023693

    Pass percentage

    25.5224.9925.28

    CA Foundation December 2021 Pass Percentage

    ParticularsMaleFemaleTotal

    Number of candidates appeared

    6009750565110662

    Number of candidates passed

    181511535933510

    Pass percentage

    30.20%30.37%30.28%

    CA Foundation June 2021 Pass Percentage

    Particulars

    Male

    Female

    Total

    Number of candidates appeared

    38917

    33050

    71967

    Number of candidates passed

    10150

    9008

    19158

    Pass percentage

    26.08%

    27.26%

    26.62%

    CA Foundation Jan 2021 Pass Percentage

    Particulars

    MaleFemaleTotal

    Number of candidates appeared

    17126

    10682

    27808

    Number of candidates passed

    4267

    2655

    6922

    Pass percentage

    24.91%

    24.85%

    24.89%

    CA Foundation Nov 2020 Pass Percentage

    Particulars

    Male

    Female

    Total

    Number of candidates who appeared

    40276

    37738

    78014

    Number of candidates passed

    14543

    12784

    27327

    Pass percentage

    36.11%

    33.88%

    35.03%

    CA Foundation June 2019 Pass Percentage

    ParticularsMaleFemaleTotal

    Number of candidates appeared

    17844

    13127

    30971

    Number of candidates passed

    3296

    2457

    5753

    Pass percentage

    18.47%

    18.72%

    18.58%

    CA Foundation Nov 2018 Pass Percentage

    ParticularsMale

    Female

    Total

    Number of candidates appeared

    27734

    20968

    48702

    Number of candidates passed

    11935

    9553

    21488

    Pass percentage

    43.03%

    45.56%

    44.12%

    CA Foundation Passing Marks 2026

    The sectional cut-off for all the CA foundation papers that are required to qualify to apply for CA Intermediate exam is given in the table below. Candidates must score a minimum of 40% marks in individual papers and 50% in aggregate to pass the CA Foundation exam. Candidates who score more than 70% overall aggregate in CA Foundation will be meritorious and given a qualifying status of “Pass with distinction”.

    Passing Marks for CA Foundation 2026

    CA Foundation Paper

    Sectional Cut-off

    Overall passing percentage for CA Foundation

    Paper 1: Principles and Practice of Accounting

    40

    50

    Paper 2: Business Laws and Business Correspondence and Reporting

    40

    Paper 3: Business Mathematics and Logical Reasoning & Statistics

    40

    Paper 4: Business Economics and Business and Commercial Knowledge

    40

    CA Foundation Merit List 2026

    The CA Foundation result Jan 2026 link is available on ICAI's official website on March 8, 2026. ICAI also releases the merit list for CA Foundation 2026 along with the ICAI CA Foundation result 2026 on the official ICAI website. The statement of marks and CA Foundation merit list 2026 can be checked by entering the 6-digit roll number and captcha text. The institute will publish the CA Foundation 2026 merit list for the top 50 ranking candidates in an online mode.

    Candidates can analyse the CA Foundation pass percentage last 10 years to get an idea about the passing percentage of upcoming exams and prepare accordingly.

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    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

    Q: When will the CA Foundation Jan 2026 result be declared?
    A:

    ICAI will declare the CA Foundation Jan 2026 session results on March 8, 2026.

    Q: Is 1 month enough for the CA foundation exam?
    A:

    No, you need to plan your study plan well in advance. The last 1 month before the exam should be booked for CA foundation preparation.

    Q: What is the overall CA foundation Pass percentage in May 2025 session?
    A:

    The total pass percentage for the CA Foundation May 2025 session is 15.09%.

    Q: What is the overall CA foundation Pass percentage in Sep 2025 session?
    A:

    The total pass percentage for the CA Foundation Sep 2025 session is 14.78%.

    Q: What is distinction in CA Foundation?
    A:

    A candidate securing 70% and above marks is declared to have passed with Distinction.

    Q: How many students can clear CA Foundation?
    A:

    According to trends, roughly 20-25% students clear CA Foundation in each session.

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