The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) announced the CA Inter and Foundation January 2026 results on March 8, 2026. Candidates who appeared for the exams can download their scorecards from the official website. Along with the results, ICAI has released the number of candidates who appeared, the pass percentage, and the toppers list for both CA Intermediate and CA Foundation levels. Earlier, ICAI had declared the CA Final January 2026 results on March 1, 2026, where Diksha Goyal from Karnal secured AIR 1.
For the CA Foundation Jan 2026, Logapriya P P has secured the All India first rank, Khushi Sikaria has secured second rank, while Suman Karki and Raghav Naresh Gupta have grabbed third rank.
ICAI has released the pass percentage of candidates who appeared for the CA Foundation and CA Intermediate January 2026 exams.
Group (s) | No. of candidates appeared | No. of candidates passed | Pass percentage |
Group 1 | 105,526 | 14,733 | 13.96% |
Group 2 | 69,477 | 10,798 | 15.54% |
Both groups | 41,798 | 3,924 | 9.39% |
Particulars | No. of candidates appeared | No. of 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% |
The CA Inter exam pass percentages from previous years indicate the competitiveness of the exam. From 2018 to 2025, Group 1's pass percentage has fluctuated between 9% and 29%. On the other hand, Group 2 has recorded a passing rate from 4.04% to 43.04%. When candidates attempt both groups at once, the pass percentage tends to be lower, between 5% and 18%. This indicates that clearing both groups in a single attempt is challenging.
Exam Session | Group 1 Pass % | Group 2 Pass % | Both Groups Pass % | Total Candidates Appeared |
Sep 2025 | 9.43% | 27.14% | 10.06% | 1,26,444 |
May 2025 | 14.67% | 21.51% | 13.22% | 1,31,074 |
Jan 2025 | 14.17% | 22.16% | 14.05% | 1,40,294 |
Sep 2024 | 15.17% | 15.99% | 5.66% | 96,505 |
May 2024 | 27.15% | 18.28% | 18.42% | 1,22,963 |
Nov 2023 | 16.78% | 19.18% | 9.73% | 1,57,483 |
May 2023 | 18.95% | 23.44% | 10.24% | 1,42,542 |
Dec 2022 | 21.19% | 24.44% | 12.72% | 1,17,889 |
May 2022 | 13.30% | 12.45% | 5.46% | 1,19,907 |
Dec 2021 (New Course) | 21.78% | 11.81% | 11.56% | 1,07,722 |
Dec 2021 (Old Course) | 5.39% | 16.79% | 0.91% | 31,011 |
July 2021 (New Course) | 29.11% | 22.20% | 10.49% | 1,26,426 |
July 2021 (Old Course) | 4.34% | 30.13% | 0.66% | 39,084 |
Nov 2020 (Old Course) | 11.75% | 15.11% | 1.81% | 34,821 |
Nov 2020 (New Course) | 25.64% | 21.85% | 17.09% | 1,36,021 |
Nov 2019 | 22.49% | 17.87% | 14.37% | 1,50,402 |
May 2019 | 17.69% | 31.70% | 17.11% | 1,40,124 |
Nov 2018 | 18.54% | 43.04% | 8.88% | 1,35,487 |
May 2018 | 23.04% | 4.04% | 17.98% | 1,28,945 |
The pass percentage trends for the CA Foundation exam from 2018 to 2025 indicate the difficulty level of the entry stage of the CA course. In 2025, the pass percentage has not exceeded 21.52%. This is an indication that clearing the first CA exam is a challenge. Earlier sessions like November 2018 recorded 44.12% pass percentage and November 2020 recorded 35.03%. This difference shows that the ICAI CA exams have become more challenging over the last few years.
Exam Session | Male Pass % | Female Pass % | Total Pass % |
Sep 2025 | 15.74% | 13.76% | 14.78% |
May 2025 | 16.26% | 13.80% | 15.09% |
Jan 2025 | 21.74% | 21.27% | 21.52% |
Sep 2024 | 20.47% | 18.76% | 19.67% |
June 2024 | 15.66% | 14.14% | 14.96% |
Dec 2023 | 30.19% | 29.77% | 29.99% |
June 2023 | 25.99% | 23.80% | 24.98% |
Dec 2022 | 29.57% | 28.88% | 29.25% |
June 2022 | 25.52% | 24.99% | 25.28% |
Dec 2021 | 30.20% | 30.37% | 30.28% |
June 2021 | 26.08% | 27.26% | 26.62% |
Jan 2021 | 24.91% | 24.85% | 24.89% |
Nov 2020 | 36.11% | 33.88% | 35.03% |
June 2019 | 18.47% | 18.72% | 18.58% |
Nov 2018 | 43.03% | 45.56% | 44.12% |
Along with the CA Jan 2026 results ICAI released the number of candidates who appeared for the CA Intermediate and CA Foundation January 2026 exam. The data provided in the tables below states the overall participation in the CA Jan 2026 exam.
Group (s) | No. of candidates appeared |
Group 1 | 105,526 |
Group 2 | 69,477 |
Both groups | 41,798 |
Gender | Candidates Appeared |
Male | 57,238 |
Female | 52,456 |
Total | 1,09,694 |
Particulars | No. of candidates appeared |
Group I | 53,652 |
Group II | 38,169 |
Both Groups | 22,293 |
Total | 69,591 |
ICAI has also announced the toppers from the CA Foundation Jan 2026 and CA Inter Jan 2026 exams. Kanhiya Lal has secured AIR 1 in CA Inter Jan 2026 exam with a pass percentage of 84.67%. Logapriya P P has secured AIR 1 in CA Foundation 2026 exam with a pass percentage of 91.50%.
Rank | Name | City | Roll No. | Marks | Percentage |
AIR 1 | Logapriya P P | Madurai | 778161 | 366 / 400 | 91.50% |
AIR 2 | Khushi Sikaria | Midnapore | 767618 | 365 / 400 | 91.25% |
AIR 3 | Hiba P | Kannur | 764885 | 361 / 400 | 90.25% |
AIR 3 | Suman Karki | Kathmandu | 766645 | 361 / 400 | 90.25% |
AIR 3 | Raghav Naresh Gupta | Surat | 809390 | 361 / 400 | 90.25% |
Rank | Name | City | Roll No. | Marks | Percentage |
AIR 1 | Kanhiya Lal | Ellenabad | 652015 | 508 / 600 | 84.67% |
AIR 2 | Fathima Shehza K | Perintalmanna | 615232 | 504 / 600 | 84.00% |
AIR 3 | Vanya Bansal | Faridabad | 573157 | 498 / 600 | 83.00% |
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