Yes, you can get a scholarship for CA Intermediate if you qualify for certain programs. The ICAI itself offers merit-based and need-based scholarships to help students. You can also apply through the National Scholarship Portal if your family income fits the criteria. Many private organizations like the Sahu Jain
CA Inter Jan 2025 Pass Percentage Drops: Group 1 at 14.17%, Group 2 Sees Improvement
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India has announced the CA Inter Jan 2025 results on March 4, 2025. The CA Inter Jan 2025 exams saw a very low pass percentage indicating towards increased difficulty, new ICAI scheme and other factors. Only 14.07% could pass both groups of CA Inter January 2025. The CA Inter Group 1 pass percentage Jan 2025 wasn’t much better either, a mere 14.17%. While the Group 2 of CA Inter recorded a pass percentage of 22.16%, which is better than last many previous attempts. In this article we study the CA Inter pass percentage trends for last eight years for all groups, each group individual
CA Intermediate Pass Percentage Analysis (2018-2025)
Exam Session | Group 1 Pass % | Group 2 Pass % | Both Groups Pass % | Total Candidates Appeared |
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 |
Group 1 Pass Percentage Analysis (2018-2025)
Exam Session | Group 1 Candidates Appeared | Group 1 Candidates Passed | Group 1 Pass % |
Jan 2025 | 1,08,187 | 15,332 | 14.17% |
Sep 2024 | 69,227 | 10,505 | 15.17% |
May 2024 | 1,11,774 | 31,978 | 27.15% |
Nov 2023 | 1,17,304 | 19,686 | 16.78% |
May 2023 | 1,00,781 | 19,103 | 18.95% |
Dec 2022 | 1,00,265 | 21,244 | 21.19% |
May 2022 | 80,605 | 10,717 | 13.30% |
Group 2 Pass Percentage Analysis (2018-2025)
Exam Session | Group 2 Candidates Appeared | Group 2 Candidates Passed | Group 2 Pass % |
Jan 2025 | 80,368 | 17,813 | 22.16% |
Sep 2024 | 50,760 | 8,117 | 15.99% |
May 2024 | 71,145 | 13,008 | 18.28% |
Nov 2023 | 93,638 | 17,957 | 19.18% |
May 2023 | 81,956 | 19,208 | 23.44% |
Dec 2022 | 79,292 | 19,380 | 24.44% |
May 2022 | 63,777 | 7,943 | 12.45% |
Both Groups Pass Percentage Analysis (2018-2025)
Exam Session | Both Groups Candidates Appeared | Both Groups Candidates Passed | Both Groups Pass % |
Jan 2025 | 48,261 | 6,781 | 14.05% |
Sep 2024 | 23,482 | 1,330 | 5.66% |
May 2024 | 59,956 | 11,041 | 18.42% |
Nov 2023 | 53,459 | 5,204 | 9.73% |
May 2023 | 39,195 | 4,014 | 10.24% |
Dec 2022 | 37,428 | 4,759 | 12.72% |
May 2022 | 24,475 | 1,337 | 5.46% |
Last 8 Years’ CA Intermediate Pass Percentage Analysis
Studying the pass percentage trends of CA Inter over the years, here are few notable takeaways:
The CA Inter Group 1 pass percentage is lower than the September 2024 session and significantly lower to the May 2024 session. This might indicate increased difficulty level in Group 1 under ICAI New Scheme of Education and Training.
The CA Inter Group 2 pass percentage showed significant recovery compared to the Sep 2024 session. The CA Inter Group 2 pass percentage increased to 22.16% in January 2025.
This CA Inter Jan 2025 results indicate a better evaluation pattern. The results did not show any shocking trends.
With three attempts already conducted under ICAI New scheme, the future attempts may see an increased pass percentage for all groups of CA Inter.
The CA Inter May 2025 exam is expected to see a higher pass rate. Historically, the May sessions of CA Inter have recorded a higher pass rate compared to the other sessions.
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