CA Intermediate Eligibility Criteria 2022 - Age Limit, Qualification, Minimum Marks

CA Intermediate Eligibility Criteria 2022 - The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) officially prescribes the CA Intermediate eligibility criteria. Candidates who want to fill the application form must check the eligibility before registration to avoid future discrepancies. The eligibility criteria provides details pertaining to the minimum set of requirements to be fulfilled by students before registration such as age limit, educational qualification, and qualifying marks. CA Intermediate exam is conducted by ICAI twice in a year.
Related: CA Intermediate registration 2022 is open.

Exam Dates of CA Intermediate Registration 2022

CA Intermediate Eligibility Criteria 2022

Before starting with the registration process, candidates must ensure that they fall within the eligibility requirements set by ICAI. Details related to the academic qualifications, minimum qualifying marks required and age limit are mentioned under the CA Intermediate eligibility criteria 2022. Given below are the basic requirements that candidates must meet before filling the CA Intermediate 2022 application form.

Let us look at the CA Intermediate eligibility criteria prescribed by ICAI in detail:

Time Duration and Registration - As mentioned above in the table, candidates who have to register on or before November 1, 2021 for the exam to be held in May/ July session. While for November/ December 2022 exams, the last date of registration is March 1, 2022.

Age limit - Candidates of any age can register for the CA Intermediate course. There is no maximum age limit.

Educational Qualification - Following students can register for the CA Intermediate exam-

• Candidates who have passed the CA Foundation exam can register for any of the CA Intermediate exam group(s).

• Any candidate who has passed erstwhile the Foundation exam or Professional education (examination-I) or Common Proficiency Test (CPT) is also eligible to enrol for the CA Intermediate exam.

• Candidates who are graduates/ postgraduates in commerce and have minimum of 55% marks in aggregate are also eligible to apply for the CA Intermediate course.

• Candidates who are graduates/ postgraduates in any other stream (except commerce) and have minimum of 60% marks in aggregate are also eligible to register.

• Candidates who are in their final year of graduation course are also eligible to register for the CA Intermediate course on provisional basis. Such candidates have to submit the proof of passing within six months from the date of appearance in final year exams.

CA Intermediate Registration 2022

Candidates can register for the CA Intermediate course through two routes-

1. After qualifying the CA Foundation exam - Candidates who have cleared the CA Foundation exam as per ICAI’s norms can move ahead with their CA Intermediate registration.

2. Through the direct entry route - ICAI also allows candidates to register directly for the CA Intermediate course. Such candidates do not need to qualify the CA Foundation level. The minimum qualification required for direct entry route is-

   1. Candidates must have graduation/ post graduation degree in commerce with minimum 55% marks or in any other stream with minimum 60% marks.

   2. Candidates who have qualified the CS Executive exam or CMA Intermediate exam are also eligible for registration.

Before filling the CA Intermediate 2022 registration form for any session (May/ November), candidates must check the registration cutoff dates.

After the registration process, ICAI will also release the CA Intermediate exam form. Candidates who wish to appear in the exam must mandatorily fill the application form.