The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has announced the CA Intermediate May 2026 exam dates on its official website. The CA Inter May 2026 exam form window was opened on March 3, 2026. Candidates can fill the CA Inter exam form online from the official website till March 16, 2026. The CA Inter May 2026 exam will be conducted group-wise. The CA Inter May 2026 exam group 1 will be held on May 3, 5, & 7, 2026. The group 2 exams will be held on May 9, 11, & 13, 2026.
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The CA Inter exams are conducted thrice a year. The following months are May, September and January. Read the complete article to know more about the January 2026 exam date for CA Inter, the CA Inter schedule for Jan 2026, and more. Candidates planning to appear for the January 2026 session need to keep an eye on the CA Intermediate exam dates 2026 schedule release.
The second stage of the Chartered Accountancy course is the CA Intermediate exam. Having insights about the CA Intermediate exam date 2026 is considered important from the point of preparation. The table below contains the CA Inter exam schedule.
Exam | Dates / Details |
Registration last date | January 1, 2026 |
Exam form window | March 3 to 16, 2026 |
Last date to fill exam form window | March 19, 2026 |
Changes in exam form | March 20 - 22, 2026 |
Admit card release | April 2026 (third week) |
Exam dates | Group 1: May 3, 5, & 7, 2026 Group 2: May 9, 11, & 13, 2026 |
Exam timings | All papers (3 Hours) |
Result declaration | June 2026 (expected) |
Paper(s) | Exam Dates | Exam Timings |
Paper 1: Advanced Accounting | May 3, 2026 | 2 pm to 5 pm |
Paper 2: Corporate and Other Laws | May 5, 2026 | 2 pm to 5 pm |
Paper 3: Taxation | May 7, 2026 | 2 pm to 5 pm |
Paper 4: Cost and Management Accounting | May 9, 2026 | 2 pm to 5 pm |
Paper 5: Auditing and Ethics | May 11, 2026 | 2 pm to 5 pm |
Paper 6: Financial Management and Strategic Management | May 13, 2026 | 2 pm to 5 pm |
The CA Inter exam timetable for January 2026 will contain all the important dates related to registration, admit card, exam, and the result.
ICAI allows candidates to register for the CA Intermediate level throughout the year. Before registration, candidates should check the CA Intermediate eligibility criteria as well as the registration cutoff dates. The CA Intermediate application form can be filled in online mode easily on the official website of ICAI. The CA Inter January 2026 registration closed on January 1, 2026.
The submission of online examination application forms started on March 3, 2026. The last date to submit the online examination application form without a late fee is March 16, 2026. Candidates can submit the online examination application form with a late fee of ₹600 or US $10 until March 19, 2026.
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The ICAI also provides the facility to make changes in the filled exam application form for those candidates who have some changes or corrections to make. Candidates can make corrections to the application form within the specified time window. The application correction window for CA Inter Jan 2026 will open from November 20 to 22, 2025. The CA intermediate May 2026 correction window will be open from March 20, 2026, to March 22, 2026.
The CA Inter admit card 2026 is usually released 15 days before the date of the exam. The CA Inter May 2026 admit card is expected to be issued in the third week of April 2026. Only those candidates who have filled out the exam form successfully can download the admit cards from the official website of ICAI. After downloading, candidates should get it printed in physical form. Entry inside the CA Intermediate exam centre is strictly prohibited without the CA Inter 2026 admit card.
ICAI will release the results of the CA Intermediate around 45 days after the exam. The result will be available on the official exam portal - icaiexam.icai.org. Candidates can check their ICAI results by logging into their accounts. ICAI will also release the pass percentage of CA Intermediate and a list of toppers along with the result.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The exam dates for the May 2026 session of the CA Intermediate programme have already released.
The last date to complete the CA Inter May 2026 session registration was January 1, 2026
The CA Inter May 2026 exam will be held on May 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, & 13, 2026
The time of the CA Inter exam in May 2026 is between 2 pm and 5 pm.
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