ICAI CA Exams 2023: Check Registration, Pattern, Syllabus, Question Papers, Scorecard, Topper, Download Link

ICAI CA exam dates 2023 of May-June have been announced and the registration process will begin from February 3. The CA exam dates 2023 were announced on January 10 for Foundation, Intermediate and Final courses. Registrations for CA Foundation, CA Intermediate and CA Final exams will be done online. Candidates who will be registering for the first time, will have to create a user ID, whereas those who are already registered can login and fill the examination form at the ICAI website. 

The CA Final and Intermediate results (November 2022) were announced on January 10. The CA Foundation result (December 2022) is expected to be announced soon.

What is ICAI Exam?

ICAI exam, also known as the CA exam, is conducted by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) for aspirants of Chartered Accountancy profession in India. As per the University Grants Commission (UGC), CA qualification is treated equivalent to a postgraduate degree. The exam is conducted at three different levels as per the CA courses. For being certified as a Chartered Accountant, candidates have to clear all the course levels. There are three levels in CA course. Given below are the CA courses in order of first to third:

• CA Foundation course examination (four papers) 

• CA Intermediate examination (eight papers based on New Syllabus and eight paper based on Old Syllabus)

• CA Final examination (eight papers based on New Syllabus and 8 paper based on Old Syllabus)

Latest updates:

January 10, 2023: ICAI CA May-June 2023 exam dates out; check full schedule here

January 10, 2023: ICAI CA Result 2022 (Nov) for Intermediate and Final courses announced; download scorecard here

ICAI Exam Highlights

Given below is the table indicating key highlights of ICAI CA exams and courses:

Also Read: ICAI CA 2023 Important Dates

ICAI CA process

ICAI CA Eligibility Criteria 2023

Candidates seeking admission to CA programme need to fulfil the course-wise eligibility criteria mentioned below: 

CA Foundation Eligibility Criteria

• Candidates who have passed Class 12 or equivalent examination from Central or State Board of Education before the examination.

            In addition, candidates who have:

• • Registered with Board of Studies on or before 30 June of the examination year
  • Changed to CA Foundation Course with Board of Studies of ICAI on or before September 7 of the examination year.

CA Intermediate Eligibility Criteria

• Candidates have passed Foundation examination or equivalent examination
• Candidates who have registered for previous Intermediate exam as per syllabus under paragraph 2 or 2A of Schedule B or Professional Education (Course-II)
• Professional Competence Course and converted into Intermediate (IPC) Course/ Accounting Technician Course (ATC) 
• Candidates who have completed graduation or post-graduation in any stream from a recognized institute of India

CA Final Eligibility Criteria

• The candidate who have passed the Intermediate examination or Professional Education Examination – II/PCC/IPCC, are eligible to apply for the Final exam
• They must also have completed 3 years or 3½ years or must be due to complete, as the case may be, of article training as on the date of filling the form
• For PE-II stream student and PE-II stream students converted to IPCC – Also, they must be serving the last twelve months of articled training including excess leave, if any, and due to complete 3 years on or before October 31 of the examination year.
• For PCC stream students – The candidate must be serving the last six months of articled training including excess leave if any, and due to complete 3½ years on or before 30th April of the examination year
• For Intermediate IPCC students – The candidate must be serving the last six months of training including excess leave if any, and due to complete 3 years on or before 30 April of the examination year.
• For students converted from PE-II to PCC  as well as for students converted from PE-II to PCC and then to IPCC – The candidate must be serving the last twelve months of training including excess leave if any, and due to complete 3½ years articles on or before October 31 of the examination year.
• Candidates who have taken termination are advised to re-register for the balance period of training

Also Read: ICAI CA eligibility criteria

ICAI CA Exam Process

The process of ICAI CA exam includes online registration, admit card download and appearing for the exam. The result is announced for candidates level wise. Given below is the brief overview of CA exam process.

Step 1: Apply for CA course

Candidates have to register for the course at the ICAI website. Freshers need to register for CA Foundation course. Those who have registered before can register for Foundation again or Intermediate and Final courses with the help of same login credentials.

Also Read: 

• ICAI CA 2023 application forms
• ICAI CA 2023 test centres and cities

Step 2: Download ICAI CA Admit Card

The CA admit card for each course level is released online about a month before the exam schedule. Candidates have to download their ICAI CA admit cards to be able to appear in the exams.

Also Read:

• ICAI CA admit card 2023

Step 3: Appear for CA exams

The CA exams for Foundation, Intermediate and Final courses are conducted at designated examination centres in online mode bi-annualy (May-June and November-December). The examination centres are different for all three courses. Candidates have to appear for the exam and perform well to clear the CA level.

Also Read:

• ICAI CA course syllabus
• ICAI CA exam pattern

Step 4: Download CA result and register for the next level of the course

The CA result for Foundation, Intermediate and Final courses are released about a month after the exam. candidates clearing Foundation course have to register for Intermediate course and candidates clearing Intermediate course have to register for Final course. Those who clear the CA Final exam, are certified as a professional CA by the ICAI.

Also Read:

• ICAI CA result 2023

ICAI CA Exam Fees

The CA exam fee can be paid at the time of application online by using VISA or MASTER or MAESTRO Credit / Debit Card / Rupay Card / Net Banking / Bhim UPI.