CA Intermediate Toppers May 2026 (Soon): Know CA Inter Topper Names, Scores and All India Rank 2026

As per the announcement made by the ICAI, the topper of CA Intermediate May 2024 exam was Kushagra Roy from Bhiwadi. Check here the names of AIR 1, 2 and 3 of CA Inter May 2024 exam:

CA exam pass percentage is usually low for all course levels. It doesn’t go over 25 percent in any exam session. The CA Foundation exam has the highest pass percentage because it is easier than rest of the two course level. However, CA Inter and CA Final pass percentage is very low. Check below the 2023 data for CA exams:

• CA Foundation (Dec 2023) pass percentage: 29.99 %
• CA Inter (Nov 2023) pass percentage: Group I : 16.78%, Group II: 19.18 %, both groups: 9.73%
• CA Final (Nov 2023) pass percentage: Group 1: 9.46%, Group II: 21.6 %, both groups: 9.42%

Candidates can check their results of CA Foundation, CA Intermediate and CA Final exams on the official websites of ICAI - icai.nic.in.

To check the result cum scorecard, candidates have to log in to their ICAI account. They can do so by using the login ID and password created at the time of exam form filling. Candidates can also check the merit list of any course through the same process.

The CA result, scorecard or merit list can be accessed online only. Apart from direct download via login, there is a provision to obtain CA result via email. The provision of obtaining results via email was introduced in 2022. To get result via email, candidates have to submit a request on the ICAI website as per the schedule announced by the exam authorities.

These processes have been put in place for the convenience of candidates as a soft copy of the scorecard is saved in the student dashboard and they can download it as soon as it is announced or whenever they need. Online announcement of result is quick and safe.

Yes, the candidates can apply for scorecard verification after the result announcement. The facility is available for all three course levels. The window for rechecking of a particular CA course opens a day after announcement of the result. Candidates can apply for scorecard verification within a month of result announcement along with a demand draft of INR 200 in favour of the Secretary, The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, payable at New Delhi. The fee is non-refundable and the result of rechecking will be final. Students can’t apply for rechecking more than once.

Candidates need to score 40 per cent in each paper of every group/course level and 50 per cent in aggregate in all the papers of a group/course level. This minimum mark criterion is applicable to all three courses - CA Foundation, CA Intermediate and CA Final. Candidates cannot move to the next level of the Chartered Accountancy course until they clear the previous level. A very few percentage of candidates get a high score as the scores of All India toppers are usually below 75%. Candidates can take any number of attempts to clear a course level. The process includes practical training as well.

The time duration of ICAI CA exams varies for each paper. For some papers, the duration is three hours whereas for some papers it is two hours. The time limit of CA Foundation paper 3 and 4 is two hours and for rest of the papers across levels is three hours. There is no sectional time limit in CA exams. 

According to latest exam schedule released by ICAI for CA Intermediate exam 2026 for Sep session, the entrance exam will be conducted between Sep 01 and Sep 12 on following dates:

ICAI conducts CA exams three times a year. These are May, September and January. To appear for the exam, candidates have to register and apply before deadline. The registration schedule is released by ICAI on its official website - icai.org.

ICAI CA Intermediate exam is conducted in following 9 overseas cities:

Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Thimphu (Bhutan), Doha, Dubai, Kathmandu (Nepal), Kuwait, Muscat and Riyadh (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)

The CA Intermediate question paper includes questions in English/Hindi language. The CA Inter test paper contains of subjective as well as objective type questions.

According to the marking scheme and CA Intermediate exam pattern, the total marks in CA Intermediate is 100 marks per paper.