CA Final Registration 2026: CA Final January Application Form & Exam Schedule

Candidates have to pay INR 600 as late fee to submit the CA Final exam application form after the last date has passed. For candidates appearing for the exam at overseas centres, the late fee amount is USD 10. CA Final late fee window remains open for a limited period of time, which is around 3-4 days after the original deadline. Candidates who do not submit their form even during the late fee window, will not be allowed to submit it later.

To re-register for the CA Final exam, candidates can simply login with their ICAI credentials at the SSP portal of the ICAI (eservices website). The process to register is:

·       Login with registration ID and password

·       Go to CA Final (exam month) form

·       Enter details asked and upload photo and signature

·       Fill the relevant fields in the exam form

·       Ensure eligibility criteria is met for the given session

Pay the fee online via debit/credit card, net banking or e-wallet.

Yes, for every exam attempt, candidates have to pay CA Final fee. For single group, the CA Final fee is INR 1900 and for both groups the CA Final fee is INR 3300. The late fee for registration is INR 600 (USD 10 for overseas students). Candidates must note that the CA Final registration fee is non-refundable.

ICAI certification for CA professionals has a lot of credibility across the world which is why many candidates living abroad pursue this course. Members of Indian communities who live abroad also pursue the CA course by ICAI. The exam is conducted in eight cities for all course levels. They are:

1.     Abu Dhabi

2.     Bahrain

3.     Thimpu

4.     Doha

5.     Dubai

6.     Kathmandu

7.     Muscat

8.     Kuwait

Candidates living in the above mentioned cities can pursue the CA course and appear for the level while exams by registering at ICAI website. The test city will be allotted to candidates as per the choice mentioned in the ICAI CA application form.

Yes, in case you have created login from November / December 2016 CA exam onwards, you don’t need to recreate the login even if you have converted to New Course. You can log in with your credentials and avail the services offered by the ICAI.

In fact, once you have created a login ID for the CA course, be it at the time of registering for the CA Foundation course after Class 10 or 12, or at the time of registering for CA Intermediate after graduation, you will not have to create a login ID again for rest of the course levels and activities.

CA Final form correction window opens on the next day of exam form submission deadline. The application form correction window remains open for 2 days during which candidates can login to SSP portal and edit CA Final course group, test city and medium of exam. No other field of the application form is editable. If any student wishes to update their photo, they can do so at the SSP portal before filling the CA Final exam form.

The CA Final registration fee is non-refundable. Candidates cannot seek a fee refund under any circumstances. If a candidate makes mistake in the form, they will have to fill another one and pay the fee again. Thus, when fill the CA Final exam form, students must take care in entering correct and valid information as there is no option to edit the form after submission. During the form correction window, only a few sections are open for editing.

During the CA Final form correction window, candidates can edit the following options only –

·       Change of medium

·       Exam group

·       Test city

No other field is editable, once the form has been submitted. The form correction window also opens only once, so candidates need to be very careful in editing these fields. Once the changes are done, the form will be accepted as final and the CA Final admit card will be released accordingly.

While filling the CA Final exam form, candidates are required to upload some documents of identification, which include:

·       Scanned copies of CA Foundation and CA Intermediate mark sheets.

·       A recent passport size photo with white background

·       A scanned copy of student's signature on white paper

·       Reserved Category certificate (if applicable

·       Nationality Proof (for foreign students)

·       Proof of articleship

Yes, candidates can fill the CA form partly before and complete it later but they must ensure to complete the form filling and submission process before the last date so that their application is accepted. The ICAI provides late fee submission facility to candidates for a week, however candidates should submit the form at the earliest, to avoid paying the late fee. Until the ICAI CA exam form is submitted and fee amount is paid, the form will remain incomplete. Thus, candidates must comply by the registration deadline to be eligible to appear for the exam.

The passing marks for CA Final is minimum of 40 per cent aggregate in each individual subject and 50 per cent aggregate of all the subjects at one sitting in either both the groups or a single group. Candidates who do not score the minimum percentage, have to take the exam again in the next cycle.

Students can make as many attempts as they can because, to complete the Chartered Accountancy course, one needs to clear all the course levels with passing marks. The CA course is of a very high difficulty level and even the toppers manage to score not more than 70-75 per cent. A large number of students cannot clear a course level in one go. The pass percentage hovers around 25 to 30 percent.

If a candidate is unable to clear the CA Final course exam in the first attempt, they can reappear. The initial registration for Final Course is valid for five years, which means each candidate gets 10 attempts. After five years, they can register again for the next five years. The certificate to practice Chartered Accountancy as a profession is given to any student by the ICAI only after they clear the final level. Irrespective of the number of attempts they have made to clear it. Until they clear the CA Final level and get the certificate, they cannot practice as a professional.

After completing CA Final course, students can start independent practice or join an auditing firm as chartered accountant or analyst. If they join an auditing firm or a company, then they can seek full-time employment. Top job options for certified CAs are Finance Manager, Tax Manager, Certified Public Accountant, Teacher, Civil or Government Service, to name a few. They can also go for other professional courses such as MBA/PGDM to make a career in corporate finance. If one wishes to start independent practice, they need to set up a firm as a sole-proprietorship or in partnership. Also Read: CA career scope and job profiles