Cancelled ICAI CA Inter Exam Paper 5 to be held on January 31

ICAI CA Intermediate January exam, Paper 5, which was cancelled, has been rescheduled on January 31, 2026. ICAI has announced the new date.

ICAI CA Inter Paper 5 date announced

ICAI will conduct the CA Inter Paper 5 on January 31, 2026. The examination was cancelled across all test centres in India and abroad. The ICAI CA Intermediate Paper 5 was originally scheduled on January 15, but was postponed to January 19 due to Municipal Cooperation election in the state of Maharashtra. The ICAI, announced on January 17, cancellation of due to unforeseen reasons.

“In continuation of the Institute’s Important Announcement dated 17th January 2026, it is hereby announced for general information that the postponed Chartered Accountants Intermediate Examination, Group II, Paper – 5, Auditing and Ethics will now be held, across India and Abroad on January 31, 2026,” says the notice released today.

For CA Inter January 2026, Paper 5, admit card released earlier will be valid. The exam will be held at the same time and same test centres as announced previously.

CA Foundation January 2026 exam started on January 18 and its remaining four papers will be held as scheduled – January 20, 22 and 24.

Students can apply for recording observations related to CA Final, Intermediate, Foundation and Post Qualification Course - INTT-AT & IRM Examinations question papers of January 2026 exam session, by e-mail or speed post till January 27, 2026. Registrations for CA May 2026 exam - Foundation, Inter, Final - will begin from March 3.

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