CA Foundation

The ICAI CA Foundation exam is conducted in 194 cities across India and 8 cities abroad. It is organized by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), aiming to train and certify Chartered Accountants in the country. The exam is held twice a year at a national level, with a duration of two hours and conducted online in English. This professional course offers candidates an opportunity to pursue a career in Chartered Accountancy, making it accessible to aspirants across a wide geographical spread both within India and internationally.

I found two top institutes in Chennai offering CA course:

1. K S Academy:
   CA Foundation course: INR 9,200
   CA Intermediate course: INR 13,000 for GRP 1, INR 18,000 for GRP 2
   CA Final: INR 13,000 - 22,000
   
   
2. Vidya Sagar Institute:
   CA Foundation course: INR 53,000
   CA Intermediate course: INR 90,000
   CA Final: INR 1 Lakh

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The ICAI follows a fair method of evaluation of exam papers of candidates. Be it CA Foundation, CA Intermediate or CA Final exam papers, the ICAI checks the paper on merit of the arguments made. In theory paper, the points are given on language of the answer, clarity of the argument and presentation. In practical papers, marks are awarded if the answer is supported by working notes. If the answer is presented well, clearly in tabular format with working notes (showing calculation), it is sure to get marks. Students say that working notes help in getting grace marks.

Question paper observation is a process through which candidates can raise query with the ICAI examination authorities regarding the question paper for the exam they have appeared for. The process usually starts from the next day of the examination and candidates have to submit their observation via email. No fee is charged for the same. Dates of submission of question paper submission vary for CA Foundation, CA Inter and CA Final exams.

CA exam dates for November 2024 will be released most likely in August. From 2024, the ICAI will be conducting CA Foundation and CA Inter exams in September as well. So, before the Novembrer 2024 exam dates, schedule of September exam will be announced. The CA exam dates are announced online at the ICAI website. The notice is also shared on ICAI's official social media accounts and newspapers.

No, there is no change in the syllabus of any of the CA papers of Foundation. The course training and examinations for 2025 are based on the previously available CA syllabus. The syllabus and sample questions papers can be downloaded from the ICAI CA website. It is also shared with students upon registration. To further familiarize candidates with the syllabus of CA Foundation, CA Intermediate and CA Final courses, the ICAI conducts mock test sessions which registered candidates can take as per the schedule.

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.

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.

If you have forgotten your login password for ICAI account, you can create a new one by visiting the eservices website and using the 'forgot password' option.

After completing CA Final course, students can start independent practice or join an auditing firm as chartered accountant or analyst. 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