CA Intermediate

CA Intermediate is a high difficulty level exam and pass percentage is quite low (25 to 30%). Most of the students usually take 2-3 attempts to clear CA Inter exams. To be able to clear the course level one needs to study hard and in a focused manner. However, there is no limit to number of attempts. One can appear for the CA Inter exams until they clear it.

In the CA Intermediate exam, about 70 percent of the total questions are subjective type. The remaining 30 percent are objective type. All the papers of CA Inter have the same break up. The objective type questions are case study based. Every question carries 1 mark.

There is no sectional time limit in CA Intermediate exam. Candidates have to time themselves well so that they are able to cover a good number of questions in the given time limit (3 hours or 2 hours). To manage the time well, candidates must first decide how many questions they have to solve (subjective -70 questions as well as objective- 30 questions). Then divide the time between the two.  

Passing marks per paper in CA Intermediate is 40 percent and overall 50 percent. If a candidate scores less than the minimum passing marks, they will have to reappear. So, during the preparation, one should focus on crossing the 40 % mark in individual papers. Even if you don't pass in one paper, you will still have to complete it as backlog.

Total marks of every CA Intermediate paper is 100. This course level has six paper so the total marks of the entire course exam is 600. CA Inter result is prepared on the basis of candidate's score in all 6 papers and the percentage is announced out of 600. Candidates have to pass in all the six papers to clear the CA Intermediate level.

CA Inter admit card is session specific. Students cannot use the admit card of one exam phase for another. Just like, students have to register for CA Inter exam of a specific phase, basis eligibility., they need to present the admit card of that specific phase for appearing in the exam. Meaning, a candidate cannot use their CA inter admit card of May session for appearing in November session.

Yes, candidates are required to carry their respective CA Intermediate admit card on all exam days as it is the main document of verification. Candidates will not be allowed to enter the test centre if they do not present a copy of their CA Inter admit card. They have to present the hard copy of admit card on all exam days. Digital copy of the CA Inter admit card will not be accepted.

CA Intermediate exams for May 2025 phase will be spread over 10 days. Check below the registration and exam schedule:

As per the ICAI, the topper of CA Intermediate May 2023 exam was Y Gokul Sai Sreekar. Check the table below for the names and scores of CA Intermediate toppers May 2023:

As per the ICAI, the topper of CA Intermediate November 2023 exam was Jai Devang Junulia. Check the below table for CA Intermediate toppers of November 2023 exam: