ICAI

Yes, ICAI runs multiple scholarship schemes for students pursuing CA course. The scholarships are granted on two basis: need based or merit based.

Here is the scholarships offered by ICAI to CA aspirants -

For more details about the CA Scholarship Scheme, students can click here.

According to recent official notice released by ICAI, the CA Final examination will conducted twice a year - May and November.

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India will conduct upcoming session of CA Foundation exam in January 2027. The exam dates have not yet been released. 

No, there is no sectional time limit in CA Foundation exam. Candidates have to complete their Paper 1 and Paper 2 in 3 hours and answer questions of Paper 3 and Paper 4 in two hours.

Note: There is no break between two papers.

ICAI releases CA Final scorecard on icai.nic.in. Candidates will have to enter their registration number and roll number to download result.

The difficulty level of ICAI CA exams is as follows:

The CA Final Paper 2 - Advanced Financial Management includes following topics:

• Financial Policy and Corporate Strategy
• Risk Management
• Advanced Capital Budgeting Decisions
• Security Analysis
• Security Valuation
• Portfolio Management
• Securitization
• Mutual Funds
• Derivatives Analysis and Valuation
• Foreign Exchange

The ICAI CA final exam duration for Paper 1 to 5 is 3 hours and for Paper 6 is 4 hours. Additionally, there is no sectional time limit in the exam.

ICAI CA Final course is divided into two groups. Each group has three papers. Check below for list:

GROUP I

Paper-1: Financial Reporting

Paper-2: Advanced Financial Management

Paper-3: Advanced Auditing, Assurance and Professional Ethics

GROUP II

Paper-4: Direct Tax Laws & International Taxation

Paper-5: I