ICAI – ICAI has postponed CA exam scheduled to be held on 19, 20 and 21 May 2022 at Silchar exam center only because of the flood situation. The announcement has been made through an official notice. The new exam dates for the Silchar exam centre have been announced, the examinations would now be conducted from 11 June to 13 June 2022 for Silchar (Assam) exam center.
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India is a statutory body, which is the national professional accounting body of India. It was established by an Act of Parliament, on July 01, 1949. The functioning of the ICAI is under Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India, and it is responsible for regulating Chartered Accountancy (CA) profession in India. From entrance exam to work norms of CA’s in India is covered by ICAI. In this page, we cover all the ICAI exam, which are CA CPT, CA Foundation, CA IPCC, and CA Final. Check all the details on ICAI exams from below.
Latest – ICAI has postponed the CA exam to be held on 19, 20 and 21 May 2022 at Silchar (Assam) exam centre due to the current flood situation. The new exam dates are from 11 June to 13 June 2022.
ICAI Examinations
ICAI hold all the examination for CA. To become a CA in India candidates need to qualify CPT / Foundation. After clearing the 1st stage, the candidates need to clear exams for CA IPCC. Simultaneously to IPCC course, the candidates also need articleship. The last step towards becoming CA is the Final examination. You can check all the details about each course from the links below:
Schedule for ICAI CA Foundation May 2022 Examination
| CA Foundation May 2022 | Dates |
| Availability of CA Foundation Exam Form | 21 Feb 2022 |
| Last date to fill CA Foundation application form | 13 Mar 2022 |
| Last date to submit application form with late fee | 20 Mar 2022 |
| Application Form reopens | 26 Mar 2022 (11:00 AM) |
| Last date to fill the reopens Application Form | 30 Mar 2022 up to 11:59 PM |
| Application correction window | 21 – 30 Mar 2022 up to 11:59 PM |
| Issuance of admit card | To be announced! |
| CA Foundation exam date | 23, 25, 27 and 29 May 2022 |
| Declaration of CA Foundation result | To be announced! |
Schedule for ICAI CA Final May 2022 Examination
| CA Final May 2022 | Dates |
| Availability of CA Final Exam Form | 21 Feb 2022 |
| Last date to fill CA Final application form | 13 Mar 2022 |
| Last date to submit application form with late fee | 20 Mar 2022 |
| Application Form reopens | 26 Mar 2022 (11:00 AM) |
| Last date to fill the Application Form | 30 Mar 2022 up to 11:59 PM |
| Application correction window | 21 – 30 Mar 2022 up to 11:59 PM |
| Issuance of admit card | To be announced! |
| CA Final exam date | Group-I: 14, 17, 19 and 21 May 2022 Group – II: 23, 25, 27 and 29 May 2022 For Silchar (Assam Center) Group 1 – Paper 3: 11 June 2022 Group 1 – Paper 4: 13 June 2022 |
| Declaration of CA Final result | To be announced! |
Schedule for ICAI CA Intermediate May 2022 Examination
| CA Intermediate May 2022 | Dates |
| Availability of CA Intermediate Exam Form | 21 Feb 2022 |
| Last date to fill CA Intermediate application form | 13 Mar 2022 |
| Last date to submit application form with late fee | 20 Mar 2022 |
| Application Form reopens | 26 Mar 2022 (11:00 AM) |
| Last date to fill the Application Form | 30 Mar 2022 up to 11:59 PM |
| Application correction window | 21 – 30 Mar 2022 up to 11:59 PM |
| Issuance of admit card | To be announced! |
| CA Intermediate exam date | Group-I: 15, 18, 20 and 22 May 2022 Group – II: 24, 26, 28 and 30 May 2022 For Silchar (Assam Center) Group 1 – Paper 3: 12 June 2022 |
| Declaration of CA Intermediate result | To be announced! |
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ICAI CA 2022 Exams Postponed for Silchar Exam Centre
21 May 2022: As per the decision taken by the District Disaster Management, ICAI has decided to postpone CA final exam, Group 1, Paper 4, corporate and economic laws scheduled to be held on 21 May 2022 at Silchar exam centre only. The new dates for concerned examinations shall be announced in due course of time. In the notice, it has been also clarified that the schedule of Final and Intermediate examinations announced vide Announcement No. 13-CA(Exam)/M/2022 dated 21st January 2022 in respect of all other papers / cities remains unchanged.
19 May 2022: As per the decision taken by the District Disaster Management, ICAI has decided to postpone CA final exam, Group 1, Paper 3, Advanced Auditing and Professional Ethics & Intermediate examination, Group I, Paper 3 Cost and Management Accounting scheduled to be held on 19 and 20 May 2022 respectively at Silchar exam centre only. The new dates for concerned examinations shall be announced in due course of time. In the notice, it has been also clarified that the schedule of Final and Intermediate examinations announced vide Announcement No. 13-CA(Exam)/M/2022 dated 21st January 2022 in respect of all other papers / cities remains unchanged. Download notice PDF
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ICAI CA Exams May 2022 Notice
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Details About ICAI Examinations
Following are details about the exams conducted by ICAI.
CA Common Proficiency Test (CPT): Common Proficiency Course is for those students who crave to pursue Charted Accountancy Course after passing 12th Examination. CPT is basically an entry-level test for Charted Accountancy Course. CPT used to be held twice in a year, in the month of June and December.
CA CPT concludes Accounting, Mercantile Laws, General Economics and Quantitative Aptitude. CPT is held just to check the basic knowledge of Students in these areas. It is an objective type examination and consists of 200 multiple-choice questions. CPT covers four basic subjects viz.
CA Foundation: ICAI updated the syllabus of CA exams under the new scheme and while doing so it also changed the name for CA CPT to CA Foundation. Now, the students need to pass CA Foundation as an entry level test. CA Foundation exams are also conducted twice a year i.e. in the month of May and November.
To be eligible for CA Foundation, the candidate should have passed class 12th and must also register with BoS. After registration, the candidates have to undergo through 8 month study period and following it candidates can appear for the exam.
CA Integrated Professional Competency Course (IPCC): Those who qualify entry level test are eligible for IPCC. However, direct entry is also allowed. Intermediate (IPC) Course is composed of two levels viz. Group I and Group II. Intermediate (IPC) Course comprises of six subjects and seven papers of 100 marks each.
Note: GMCS and Advance Course on Information Technology Training (ITT) are to be undergone before applying for the membership of the Institute and going for Final exam.
FAQs on ICAI CA Exams
A1. The students after completing the 1st/ 2nd year of practical training are eligible to appear in these assessment tests in the subsequent three quarters of completion of the same. For example, a student completing his/her 1 st/ 2nd year of practical training during April-June, 2018 will be supposed to appear in the respective test till March 2019. However, if they clear their CA Final examination before the same, they will be allowed to appear in this test only till the announcement of result for the same as they will be getting the final grade in that mark sheet itself.
A2. The grade for practical training assessment tests will be included in the last marksheet issued by ICAI. Only the students who will be clearing their CA Final examination will be getting this grade in their marksheet.
A3. 1st and 2nd level tests are held on same dates. The student will be getting the questions accordingly based on their login details.
A3. 1st and 2nd level tests are held on same dates. The student will be getting the questions accordingly based on their login details.
A4. These tests are being introduced to assess the knowledge gained by the students during the course of practical training and their ability to apply their subject specific skills while undergoing their training in that particular area. Hence, there is no defined syllabus for these tests. However, fields in which practical training is being imparted have been identified.
A5. The three levels will now be called as Foundation, Intermediate and Final in place of earlier levels i.e. Common Proficiency Course (CPC), Intermediate (Integrated Proficiency Competence) Course and Final Course.
A6. For registering in Foundation Course, a student must have appeared in class 12th Examination.
A7. In paper No. 4 of CA Final i.e. Corporate and Allied Laws, it is desirable to support answers with relevant sections, sub-sections and clauses on the matter wherever necessary. Extra efforts are to be made at least on learning the Section numbers. If by any chance, students do not remember the Section numbers, subsections and clauses while answering any question in the examination paper on the subject, they may not lose heart on this score. They may otherwise strengthen their answer by appropriate reasoning and examples. However, they may desist from citing wrong Section numbers, sub-sections and clauses.
A8. Normally the results are declared on time. In exceptional cases, there could be delay of one or two days due to unavoidable reasons. Moreover, one needs to appreciate that number of students has increased quite a bit over the past few years and since last two years, a gap between two papers has also been there increasing the overall duration of exam.
A9. If your answer is correct and it is presented nicely and in good hand-writing, it is surely going to fetch you good marks than an answer which is correct but which is not presented nicely. But if your answer is conceptually wrong, howsoever good the presentation may be, you are not going to get marks.
A10. An overview of IAS/IFRS is covered in the syllabus of Financial Reporting at Final level only. They are not applicable at Inter (IPC) level.
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