The ICAI has announced the complete schedule, exam dates, timings, and guidelines for CA Foundation, Intermediate, Final, and Post Qualification exams to be held from Sept-Nov 2026.
Saloni Kumari | May 2, 2026 |
ICAI Announces Official Schedule, Cities, and Timings for CA September-November 2026 Exams
The Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has made an important announcement dated May 02, 2026, regarding the next Chartered Accountants Foundation, Intermediate, Final and Post Qualification Course Examinations 2026 [International Taxation – Assessment Test (INTT – AT) and Insurance and Risk Management (IRM) Technical Examination]. The ICAI has officially disclosed the schedules (dates), centres (cities in India only), timings and others for these examinations set to be held in September-November 2026.
As per the announcement, the following are the official schedules of ICAI Next September-November 2026 examinations:
ICAI CA Foundation, Intermediate and Final Examinations 2026:
ICAI Post Qualification Course Examinations 2026:
The ICAI has explicitly clarified in the announcement that no changes will be made in the examination dates even if any day of the examination schedule is declared a Public Holiday by the Central Government or any State Government / Local Bodies.
The following is the exam timings and duration for the ICAI CA Foundation, Intermediate and Final Examinations 2026:
| Examination | Paper(s) | Exam Timings (IST) | Duration |
| Foundation | Papers 1 & 2 | 2 PM to 5 PM | 3 Hours |
| Paper 3 & 4 | 2 PM to 4 PM | 2 Hours | |
| Intermediate | All Papers | 2 PM to 5 PM | 3 Hours |
| Final | Papers 1 to 5 | 2 PM to 5 PM | 3 Hours |
| Paper 6 | 2 PM to 6 PM | 4 Hours | |
| Post-Qualification Course Examination (International Taxation – Assessment Test (INTT – AT)) | ALL* | 2 PM to 6 PM | 4 Hours |
| Post-Qualification Course Examination (Insurance and Risk Management (IRM) Technical Examination) | ALL* | 2 PM to 5 PM | 3 Hours |
Refer to the official announcement for complete information.
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