Sakshi Chandak Secures AIR 1 in CA Intermediate September 2026 Exam with 83.67% After Studying Up to 16 Hours a Day:

Sakshi Chandak from Nashik, Maharashtra, has secured AIR 1 in the ICAI CA Intermediate September 2026 examination by scoring 502 out of 600 marks, achieving an impressive 83.67%.

Sakshi Chandak Tops Nationwide With 502 Marks

Saloni Kumari

Oct 24, 2026

Last update on Oct 24, 2026

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has successfully announced the results for the CA Intermediate September 2026 exams held from September 1 to 12, 2026.

According to the official exam schedule, the CA Intermediate September 2026 exams were conducted from September 01 to 06, 2026, for Group I and from September 08, 2026, to 12, 2026, for Group II. The timings of the examinations were from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM (IST), with an extra 15-minute time from 1:45 PM to 2:00 PM provided for advance reading.

This year, a total of 38339 students had appeared for both Group I and II of the CA Intermediate September 2026 exam, of which 5066 have successfully cleared the examination with a pass percentage of 13.21.

Results for the CA Intermediate September 2026 exams were announced on October 22, 2026, and Sakshi Chandak has topped the examination nationwide by securing All India Rank (AIR) 1. As per the reports, she is a resident of Igatpuri, Nashik, Maharashtra. She has secured 502 marks out of 600 (83.67%) in the September 2026 CA Intermediate Exam.

She is presently pursuing a Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) from Pune University, alongside preparing for Chartered Accountancy. As per the sources, she used to study for about 12 hours daily and increased this time limit upto 14 to 16 hours when the exam approached.

According to her, she followed an early birth routine to crack the exam. She used to wake up early at around 5 AM daily and then sleep from around 10 to 10:30 PM with structured breaks in between.

She was a topper in her school education. She had secured 97.4% in her Class 10th (from CBSE) and 94.33% in Class 12th (from Maharashtra HSC). Additionally, she had secured 4th rank in the entire nation in the CA foundation exam.

Her remarkable achievement reflects her dedication and hard work.

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