In pursuance of Regulation 22 of the Chartered Accountants Regulations, 1988, the Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India is pleased to notify that the next Chartered Accountants Foundation,

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-08062026-273242 EXTRAORDINARY PART III-Section 4 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 321] | NEW DELHI, MONDAY, MAY 18, 2026/VAISAKHA 28, 1948 (Chartered Accountants) No. 13-CA (EXAM)/SEPTEMBER – NOVEMBER/2026.— Intermediate Course Examination (1) 2 | THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY | [PART III-SEC.4] Group - I: 1, 3 and 6 September 2026 Group-II 8, 10 and 12 September 2026 Foundation Course Examination Final Course Examination Group- 1: 2, 4 and 6 November 2026 Group-II 9, 11 and 13 November 2026 Members' Examination International Taxation - Assessment Test (INTT-AT) 11 and 13 November 2026 Insurance and Risk Management (IRM) Technical Examination Modules I to IV | 6, 9, 11 and 13 November 2026 It may be emphasized that there would be no change in the examination schedule in the event of any day of the examination schedule being declared a Public Holiday by the Central Government or any State Government / Local Bodies. Paper(s) 3 and 4 of Foundation Examination are of 2 hours duration. Similarly, Paper-6 of Final Examination and all papers of International Taxation-Assessment Test are of 4 hours duration. However, all other examinations are of 3 hours duration, and the examination wise timing(s) are given below: Examination | Paper | Exam Time (Indian Standard Time) | Duration Foundation | Paper 1 and 2 | 2 PM to 5 PM | 3 hours | Paper 3 and 4* | 2 PM to 4 PM | 2 hours Intermediate | All Papers | 2 PM to 5 PM | 3 hours Final | Paper 1 to 5 | 2 PM to 5 PM | 3 hours | Paper 6 | 2 PM to 6 PM | 4 hours Post Qualification Course Examination, i.e., International Taxation - Assessment Test (INTT - AT) | All Papers * | 2 PM to 6 PM | 4 hours Post Qualification Course Examination, i.e., Insurance and Risk Management (IRM) Technical Examination | All Papers * | 2 PM to 5 PM | 3 hours *Paper 3 and 4 of Foundation Examination and all papers of Post Qualification Course Examinations there will not be any advance reading time, whereas in all other papers/exams mentioned above, an advance reading time of 15 minutes will be given from 1.45 PM (IST) to 2 PM (IST). PLACES OF EXAMINATION CITIES: The Chartered Accountants Examination, September/November 2026 will be held in the following Indian cities: Name of the State | (No. of Cities) | Name of the Examination City Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 1 | Port Blair Andhra Pradesh | 14 | Anantapur, Eluru, Guntur, Kadapa, Kakinada, Kurnool, Nellore, Ongole, Rajamahendravaram, Srikakulam, Tirupati, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam and Vizianagaram Assam | 6 | Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur and Tinsukia Bihar | 12 | Begusarai, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, Madhubani, Motihari, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea, Samastipur, Sitamarhi and Siwan Chhattisgarh | 6 | Bilaspur, Durg, Korba, Raigarh, Raipur and Rajnandgaon Chandigarh | 1 | Chandigarh Delhi / New Delhi | 1 | Delhi / New Delhi Goa | 2 | Mapusa and Margao Gujarat | 23 | Ahmedabad, Anand, Bharuch, Bhavnagar, Bhuj, Gandhidham, Gandhinagar, Himatnagar, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Mehsana, Morbi, Nadiad, Navsari, Palanpur, Patan, Porbandar, Rajkot, Surat, Surendranagar, Vadodara, Valsad and Vapi Haryana | 19 | Ambala, Bahadurgarh, Bhiwani, Faridabad, Fatehabad, Gurgaon (Gurugram), Hisar, Jind, Kaithal, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Narnaul, Palwal, Panipat, Rewari, Rohtak, Sirsa, Sonepat and Yamuna Nagar Himachal Pradesh | 1 | Shimla Jammu & Kashmir | 2 | Jammu and Srinagar Jharkhand | 7 | Bokaro Steel City, Deoghar, Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur, Ramgarh and Ranchi Karnataka | 23 | Bagalkot, Belgaum, Bellary, Bengaluru, Chikkaballapur, Chitradurga, Davangere, Gadag, Hassan, Haveri, Hubli, Kalaburgi (Gulbarga), Kolar, Koppal, Mandya, Mangalore, Mysore, Raichur, Shimoga, Sirsi, Tumakuru, Udupi and Vijayapura Kerala | 14 | Adoor, Alappuzha, Ernakulam, Idukki, Kalpetta, Kannur, Kasaragod, Kollam (Quilon), Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram and Thrissur 4 | THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY | [PART III-SEC.4] Madhya Pradesh | 16 | Bhopal, Burhanpur, Chhatarpur, Chhindwara, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Katni, Khandwa, Mandsaur, Neemuch, Ratlam, Rewa, Sagar, Satna and Ujjain Maharashtra | 37 | Ahmednagar, Akola, Amravati, Aurangabad (Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar), Badlapur, Baramati, Beed, Bhiwandi, Khamgaon (Buldhana), Chandrapur, Dhule, Gondia, Ichalkaranji, Jalgaon, Jalna, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nandurbar, Nashik, Navi Mumbai, Palghar, Panvel, Parbhani, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Pune, Ratnagiri, Sangli, Satara, Sindhudurg, Solapur, Thane, Vasai, Wardha and Yavatmal Manipur | 1 | Imphal Meghalaya | 1 | Shillong Mizoram | 1 | Aizawl Nagaland | 1 | Dimapur Odisha | 10 | Balangir, Balasore, Berhampur (Brahmapur), Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Jharsuguda, Puri, Rayagada, Rourkela and Sambalpur Puducherry | 1 | Puducherry Punjab | 8 | Amritsar, Bathinda, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mandi Gobindgarh, Pathankot, Patiala and Sangrur Rajasthan | 24 | Ajmer, Alwar, Balotra, Banswara, Beawar, Bharatpur, Bhilwara, Bikaner, Bundi, Chittorgarh, Churu, Hanumangarh, Jaipur, Jhunjhunu, Jodhpur, Kishangarh, Kota, Nagaur, Pali - Marwar, Rajsamand, Sikar, Sirohi, Sri Ganganagar and Udaipur Sikkim | 1 | Gangtok Tamil Nadu | 28 | Chennai, Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Dharmapuri, Dindigul, Erode, Hosur, Kancheepuram, Karaikudi, Karur, Kumbakonam, Madurai, Nagapattinam, Nagercoil, Namakkal, Pudukkottai, Salem, Sivakasi, Thanjavur, Theni, Tiruchirapalli, Tirunelveli, Tirupur, Tiruvallur, Tiruvannamalai, Tuticorin, Vellore and Villupuram Telangana | 8 | Adilabad, Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Mahbubnagar, Nalgonda, Nizamabad and Warangal Tripura | 1 | Agartala Uttar Pradesh | 21 | Agra, Aligarh, Ayodhya, Bareilly, Bulandshahr, Firozabad, Ghaziabad, Gorakhpur, Hapur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mathura, Meerut, Modinagar, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Noida, Prayagraj, Saharanpur and Varanasi Uttarakhand | 4 | Dehradun, Haldwani, Haridwar and Kashipur West Bengal | 7 | Asansol, Durgapur, Hooghly, Kharagpur, Kolkata, Raniganj and Siliguri PLACES OF EXAMINATION CITIES OVERSEAS: [FOR FOUNDATION, INTERMEDIATE AND FINAL EXAMINATIONS ONLY] The September / November 2026 Examinations will be held at 3 (Three) overseas examination cities, namely: Overseas | Bahrain, Dubai (UAE) and Kathmandu (Nepal) The Examination commencement timing at Dubai Centre will be 12.30 PM i.e., Dubai local time corresponding / equivalent to 2 PM (IST). The Examination commencement timing at Bahrain Centre will be 11.30 AM i.e., Bahrain local time corresponding / equivalent to 2 PM (IST). The Examination commencement timing at Kathmandu (Nepal) Centre will be 2.15 PM Nepal local time corresponding / equivalent to 2 PM (IST). The ICAI reserves the right to withdraw any city / centre at any stage without assigning any reason. Online filling Up of Examination Forms: All candidates in respect of Foundation, Intermediate and Final Examinations will be required to apply online at https://eservices.icai.org (Self Service Portal - SSP) for September / November 2026 Examination and also pay the requisite examination fee online. These forms are based on the eligibility of the course based on announcements and regulations. These forms will be available on SSP, the students be requested to login with their credentials (Username <[email protected]> and password). These Exam forms will be available in SSP effective designated dates as announced on www.icai.org. Kindly Note: If the students had never registered as a user in SSP, they have to open the following URL: https://eservices.icai.org. They have to use forgot password option in case they have forgotten or lost the password. Students are also requested to Create Username, Register Course, Convert Course, Revalidate, Update Photo, Signature and Address on SSP only. Members desirous to apply for Post Qualification Course Examination i.e. International Taxation – Assessment Test (INTT – AT) and Insurance and Risk Management (IRM) Technical Examination [which is open to the members of the Institute] are required to apply online at pqc.icaiexam.icai.org and also pay the applicable examination fee online only. OPENING & CLOSING OF ONLINE WINDOW FOR SUBMISSION OF EXAMINATION APPLICATION FORMS. The following dates(s) may be noted: - Details | Dates Commencement of submission of online examination application forms | 6th July 2026 [Monday] Last date for submission of online examination application forms (without late fees) | 19th July 2026 [Sunday] Last date for submission of online examination application forms (with late fees of ₹ 600/- or US $ 10) | 22nd July 2026 [Wednesday] Students seeking change of examination city / medium, the correction window for the examination forms already filled will be available during the dates mentioned | 23rd July 2026 [Thursday] To 25th July 2026 [Saturday] Examination Fee The examination fee(s) for various courses are as under: Intermediate Course Examination For Indian Centre(s) Single Group / Unit (All except 2) | ₹ 1500/- Both Groups / Unit 2 | ₹ 2700/- For Overseas Centre(s) – Excluding Kathmandu (Nepal) Centre(s) 12 | THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY | [PART III-SEC.4] Single Group / Unit (All except 2) | US$ 325 Both Groups / Unit 2 | US$ 500 For Kathmandu (Nepal) Centre(s) Single Group / Unit (All except 2) | INR 2200 Both Groups / Unit 2 | INR ₹ 3400 Final Course Examination For Indian Centre(s) Single Group | ₹ 1800/- Both Groups | ₹ 3300/- For Overseas Centre(s) – Excluding Kathmandu (Nepal) Centre(s) Single Group | US$ 325 Both Groups | US$ 550 For Kathmandu (Nepal) Centre(s) Single Group | INR 2200 Both Groups | INR ₹ 4000 Foundation Course Examination For Indian Centre(s) | ₹ 1500/- For Overseas Centre(s) – Excluding Kathmandu (Nepal) Centre(s) | US$ 325 For Kathmandu (Nepal) Centre(s) | INR 2200 INTERNATIONAL TAXATION – ASSESSMENT TEST (INTT -AT) | ₹ 2000/- INSURANCE & RISK MANAGEMENT (IRM) TECHNICAL EXAMINATION | ₹ 2000/- The late fee for submission of examination application form after the scheduled last date would be ₹ 600/- (for Indian / Kathmandu (Nepal) Centres) and US $ 10 (for Abroad Centres) as decided by the Council. Examination fee can be remitted online by using VISA or MASTER or MAESTRO Credit / Debit Card / Rupay Card / Net Banking / Bhim UPI. OPTION TO ANSWER PAPERS IN HINDI: Candidates of Foundation, Intermediate & Final Examinations will be allowed to opt for English / Hindi medium for answering papers. Detailed information will be found in guidance notes hosted at https://eservices.icai.org. However, the medium of Examinations will be only English in respect of Post Qualification Course viz.: International Taxation – Assessment Test (INTT – AT) and Insurance and Risk Management (IRM) Technical Examination. The Candidates are advised to note the above and stay in touch with the website of the Institute, www.icai.org. CA. (Dr.) JAI KUMAR BATRA, Secy. [ADVT.-III/4/Exty./90/2026-27] Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.