The notification issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India announces the conduct of the Information Systems Audit (ISA) Course Assessment Test (3.0 Syllabus) for eligible members on 7 February 2026 through Computer Based Test (CBT) mode. Issued under Regulation 204 of the Chartered Accountants Regulations, 1988, the notification specifies the examination date, four-hour duration, examination fee of ₹2,000, eligibility restrictions limited to registered ISA course members, and a wide network of examination centres across multiple states, subject to sufficient candidate availability. It further reserves the Council’s discretion to withdraw any centre without assigning reasons. The notification prescribes a strict online application window from 15 to 28 December 2025 and mandates electronic payment modes only. Overall, the decision reinforces regulatory discipline, eligibility-based access, digital examination processes, and centralized administrative control over professional assessments conducted by the Institute.
THE INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS OF INDIA
[Set up by an Act of Parliament]
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 11th December, 2025
(Chartered Accountants)
F.No.13-CA(EXAM)/ISA/FEBRUARY/2026.—In pursuance of Regulation 204 of the Chartered Accountants Regulations, 1988, the Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India is pleased to notify that the next Information Systems Audit (ISA) Course Assessment Test (3.0 Syllabus) which is open to the members of the Institute will be held on 7th February 2026 (Saturday) from 9 AM to 1 PM (IST) through Computer Based Test (CBT) Mode only at the following cities provided that sufficient number of candidates offer themselves to appear there from.
| Name of the State | No. of Cities | Name of the Examination City |
| Andhra Pradesh | 3 | Guntur, Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam |
| Assam | 1 | Guwahati |
| Bihar | 1 | Patna |
| Chhattisgarh | 2 | Durg and Raipur |
| Chandigarh | 1 | Chandigarh |
| Delhi / New Delhi | 1 | Delhi / New Delhi |
| Goa | 1 | Goa |
| Gujarat | 4 | Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Surat and Vadodara |
| Haryana | 2 | Gurgaon (Gurugram) and Hisar |
| Himachal Pradesh | 1 | Shimla |
| Jammu & Kashmir | 1 | Jammu |
| Jharkhand | 1 | Ranchi |
| Karnataka | 2 | Belgaum and Bengaluru |
| Kerala | 1 | Ernakulam |
| Madhya Pradesh | 3 | Bhopal, Indore and Jabalpur |
| Maharashtra | 6 | Aurangabad (Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar), Kolhapur, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nashik and Pune |
| Odisha | 1 | Bhubaneswar |
| Punjab | 1 | Ludhiana |
| Rajasthan | 5 | Bhilwara, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota and Sikar |
| Sikkim | 1 | Gangtok |
| Tamil Nadu | 2 | Chennai and Coimbatore |
| Telangana | 1 | Hyderabad |
| Uttar Pradesh | 7 | Agra, Ghaziabad, Gorakhpur, Kanpur, Lucknow, Noida and Varanasi |
| Uttarakhand | 1 | Dehradun |
| West Bengal | 2 | Kolkata and Siliguri |
The Council reserves the right to withdraw any centre at any stage without assigning any reason. The above Test is open only to the Members of the Institute who are already registered with the Institute for the ISA course and fulfill the eligibility criteria laid down. The fee payable for the above Assessment Test is ₹ 2000/-.
An application for admission to the Information Systems Audit (ISA) Course – Assessment Test is required to be made on-line at https://isaat.icai.org from 15th December 2025 (Monday) to 28th December 2025 (Sunday) and remit the examination fee of ₹ 2000/- on-line by using VISA or MASTER or MAESTRO Credit / Debit Card / Rupay Card / Net Banking / Bhim UPI.
(Dr.) JAI KUMAR BATRA, Secy.
[ADVT.-III/4/Exty./548/2025-26]
