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The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has announced the schedule for the January 2025 Chartered Accountants Foundation and Intermediate Examinations, as per Regulation 22 of the Chartered Accountants Regulations, 1988. The Foundation course exams will take place on January 12, 14, 16, and 18, 2025, while the Intermediate exams will be divided into two groups: Group-I on January 11, 13, and 15, and Group-II on January 17, 19, and 21. Candidates are required to adhere to the specified exam timings and formats, with particular durations assigned to different papers.

The examinations will be conducted in various cities across India and select overseas locations. Online registration for the exams begins on November 10, 2024, with a deadline of November 23 for submissions without late fees. Late applications can be submitted until November 26, 2024, with applicable fees. Candidates will have the option to answer papers in either English or Hindi. Detailed information and guidance will be available on the ICAI website, urging candidates to remain updated regarding any changes.

Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

Examination Department
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
20th September 2024

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

No. 13-CA (EXAM)/JANUARY/2025: In pursuance of Regulation 22 of the Chartered Accountants Regulations, 1988, the Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India is pleased to announce that the next Chartered Accountants Foundation and Intermediate Examinations will be held on the dates and places which are given below provided that sufficient number of candidates offer themselves to appear from each of the below mentioned places.

FOUNDATION COURSE EXAMINATION

[As per syllabus contained in the scheme notified by the Council under Regulation 25 F of the Chartered Accountants Regulations, 1988.]

12th, 14th, 16th & 18th January 2025

INTERMEDIATE COURSE EXAMINATION

[As per syllabus contained in the scheme notified by the Council under Regulation 28 F of the Chartered Accountants Regulations, 1988.]

Group -I: 11th, 13th & 15th January 2025

Group -II: 17th, 19th & 21st January 2025

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 & 4 of Foundation Examination are of 2 hours duration. However, all other examinations are of 3 hours duration, and the examination wise timing(s) are given below:

Examination Paper(s) Exam. Timings (IST) Duration
Foundation Paper 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

*In Paper 3 and 4 of Foundation Examination 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).

Further, in case of composite papers having both MCQs based & Descriptive Question Papers, seal of MCQs based Question Paper shall be opened at 2 PM (IST), in other words there will be no advance reading time for MCQs based Question Papers.

3. PLACES OF EXAMINATION CITIES:

The Chartered Accountants Examinations, January 2025 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 5 Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar and Tinsukia
Bihar 12 Begusarai, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, Madhubani, Motihari, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea, Samastipur, Sitamarhi and Siwan
Chattisgarh 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 18 Ambala, Bahadurgarh, Bhiwani, Faridabad, Fatehabad, Gurgaon (Gurugram), Hisar, Jind, Kaithal, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Narnaul, 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
Madhya Pradesh 16 Bhopal, Burhanpur, Chhatarpur, Chhindwara, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Katni, Khandwa, Mandsaur, Neemuch, Ratlam, Rewa, Sagar, Satna and Ujjain
Maharashtra 36 Ahmednagar, Akola, Amravati, Aurangabad, Badlapur, 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 Aizawal
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 23 Ajmer, Alwar, Balotra, Banswara, Beawar, Bharatpur, Bhilwara, Bikaner, Bundi, Chittorgarh, Churu, 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, Mahabubnagar, Nalgonda, Nizamabad and Warangal
Tripura 1 Agartala
Uttar
Pradesh
18 Agra, Aligarh, Allahabad (Prayagraj), Bareilly, Bulandshahr, Firozabad, Ghaziabad, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mathura, Meerut,
Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Noida, 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 AND INTERMEDIATE EXAMINATIONS ONLY]

The January 2025 Examinations will also be held at 8 (Eight) overseas examination cities, namely:

Overseas Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Thimpu (Bhutan), Doha, Dubai, Kathmandu (Nepal), Kuwait and Muscat

The Examination commencement timing at Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Muscat Centres will be 12.30 PM i.e., Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Muscat local time corresponding / equivalent to 2 PM. (IST). The Examination commencement timing at Bahrain, Doha, and Kuwait Centre will be 11.30 AM i.e., Bahrain / Doha / Kuwait 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 Examination commencement timing at Thimpu (Bhutan) Centre will be 2.30 PM Bhutan 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:

As a part of automation and platform consolidation, ICAI is pleased to announce that all candidates in respect of Foundation and Intermediate Examinations will be required to apply online at https://eservices.icai.org (Self Service Portal – SSP) for January 2025 Exam and also pay the requisite examination fee online. These forms are based on your eligibility of your course based on announcements and regulations. These forms will be available on SSP, and you are requested to login with your 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 you have never registered as a user in SSP, kindly open the following URL: https://eservices.icai.org/EForms/configuredHtml/1666/57499/Registration.html?action=existing

Please use forgot password option in case you have forgotten or lost your password. Students are also requested to Create Username, Register Course, Convert Course, Revalidate, Update Photo, Signature and Address on SSP only.

Examination fee can be remitted on-line by using VISA or MASTER or MAESTRO Credit / Debit Card / Rupay Card / Net Banking / Bhim UPI.

Opening and closing of online window for submission of examination application forms and correction window.

The Following dates(s) may be noted: –

Details Intermediate / Foundation Examination
Commencement of submission of online examination application forms 10th November 2024
[Sunday]
Last date for submission of online examination application forms (without late fees) 23rd November 2024
[Saturday]
Last date for submission of online examination application forms (with late fees of ` 600/- or US $ 10) 26th November 2024
[Tuesday]
Students seeking change of examination city / medium, the correction window for the examination forms already filled will be available during the dates mentioned 27th November 2024
[Wednesday]
To 29th November 2024 [Friday]

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 Bhutan & Kathmandu Centre
Single Group / Unit (All except 2) US$ 325
Both Groups / Unit 2 US$ 500
For Bhutan & Kathmandu Centre(s)
Single Group / Unit (All except 2) INR ₹ 2200
Both Groups / Unit 2 INR ₹ 3400
Foundation Course Examination
For Indian Centre(s) ₹ 1500/-
For Overseas Centre(s) – Excluding Bhutan & Kathmandu Centre(s) US$ 325
For Bhutan & Kathmandu Centre(s) INR ₹ 2200

The late fee for submission of examination application form after the scheduled last date would be ` 600/- (for Indian / Bhutan / Kathmandu Centres) and US $ 10 (for Abroad Centres) as decided by the Council.

OPTION TO ANSWER PAPERS IN HINDI:

Candidates of Foundation and Intermediate 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

The Candidates are advised to note the above and stay in touch with the website of the Institute, www.icai.org.

(S. K. GARG)
DIRECTOR (EXAMINATIONS)

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