CA Foundation May 2025: Examination Guidance

NOTES FOR INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE OF APPLICANTS OF CA FOUNDATION EXAMINATION – MAY 2025

Candidates who are planning to appear in the May 2025 exams are advised to check their status at the Self Service Portal (SSP) and be assured that they meet the eligibility criteria to be able to effortlessly fill the exam forms at SSP.

Before filling Exam Form, check whether the following :-

1. Eligibility criteria for Foundation Exam – MAY 2025 is fulfilled:-
   A. Candidate should be registered in Foundation Course on or before 1st January 2025.
   OR
   B. Candidate is converted from CPT to Foundation as on the date of filling the exam form
   AND
   C. Candidate must have either:
   Passed Senior Secondary (10+2 Board Exam) from a recognized Board and his/her 12th Class Board Mark Sheet must be uploaded in SSP
   OR
   Appeared in Senior Secondary (10+2 Board Exam) from a recognized Board and his/her 12th Class Board Admit Card must be uploaded in SSP. Candidates who would be appearing in Class XII (10+2) Board Exam till April 2025 are eligible to apply.
   
2. Candidates are required to upload their Class 12th (10+2) Board Exam Admit Card/ Marksheet before applying for the Examination. In case the student applies to Foundation Exam provisionally, he/she is required to upload the same before 10th April 2025 positively, failing which admit card of Foundation Exam – May 2025 will not be issued.
   
3. Candidates are required to have valid login credentials on SSP. If not, please visit https://eservices.icai.org/ to create the login.
   Please use forgot password option in case you have forgotten or lost your password. Students are also requested to Create User Name, Register Course, Convert Course, Revalidate, Update Photo, Signature and Address on SSP only.
   
4. Candidates are required to have valid course registration. In case of lapsed course registration, please make sure to revalidate/convert on SSP.
   
5. Candidates whose latest Photograph and signature are not available or are not of acceptable quality to be printed on Admit Card/Mark sheets are required to upload/ change the same on the Self Service Portal before filling up the exam form.
   
6. For any other correction required please raise a ticket in SSP for necessary status/flags updation.

All candidates in respect of Foundation Examination will be required to apply online at https://eservices.icai.org (Self Service Portal – SSP) for MAY 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 are available on SSP, and you are requested to login with your credentials (Username and password). Please check whether the Successful transaction has taken place & Exam Form PDF is Generated. Please take a printout of PDF of bar code exam form which is generated after successfully submission of exam fees and keep with you for your record. In case of failure of transaction, pay again. Excess fees received if any at our end will be refunded in due course. There is no need to send hard copy of the Exam Application Form which is generated after submission in SSP to exam department.

ATTENTION CANDIDATES
IMPORTANT DATES FOR FOUNDATION EXAMINATION – MAY 2025
(Also given in the link:- https://www.icai.org/post/exam-may-2025)

#Please note that there is no provision for on-line filling of examination application forms after the last date, i.e. 17th March 2025 with late fees.

Read More

Read More Updates on ICAI