ICAI Campus Placement Programme 2026 – Guidelines

ICAI Campus Placement Programme 2026 – Guidelines

ICAI Campus Placement Programme 2026 – Registration, Eligibility, Dates & Guidelines

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has announced the 64th ICAI Campus Placement Programme for April–May 2026 for newly qualified Chartered Accountants.

This placement drive provides an opportunity for CA Final pass candidates to secure employment with leading organisations through ICAI’s official placement platform.

In this article, we cover registration process, eligibility criteria, placement centres, interview dates, and important rules for candidates.

ICAI Campus Placement 2026 – Important Dates

ParticularsDate
Registration Start Date6 March 2026
Registration Last Date17 March 2026
Registration Portalhttps://icaiplacements.icai.org
Photo ID GenerationFrom 18 March 2026
Orientation Programme4 April – 15 April 2026
Campus Interviews (Big Centres)6 April – 18 April 2026
Campus Interviews (Small Centres)19 May – 23 May 2026

ICAI Campus Placement 2026 – Registration Process

Candidates who wish to participate in the placement programme must register through the ICAI Placement Portal.

Steps to Register

  1. Visit the placement portal and create login credentials using your CA Final Roll Number.
  2. Verify and update your candidate profile.
  3. Fill in required details such as:
    • Personal details
    • Contact information
    • Educational qualifications
    • Articleship completion date
  4. Upload required documents:
    • CA Final mark sheets
    • Recent photograph
  5. Pay the registration fee of ₹1,500 (including GST).

Note: The registration fee once paid cannot be refunded.

ICAI Campus Placement 2026 – Eligibility Criteria

Candidates belonging to the following categories can participate in the campus drive.

1. January 2026 CA Final Pass Candidates

Candidates who:

  • Passed both groups of CA Final in January 2026, and
  • Will complete articleship on or before 30 June 2026.

2. November 2025 CA Final Pass Candidates

Candidates who:

  • Passed CA Final in November 2025,
  • Will complete articleship between 1 March 2026 and 30 June 2026, and
  • Did not participate in the previous campus placement drive (Dec 2025 – Jan 2026).

3. Reverification / Revaluation Candidates

Candidates who:

  • Applied for verification of marks for CA Final November 2025,
  • Received revised results after 31 January 2026, and
  • Did not participate in the previous campus drive.

ICAI Campus Placement Centres 2026

Candidates can select:

  • One Big Centre, and
  • One Small Centre

Candidates opting only for smaller centres may register until 30 April 2026.

Big CentresSmall Centres
BengaluruBhubaneswar
ChennaiBhopal
HyderabadChandigarh
JaipurCoimbatore
KolkataDurgapur
MumbaiErnakulam
DelhiGuwahati
PuneIndore
AhmedabadKanpur
Lucknow
Nagpur
Noida
Patna
Rajkot
Ranchi
Raipur
Ratlam
Thane
Vadodara
Visakhapatnam

ICAI Campus Orientation Schedule 2026

ICAI will conduct orientation sessions before the campus interviews.

CentreOrientation Date
Mumbai04 April 2026
Delhi05 April 2026
Bengaluru07 April 2026
Chennai08 April 2026
Kolkata09 April 2026
Hyderabad10 April 2026
Ahmedabad11 April 2026
Pune12 April 2026
Jaipur13 April 2026
Indore14 April 2026
Lucknow15 April 2026

ICAI Campus Interview Schedule 2026

LocationInterview Dates
Delhi6 – 10 April 2026
Mumbai6 – 10 April 2026
Bengaluru8 – 13 April 2026
Chennai9 – 14 April 2026
Kolkata10 – 15 April 2026
Hyderabad13 – 17 April 2026
Pune13 – 17 April 2026
Ahmedabad13 – 17 April 2026
Jaipur14 – 18 April 2026
Noida & Thane19 – 20 May 2026
Bhubaneswar, Visakhapatnam, Coimbatore, Ernakulam, Indore21 – 22 May 2026
Bhopal, Durgapur, Lucknow, Nagpur, Patna, Rajkot, Ranchi, Vadodara, Raipur, Chandigarh, Kanpur, Ratlam, Guwahati23 May 2026

Shortlisting & Test Schedule

Big Centres

ProcessDates
Organisation Registration Deadline18 March 2026
First Round Shortlisting19 – 21 March 2026
Candidate Consent (Round 1)22 – 23 March 2026
Second Round Shortlisting24 – 25 March 2026
Candidate Consent (Round 2)26 – 27 March 2026
Aptitude / Psychometric Test28 – 30 March 2026

Small Centres

ProcessDates
Organisation Registration Deadline06 May 2026
First Round Shortlisting07 – 08 May 2026
Candidate Consent (Round 1)09 – 10 May 2026
Second Round Shortlisting11 – 12 May 2026
Candidate Consent (Round 2)13 – 14 May 2026
Aptitude / Psychometric Test15 – 17 May 2026

Interview Consent Rule

  • Candidates may give consent to a maximum of four companies at the big centre.
  • If not selected, they may again give consent to four companies at the small centre.

Once consent is provided, the candidate must attend the interview.

Offer Acceptance Rules

Recruiters will update interview results on the placement portal.

Selected candidates must:

  1. Login to the portal
  2. Submit the online declaration
  3. Accept the offer within the given deadline

Important rule:

  • A candidate can accept only one job offer through the campus process.

After acceptance, the candidate will not be eligible for further interviews.

Commitment Policy

If a candidate:

  • Accepts a campus offer but
  • Fails to join the organisation

Then the candidate must pay ₹5,000 as commitment charges to ICAI.

ICAI may also:

  • Disqualify the candidate from future campus placement drives
  • Restrict access to the ICAI Job Portal

ICAI Membership Requirement

Candidates should apply for ICAI Membership immediately after passing CA Final.

If the membership number has not been received yet:

  • Upload the required undertaking on the portal
  • Mention the expected date for submission of Membership Form 2

Special Permission for Candidates Below 21 Years

Candidates who have completed:

  • Articleship
  • AICITSS / Advanced MCS

but are below 21 years of age must obtain prior approval from ICAI before participating.

Requests can be sent to:

Email: cajob@icai.in

ICAI Placement Support Contact

For queries related to the campus placement programme:

Email: cajob@icai.in
Phone: 011-30110491 / 011-30110550
Working Hours: 9:30 AM – 6:00 PM


✔ ICAI may revise the placement schedule, policies, or procedures whenever required.

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