Important Announcement – CA Examinations September 2025
Important Announcement – CA Examinations September 2025
No. 13-CA (EXAM)/SEPTEMBER/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, Intermediate and Final 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.
FINAL COURSE EXAMINATION
[As per syllabus contained in the scheme notified by the Council under Regulation 31 of the Chartered
Accountants Regulations, 1988.]
Group-I: 3rd, 6th & 8th September 2025
Group-II: 10th, 12th & 14th September 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: 4th , 7th & 9th September 2025
Group -II: 11th , 13th & 15th September 2025
FOUNDATION COURSE EXAMINATION
[As per syllabus contained in the scheme notified by the Council under Regulation 25 F of the Chartered
Accountants Regulations, 1988.]
16th , 18th , 20th & 22nd September 2025
No examination is scheduled on 5th September 2025 (Friday) on account of Milad – un – Nabi, being a compulsory (gazetted) Central Government holiday as per F. No. 12/2/2023-JCA dated 9.7.2024 issued by Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievance and Pensions, Government of India.
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. Similarly, Paper – 6 of Final Examination is of 4 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 |
| Final | Paper 1 to 5 | 2 PM to 5 PM | 3 Hours |
| Paper 6 | 2 PM to 6 PM | 4 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.
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 2025 Examination 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 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 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.
OPENING & CLOSING OF ONLINE WINDOW FOR SUBMISSION OF EXAMINATION APPLICATION FORMS. The Following date(s) may be noted: –
| Details | Dates |
| Commencement of submission of online examination application forms | 5th July 2025 [Saturday] |
| Last date for submission of online examination application forms (without late fees) | 18th July 2025 [Friday] |
| Last date for submission of online examination application forms (with late fees of ` 600/- or US $ 10) | 21st July 2025 [Monday] |
| Students seeking change of examination city / medium, the correction window for the examination forms already filled will be available during the dates mentioned | 22nd July 2025 [Tuesday] To 24th July 2025 [Thursday] |
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 |
| Final Course Examination | |
| For Indian Centre(s) | |
| Single Group | ₹ 1800/- |
| Both Groups | ₹ 3300/- |
| For Overseas Centre(s) – Excluding Bhutan & Kathmandu Centre | |
| Single Group | US$ 325 |
| Both Groups | US$ 550 |
| For Bhutan & Kathmandu Centre(s) | |
| Single Group | INR ₹ 2200 |
| Both Groups | INR ₹ 4000 |
| 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.
Examination fee can be remitted on-line 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
The Candidates are advised to note the above and stay in touch with the website of the Institute,
www.icai.org
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