CA January Exam 2025: ICAI Date Announcements

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has released its date-sheet for the CA Foundation and CA Intermediate examinations that are to be conducted in January 2025. These examinations come under Regulation 22 of the Chartered Accountants Regulations, 1988.

Examinations will be conducted at many centres in India as well as at some abroad locations. This time, the registration process for CAs is beginning on 10 November 2024.

In this guide, we will provide complete details about the CA exams in January 2025 from registration to important dates.

CA January Exams 2025: Course Schedules

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) finally confirmed the dates for the January 2025 CA Foundation and Intermediate exams, which will take place in the third week of January.

Here is the detailed overview of CA exams in January 2025:

Course	Dates
CA Foundation	12th, 14th, 16th, and 18th January 2025
CA Intermediate - Group 1	11th, 13th, 15th January 2025
CA Intermediate - Group 2	17th, 19th, & 21st January 2025

CA January Exams 2025 Timings

Until now, the ICAI has communicated a formal guideline relating to the timings of the upcoming January 2025 CA Foundation and CA Intermediate examinations.

Have a look at the details that can help you prepare for CA exams in January 2025:

Course	Exam	Duration	Time
CA Foundation	Paper 1	3 hours	2 pm - 5 pm
	Paper 2	3 hours	2 pm - 5 pm
	Paper 3	2 hours	2 pm - 4 pm
	Paper 4	2 hours	2 pm - 4 pm
CA Intermediate	Paper 1-6	3 hours	2 pm - 5 pm

For the papers for which advance reading time is permitted, there shall be 15 minutes of advance reading time from 1:45 PM (IST) to 2:00 PM (IST). The candidates are aware that some papers would not permit advance reading time, the same shall be checked through the official exam instructions.

For composite papers comprising both MCQs and descriptive questions, the seal for the MCQ’s part shall be opened at 2:00 PM (IST). The separate advance reading time for the MCQ part is not being provided.

CA Jan 2025 Exam Fees

Students need to know the pricing they need to pay for doing registration in CA intermediate and CA foundation exams January 2025.

Course	For Indian Centres	For Overseas Centres	For Kathmandu & Bhutan Centers
CA CA Intermediate (Single Group)	INR ₹1500	US $325	INR ₹2200
	Both Groups	INR ₹2700	US $500
	Paper 4	2 hours	2 pm - 4 pm
CA Foundation	INR ₹1500	US $325	INR ₹2200

There will be a late fee for the students who will miss the deadlines. Indian, Bhutan and Kathmandu centres will require INR 600 while foreign centres can be registered with US$ 10 as the registration fees.

CA Jan 2025 Exams Online Registration

Online registration for the CA Foundation as well as Intermediate, scheduled to take place in January 2025, will soon be available. This is the first step toward becoming a Chartered Accountant, a sacred designation.

Here are the important dates you should follow:

Course	Exam
Registration Begins	10 Nov, 2024
Registration Ends	23 Nov, 2024
Late Fees Registration (with late fees)	26 Nov, 2024 (INR ₹600 or US $10)
Application Edit/Correction Period	27-29 Nov, 2024

CA January 2025 Exams Admit Card

In the near future, Institute of Chartered Accountants of India or ICAI will release the admit cards for CA Foundation and Intermediate exams at least 15 days before the date of commencement of the respective exams. Here are the key points to remember:

Download Online: Admit cards would also be downloadable from the official website of the ICAI. Please validate your login to seek access to your admit card upon posting.
Take Hard Copy: You need a printed version of the admit card for entry to an examination centre. No candidate would be permitted entry for attending examinations without this.
Keep Visiting: Visit ICAI website and Notification for final date of release of Admit Card.

Make sure you take all these aspects seriously, as this is your chance to come prepared for your one chartered accountancy journey.

CA Exams Jan 2025 Result Dates

Most authentic time frame will be the declaration by ICAI; however, the following is based on past trends for the release dates of ICAI CA January 2025 exam results.

CA Foundation: Since the declaration of Foundation course results usually takes about 45 days since the completion of the examination..
CA Intermediate: In the past, ICAI always declared the results of the CA Inter exams a month after the exams were held..

The official ICAI exam site (https://icai.nic.in/caresult/) will hold the results. Candidates can access their results by logging into the account that they have created on the site.