New Delhi: The Chartered Accountancy (CA) exams for Intermediate and Foundation courses will be held thrice a year from 2024.
The Council of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), which conducts the exams, announced the major decision at its 430th annual meeting on Thursday at New Delhi.
The exams will be conducted in the months of January, May/June and September.
Till last year, the council used to conduct the exams during January and May/June.
“It has been decided that in order to facilitate the students, Intermediate and Foundation course examinations will be conducted thrice in a year in the month of January, May/June and September. Earlier both the examinations were held twice in a year. Globally frequency of examination is more so that students can get more opportunities to sit in the exam. Considering this, ICAI has aligned itself with Global best practices,” ICAI stated in an official release.
It will benefit students who had completed their study period to appear in the exam without having to wait too long.
In the next exam scheduled in May/June, around 4,36,500 students have enrolled so far.
