ICAI announces Foundation, Intermediate enrolment cut-off date for September, January exams

NEW DELHI: Institute of Chartered Accountants of India’s Board of Studies has announced the cut-off date for enrollment in Foundation and Intermediate courses for appearing in September 2024 and January 2025 CA exams. The announcement was made as the institute has decided to hold ICAI CA exams thrice in a year in the months of May-June, September and January.

Until last year, the CA exams for all three courses were held twice a year. However, now the institute will follow the existing policy only for CA Final course examination, which will be held twice a year in May and November.

As per the new policy, students who have registered with the Board of Studies of ICAI for a minimum period of four months on or before the first day of the examination month and fulfil the conditions specified in Regulation 25F will be eligible to appear in the CA Foundation exam.

For Intermediate course, “students registered with the institute and produces a certificate to the effect that he has undergone a study course for a period of not less than eight months as on the first day of the month in which the examination is held along with other eligibility conditions specified in Regulation 28G can appear in the next eligible exam”.

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As per the eligibility criteria, the last date for CA Foundation course registration for appearing in the September 2024 exam is May 1. The registration for CA Intermediate course for appearing in the January 2025 exam is also May 1 through both routes.

“It may be noted that students who have registered in Intermediate Course either through Foundation Route or Direct Entry Route up to 1st January 2024 are eligible for appearing in September 2024 Intermediate Examination,” it added. Candidates will be able to register through the official website, eservices.icai.org.

On October 13, 2020, the officials approved the proposal to amend the Regulations 25E, 25F and 28F of Chartered Accountants Regulations 1988, which now enables candidate to provisionally register in the Foundation course after passing Class 10 board exam.