ICAI CA Intermediate 2026 exam for auditing and ethics paper to be held on January 31
Vikas Kumar Pandit | January 19, 2026 | 02:59 PM IST | 2 mins read
ICAI CA Inter Exam 2026: The institute issued a revised notice following the postponement. The exam will be held at the same centres and timings, and previously issued admit cards will remain valid.
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has revised the schedule for the postponed Chartered Accountants (CA) Intermediate Exam, group 2, paper 5 for auditing and ethics. The revision follows an earlier announcement issued by the institute on January 17.
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As per the latest notice, the ICIA CA intermediate group 2 paper 5 exam, which was earlier scheduled to be held on January 19, will now be conducted on January 31. The ICAI CA group 2 paper 5 for auditing and ethics will be conducted across India and abroad on the revised date.
ICAI states that the rescheduled exam will take place at the same exam centres and at the same timings, from 2 pm to 5 pm (IST). ICAI CA admit cards already issued to candidates will remain valid for the rescheduled exam date.
The institute clarified that there will be no change in the examination schedule even if any of the examination days are declared a public holiday by the Central Government, state governments, or local authorities.
“It may be emphasized that there would be no change in the examination schedule in the event of any day of the examination scheduled being declared a Public Holiday by the Central Government or any State Government / Local Holiday,” the official notice said.
ICAI also confirmed that the remaining papers of the Chartered Accountants Foundation January 2026 examination will be conducted as per the original schedule on January 20, January 22, and January 24.
Also read ICAI mandates digital training diary for CA students from January 1; stipend tracking to go online
How to download the ICAI CA Intermediate admit card 2026?
The steps to download the ICAI CA Intermediate admit card 2026 are given below.
- Visit the ICAI official website at icai.org.
- Click on the admit card link for the CA Intermediate exam available on the homepage or exam section.
- Enter the required login credentials, such as registration number and date of birth.
- Submit the details to access the admit card.
- Download the ICAI CA Intermediate admit card and take a printout for exam day use.
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