Archive · 24 Sep 2026
ICAI Announces January 2027 CA Foundation, Intermediate Exam Schedule
ICAI has announced the dates for the January 2027 Chartered Accountancy exams.
The announcement covers the Foundation and Intermediate courses.
Intermediate Group I exams will happen on January 2, 4 and 6.
Group II exams will happen on January 8, 10 and 12.
Foundation exams will be held on January 3, 5, 7 and 9.
Most exams will run from 2 PM to 5 PM.
Foundation Papers 3 and 4 will instead run from 2 PM to 4 PM.
Students will get 15 minutes to read before most papers, but not before Foundation Papers 3 and 4.
The dates will not change if a scheduled exam day becomes a public holiday.
ICAI released the January 2027 examination timetable for CA Foundation and Intermediate courses.
Intermediate Group I exams will be held on January 2, 4 and 6, 2027.
Intermediate Group II exams are scheduled for January 8, 10 and 12, 2027.
Foundation exams will take place on January 3, 5, 7 and 9, 2027.
The timetable will remain unchanged if a scheduled date is later declared a public holiday.
- Who
- The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) and candidates for the CA Foundation and Intermediate examinations.
- What
- ICAI released the timetable for the January 2027 CA Foundation and Intermediate examinations.
- When
- The examinations are scheduled from January 2 through January 12, 2027, on specified dates.
- Where
- At examination centres notified for the session, subject to a sufficient number of candidates choosing each centre.
- Why
- To provide the examination schedule for the January 2027 session.
- Intermediate Group I
- January 2, 4 and 6, 2027
- Intermediate Group II
- January 8, 10 and 12, 2027
- Foundation examination dates
- January 3, 5, 7 and 9, 2027
- Intermediate timing
- 2 PM to 5 PM, with 15 minutes of advance reading time from 1:45 PM to 2 PM
- Foundation Papers 1 and 2
- 2 PM to 5 PM, with 15 minutes of advance reading time
- Foundation Papers 3 and 4
- 2 PM to 4 PM, without advance reading time
- Public holiday policy
- The timetable will not be altered if a scheduled date is later declared a public holiday by the Central Government, a state government or a local authority
