Examination Department
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
18th May 2024
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
No. 13-CA (EXAM)/SEPTEMBER/2024: In pursuance of Regulation 22 of the Chartered Accountants Regulations, 1988, the Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India is pleased to announce that the next Chartered Accountants Foundation and Intermediate Examinations will be held on the dates and places which are given below provided that sufficient number of candidates offer themselves to appear from each of the below mentioned places.
FOUNDATION COURSE EXAMINATION
[As per syllabus contained in the scheme notified by the Council under Regulation 25 F of the Chartered Accountants Regulations, 1988.]
INTERMEDIATE COURSE EXAMINATION
[As per syllabus contained in the scheme notified by the Council under Regulation 28 F of the Chartered Accountants Regulations, 1988.]
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Group -I:12th, 14th & 17th September 2024
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Group -II:19th, 21st & 23rd September 2024
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No examination is scheduled on 16th September 2024 (Monday) on account of Milad – un - Nabi, being a compulsory (gazetted) Central Government holiday as per F. No. 12/2/2023-JCA dated 3.7.2023 issued by Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievance and Pensions, Government of India.
It may be emphasized that there would be no change in the examination schedule in the event of any day of the examination schedule being declared a Public Holiday by the Central Government or any State Government / Local Bodies.
Paper(s) 3 & 4 of Foundation Examination are of 2 hours duration. However, all other examinations are of 3 hours duration, and the examination wise timing(s) are given below:
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Examination
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Paper(s)
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Exam. Timings (IST)
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Duration
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Foundation
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Paper 1 & 2
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2 PM to 5 PM
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3 Hours
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Paper 3 & 4*
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2 PM to 4 PM
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2 Hours
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Intermediate
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All Papers
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2 PM to 5 PM
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3 Hours
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*In Paper 3 and 4 of Foundation Examination there will not be any advance reading time, whereas in all other papers / exams mentioned above, an advance reading time of 15 minutes will be given from 1.45 PM (IST) to 2 PM (IST).
Further, in case of composite papers having both MCQs based & Descriptive Question Papers, seal of MCQs based Question Paper shall be opened at 2 PM (IST), in other words there will be no advance reading time for MCQs based Question Papers.
3. PLACES OF EXAMINATION CENTRES:
The Chartered Accountants Examinations, September 2024 will be held in the following Indian cities:
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Name of the State
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(No.
of Cities)
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Name of the Examination City
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Andaman and Nicobar Islands
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1
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Port Blair
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Andhra Pradesh
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14
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Anantapur, Eluru, Guntur, Kadapa, Kakinada, Kurnool, Nellore, Ongole,
Rajamahendravaram, Srikakulam, Tirupati, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam and Vizianagaram
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Assam
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5
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Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar and Tinsukia
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Bihar
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12
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Begusarai, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, Madhubani, Motihari, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea, Samastipur, Sitamarhi and Siwan
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Chattisgarh
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6
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Bilaspur, Durg, Korba, Raigarh, Raipur and Rajnandgaon
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Chandigarh
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1
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Chandigarh
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Delhi / New Delhi
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1
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Delhi / New Delhi
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Goa
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2
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Mapusa and Margao
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Gujarat
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22
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Ahmedabad, Anand, Bharuch, Bhavnagar, Bhuj, Gandhidham, Gandhinagar, Himatnagar, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Mehsana, Morbi, Nadiad, Navsari, Palanpur,
Patan, Porbandar, Rajkot, Surat, Surendranagar, Vadodara and Vapi
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Haryana
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18
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Ambala, Bahadurgarh, Bhiwani, Faridabad, Fatehabad, Gurgaon (Gurugram), Hisar, Jind, Kaithal, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Narnaul, Panipat, Rewari, Rohtak,
Sirsa, Sonepat and Yamuna Nagar
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Himachal Pradesh
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1
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Shimla
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Jammu & Kashmir
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2
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Jammu and Srinagar
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Jharkhand
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7
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Bokaro Steel City, Deoghar, Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur, Ramgarh and Ranchi
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Karnataka
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23
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Bagalkot, Belgaum, Bellary, Bengaluru, Chikkaballapur, Chitradurga, Davangere, Gadag, Hassan, Haveri, Hubli, Kalaburgi (Gulbarga), Kolar, Koppal, Mandya, Mangalore, Mysore, Raichur, Shimoga, Sirsi, Tumakuru,
Udupi and Vijayapura
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Kerala
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14
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Adoor, Alappuzha, Ernakulam, Idukki, Kalpetta, Kannur, Kasaragod, Kollam (Quilon), Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram
and Thrissur
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Madhya Pradesh
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16
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Bhopal, Burhanpur, Chhatarpur, Chhindwara, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Katni, Khandwa, Mandsaur, Neemuch, Ratlam, Rewa, Sagar, Satna and Ujjain
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Maharashtra
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36
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Ahmednagar, Akola, Amravati, Aurangabad, Badlapur, Beed, Bhiwandi, Khamgaon (Buldhana), Chandrapur, Dhule, Gondia, Ichalkaranji, Jalgaon, Jalna, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nandurbar, Nashik, Navi Mumbai, Palghar, Panvel, Parbhani, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Pune, Ratnagiri, Sangli,
Satara, Sindhudurg, Solapur, Thane, Vasai, Wardha and Yavatmal
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Meghalaya
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1
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Shillong
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Mizoram
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1
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Mizoram / Aizawal
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Odisha
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9
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Balangir, Balasore, Berhampur (Brahmapur), Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Jharsuguda, Rayagada, Rourkela and Sambalpur
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Puducherry
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1
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Puducherry
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Punjab
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8
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Amritsar, Bathinda, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mandi Gobindgarh, Pathankot, Patiala and Sangrur
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Rajasthan
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23
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Ajmer, Alwar, Balotra, Banswara, Beawar, Bharatpur, Bhilwara, Bikaner,
Bundi, Chittorgarh, Churu, Jaipur, Jhunjhunu, Jodhpur, Kishangarh, Kota, Nagaur, Pali - Marwar, Rajsamand, Sikar, Sirohi, Sri Ganganagar and Udaipur
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Sikkim
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1
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Gangtok
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Tamil Nadu
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27
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Chennai, Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Dharmapuri, Dindigul, Erode, Hosur, Kancheepuram, Karaikudi, Karur, Kumbakonam, Madurai, Nagapattinam, Nagercoil, Namakkal, Pudukkottai, Salem, Sivakasi, Theni, Tiruchirapalli, Tirunelveli, Tirupur, Tiruvallur, Tiruvannamalai, Tuticorin, Vellore and
Villupuram
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Telangana
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8
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Adilabad, Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Mahabubnagar, Nalgonda, Nizamabad and Warangal
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Tripura
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1
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Agartala
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Uttar Pradesh
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18
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Agra, Aligarh, Allahabad (Prayagraj), Bareilly, Bulandshahr, Firozabad, Ghaziabad, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mathura, Meerut,
Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Noida, Saharanpur and Varanasi
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Uttarakhand
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4
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Dehradun, Haldwani, Haridwar and Kashipur
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West Bengal
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7
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Asansol, Durgapur, Hooghly, Kharagpur, Kolkata, Raniganj and Siliguri
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PLACES OF EXAMINATION CENTRES OVERSEAS:
[FOR FOUNDATION AND INTERMEDIATE EXAMINATIONS ONLY]
The September 2024 Examinations will also be held at 8 (Eight) overseas examination centres, namely:
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Overseas
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Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Thimpu (Bhutan), Doha, Dubai, Kathmandu (Nepal), Kuwait and Muscat
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The Examination commencement timing at Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Muscat Centres will be 12.30 PM i.e., Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Muscat local time corresponding / equivalent to 2 PM. (IST). The Examination commencement timing at Bahrain, Doha, and Kuwait Centre will be 11.30 AM i.e., Bahrain / Doha / Kuwait local time corresponding / equivalent to 2 PM (IST). The Examination commencement Timing at Kathmandu (Nepal) Centre will be 2.15 PM Nepal local time corresponding / equivalent to 2 PM (IST). The Examination commencement timing at Thimpu (Bhutan) Centre will be 2.30 PM Bhutan local time corresponding / equivalent to 2 PM (IST).
The Council reserves the right to withdraw any city / centre at any stage without assigning any reason.
Online filling up of examination forms:
As a part of automation and platform consolidation, ICAI is pleased to announce that all candidates in respect of Foundation and Intermediate Examinations will be required to apply online at https://eservices.icai.org (Self Service Portal - SSP) for September 2024 Exam and also pay the requisite examination fee online. These forms are based on your eligibility of your course based on announcements and regulations. These forms will be available on SSP, and you are requested to login with your credentials (Username <SRN@icai.org> and password). These Exam forms will be available in SSP effective designated dates as announced on www.icai.org.
Kindly Note: If you have never registered as a user in SSP, kindly open the following URL: https://eservices.icai.org/EForms/configuredHtml/1666/57499/Registration.html?action=existing
Please use forgot password option in case you have forgotten or lost your password. Students are also requested to Create Username, Register Course, Convert Course, Revalidate, Update Photo, Signature and Address on SSP only.
Examination fee can be remitted on-line by using VISA or MASTER or MAESTRO Credit / Debit Card / Rupay Card / Net Banking / Bhim UPI.
Opening and closing of online window for submission of examination application forms and correction window.
The Following dates(s) are proposed for consideration: -
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Details
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Intermediate Exam.
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Foundation Exam.
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Commencement of submission of online examination application forms
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7th July 2024
[Sunday]
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28th July 2024
[Sunday]
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Last date for submission of online
examination application forms (without late fees)
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20th July 2024
[Saturday]
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10th August 2024
[Saturday]
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Last date for submission of online examination application forms (with late fees of ` 600/- or US $ 10)
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23rd July 2024
[Tuesday]
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13th August 2024
[Tuesday]
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Students seeking change of examination city / medium, the correction window for the examination forms already filled will be available during the dates mentioned
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24th July 2024
[Wednesday]
To
26th July 2024
[Friday]
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14th August 2024
[Wednesday]
To
16th August 2024
[Friday]
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Examination Fee
The examination fee(s) for various courses are as under: --
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Intermediate Course Examination
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For Indian Centre(s)
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Single Group / Unit (All except 2)
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₹ 1500/-
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Both Groups / Unit 2
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₹ 2700/-
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For Overseas Centre(s) – Excluding Kathmandu & Bhutan Centre
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Single Group / Unit (All except 2)
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US$ 325
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Both Groups / Unit 2
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US$ 500
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For Bhutan & Kathmandu Centre(s)
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Single Group / Unit (All except 2)
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INR ₹ 2200
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Both Groups / Unit 2
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INR ₹ 3400
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Foundation Course Examination
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For Indian Centre(s)
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₹ 1500/-
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For Overseas Centre(s) – Excluding Bhutan & Kathmandu Centre(s)
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US$ 325
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For Bhutan & Kathmandu Centre(s)
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INR ₹ 2200
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The late fee for submission of examination application form after the scheduled last date would be ` 600/- (for Indian / Bhutan / Kathmandu Centres) and US $ 10 (for Abroad Centres) as decided by the Council.
OPTION TO ANSWER PAPERS IN HINDI:
Candidates of Foundation and Intermediate Examinations will be allowed to opt for English / Hindi medium for answering papers. Detailed information will be found in guidance notes hosted at https://eservices.icai.org
The Candidates are advised to note the above and stay in touch with the website of the Institute, www.icai.org.
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(S. K. GARG)
DIRECTOR (EXAMINATIONS)
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