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CA Exam Dates — May 2026
The May 2026 attempt has concluded. This page is kept for reference — use it to study the paper-gap pattern ICAI followed, and jump into the actual question papers in the Kartavvya past-papers library.
- Forms
- February–March 2026
- Admit card
- ~14 days prior
- Result
- July 2026
- Status
- Completed
CA Foundation
| Paper | Date |
|---|---|
| Papers 1–4 | Held mid-May 2026, alternate days |
CA Intermediate
| Paper | Date |
|---|---|
| Group I · Papers 1–3 | Held early May 2026 |
| Group II · Papers 4–6 | Held mid-May 2026 |
CA Final
| Paper | Date |
|---|---|
| Group I · Papers 1–3 | Held early May 2026 |
| Group II · Papers 4–6 | Held mid-May 2026 |
Working backwards from the exam
- Solve the May 2026 papers as timed mocks — they are the closest proxy for the next attempt's difficulty.
- Compare your mock scores against the passing criteria: 40% per paper and 50% aggregate per group.
- Mark every question you got wrong and trace it back to a chapter — that list is your revision priority order.
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Talk to usWhere can I find the May 2026 question papers?
ICAI publishes question papers on its website after each attempt, and Kartavvya's past-papers section lets you browse them free, organised by level, session and question type.
If I failed in May 2026, which attempt should I target next?
September 2026 if your aggregate was close to passing (a revision cycle may suffice); January 2027 if you need to rebuild concepts in two or more papers.