ICAI announces schedule of CA Exams - January/February 2021



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The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has released the examination schedule for the January/February 2021 cycle. These exams are for students who opted out of the November 2020 examinations. The exams will take place between 21st January 2021 and 7th February 2021, covering Foundation, Intermediate (Old and New Schemes), and Final (Old and New Schemes) courses. The ICAI has confirmed that the schedule will remain unchanged even if a public holiday is declared.

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

SCHEDULE OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT EXAMINATIONS – JANUARY / FEBRUARY 2021

In reference to the Announcement dated 19th November 2020, it is notified for general information that next Chartered Accountant Examinations for the students who had opted-out from November 2020 Examinations and opted for November 2020 Cycle - II is scheduled from 21st January 2021 to 7th February, 2021 as per details given below.

FOUNDATION COURSE EXAMINATION

[As per syllabus contained in the scheme notified by the Council under Regulation 25 F (3) of the Chartered Accountants Regulations, 1988.]

21st, 23rd, 25th & 28th January 2021

INTERMEDIATE (IPC) COURSE EXAMINATION – Under OLD SCHEME

[As per syllabus contained in the scheme notified by the Council under Regulation 28 E (3) of the Chartered Accountants Regulations, 1988]

Group-I : 22nd, 24th, 27th & 29th January 2021

Group-II 1st, 3rd and 5th February 2021

INTERMEDIATE COURSE EXAMINATION – Under NEW SCHEME

[As per syllabus contained in the scheme notified by the Council under Regulation 28 G (4) of the Chartered Accountants Regulations, 1988.]

Group-I : 22nd, 24th, 27th & 29th January 2021

Group-II 1st, 3rd , 5th and 7th February 2021

FINAL COURSE EXAMINATION - Under OLD SCHEME

[As per syllabus contained in the scheme notified by the Council under Regulation 31 (ii) of the Chartered Accountants Regulations, 1988.]

Group –I : 21st, 23rd, 25th & 28th January 2021

Group -II: 30th January 2021, 2nd, 4th and 6th February 2021

FINAL COURSE EXAMINATION - Under NEW SCHEME

[As per syllabus contained in the scheme notified by the Council under Regulation 31 (iv) of the Chartered Accountants Regulations, 1988.]

Group –I : 21st, 23rd, 25th & 28th January 2021

Group -II: 30th January 2021, 2nd, 4th and 6th February 2021

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 Holiday.

Candidates may note that two of the papers viz. Paper(s) 3 & 4 of Foundation Examination are of 2 hours duration. Similarly, Elective Paper - 6 of Final Examination (under New Scheme) is of 4 hours. However, all other examinations are of 3 hours duration, and the examination wise timing(s) are given below:

Examination

Paper(s)

Exam. Timings (IST)

Duration

Foundation

Paper 1 & 2

2 PM to 5 PM

3 Hours

Paper 3 & 4*

2 PM to 4 PM

2 Hours

Intermediate (IPC)

All Papers

2 PM to 5 PM

3 Hours

Intermediate (New Scheme)

All Papers

2 PM to 5 PM

3 Hours

Final (Old Scheme)

All Papers

2 PM to 5 PM

3 Hours

Final (New Scheme)

Paper 1 to 5 &

Paper 7 & 8.

2 PM to 5 PM

3 Hours

Paper 6 (Elective)

2 PM to 6 PM

4 Hours

*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).

The Candidates are further advised to note the above and stay in touch with the website of the Institute, www.icai.org.

(S. K. Garg)
Additional Secretary (Examinations)

FAQ :

The CA Exams for January/February 2021 are scheduled to take place from 21st January 2021 to 7th February 2021.

The exams cover the Foundation Course, Intermediate Course (under both Old and New Schemes), and Final Course (under both Old and New Schemes).

No, the ICAI has stated that there will be no change to the examination schedule even if any day is declared a Public Holiday.

Papers 1 and 2 of the Foundation Examination are 3 hours long, while Papers 3 and 4 are 2 hours long. There is no advance reading time for Papers 3 and 4.

The Elective Paper - 6 of the Final Examination (under New Scheme) is 4 hours long. All other papers in the Final Course exams are 3 hours long.

Candidates are advised to stay in touch with the Institute's website, www.icai.org, for further information.




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