The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has announced that the examination application window for the CA Final November 2026 examination will be reopened from August 1, 2026, to August 5, 2026. The update was shared through ICAI's official X (formerly Twitter) handle.
According to the announcement, candidates who could not submit their examination forms during the original application period will get another opportunity to apply for the November 2026 CA Final examinations.
Official copy of the notification issued by the Institute is as follows
Examination Department
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
30th July 2026
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
RE-OPENING OF ONLINE EXAMINATION APPLICATION FORMS FOR CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS – FINAL EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER 2026.
It has been observed that some students who were eligible to appear for the Chartered Accountants Final Examination, November 2026, could not submit their online examination application forms within the prescribed time.
It is understood that this is due to some confusion arising from the change in the examination cycle. Considering this transition phase, the Council of ICAI has decided, as a special one-time measure, to re-open the online examination application facility.
Accordingly, the online examination application window for the Chartered Accountants Final Examination, November 2026 shall be re-opened from 1st August 2026 (11:00 AM) to 5th August 2026 (11:59 PM).
The students are advised to note the above and stay in touch with the website of the Institute, www.icai.org
Anand Kumar Chaturvedi
Joint Secretary (Exams)
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