- ICAI CA 2021 May exam timetable has been released on its official website: www.icai.org As per the release of the new timetable, the intermediate exams shall get commenced from May 22 scheduling the final exam on its previous day, May 21st. The governing and the conducting body to the intermediate and final exams for Chartered Accountants is ICAI, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.
- Under the old scheme, the intermediate course exam has been divided in to two groups, basically Group-I and II. The group I shall be held on May 22, 24, 27, and 29, 2021 whereas the Group II will be advancing on May 31, June 2, 4.
- Under the new scheme, the intermediate course exam will be held on May 22, 24, 27, and 29, 2021, while group-II is scheduled to be held on May 31, June 2, 4, and 6.
- Under the old scheme, the Final course exam will be held on May 21, 23, 25, and 28 for the group- I and group II is scheduled to be conducted on May 30, June 1, 3, and 5. For the final exam under the new scheme, the group I exam is scheduled to be conducted on May 21, 23, 25, 28, group-II on May 30, June 1, 3, and 5.
- The deadline for Registration is March 1, 2021.
- Eligible and interested students must register for the ICAI CA intermediate (new) exam online at eservices.icai.org.
- Prohibition of scheduling the exam on 26th of May 2021, remarking the eve of Buddha Jayanti that is on Wednesday. It is because it is regarded as a compulsory (gazetted) Central Government Holiday as per F. No. 12/9/2020 – JCA-2 dated 10.06.2020 issued by Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievance and Pensions, Government of India. Rest, no changes are to be observed in the exam timetable if there is any declaration of a public holiday by the Central government or any State Government/ Local Holiday. Exams may continue to get commenced.
- Candidates may note that Elective Paper – 6 of Final Examination (under New Scheme) is of 4 hours.
- Further, in case of composite papers having both MCQs based & Descriptive Question Papers, seal of MCQs based Question Paper shall be opened at 3 PM (IST), in other words there will be no prior reading time for MCQs based Question Papers.
- The Council reserves the right to withdraw any city / centre at any stage without assigning any reason.
- Candidates of Intermediate (IPC), Intermediate and Final (Old & New Scheme) Examinations will be allowed to opt for English / Hindi medium for answering papers. However, the medium of Examinations will be only English in the case of Post Qualification Course viz.: Insurance and Risk Management (IRM) Technical Examination and International Taxation – Assessment Test (INTT – AT).

Timetable:
Exam name | Regulations | Division of groups and timings respect to them | Timings |
Intermediate (IPC) Course Examination-Under Old Scheme | Under Regulation 28 E (3) of the Chartered Accountants Regulations, 1988 | Group-1: 22nd, 24th, 27th, and 28th May 2021 Group-2: 31st May, 2021, 2nd and 4th June 2021 | All Papers 3 PM to 6 PM 3 Hours |
Intermediate Course Examination-Under New Scheme | Under Regulation 28 E (4) of the Chartered Accountants Regulations, 1988 | Group-1: 22nd, 24th, 27th & 29th MAY 2021 Group-II: 31st MAY 2021, 2nd, 4th & 6th JUNE 2021 | All Papers 3 PM to 6 PM 3 Hours |
Final Course Examination – Under Old Scheme | Under Regulation 31 (ii) of the Chartered Accountants Regulations, 1988 | Group -I: 21st, 23rd, 25th & 28th MAY 2021 Group -II: 30th MAY 2021, 1st, 3rd & 5th JUNE 2021 | All Papers 3 PM to 6 PM 3 Hours |
Final Examination – Under New Scheme | Under Regulation 31 (iv) of the Chartered Accountants Regulations, 1988 | Group –I: 21st, 23rd, 25th & 28th MAY 2021 Group –II: 30th MAY 2021, 1st, 3rd & 5th JUNE 2021 | Paper 1 to 5 & Paper 7 & 8. 3 PM to 6 PM 3 Hours |
Insurance and Risk Management (IRM) Technical Examination Modules I To Iv | – | 21st, 23rd, 25th & 28th MAY 2021 | Paper 6 (Elective) 3 PM to 7 PM 4 Hours |
International Taxation – Assessment Test (Int.T – AT) | – | 21st & 23rd MAY 2021 | ALL 3 PM to 6 PM 3 Hours |
Examination Centres In India:
Andhra Pradesh
Anantapur
Eluru
Guntur
Kadapa
Kakinada
Kurnool
Nellore
Ongole
Rajamahendravaram
Srikakulam
Tirupati
Vijayawada
Visakhapatnam
Vizianagaram
Assam
Dibrugarh
Golaghat
Guwahati
Jorhat
Nagaon
Sibsagar
Silchar
Tezpur
Tinsukia
Bihar
Arrah
Aurangabad
Banka
Begusarai
Bettiah
Bhagalpur
Bihar Sharif
Chhapra
Darbhanga
Gaya
Gopalganj
Hajipur
Jamui
Jehanabad
Katihar
Lakhisarai
Madhepura
Madhubani
Motihari
Munger
Muzaffarpur
Nawada
Patna
Purnea
Samastipur
Sasaram
Sitamarhi
Siwan
Supaul
Chattisgarh
Ambikapur
Bilaspur
Durg
Janjgir
Korba
Raigarh
Raipur
Rajnandgaon
Chandigarh
Chandigarh
Delhi / New Delhi
Delhi / New Delhi
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Silvassa
Goa
Mapusa and Margao
Gujarat
Ahmedabad
Amreli
Anand
Bharuch
Bhavnagar
Bhuj
Gandhidham
Gandhinagar
Godhra
Himatnagar
Jamnagar
Junagadh
Mehsana
Nadiad
Navsari
Palanpur
Porbandar
Rajkot
Surat
Surendranagar
Vadodara
Vapi
Haryana
Ambala
Bahadurgarh
Bhiwani
Faridabad
Fatehabad
Gurgaon
Hisar
Jind
Kaithal
Karnal
Kurukshetra
Narnaul
Panipat
Rewari
Rohtak
Sirsa
Sonepat
Yamuna Nagar
Himachal Pradesh
Hamirpur
Kangra
Mandi
Shimla
Solan
Una
Jammu & Kashmir
Jammu and Srinagar
Jharkhand
Bokaro Steel City
Deoghar
Dhanbad
Dumka
Giridih
Hazaribagh
Jamshedpur
Ramgarh
Ranchi
Karnataka
Bagalkot
Belgaum
Bellary
Bengaluru
Bidar
Chamaraja Nagar
Chikamgalur
Chikkaballapur
Chitradurga
Davangere
Gadag
Hassan
Haveri
Hubli
Kalaburgi (gulbarga)
Kolar
Koppal
Madikere
Mandya
Mangalore
Mysore
Raichur
Shimoga
Sirsi
Tumakuru
Udupi
Vijayapura
Kerala
Adoor
Alappuzha
Ernakulam
Idukki
Kalpetta
Kannur
Kasaragod
Kollam(quilon)
Kottayam
Kozhikode
Malappuram
Palakkad
Thiruvananthapuram
Thrissur
Madhya Pradesh
Balaghat
Betul
Bhopal
Burhanpur
Chhatarpur
Chhindwara
Dewas
Dhar
Guna
Gwalior
Hoshangabad
Indore
Itarsi
Jabalpur
Katni
Khandwa
Khargone
Mandsaur
Narsinghpur
Neemuch
Ratlam
Rewa
Sagar
Satna
Sehore
Shahdol
Shajapur
Shivpuri
Singrauli
Ujjain
Vidisha
Maharashtra
Ahmednagar
Akola
Amravati
Aurangabad
Badlapur
Beed
Bhandara
Bhiwandi
Khamgaon (Buldhana)
Chandrapur
Dhule
Gondia
Hingoli
Ichalkaranji
Jalgaon
Jalna
Kolhapur
Latur
Mumbai
Nagpur
Nanded
Nandurbar
Nasik
Navi Mumbai
Osmanabad
Palghar
Panvel
Parbhani
Pimpri chinchwad
Pune
Ratnagiri
Sangli
Satara
Sindhudurg
Solapur
Thane
Vasai
Wardha
Washim
Yavatmal
Meghalaya
Shillong
Manipur
Imphal
Nagaland
Dimapur
Odisha
Angul
Balangir
Balasore
Bargarh
Berhampur (brahmapur)
Bhadrak
Bhubaneswar
Cuttack
Jagatsinghpur
Jajpur
Jeypore
Jharsuguda
Kendrapara
Keonjhar
Puri
Rayagada
Rourkela
Sambalpur
Andaman and
Nicobar Islands
Port Blair
Puducherry
Puducherry
Punjab
Amritsar
Bathinda
Ferozepur
Hoshiarpur
Jalandhar
Ludhiana
MandiGobindgarh
Mansa
Pathankot
Patiala
Phagwara
Sangrur
Sri Muktsar Sahib
Rajasthan
Ajmer
Alwar
Balotra
Banswara
Beawar
Bharatpur
Bhilwara
Bikaner
Bundi
Chittorgarh
Churu
Dausa
Dungarpur
Hanumangarh Town
Jaipur
Jalore
Jhalawar
Jhunjhunu
Jodhpur
Kishangarh
Kota
Nagaur
Pali –marwar
Rajsamand
Sikar
Sirohi
Sri ganga nagar
Tonk
Udaipur
Sikkim
Gangtok
Tamil Nadu
Chennai
Coimbatore
Cuddalore
Dharmapuri
Dindigul
Erode
Hosur
Kancheepuram
Karaikudi
Karur
Kumbakonam
Madurai
Nagapattinam
Nagercoil
Namakkal
Ooty
Pudukkottai
Salem
Sivakasi
Theni
Tiruchirapalli,
Tirunelveli
Tirupur
Tiruvallur
Tiruvannamalai
Tuticorin
Vellore
Villupuram
Telangana
Adilabad
Hyderabad
Karimnagar
Khammam
Mahabubnagar
Medak
Nalgonda
Nizamabad
Sangareddy
Shamshabad
Warangal
Tripura
Agartala
Uttar Pradesh
Agra
Aligarh
Allahabad
Amroha
Azamgarh
Badaun
Baghpat
Bahraich
Ballia
Bareilly
Basti
Bhadohi
Bijnor
Bulandshahr
Deoria
Etah
Etawah
Faizabad
Firozabad
Ghaziabad
Ghazipur
Gonda
Gorakhpur
Hathras
Jaunpur
Jhansi
Kanpur
Kushinagar
Lakhimpur Kheri
Lucknow
Mathura
Meerut
Mirzapur,
Moradabad
Muzaffarnagar
Noida
Pilibhit
Pratapgarh
Rae Bareli
Rampur
Saharanpur
Shahjahanpur
Sonebhadra
Sultanpur
Varanasi
Uttarakhand
Almora
Dehradun
Haldwani
Haridwar
Kashipur
Kotdwar
West Bengal
Asansol
Durgapur
Haldia
Hooghly
Kharagpur
Kolkata
Purulia
Raniganj
Siliguri
Exam Centres Overseas:
[FOR INTERMEDIATE (IPC), INTERMEDIATE AND FINAL EXAMINATIONS ONLY]
[All the listed timings are equivalent to 3PM IST]
Countries | Cities within the respective country | Exam Timing |
UAE | Abu Dhabi Dubai | 1:30 PM [Equivalent to 3PM IST] |
Qatar | Doha | 12:30 PM |
Bahrain | Manama | 12:30 PM |
Uganda | Kampala | 12:30 PM |
Nepal | Kathmandu | 3:15 PM |
Kuwait | Kuwait City | 12:30 PM |
Oman | Muscat | 1:30 PM |
Applications instruction for admission to Intermediate (IPC), Intermediate & Final Examinations:
- Candidates are required to apply on-line at https://icaiexam.icai.org from 31st March, 2021 to 13th April, 2021
Applications for admission to Post Qualification Course Examinations i.e. Insurance and Risk Management (IRM) Technical Examination and International Taxation – Assessment Test (INTT – AT):
- Application to be done at the official website:www.pqc.icaiexam.icai.org from 31st March, 2021 to 13th April, 2021
- Payment for the exam shall be carried out using VISA or MASTER or MAESTRO Credit / Debit Card / Rupay Card / Net Banking / Bhim UPI.
- Payment is Rs. 600/- only Indians and the residents of Nepal. Whereasin case of overseas (check the list of countries above “exam centres”), it is around US$ 10 (for Overseas centres) in case the application on line is made after 13th April, 2021 and upto 16th April, 2021.
Application Fees:
Examination names | For Indian Centres | For centres overseas | For Kathmandu centre |
Intermediate (IPC) & Intermediate Course Examinations {Old and New Scheme} | Single Group / Unit 1 to 10 (except Unit 9) / Unit 4A to 7A ₹ 1500/- Both Groups / Unit 9 / Unit 8A / Unit 9A ₹ 2700/- | Single Group / Unit 1 to 10 (except Unit 9) / Unit 4A to 7A US$ 325 Both Groups / Unit 9 / Unit 8A / Unit 9A US$ 500 | Single Group / Unit 1 to 10 (except Unit 9) / Unit 4A to 7A INR ₹ 2200 Both Groups / Unit 9 / Unit 8A / Unit 9A INR ₹ 3400 |
Final Course Examinations {Old and New Scheme} | Single Group ₹ 1800/- Both Groups ₹ 3300/- | Single Group US$ 325 Both Groups US$ 550 | Single Group INR ₹ 2200 Both Groups INR ₹ 4000 |
INSURANCE & RISK MANAGEMENT (IRM) | ₹ 2000/- | Around US$ 400 | ₹ 2000/- |
INTERNATIONAL TAXATION – ASSESSMENT TEST | ₹ 2000/- | Around US$ 400 | ₹ 2000/- |
Late Fee | Rs. 600/- | US $ 10 | Rs. 600/- |