ICAI CA Final Exam Complete Guide

CA Final Exam: It is a national-level examination, and candidates from all over the country and even outside India can apply for the same. This examination is conducted by The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). The examination body has released the exam dates for ICAI CA May 2021 exams of Final courses. The application form for CA Final Exam will be announced between March 31 to April 13, 2021.

The students who clear the CA Final exam will become eligible to take the membership of CA by the ICAI. Read further to get complete details about CA Final Exam, Important Dates, Exam Pattern, and so on.

CA Final 2021 | Highlights

Check out an overview of the CA Exam for Final courses from the table below:

Level of exam	National
Frequency of exam	Twice a year in May and November
Mode of exam	Offline
Type of questions	Subjective and Objective
Exam duration	Subjective- 3 hours Objective- 2 hours
Medium of exam	English/Hindi
Number of papers	8
Number of marks	100 per paper
Marking scheme	Paper 3 and 4 – 1/4th mark deducted

CA Final Exam 2021

CA Final is conducted all over India in offline mode. 70% of the paper consists of descriptive questions and 30% consists of multiple-choice questions. The candidates who want to apply for CA Final must have passed the CA Intermediate Education Examination.

Get Other Highly Important Essentials for CA Exam

Scroll down to know more about CA Final 2021 such as its exam pattern, the application process, eligibility criteria. CA Final consists of two groups of four core papers in Group 1 and three core papers in Group 2, along with 1 elective paper. Check out the list of 8 paper for the final course of the ICAI Chartered Accountant Exam:

• Paper-1: Financial Reporting
• Paper-2: Strategic Financial Management
• Paper-3: Advanced Auditing and Professional Ethics
• Paper-4: Corporate and Economic Laws
• Paper-5: Strategic Cost Management and Performance Evaluation
  • Paper-6A: Risk Management
  • Paper-6B: Financial Services and Capital Markets
  • Paper-6C: International Taxation
  • Paper-6D: Economic Laws
  • Paper-6E: Global Financial Reporting Standards
  • Paper-6F: Multidisciplinary Case Study
• Paper-7: Direct Tax Laws and International Taxation
• Paper-8: Indirect Tax Laws

CA Final Eligibility Criteria 2021

The conditions mentioned in the eligibility criteria will remain valid for both groups of the exam. Check out the details of the CA Eligibility Criteria for Final 2021 from the table given below:

Particulars	Eligibility criteria for CA Final
Educational Qualifications	Candidate should have qualified the CA Intermediate Examination or Professional Education Examination – II/PCE/IPCE/Intermediate (IPC) Examination along with CA foundation Candidates should have registered for the Final new course.
CA Final Registration	Candidates should have registered for CA Final with the Board of Studies (BoS)
ICAI CA Final Articleship	The candidate should have complete or should be due to complete the prescribed period of 3 or 3½ years of articleship Candidates should have completed 4 weeks of Advanced Integrated Course on Information Technology and Soft Skills (AICITSS) during the last two years of practical training

ICAI CA Final Exam 2021 | Important Dates

ICAI has released the CA Final exam schedule for May 2021 exams on their website. The ICAI Chartered Accountant Final Exam Dates are common for both the old and new syllabus. The CA Final May 2021 dates are updated in the table below.

CA Final May 2021 date

Events	Exam Dates for CA Final Exam 2021
Release of CA Final application form	March 31, 2021
Last date to submit CA Final application	April 13, 2021
Last date to submit CA Final application with late fee	April 16, 2021
Online facility opens for seeking changes	to be announced
Opening of the correction window	to be announced
Release of CA Final 2021 admit card	to be announced
CA Final Group-I May 2021 (Old & New scheme)	May 21, 23, 25 and 28, 2021
CA Final Group-II May 2021 (Old & New scheme)	May 30 and June 1, 3, 5, 2021
CA Final May 2021 Result declaration	To be announced

CA Final Jan 2021 Date

Events	Exam Date for CA Final Exam 2021
Release of CA Final application form	August 5, 2020
Last date to submit CA Final application	August 25, 2020
Last date to submit CA Final application with late fee	September 04, 2020
Online facility opens for seeking changes	September 07 to September 13, 2020
Opening of the correction window	September 13, 2020
Release of CA Final 2021 admit card	January 8, 2021
Exam date for CA Final Jan 2021 Group-I (Old & New scheme)	January 21, 23, 25 & 28,2021
Exam date for CA Final Jan 2021 Group-II (Old & New scheme)	January 30, 2021, February 2, 4 and 6, 2021
CA Final Jan 2021 Result declaration	To be announced

CA Final Exam | Registration Procedure

Applicants appearing for CA Final can read out the registration process of CA Application Form 2021 as given below:

• Go on the ICAI website and on the student’s tab go to the course registration column
• Click on the Final course registration form
• Fill in details like name age, date of birth gender, Aadhar card no, email id and phone number, and password
• You will get OTP for verification of details
• Once your basic details are verified, you are guided towards the next step
• Your profile is created and now you are asked to fill in the pending details
• After filling in the details, you are asked to make a payment, which is registration fees and training fees. The total amount is around Rs 36,500 which doesn’t include examination fees.
• Master/Visa/Maestro Credit/Debit/RuPay/Net Banking details Card are required for making an online payment
• Once payment is made you get a PDF. File mentioning your details and registration number
• You get a registration certificate within a month after the procedure.

CA Final Exam Registration Fee

Check out the course registration fees of CA Final from the table below:

Nationality	Amount
Indian	Rs. 22000
Foreign	US$ 1100

Note: The CA Final Exam 2021 registration will remain valid for five years.

CA Final Examination Fee 2021

Check out the course examination fees of CA Final from the table below:

Nationality	Fee for a single group	Fee for both the groups
Indian Centres	Rs 1800/-	Rs 3300/-
Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Muscat and Doha ($)	$325	$550
Kathmandu (INR)	Rs 2200/-	Rs 4000/-

Note: There is a late fee of Rs 600 for Indian/ Kathmandu centers and the US $10 for foreign centers.

CA Final Exam Syllabus

The students preparing for the Final course should refer to the CA Final Syllabus to understand all the topics which can be asked in the CA Final.  It is important to look through the syllabus for CA Final along with the CA Final Exam Pattern to get familiar with all the important topics in the exam.

CA Final Exam Pattern

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has given the CA Final Exam Pattern. The students preparing for the exam are advised to follow the exam pattern as given below:

• Papers 3, 4, 7, and 8 contain 30% objective-type questions.
• Paper 6 is an elective paper & the student needs to choose any one subject out of 6 according to their preference.
• CA intermediate exam is an offline exam that is conducted twice a year.
• The question paper is in English or Hindi language which a student can select according to their preference.
• Each paper is 100 marks and the time duration is three hours for every paper.
• The students can appear for any group or both groups according to their choice.
• The remaining 70% weightage is of subjective type questions.
• The objective-type questions follow the MCQ pattern and may be assigned one or more marks. There is not any negative marking for wrong answers.
• The 1st question of each exam is mandatory and the choice of not attempting any question is given amongst the rest of the questions.
• The students need to score 40% marks on each paper and an aggregate of 50% marks (200 for one group and 400 for both groups) to clear the exam.

Check out the revised CA Final Exam Pattern from the table below:

Group	Paper	Marks Per Paper	Total Marks
Group I	Financial Reporting	100	400
	Strategic Financial Management	100
	Advanced Auditing & Professional Ethics	100
	Corporate & Allied Laws	100
Group II	Advanced Management Accounting	100	400
	Elective Paper	100
	Direct Tax Laws	100
	Indirect Tax Laws	100

Preparation Materials for CA Final Exam 2021

The students are recommended to follow the recommended study materials and best books while preparing for the CA Final Exam according to the exam pattern. The expert’s preparation material is as given below:

• Refer Best Books for CA Final Exam
• Practice with the previous year’s question paper to understand the exam question paper pattern.
• Solve the mock tests given on the official website of ICAI.
• Join the Online CA Final Coaching Classes
• Must buy the CA Final Study Guide

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