Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, ICAI has published CA January Exam 2021 dates on December 11, 2020. The complete schedule is available to appearing candidates on the official website of ICAI — icai.org.
The exam will start on January 21 and will conclude on February 7, 2021.
According to the schedule released by the Institute, the foundation course exam will start on January 21 to January 28, 2021. The final course exam would begin on January 21 and will end on February 6, 2021, and the intermediate exam would begin on January 22 and would end on February 7, 2020.
CA January Exam 2021: Complete Schedule
| Course | Date of Examination |
| Foundation Course Examination | January 21, 23, 25 and 28, 2021 |
| Intermediate (IPC) Course Examination- Old Scheme | January 22, 24, 27 & 29, 2021- Group I
February 1, 3 and 5, 2021 – Group II |
| Intermediate Course Examination – Under New Scheme | January 22, 24, 27 & 29, 2021- Group I
February 1, 3, 5 and 7, 2021- Group II |
| Final Course Examination (Old & New) | January 21, 23, 25 & 28, 2021- Group I
January 30, February 2, 4 & 6, 2021- Group II |
The exam will be held in single-shift for all days- from 2 pm to 5 pm.
The foundation paper for 3 and 4 will be conducted from 2 pm to 4 pm. Elective Paper – 6 of Final Examination (under New Scheme) is of 4 hours. In Paper 3 and 4 of the 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 to 2 pm, says notice.
