ICAI CA Final November 2026: hall tickets ready, six papers from Nov 2
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ICAI's CA Final November 2026 admit cards are on eservices.icai.org; papers run November 2 to 13, mostly 2 pm to 5 pm.
What Happened
Candidates for the CA Final examination of November 2026 can now download their admit cards from the Self Service Portal of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) at eservices.icai.org. The written papers begin on Monday, November 2, 2026, and end on Friday, November 13, 2026. Group I is held on November 2, 4 and 6, and Group II on November 9, 11 and 13. Five of the six papers run from 2 pm to 5 pm, while Paper 6 runs from 2 pm to 6 pm.
Key Facts
- Exam body: the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI).
- Admit card: available on the Self Service Portal, eservices.icai.org, after logging in with the candidate's registration number and password.
- Group I: Paper 1, Financial Reporting, on November 2; Paper 2, Advanced Financial Management, on November 4; Paper 3 on November 6.
- Group II: Paper 4, Direct Tax Laws and International Taxation, on November 9; Paper 5, Indirect Tax Laws, on November 11; Paper 6, Integrated Business Solutions, on November 13.
- Timing: 2 pm to 5 pm for Papers 1 to 5; 2 pm to 6 pm, a four-hour sitting, for Paper 6.
- The exams are held offline, at examination centres, on alternate days.
- Results are expected in January 2027, according to education portals; ICAI announces the exact date.
Why It Matters
The CA Final is the last examination on the road to becoming a chartered accountant. For many candidates in their twenties, the November sitting is the end of several years of study. The admit card is the document that lets a candidate into the examination hall, so the ten days between now and the first paper are the time to sort out any problem with it.
Checking the card early matters. A candidate should confirm that the name, photograph, examination centre and the group or groups shown match what was chosen in the exam form. Any mismatch is best raised with ICAI through its official channels well before November 2, not on the morning of the paper, when there is no time left to fix it.
The schedule also shapes revision. The papers come on alternate days: Monday, Wednesday and Friday in each of the two weeks. That gives one clear day between papers and a weekend between the two groups. A candidate taking both groups sits six papers in twelve days, with the longest paper, Integrated Business Solutions, at the very end. That paper runs an hour longer than the rest, so stamina matters as much as preparation.
The reporting time is printed on each admit card, and education portals give different advice on how early to arrive. The safe course is to treat the time printed on one's own admit card as final and to read every instruction on it before the exam week.
What the reader should do next: download the admit card now, check every detail, print more than one copy, and visit or map the route to the centre before November 2.
| Paper | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Paper 1: Financial Reporting | Monday, November 2 | 2 pm to 5 pm |
| Paper 2: Advanced Financial Management | Wednesday, November 4 | 2 pm to 5 pm |
| Paper 3 | Friday, November 6 | 2 pm to 5 pm |
| Paper 4: Direct Tax Laws and International Taxation | Monday, November 9 | 2 pm to 5 pm |
| Paper 5: Indirect Tax Laws | Wednesday, November 11 | 2 pm to 5 pm |
| Paper 6: Integrated Business Solutions | Friday, November 13 | 2 pm to 6 pm |
Impact
Short-term: Candidates have about ten days to download, check and correct their admit cards and to finish their revision plans around the alternate-day schedule.
Long-term: Clearing the final level brings candidates to the end of the CA examination route and opens careers in audit, tax, corporate finance and advisory work. Those who do not clear a group will plan for a later sitting.
Who is affected: Every candidate registered for the CA Final November 2026 sitting, their families, coaching institutes and the firms where many of them train or hope to work.
Key Takeaway
CA Final candidates should download their admit cards from eservices.icai.org now, as the papers run from November 2 to 13, 2026, mostly from 2 pm to 5 pm.
Questions and Answers
Where can I download the CA Final November 2026 admit card?
From ICAI's Self Service Portal at eservices.icai.org, by logging in with your registration number and password and opening the admit card for the CA Final November 2026 examination.
What are the CA Final November 2026 exam dates?
Group I papers are on November 2, 4 and 6, 2026, and Group II papers on November 9, 11 and 13, 2026. All papers start at 2 pm.
Why does Paper 6 end later than the others?
Paper 6, Integrated Business Solutions, is a four-hour paper, so it runs from 2 pm to 6 pm. Papers 1 to 5 run for three hours, from 2 pm to 5 pm.
When will the CA Final November 2026 results come out?
ICAI has not announced a date. Education portals that track the CA exams expect the results in January 2027; candidates should watch ICAI's official website for the notice.
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