CA Final results: With two in top 30, Ahmedabad makes state proud
The CA Final, Intermediate, and Foundation examinations were held in May this year. At the Ahmedabad centre, the pass percentage stood at 19.35 per cent for CA Final

The CA final examination results declared by The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) on Sunday brought joy for Gujarat as Priyal Pramod Jain and Parth Amar Shah — both Ahmedabad residents — secured 18th and 28th all-India ranks, respectively.
The results of CA Intermediate and Foundation examinations were also declared by the institute on Sunday. The Intermediate results gave the state reasons to celebrate as well, with Kinjal Rajeshbhai Chaudhary and Yug Anilkumar Patel — again from Ahmedabad — securing the 29th and 38th, respectively.
Priyal, a student of Nirma Vidyavihar and a graduate from R J Tibrewal Commerce College (Gujarat University), said she chose to become a CA, inspired by her father. “I only hoped for a positive result, but securing the 18th rank made me happy beyond words.”
Parth, who completed his schooling from Anand Niketan Satellite and pursued his graduation at GLS University, said his journey of becoming a CA started with a “simple curiosity”. “I joined the CA course simply because I liked it,” he said. “I had not planned much, but now this spontaneous decision has become a proud achievement, and I couldn’t be happier with how far I have come.”
The CA Final, Intermediate, and Foundation examinations were held in May this year. At the Ahmedabad centre, the pass percentage stood at 19.35 per cent for CA Final, 10.62 per cent for CA Intermediate, and 13 per cent for CA Foundation.
CA Nirav Agarwal, Chairman of the ICAI’s Ahmedabad branch, said the city’s performance showed an improvement in the Final exams, compared with November 2024. While Ahmedabad saw 23.28 per cent pass rate for Group 1, Group 2 recorded 20.10 per cent.
However, Intermediate and Foundation results of Ahmedabad centre reflected a dip in the pass rate. Intermediate Group 1 saw 13.99 pass rate and Group 2 stood at 33.18 per cent. The Foundation exam recorded a 13 per cent pass rate, down from 23.16 per cent in January 2025.
For Intermediate results, the national pass rate for both groups stood at 13.22 per cent, slightly down from 14.05 per cent in November 2024. Group 1 had a pass percentage of 14.67 per cent, while Group 2 stood at 21.51 per cent.
Purushottam Khandelwal, Central Council Member at ICAI, said the national CA Final pass percentage (both groups) jumped to 18.75 per cent this year from 13.44 per cent in November 2024. Group 1 recorded a 22.38 per cent and Group 2 registered a 26.43 per cent pass figure.
Out of 29,286 students who appeared for the exams, from both groups, 5,490 cleared them. For the Foundation exams, the national pass rate dropped to 15.9 per cent from 21.52 per cent in previous cycle.