The results will be out for the January 2026 session. ICAI CA Foundation, Inter Result January 2026 Highlights: The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has on March 8 announced the results for the Chartered Accountants Intermediate and Foundation examinations. Candidates who appeared for the CA Intermediate and CA Foundation exams in January 2026 can check their results online at the official website — icai.nic.in. ICAI has already released results for the CA Final exam.
ICAI CA Intermediate January Session Toppers
For more details on the ICAI CA January 2026 result, including pass percentages, merit list and passing criteria, candidates can check education.indianexpress.com.
This year, Kanhiya Lal from Ellenabad secured the top spot with 84.67 per cent and a score of 508 out of 600 in Intermediate CA, while in the foundation, Logapriya PP from Madurai ranked all-India rank one with a percentage of 91.50. She has scored 366 out of 400.
How to ICAI Scorecards at icai.nic.in?
To access the ICAI CA foundation and intermediate results, candidates will be required to enter their registration number along with their roll number on the result portal. ICAI has specified that both credentials must be correctly entered to view and download the scorecard.
Candidates seeking ICAI CA Foundation and Intermediate results will need to log in to the official result portal using both their registration number and roll number. ICAI has clarified that the scorecard can only be viewed and downloaded if these credentials are entered correctly.
Step 1: The student must visit the official website: icai.nic.in.
Step 2: Go to the homepage and look for the CA Inter and Foundation 2026 January Result.
Step 3: Click on the link and enter the ICAI roll number and registration number.
Step 4: Now, fill in the captcha code and press the submit button.
Step 5: The CA 2026 Inter and Foundation Result will appear on the screen.
ICAI has released the results on the official websites. Candidates can check them from the official website: icai.nic.in and icai.org
To check the ICAI CA Foundation and Intermediate results, candidates must log in to the result portal using both their registration number and roll number. ICAI has emphasized that these details need to be entered accurately in order to access and download the scorecard.
This year, Logapriya PP from Madurai ranked all-India rank one with a percentage of 91.50. She has scored 366 out of 400. The second spot has been received by Khushi Sikaria from Midnapore and scored 365 out of 400. Her percentage score is 91.25. The third spot is secured by three students jointly, Kannur’s Hiba P (90.25 per cent), Kathmandu’s Suman Karki (90.25 per cent) and Raghav Naresh Gupta of Surat with the same percentage.
This year, Kanhiya Lal from Ellenabad secured the top spot with 84.67 per cent and a score of 508 out of 600. The second rank is secured by Fathima Shehza K with a percentage of 84 per cent and a score of 504. Faridabad’s Vanya Bansal has secured the third spot with 83 per cent and 498 scores from 600.
Candidates scoring 40 marks in all the subjects and 50 per cent marks in the aggregate of all four papers will be considered CA Foundation exam qualified. ICAI will also provide a qualifying status of “pass with distinction” to the candidates who obtain over 70 per cent marks in aggregate in the CA January 2026 foundation exam.
ICAI CA foundation exam is held for four papers – paper 1 is accounting, paper 2 is business law, paper 3 is quantitative aptitude (business mathematics, logical reasoning, and statistics), and paper 4 is business economics.
A candidate who passes at one sitting, the Intermediate examination, with a minimum of 70 per cent of the total marks for all the papers for that examination will be considered to have passed the examination with distinction and the pass certificate issued to the candidate will contain a specific mention that the candidate has passed the examination with distinction.
There is no concept of “Improvement” of performance in CA Examinations. In other words, a student is not permitted to reappear in the group(s) of an exam already passed by him, ICAI in a statement said.
Group I:
Candidates appeared: 105,526
Candidates passed: 14,733
Pass percentage: 13.96%
Group II:
Candidates appeared: 69,477
Candidates passed: 10,798
Pass percentage: 15.54%
Both Groups:
Candidates appeared: 41,798
Candidates passed: 3,924
Pass percentage: 9.39%
ICAI also declared the CA Intermediate results for January 2026. The exam was held across three categories — Group I, Group II, and Both Groups. Group II recorded the highest pass rate at 15.54%, while candidates who appeared for both groups together had the lowest pass rate at 9.39%.
Male candidates:
Appeared: 57,238
Passed: 11,523
Pass percentage: 20.13%
Female candidates:
Appeared: 52,456
Passed: 9,576
Pass percentage: 18.26%
ICAI has declared the results of the January 2026 CA Foundation examination. Of the 109,694 candidates who appeared for the exam, 21,099 cleared it, putting the overall pass percentage at 19.23%. The exam was held across 566 centers in India. Male candidates edged past female candidates in pass rate during this session.
Step 1: The student must visit the official website: icai.nic.in.
Step 2: Go to the homepage and look for the CA Inter and Foundation 2026 January Result.
Step 3: Click on the link and enter the ICAI roll number and registration number.
Step 4: Now, fill in the captcha code and press the submit button.
Step 5: The CA 2026 Inter and Foundation Result will appear on the screen.
ICAI has released the results for inter and foundation
In the CA Foundation September 2025 examination, L Rajalakshmi secured the All India Rank (AIR) 1, while in the CA Intermediate and Final levels, Neha Khanwani and Mukund Agiwal, respectively, achieved the first ranks.
In the CA Foundation September 2025 exam, 98,827 candidates appeared and 14,609 cleared the exam, recording a pass percentage of 14.78 per cent. While in the CA September 2025 inter exams, of the total of 1,59,779 candidates downloading the CA inter admit cards, group I exam was taken by 93,074 candidates and group II was taken by 69,768 candidates.
The scorecard will contain key information such as the candidate’s name, roll number, registration number, subject-wise marks, total marks obtained, and qualifying status. It is important to carefully verify all personal and examination details mentioned in the result.
The students can download their ICAI CA Intermediate and Foundation January 2026 Result by following the step-by-step process:
Step 1: The student must visit the official website: icai.nic.in.
Step 2: Go to the homepage and look for the CA Inter and Foundation 2026 January Result.
Step 3: Click on the link and enter the ICAI roll number and registration number.
Step 4: Now, fill in the captcha code and press the submit button.
Step 5: The CA 2026 Inter and Foundation Result will appear on the screen.
Candidates can check results on icai.org and icai.nic.in
ICAI will release Foundation and Inter results today in afternoon.
The ICAI CA group 1 inter exams were held on January 6, 8 and 10 for advanced accounting; corporate and other laws; taxation – section A: income-tax law, section B: goods and services tax (GST) papers, respectively. The ICAI CA group 2 inter exams were held for cost and management accounting, auditing and ethics, financial management and strategic management papers on January 12, 15 and 17, respectively.
In order to check their ICAI CA Foundation and Inter results for January 2026, candidates who took the exam will be required to enter their registration number and roll number or other details as specified on the candidate result portal. Candidates will also be able to download the online scorecard displayed on the official website once they have logged in successfully.
The official websites to check and download the ICAI CA 2026 results are icai.org and icai.nic.in.
The ICAI held the CA Foundation exams on January 18, 20, 22 and 24.
ICAI will not issue any pass certificate. However, a candidate securing a minimum of 60 per cent marks in aggregate will be issued a rank certificate, indicating the rank secured by the candidate. Rank certificates will be issued up to the 20th rank on all India basis.
The results of the Chartered Accountants Intermediate and Foundation Examination held in January 2026 is likely to be declared by the afternoon of 8th March 2026 and the same can be accessed by candidates on the website icai.nic.in, the Institute said while announcing the CA result date and time.
Statement of marks will be sent by post, soon after the declaration of the ICAI CA foundation January 2026 result. However, in case candidates do not receive the same for any reason within five weeks from the date of declaration of results, they can write to exam.dmsfoundation@icai.in.
ICAI will not issue any pass certificate. However, a candidate securing a minimum of 60 per cent marks in aggregate will be issued a rank certificate, indicating the rank secured by the candidate. Rank certificates will be issued up to the 20th rank on all India basis.
For CA Foundation results, the verification fee is Rs 100 per paper. Candidates can apply for certified copies of evaluated answer books online within 30 days of result declaration. The fee is Rs 500 per paper. Links of answer books – paper 1 and 2 and OMR sheets – paper 3 and 4, will be sent to the registered email.
AIR 1: L Rajalakshmi
AIR 2: Prem Agarwal
AIR 3: Neel Rajesh Shah
In the Foundation Examination held in September, 2025, as many as 1,12,287 candidates were admitted and the exams were held across 544 centers. Of them, 98,827 (51,120 male and 47,707 female) candidates appeared and 14,609 (8,046 male and 6,563 female) passed, taking the pass percentage to 14.78 per cent.
ICAI CA foundation exam was held for four papers – paper 1 is accounting, paper 2 is business law, paper 3 is quantitative aptitude (business mathematics, logical reasoning and statistics) and paper 4 is business economics.
Candidates scoring 40 marks in all the subject and 50 per cent marks in the aggregate of all four papers will be considered CA Foundation exam qualified. ICAI will also provide a qualifying status of “pass with distinction” to the candidates who obtain over 70 per cent marks in aggregate in the CA January 2026 foundation exam.
The ICAI held the CA Foundation exams on January 18, 20, 22 and 24.
The official websites to check and download the ICAI CA 2026 results are icai.org and icai.nic.in.
ICAI has on March 2 declared the CA Final exam results. According to the CA Institute, in Group I, a total of 53,652 candidates appeared for the examination. Out of these, 11,282 candidates have passed. The pass percentage for Group I was recorded at 21.03 per cent. In Group II, 38,169 candidates took the examination, and 3,726 candidates cleared it. The pass percentage for this group is 9.76 per cent.
In Group II, 38,169 candidates took the examination, and 3,726 candidates cleared it. The pass percentage for this group is 9.76 per cent.
