ICAI to Announce New Chartered Accountancy Exam Schedule on March 19

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has announced that the exam dates for the May 2024 session of CA Intermediate and CA Final exams will be revised due to the Lok Sabha election scheduled in the same month. The decision comes after the Election Commission of India announced the schedule for the 18th Lok Sabha election, which will be conducted in April and May 2024.

Revised Exam Dates

The CA Intermediate exams, originally scheduled for May 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, and 13, 2024, will now be rescheduled. Similarly, the CA Final exams, initially planned for May 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12, 2024, will also undergo revision. However, there will be no change in the CA Foundation exam dates, which are scheduled for June.

Official Statement from ICAI

In an official statement released on March 16, the ICAI explained the decision:

"This is in continuation to the Important Announcement dated 25th January 2024, in which the detailed schedule of May 2024 and June 2024 Examinations were informed. In the said announcement, it was stated that in case Chartered Accountants Examination dates coincide with the Lok Sabha Election dates, the examination will get rescheduled."

"The Election Commission today announced the schedule of Election to the 18th Lok Sabha in the month of April - June 2024. It is observed that the aforementioned Lok Sabha Election, which will be held in 7 phases, will commence from 19th April 2024 and conclude on 1st June 2024. Counting for all phases will be done on 4th June 2024. Accordingly, The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India will issue the detailed revised schedule of May 2024 Examinations on 19th March 2024 (Evening) on www.icai.org."