ICAI Released CA January 2021 Examination Admit Card | CA Foundation Exam from 21st January onwards

# Jan 11, 2021 by Ojasvi Gupta

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The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has released the Admit Card for CA January Session Examinations. The ICAI Admit Card can be downloaded on their official website - https://icaiexam.icai.org/index1.php

Candidates who registered for the Foundation, Intermediate (IPC), Intermediate, Final, and Final-New examination can download the admit card for CA January Session. This shift is being conducted for students who had opted-out from the November 2020 Examinations and opted for the November 2020 Cycle – II which have been scheduled from 21st January 2021 to 7th February 2021.

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Dates for Foundation Course Examinations

January 21, 23, 25, 28

 

ICAI CA January 2021 Exam Timings

Examination

Papers

Exam Timing

Duration

Foundation Course

Paper 1 & 2

2 PM to 5 PM

3 hours

 

Candidates are supposed to download and print their Admit Cards as ICAI will not send a physical copy to any candidate.

Here’s a step by step guide to download the CA January 2021 Admit Card:

STEP 1- Visit https://icaiexam.icai.org/  

STEP 2 - Login using your Login ID(Registration Number) and password

STEP 3 - Click on the link in front of Admit Card

STEP 4 - The ICAI CA admit card 2021 will be displayed on your screen, download it for reference.

Candidates may also visit the FAQs on the subject hosted in the FAQs section of https://icaiexam.icai.org/  for more details.

For any further clarifications, write to/contact:

Foundation candidates: [email protected]

Help Line Telephone numbers: 0120 3054 851, 852, 853, 854 and 835 0120 4953 751,752, 753 and 754

The official notification states that there would be no change in the examination schedule in the event of any day of the examination schedule being declared a Public Holiday by the Central Government or any State Government / Local Holiday. For the safety of students, COVID-19 safety guidelines were followed at the exam centers.

The ICAI exam, also known as CA exams, is conducted by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) for aspirants of the Chartered Accountancy profession in India. The exam is conducted at different levels as per the CA courses. For being certified as a Chartered Accountant, candidates have to qualify in all the levels of ICAI examinations.

The CA courses at ICAI are as under: 

  • CA Foundation course examination (4 papers)
  • CA Intermediate examination (8 papers based on New Syllabus and 8 paper based on Old Syllabus)
  • CA Final examination (8 papers based on New Syllabus and 8 paper based on Old Syllabus)

A brief about the ICAI CA Examinations:

Conducting Body

Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) 

Exam Level

National Level

Frequency of Exam

Multiple times a year

Exam Mode

Offline

Language

English

No of Test Cities

192 cities in India

Official Website

https://icaiexam.icai.org/

 

The eligibility criteria for CA Foundation Course are as follows:

Candidates who have passed Class 12th or equivalent examination from Central or State Board of Education before the examination. Also, candidates who have registered with the Board of Studies on or before 30 June of the examination year and changed to CA Foundation Course with Board of Studies of ICAI on or before September 7 of the examination year.

Although one must note that to become a Chartered Accountant the student has to excel very much in subjects like Accountancy etc and should also have a good command of mathematics/statistics.

 

Exam Pattern for CA Foundation Course

 

For the CA Foundation course, there are 4 papers which are 3 hours long and 100 marks each. There is a negative marking scheme only in papers 3 and 4 where ¼ marks will be deducted for every wrong answer. Candidates must score at least 40% marks in every paper and a minimum aggregate of 50% in all papers to pass the CA Foundation 2021 exam.

 

Marks Distribution for CA Foundation 2021 Course

 

Papers of the exam are listed below:

 

Paper Name

Marks

Paper 1

Principles And Practice Of Accounting

100 Marks

Paper 2

Business Laws And Business Correspondence

Business Laws (60 Marks),

Business Correspondence And Reporting (40 Marks)

Paper 3

Business Mathematics, Logical Reasoning, And Statistics

Business Mathematics (40 Marks),

Logical Reasoning (20 Marks),

Statistics (40 Marks)

Paper 4

Business Economics And Business & Commercial Knowledge

Business Economics (60 Marks),

Business and Commercial Knowledge (40 Marks)

 

Paper 1 & 2 are subjective whereas Paper 3 & 4 are objective.

 

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Ojasvi Gupta
Ojasvi Gupta

Ojasvi Gupta has worked for the Indian Express and Enactus DSC as a writer. Currently pursuing BCom Hons from Delhi University, she loves to spend her free time listening to music, reading, or playing with her dog. With her strong inclination towards writing, she serves as an author for Educere India.