ICAI May 2025 Exam Eligibility Criteria: You should check whether you are eligible to appear in CA May 2025 exams or not before you submit ICAI examination application form. Know the detail course wise specific eligibility conditions for ICAI May 2025 exams are as under.
ICAI exam form for May 2025 shall be available from March 04, 2025. The last date for online submission of form with late fee examination application form is March 17, 2025. Check eligibility for Foundation, Intermediate, and Final exams per course rules.
Eligibility for CA Foundation May 2025 Exam
Eligibility criteria for the Foundation Examination to be held in May 2025: Must be registered by January 1, 2025 and should have appeared/passed 12th standard, and upload the admit card/mark sheet on SSP.
CA Foundation exam dates are 15th, 17th, 19th & 21st May 2025.
- Candidate should be registered in Foundation Course on or before 1st January 2025.
- Candidate is converted to from CPT to Foundation as on the date of filling the exam form.
- Candidate must have either
- Passed 12th Standard from a recognized Board and his/her 12th Class MarkSheet must be uploaded in SSP; OR
- Appeared in 12th Standard Board Exam from a recognized Board and his/her 12th Class Admit Card must be uploaded in SSP.
For more detail please download ICAI official announcement: Requirements for Applying for Foundation May 2025 Exams.
Eligibility for CA Intermediate May 2025 Exam
Eligibility criteria for the Intermediate Examination to be held in May 2025. Must have completed an 8-month study period by May 1, 2025 (registered on or before September 1, 2024).
CA Inter exam dates are Group-I: 3rd, 5th and 7th May 2025 and Group-II: 9th, 11th and 14th May 2025.
For more detail please download ICAI official announcement: Requirements for Applying for Intermediate May 2025 Exams.
Eligibility for CA Final May 2025 Exam
CA Final exam schedule are Group -I: 2nd, 4th and 6th May 2025 and Group -II: 8th, 10th and 13th May 2025.
Requirements for CA Final May 2025 Exams:
- Login & Registration:
- Candidates must have valid login credentials on the Self-Service Portal (SSP). If not, they should create one at ICAI e-services.
- Course registration must be valid. If lapsed, candidates must convert to the new course (NEWFIN23 or CONFIN23) via SSP without any fee.
- Photograph & Signature:
- Must upload clear and acceptable photos and signatures on SSP:
- Photo: 20–50 KB, 4.5 cm x 3.5 cm, white background, no goggles or caps.
- Signature: 10–20 KB, 6 cm x 2 cm, black pen on white paper.
- Must upload clear and acceptable photos and signatures on SSP:
- Articleship Status:
- Status must be updated as ‘Registered’ on SSP. Use Form 102/103 if required.
- Eligibility Criteria:
- Course Registration: Must be registered/converted to the Final New Course.
- Articleship Completion:
- Must complete 3 or 3½ years of training by specified dates based on the stream.
- Those who terminated articleship must re-register to meet training requirements.
- Advanced ICITSS:
- Must complete by 10th April 2025. Not required if converted from Final Old Course and appeared at least once earlier.
- Self-Paced Online Modules (SPOM):
- Must pass Sets A & B before membership application.
- Candidates admitted till Nov 2023: Exempt from Sets C & D.
- Candidates admitted after Nov 2023: Must pass all Sets (A, B, C & D) by 10th April 2025.
- Support:
- For exam-related queries, email: final_examhelpline@icai.in.
- For SPOM-related queries, email: spmt_examhelpline@icai.in.
Recommended read: ICAI Self-Paced Online Module Test (SPMT) 2025.
For more detail please download ICAI official announcement: Requirements for Applying for Final May 2025 Exams.
The candidates are advised to check that the data on SSP is updated to meet these additional requirements.