DO NOT OPEN MORE THAN ONE SESSION AT THE SAME TIME ON THE SAME COMPUTER WHILE FILLING THE ONLINE FORM. ie; do not fill more than one form at the same time on the same computer even if you are filling the two applications using different browsers or different tabs of the same browser.
Clear the temporary internet files and cookies before filling up each form.
Fill up the form at a suitable time and from a location where you have a good bandwidth available using browsers Internet Explorer versions (9.0 onwards), Mozilla Firefox(5.0 onwards), Google Chrome(41.0 onwards) or Safari(3.4 onwards). Do NOT fill the form using mobile phones.
Hence, please ensure that you fill in your student registration number as per the registration letter sent to you. You are advised to keep a copy of the letter from Board of Studies, ICAI registering you as a student of ICAI ready on hand so that you can fill your registration number correctly.
Also ensure that you fill in your date of birth, as per the documents submitted by you to the Institute at the time of registration.
In case your details do not match with our records, we shall still issue the User ID and password, you will be permitted to submit a provisional application, subject to verification of documentary evidence.
Some of the errors committed by candidates while filling the on-line forms are as follows:
Take care to give your details when filling in the on-line form. When paying for your exam, we will ask you for the cardholder's details.
In case you have made payment of exam fees more than once and that is received by us for the same student registration number and you do not get a refund within 30 days from the last date for submission of forms, you can claim a refund of the excess amount paid by you, by writing to us within 45 days from the last date for submission of forms, along with documentary evidence, such as bank/credit card statement, of having paid the exam fees more than once. ICAI will verify the same and refund the excess amount, if any, paid by you.
Last date for receipt of the on-line PDF document - 24-03-2022
It may be noted that candidates whose photographs and signatures are printed on the PDF form need NOT submit physical copies of their exam forms(PDF) at the office/s of ICAI . However it is advised that they keep a printout or softcopy of the form for their records
Before submission of the PDF, candidates are advised to check that the BarCode is appearing on the PDF. In some cases, it may not get printed.This may arise due to low bandwidth etc at that point in time. Hence candidates should login later to download and print the PDF. Please note that your on-line application is recognized and processed through the bar code. Hence, if the bar code does not get printed on the PDF, your application will not be processed.
Those candidates whose photographs and signatures are NOT appearing in the Exam Form (PDF), are printed on the PDF form need NOT submit physical copies of their exam forms(PDF) at the office/s of ICAI .
Candidates whose photographs and signatures are not in examination data base, i.e. those whose photographs and signatures are NOT appearing in the Exam Form (PDF), are REQUIRED to take a print out of the exam form, affix their photographs and signatures at the designated place, get the form attested by a Chartered Accountant or Gazetted officer or Head of the Educational Institution (ie; as stated in the respective Guidance Notes) and send the same to Examination Department at the following address, by Speed Post or Registered Post only, on or before the last date for submission of exam forms with late fees stated above in Q26.
Submission by Hand : You may submit the print out of the application (PDF) within the given dates as above at any of the following offices on working days between 10am to 5:00pm.
Reception Counter,
Annexe Building,
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India,
ICAI Bhawan,
Indraprastha Marg,
New Delhi - 110002
(Telephone-011-3989 3989).
Reception Counter,
Northern Regional Office,
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India,
52-54 Institutional Area,
Vishwas Nagar,
Shahdara,
Near Karkardooma Court Complex,
Delhi – 110032
(Telephone-011-3989 3990).
Reception Counter,
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India,
ICAI Tower,
Plot No. C-40, G-Block,
Bandra Kurla Complex,
Bandra East,
Mumbai – 400051
(Telephone-022-33671400, 33671500).
Reception Counter,
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India,
ICAI Bhawan,
122, Mahatma Gandhi Road,
Nungambakkam,
Chennai - 600034
(Telephone-044-3989 3989).
Reception Counter,
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India,
ICAI Bhawan,
382/A, Prantik Pally, Rajdanga, Kasba
(Near Acropolis Mall and Garden High School),
Kolkata - 700107
(Telephone- 033- 30840203 / 30840210).
Reception Counter,
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India,
ICAI Bhawan,
16/77-B, Civil Lines (Behind Reserve Bank of India),
Kanpur - 208001
(Telephone-0512-3989 398).
Reception Counter,
Ahmedabad DCO* of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India,v ICAI Bhawan,
123, Sardar Patel Colony,
Near Usmanpura Under Bridge,
Navjivan PO,
Naranpura,
Ahmedabad - 380014
(Telephone-079-2768 0946, 2768 0537, 39893989).
Reception Counter,
Bangalore DCO* of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, ICAI Bhawan,
No. 16/0, Millers Tank Bed Area,
Vasanthnagar,
Bangalore - 560 052
(Telephone-080-30563500).
Reception Counter,
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, ICAI Bhawan,
11-5-398/C Red Hills,
Hyderabad - 500 004
(Telephone-040-233 17026, 233 17027, 233 17028, 23393182, 30638600).
Reception Counter,
Jaipur DCO* of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India,
ICAI Bhawan,
D-1, Institutional Area,
Jhalana Doongri,
Jaipur - 302004
(Telephone-0141-3044200, 3044214, 3989398).
Reception Counter,
Pune DCO* of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, ‘ICAI Bhawan’,
Plot No. 8, Parshwanath Nagar,
CTS No. 333, Sr. No. 573,
Munjeri, Opp. KaleHospital,
Near Mahavir Electronics, Bibrewadi,
PUNE 411 037 (Telephone-020- 24212251/52,32335306).
Reception Counter,
Nagpur DCO* of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, 'ICAI Bhawan'
201, Behind Vijayanand Society,
Dhantoli, NAGPUR-440012
(Telephone – 0712- 2443 968, 2441 196).
Reception Counter,
Surat DCO* of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India,
2nd Floor, Saifee Building,
Opp. Dutch Garden, Near Makkaipul,
Nanpura, SURAT - 395 001 (Telephone – 0261- 2472 932, 2464413).
Reception Counter,
Baroda DCO * of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, 'ICAI Bhawan',
Kalali-Tandalja Road, Atladara,
VADODARA - 390 012. (Telephone-0265-2681 115,2680593).
Reception Counter,
Thane DCO* of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India,
Flat No. 1 & 2, Ground Floor,
Monica Society, Dandekar Colony,
Opp. Gurukul Soc., Dharmaveer Marg, Cross Road,
Near Yashwant Tower, Panchpakhadi, Thane (W) 400602
Reception Counter,
Ernakulam DCO* of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India,'ICAI Bhawan',
57/3146, Diwan's Road,Ernakulam,
KOCHI - 682 016 (Telephone- 0484- 2369 238, 2372 953, 2369 258).
Reception Counter,
Indore DCO* of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India,
'ICAI Bhawan',
Plot No. 19-B, Scheme No. 78,
Part-II, (Near M. P. Pollution Control Board),
INDORE - 452 010
(Telephone- 0731- 2570 052,2570 053,4298 198).
Reception Counter,
ICAI Bhawan,
Opp. Community Centre,
Sector 35 B,
Near Gurudwara,
CHANDIGARH - 160 036
(Telephone- 0172- 5067 756)
* Decentralised Office
Submission by Post : You may send printout of the form by SpeedPost/Registered Post (not courier) without folding and Superscribing the envelope as "Exam Application Form for Final/Intermediate - May 2022" so as to reach us before the cut-off dates given above. The address for posting is as under:
Additional Secretary (Exams)
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
ICAI Bhawan, Indraprastha Marg,
New Delhi - 110 002.
Please pay again and successfully get the PDF. You can send the email for the refund of fees. However, any multiple payments received by us for the same student (applying more than once with the same Registration Number) will be refunded by the office on its own at the end of the online forms process.
You can check the status of your application on the link given on https://icaiexam.icai.org Mere deduction of fee from your account does not mean successful form submission.
In case you have submitted a provisional form, you will still be permitted to sit for the exam, provided you are eligible otherwise to write the exam. In case you are ineligible, ICAI will send you a separate communication.
Absence of your photograph and signature, will create difficulties in issue of your admit card, statement of marks and pass certificates.
In case, your photo & signature are not appearing in your PDF, you are advised to send us the PDF affixing your photograph & signature duly attested. This will help us to create your full profile with photo & signature.
Helpline Numbers: 0120-3054851, 3054852, 3054853, 3054835, 4953751, 4953752, 4953753, 4953754
For Intermediate (IPC)E/ATE/Units : intermediate_examhelpline@icai.in
For Final: final_examhelpline@icai.in
For Foundation: foundation_examhelpline@icai.in
You are exempt from payment of exam fee. You will be allowed to submit your exam application form online without paying the exam fee. However, in case you are a candidate with disability and are not holding a permanent concession card issued by ICAI, you will be required to apply for issue of the permanent concession card, by following the prescribed procedures, hosted on www.icai.org. Meanwhile, you will be required to pay exam fee online while applying for the exam. In case, you are eligible for issue of permanent concession card, exam fee paid by you will be refunded.
Please raise your queries sufficiently well in time. The helpdesk services will be available on all working days between 9:30am to 6:00pm
a) E-mail:
onlineexamforms@icai.in (Only for technical queries about on-line forms)
intermediate_examhelpline@icai.in
final_examhelpline@icai.in
foundation_examhelpline@icai.in
b) Phone:
0120-3054 851
0120-3054 852
0120-3054 853
0120-3054 835
0120-4953 751
0120-4953 752
0120-4953 753
0120-4953 754
c) By post:
The Additional Secretary (Exams)
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
ICAI Bhawan
Indraprastha Marg
New Delhi 110 002