The long wait for thousands of CA aspirants is finally coming to an end. The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India is set to declare the CA Intermediate May 2026 result on Wednesday, June 24. Candidates who sat for the examination have been anxiously waiting for their outcome.
Once the result goes live, students can head to the official portal, caresults.icai.org, to check their result and download the scorecard. They will need to log in to the website as soon as the result is announced.
How to check and download your result
Getting hold of the scorecard is straightforward. Just follow the steps below.
- Go to the official website, caresults.icai.org, and select the CA Intermediate May 2026 result option.
- Enter the required credentials, submit the details and proceed.
- Your CA scorecard will appear on the screen, which you can then download.
- Take a printout of it for future reference.
Why this stage matters
The CA Intermediate examination is a crucial milestone on the chartered accountancy pathway. Students who clear the required papers become eligible to move ahead in the programme, subject to the applicable rules. For many candidates, the result also shapes articleship planning, study schedules and the preparation timeline for the next stage.
When the exams were held
As per the revised schedule, the Group I examinations for the May 2026 session were held on May 5, 7 and 9. The Group II examinations took place on May 11, 13 and 15. All papers ran from 2 pm to 5 pm. The pattern carried 30 marks for multiple-choice questions and 70 marks for descriptive-type questions.
What the January 2026 session tells us
For those awaiting the May outcome, the January 2026 session offers a useful reference point. In that cycle, the Group I examinations were conducted on January 6, 8 and 10, while the Group II papers were held on January 12, 15 and 17. The results were announced on March 8, roughly two months after the exams concluded.
How the pass rates looked in January
The January attempt produced modest pass percentages across the board. In Group I, 14,733 candidates qualified out of the 1,05,526 who appeared, putting the pass percentage at 13.96 per cent. In Group II, 10,798 candidates cleared the examination out of 69,477, taking the pass percentage to 15.54 per cent.
Among those who attempted both groups in January 2026, 3,924 out of 41,798 came through successfully. That worked out to an overall pass percentage of just 9.39 per cent. The numbers underline how demanding the examination is, and why strong preparation across both the objective and descriptive components is so important.
