If you are a CA Aspirant or thinking of becoming one it /is quite essential to be aware of the financial aspects of pursuing the chartered accountancy course. Here in this article, we will cover all the information regarding CA Course Fees while pursuing Chartered Accountancy in India.
Chartered Accountants are one of the most in-demand after technical professionals in the world of finance who offer their services in maintaining and analysing the financial well-being of a business. Chartered Accountants today, have received an important position in public and private sectors in India as well as abroad. A chartered accountant is the necessity of all sorts of businesses, be it big or small or even led by an individual. Every business which creates income needs a chartered accountant to maintain its finance and taxes.
The Chartered Accountancy course in India is divided into three steps and each step has to be cleared to move on to the next step.
The steps include:
- CA Foundation
- CA Intermediate
- CA Final
CA Foundation fee structure:
| Sr No | Details of Fee | Rupees (₹) | For Foreign Student US$ |
| 1 | Cost of Foundation Prospectus | 200 | 20 |
| 2 | *Foundation Registration Fee | 9000 | 700 |
| 3 | Subscription for Members’ Journal (For one Year) (Optional) | 400 | 40 |
| 4 | Subscription Fees for Student’s Journal (Optional) | 200 | 20 |
| Total | 9800 | 780 |
Here is the UPDATED CA foundation fees structure 2020 which is applied for all the students opting this course.
*Also, the Students from newly formed Union Territories of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh and the North-East States need to pay only 2250/- if they register between 20 September 2019 and 31 March 2022.
They need to upload the following self-attested documents at the time of registration:
(i) Domicile Certificate
(ii) Proof of Identity – Aadhaar Card / Passport / Voter ID.
CA Intermediate Course Fees:
After CA Foundation Examination the next step in Chartered Accountancy course is registering for Intermediate Course. The student has to pass the CA Foundation, in order to become eligible to enrol for the CA Intermediate course. The Intermediate course fees structure is as follows –
| S.No. | Details of Fees | Both Groups (Rs) | Single Group
(Rs) |
Both Groups
(US$) |
Single Group
(US$) |
| 1. | CA Intermediate Registration Fees | 15000 | 11000 | ||
| 2. | Student’s Activity Fees for CA Intermediate | 2000 | 2000 | ||
| 3. | CA Intermediate Registration Fees as an article assistant | 1000 | |||
| Total CA Intermediate Fees | 18000 | 13000 | 1000 | 600 |
Here too Students from newly formed Union Territories of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh and North – East States need to pay only Rs 4500/– for both groups and Rs 3250/- for the single group if they register between 20 September 2019 and 31 March 2022.
The intermediate course is divided into two groups consisting of 4 subjects each. The students pursuing the CA course after 12th after giving Foundation course exam have a choice to enrol themselves either for a single group or both groups at a time.
ICAI has facilitated students who have done graduation or post-graduation to directly enrol to the CA Intermediate without appearing in CA Foundation. Such students have to pay the CA intermediate fees of the prospectus at the time of their enrollment and they also have to enrol for both groups at a time. Cost of Prospectus is Rs. 200 (US $ 20).
CA Final Course Fees:
| Details | Rupees | For foreign students ($US) |
| Final Registration fee | 22,000 | 1,100 |
Here is the UPDATED CA final fees structure 2020 which is applied for all the students who cleared the CA intermediate exam.
Students from newly formed Union Territories of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh and North – East States need to pay only 5500/- if they register between 20 September 2019 and 31 March 2022.
Articleship Training Fees:
After completing the CA Intermediate course every student has to undergo three years of mandatory Articleship under a certified CA. The registration charges set by ICAI for Articleship training is Rs 2000.
ICITSS
Apart from Articleship students also have to undergo a 4-week course on ICITSS which is Integrated Course On Information Technology and Soft Skills registering for Articleship Training. The fees for Information technology course is Rs 6500/, while the fee for Orientation program is stated at Rs 7000/
AICITSS
Advanced Integrated Course on Information Technology and Soft Skills (AICITSS ) is another course students have to complete compulsorily in the last two years of articleship. The total fee of the course is Rs 14,500/ out of which Rs 7500 is for Advance Information Technology Program and Rs 7,000/ is for Management and communication skills.
Hope you have find all the updated information about CA course fees structure for all the three categories. If you have any queries regarding chartered accountant fees structure pen down your comment below.
