ICAI CA Final May 2026 results declared, Noor Singla secures AIR 1

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) on June 18 announced the results of the CA Final May 2026 examination, with 7,931 candidates qualifying as Chartered Accountants and Noor Singla of Patiala securing the top rank nationwide.

Candidates can access their scorecards through ICAI's official result portals using their roll number and registration number. Alongside the results, the institute also released pass percentages and details of the All India Rank (AIR) holders.

Noor Singla secured AIR 1 with 499 marks out of 600, translating to 83.17%. Ritij Saraf from Howrah secured AIR 2 with 475 marks (79.17%), while Sohan Anil Manjrekar from Dombivli (East) claimed AIR 3 with 473 marks (78.83%).

According to ICAI, the overall pass percentage for candidates who appeared in both groups stood at 14.07%. A total of 23,776 candidates appeared for both groups, of whom 3,345 cleared the examination.

In Group I, 6,555 candidates passed out of 54,606 candidates who appeared, resulting in a pass percentage of 12.00%. For Group II, 8,725 candidates cleared the examination out of 42,573 candidates, taking the pass percentage to 20.49%.

The CA Final examination is conducted in offline mode and consists of six papers divided into two groups, with each paper carrying 100 marks. It represents the final stage of the Chartered Accountancy qualification process in India.

ICAI has advised candidates to rely only on official websites for result-related updates and information. The results are available on caresults.icai.org, icai.nic.in, and icai.org.

Candidates can view their results by visiting the official portal, selecting the CA Final May 2026 result link, and entering their roll number and registration number as mentioned on their admit cards.

The institute also reiterated its exemption policy for candidates appearing in future attempts. Students who score 60% or more in an individual paper and have appeared for all papers in the group are eligible for a subject-wise exemption.

The exemption remains valid for the next three examination attempts, allowing candidates to reappear only in papers where they scored below 60%.

Widely regarded as one of India's most challenging professional examinations, the CA Final continues to witness intense competition each year, with only a small proportion of candidates successfully clearing the final stage required to qualify as Chartered Accountants.