ACCA Fees in India 2027: Registration, Exemption and Exam Fees, with Totals for 3 Paths

ACCA fees in India are charged in pounds, not rupees. As on 13 November 2026, ACCA's India fee page lists £30 for registration (regular £89), £146 for the 2027 subscription, £84 or £111 per exemption and £83 for the Ethics and Professional Skills Module (EPSM). March 2027 standard entry costs £151 per Applied Skills exam, £191 for SBR and each option, and £268 for SBL. Applied Knowledge exam fees are set by the exam centre.

The cheapest ACCA is the one you enter on time: late entry for an Applied Skills exam costs £387, more than two and a half times the £151 standard fee.

TL;DR

• Fixed fees: £30 registration, £146 subscription for 2027, £84 or £111 per exemption, £83 for EPSM.
• No exemptions: £1,855 in known fees, plus centre fees for BT, MA, FA and LW.
• Qualified CA with all 9 exemptions: £2,018, or £1,827 on the June 2027 transition route.
• Standard entry for March 2027 closes on 1 February 2027.

What fees does ACCA charge students in India?

These are from ACCA's fees and charges page for India, as on 13 November 2026, with the regular price in brackets:

• Initial registration: £30 (£89), paid once.
• Re-registration: £89.
• Annual subscription for 2027: £146.
• Each Applied Knowledge exemption (BT, MA, FA): £84 (£86).
• Each Applied Skills exemption, LW included: £111 (£114).
• EPSM: £83.

ACCA shows two prices for registration and exemptions and gives no end date for the lower one.

The fixed ACCA fees are £30 to register, £146 for 2027 and £84 or £111 for each exemption you claim.

How much is each ACCA exam fee for the March 2027 session?

March 2027 fees for India, as on 13 November 2026. The late-entry gap is my arithmetic:

• Each Applied Skills exam (PM, TX, FR, AA, FM): £151 standard, £387 late, so late adds £236 (2.56 times).
• SBR and each option (AFM, APM, ATX, AAA): £191 standard, £430 late, so late adds £239 (2.25 times).
• SBL: £268 standard, £430 late, so late adds £162 (1.60 times).

Standard entry closes on 1 February 2027 and late entry on 8 February 2027, at 23:59 UK time. There is no early-entry tier. Exams run from 1 to 5 March and results are due on 12 April 2027, as per ACCA's important dates page. As on 13 November 2026, ACCA had not published June 2027 dates or fees.

Enter by 1 February and an Applied Skills exam costs £151; after it, £387.

Who sets the fee for BT, MA, FA and LW in India?

The exam centre. These are on-demand computer-based exams (LW in its GLO version), booked and paid for directly with an ACCA centre. India has centre exams only, no remote option. ACCA's India page gives no Applied Knowledge exam fee because centres set their own, so ask the centre for its price before you book.

For these four exams, the centre's quote is the price.

How much does ACCA cost in total from India?

ACCA publishes no all-in figure, so I added the lines myself: GBP as on 13 November 2026, March 2027 standard entry, today's lower prices, one 2027 subscription and first-attempt passes.

Path A: starting with no exemptions

• Registration and subscription: £176.
• PM, TX, FR, AA and FM at £151: £755.
• SBL £268 + SBR £191 + two options at £191: £841.
• EPSM: £83.
• Total: £1,855 (£1,914 at regular registration).

Add centre fees for BT, MA, FA and LW and a subscription for each extra year. June 2027 is the last sitting of the current Applied Skills and Strategic Professional exams, so a student starting now will finish in the new structure, whose exam fees ACCA had not published as on 13 November 2026.

Path B: a CA Inter student (worked example)

ACCA maps single ICAI papers to ACCA exams and accepts 40+ marks without a group pass, so the count depends on your papers. A student with Foundation and both Inter groups might see MA, FA, PM, TX, AA and LW. A direct-entry graduate lacks the Foundation papers needed for FA and LW.

• Exemptions: 2 x £84 + 4 x £111 = £612.
• FR and FM exams: £302.
• Strategic Professional £841, EPSM £83, registration and subscription £176.
• Total: £2,014 (£2,089 regular), plus the centre fee for BT.

Paying ICAI too? See our post on ICAI exam fees for CA.

Path C: a qualified CA with up to 9 exemptions

As on 12 November 2026, ACCA's calculator listed up to 9 exemptions for ICAI's CA course. None are at Strategic Professional level, so SBL, SBR and two options remain.

• Exemptions: 3 x £84 + 6 x £111 = £918 (£942 regular).
• Total, with £176 fixed fees, £841 for SBL, SBR and two options and £83 for EPSM: £2,018 (£2,101 regular).
• ACCA's transition route, SBR, SBL and one option by June 2027 with EPSM done: £1,827.
• Every Strategic Professional exam at late entry: £2,897.

Which option to take is in our CA to ACCA plan.

Path A looks cheapest only because four of its exams carry no ACCA price. Known fees run from £1,827 to £2,018 for a CA and £1,855 for a fresher before centre fees.

Should you pay to claim every exemption you are awarded?

Claiming is optional. ACCA charges per exemption awarded and refunds a forfeited one only if you tell it within 14 days, as per ACCA's exemptions page.

ACCA's transition page also says students who have completed all Applied Skills exams, LW included, before transition skip the Digital Tech and Innovation module (about 100 hours, chargeable). It does not say whether exemptions count, so ask ACCA before you leave one unclaimed.

My view: skip an Applied Skills exemption only if you really want to sit that exam.

At £111 against £151, the exemption is £40 cheaper than sitting an Applied Skills exam.

Costs that change in 2027

The new structure starts in September 2027. ACCA's transition page for students lists three chargeable modules, Responsible Business Management, Digital Tech and Innovation, and Ethical, Sustainable Leadership, with prices to be confirmed in January 2027. As on 13 November 2026, it gave no exam fees for the new qualification.

EPSM at £83, finished by mid-July 2027 (exact date not fixed yet), removes the Ethical, Sustainable Leadership module. Completing BT before transition does the same for Responsible Business Management.

Finish EPSM and BT before transition and two of the three paid modules drop away.

What can you do to keep your ACCA fees down?

1. Enter by the standard deadline, 1 February 2027 for March.
2. Check ACCA's exemptions calculator before you register. It is down from 13 to 18 November 2026.
3. Sit each exam when ready: a retake means a second fee.
4. Plan at most 4 exams per session, the ACCA limit.
5. Ask the CBE centre for its fee before you book BT, MA, FA or LW.

Most of the saving is timing: enter by 1 February 2027 and pay for each exam once.

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