CA Foundation Pass Percentage, Session by Session

CA Foundation pass percentage for every session since May 2018, with candidates appeared and passed, the trend over time and the source for each one.

Last updated 28 Oct 2026

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Latest: May 2026

Overall · 2023 scheme

20.09%

18,124 passed of 90,217 appeared

▲ 0.86 points vs Jan 2026

CA Foundation pass percentage over time

Overall2017 scheme2023 scheme
0%25%50%May 2018Nov 2020Jun 2022Jun 2024May 2026May 2018: 19.24%Nov 2018: 44.12%May 2019: 18.58%Nov 2019: 35.1%Nov 2020: 35.03%Jan 2021: 24.89%Jul 2021: 26.62%Dec 2021: 30.28%Jun 2022: 25.28%Dec 2022: 29.25%Jun 2023: 24.98%Dec 2023: 29.99%Jun 2024: 14.96%Sep 2024: 19.67%Jan 2025: 21.52%May 2025: 15.09%Sep 2025: 14.78%Jan 2026: 19.23%May 2026: 20.09%20.09%

Every session

SessionGroupSchemeAppearedPassedPass %Source
May 2026Overall2023 scheme90,21718,12420.09%ICAI source
Jan 2026Overall2023 scheme1,09,69421,09919.23%ICAI source · archive
Sep 2025Overall2023 scheme98,82714,60914.78%ICAI source · archive
May 2025Overall2023 scheme82,66212,47415.09%ICAI source
Jan 2025Overall2023 scheme1,10,88723,86121.52%ICAI source · archive
Sep 2024Overall2023 scheme70,43713,85819.67%ICAI source · archive
Jun 2024Overall2023 scheme91,90013,74914.96%ICAI source
Dec 2023Overall2017 scheme1,37,15341,13229.99%ICAI source · archive
Jun 2023Overall2017 scheme1,03,51725,86024.98%ICAI source · archive
Dec 2022Overall2017 scheme1,26,01536,86429.25%ICAI source · archive
Jun 2022Overall2017 scheme93,72923,69325.28%ICAI source
Dec 2021Overall2017 scheme1,10,66233,51030.28%ICAI source · archive
Jul 2021Overall2017 scheme71,96719,15826.62%ICAI source
Jan 2021Overall2017 scheme27,8086,92224.89%ICAI source
Nov 2020Overall2017 scheme78,01427,32735.03%ICAI source
Nov 2019Overall2017 scheme87,08430,56335.10%ICAI source
May 2019Overall2017 scheme30,9715,75318.58%ICAI source
Nov 2018Overall2017 scheme48,70221,48844.12%ICAI source · archive
May 2018Overall2017 scheme6,3151,21519.24%ICAI source · archive
  • Jun 2022, Overall: From ICAI's Examination Key Statistics; the press release for this session has no results table.
  • Jul 2021, Overall: From ICAI's Examination Key Statistics; the press release for this session has no results table. The May 2021 exam, held in July 2021 because of COVID-19.
  • Jan 2021, Overall: From ICAI's Examination Key Statistics; the press release for this session has no results table. Extra session held in January 2021 during COVID-19.
  • Nov 2020, Overall: From ICAI's Examination Key Statistics; the press release for this session has no results table. No separate May 2020 result was issued; this exam was held in Nov–Dec 2020 because of COVID-19.
  • Nov 2019, Overall: From ICAI's Examination Key Statistics; the press release for this session has no results table.
  • May 2019, Overall: From ICAI's Examination Key Statistics; the press release for this session has no results table.

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