Centers for the 2026 CA Foundation Exam: The CA Foundation 2026 exam will be administered by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) at several centers around India and a few foreign countries. The official list of CA Foundation exam locations for 2026 will be made public by ICAI, allowing applicants to choose their desired exam city when filling out the application.

Thirty-two Indian states and nine foreign locations will host the CA Foundation September 2026 exam. For comprehensive information about the CA Foundation exam locations in 2026 as well as other crucial topics, candidates are encouraged to continue reading.

CA Foundation Exam Centres 2026

For the benefit of the students, we have published the CA Foundation Exam Center List 2026 in the table below.

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State No. of Cities Examination Cities
Andaman & Nicobar 1 Port Blair
Andhra Pradesh 14 Anantapur, Eluru, Guntur, Kadapa, Kakinada, Kurnool, Nellore, Ongole, Rajamahendravaram, Srikakulam, Tirupati, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram
Assam 5 Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar, Tinsukia
Bihar 12 Begusarai, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, Madhubani, Motihari, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea, Samastipur, Sitamarhi, Siwan
Chandigarh 1 Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh 6 Bilaspur, Durg, Korba, Raigarh, Raipur, Rajnandgaon
Delhi / New Delhi 1 Delhi / New Delhi
Goa 2 Mapusa, Margao
Gujarat 23 Ahmedabad, Anand, Bharuch, Bhavnagar, Bhuj, Gandhidham, Gandhinagar, Himatnagar, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Mehsana, Morbi, Nadiad, Navsari, Palanpur, Patan, Porbandar, Rajkot, Surat, Surendranagar, Vadodara, Valsad, Vapi
Haryana 18 Ambala, Bahadurgarh, Bhiwani, Faridabad, Fatehabad, Gurugram, Hisar, Jind, Kaithal, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Narnaul, Panipat, Rewari, Rohtak, Sirsa, Sonipat, Yamuna Nagar
Himachal Pradesh 1 Shimla
Jammu & Kashmir 2 Jammu, Srinagar
Jharkhand 7 Bokaro Steel City, Deoghar, Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur, Ramgarh, Ranchi
Karnataka 23 Bagalkot, Belgaum, Bellary, Bengaluru, Chikkaballapur, Chitradurga, Davangere, Gadag, Hassan, Haveri, Hubli, Kalaburgi, Kolar, Koppal, Mandya, Mangalore, Mysore, Raichur, Shimoga, Sirsi, Tumakuru, Udupi, Vijayapura
Kerala 14 Adoor, Alappuzha, Ernakulam, Idukki, Kalpetta, Kannur, Kasaragod, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur
Madhya Pradesh 16 Bhopal, Burhanpur, Chhatarpur, Chhindwara, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Katni, Khandwa, Mandsaur, Neemuch, Ratlam, Rewa, Sagar, Satna, Ujjain
Maharashtra 36 Ahmednagar, Akola, Amravati, Aurangabad, Badlapur, Beed, Bhiwandi, Chandrapur, Dhule, Gondia, Ichalkaranji, Jalgaon, Jalna, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nandurbar, Nashik, Navi Mumbai, Palghar, Panvel, Parbhani, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Pune, Ratnagiri, Sangli, Satara, Sindhudurg, Solapur, Thane, Vasai, Wardha, Yavatmal
Nagaland 1 Dimapur
Odisha 10 Balangir, Balasore, Berhampur, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Jharsuguda, Puri, Rayagada, Rourkela, Sambalpur
Punjab 8 Amritsar, Bathinda, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mandi Gobindgarh, Pathankot, Patiala, Sangrur
Rajasthan 23 Ajmer, Alwar, Balotra, Banswara, Beawar, Bharatpur, Bhilwara, Bikaner, Bundi, Chittorgarh, Churu, Jaipur, Jhunjhunu, Jodhpur, Kishangarh, Kota, Nagaur, Pali, Rajsamand, Sikar, Sirohi, Sri Ganganagar, Udaipur
Tamil Nadu 28 Chennai, Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Dharmapuri, Dindigul, Erode, Hosur, Kancheepuram, Karaikudi, Karur, Kumbakonam, Madurai, Nagapattinam, Nagercoil, Namakkal, Pudukkottai, Salem, Sivakasi, Thanjavur, Theni, Tiruchirapalli, Tirunelveli, Tirupur, Tiruvallur, Tiruvannamalai, Tuticorin, Vellore, Villupuram
Telangana 8 Adilabad, Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Mahabubnagar, Nalgonda, Nizamabad, Warangal
Uttar Pradesh 19 Agra, Aligarh, Prayagraj, Bareilly, Bulandshahr, Firozabad, Ghaziabad, Gorakhpur, Hapur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mathura, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Noida, Saharanpur, Varanasi
West Bengal 7 Asansol, Durgapur, Hooghly, Kharagpur, Kolkata, Raniganj, Siliguri
Official Notice: The cities listed above are based on official ICAI updates. Please verify real-time availability on the SSP portal while submitting your examination form.

ICAI CA Foundation Exam Centres List 2026 (Overseas)

CA Foundation Exam Centres 2026 (Overseas)
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CA Foundation Exam Centres 2026 (Overseas)
Abu Dhabi Dubai
Bahrain Kathmandu
Doha Muscat
Thimphu (Bhutan) Kuwait
Riyadh (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) -
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How to Change CA Foundation Exam Centres 2026?

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) offers an online facility for candidates who wish to change their CA Foundation examination centre. This option is available through the correction window on the official examination portal. 

Once the CA Foundation 2026 exam form has been submitted, candidates are allowed to modify their exam centre free of cost within the prescribed timeline. It is important to note that no additional opportunity will be provided to make changes by paying a fee. 

To request a change, candidates must log in to the portal using their registered credentials before the deadline and select a new examination centre. Each candidate is permitted to change the exam centre only once and must upload a scanned copy of a duly signed handwritten or typed application requesting the modification. 

After successful submission, an on-screen confirmation will be displayed. However, final approval of the request is subject to seat availability and the total number of applicants at the chosen centre. 

ICAI will not issue a revised admit card for the updated exam centre. Candidates must carry the approval letter, the original admit card, and a valid photo identity proof to the examination venue.

CA Foundation Exam Application Fees 2026

The CA Foundation 2026 exam can be applied for online, and there are several ways to pay the price. In addition to debit cards, Rupay cards, net banking, and BHIM UPI, these payment methods also include credit cards like as VISA, MASTER, and MAESTRO. Details of the cost are provided below.

CA Foundation Exam Centres 2026 - Application Fees
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CA Foundation Exam Centres 2026 - Application Fees
Examination Centre Fees
Indian Centre Rs 1500
Overseas Centre (excluding Bhutan and Kathmandu centre) USD 325
Bhutan and Kathmandu Centre Rs 2200

Note: You can still apply after the deadline if you're selecting exam locations in India, Kathmandu, or Bhutan. However, you will have to pay a late fee of Rs 600 for Indian centers and USD 10 for foreign centers.

CA Foundation Exam Centres 2026 Important Points

Check the key points below regarding CA Foundation exam centres 2026 along with essential exam-day guidelines:

  • Select an examination centre that is conveniently located near your residence to reduce travel time and avoid delays.
  • If a change in the selected centre is required, ICAI will provide a correction window for making the necessary modifications.
  • Candidates should regularly visit the official website of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (icai.org) to stay informed about any updates or changes related to exam centres.
  • Ensure you report to the CA Foundation exam centre at least 30 minutes before the scheduled reporting time. Carry your admit card and a valid photo identity proof.
  • Do not bring prohibited items such as mobile phones, smart or digital watches, calculators, or any other electronic devices into the examination hall.

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