A candidate can register for registering in Intermediate course through the Foundation route or Direct Entry route.

Candidates after passing Foundation Examination and Class 12th examination conducted by an examining body constituted by law in India or an examination recognized by the Central Government or the State Government as equivalent thereto, are eligible for registration to Intermediate Course through Foundation Route.

Graduates/ Post-Graduates in Commerce (with minimum 55% marks) or Graduates/ Post-Graduates other than in Commerce (with minimum 60% marks) or Intermediate level passed candidates of Institute of Company Secretaries of India/ Institute of Cost Accountants of India are eligible for registration to Intermediate Course through Direct Entry Route.

A student in the last year of graduation can register provisionally for the CA Intermediate Course through Direct Entry Route. After completing the Graduation with requisite marks and completion of eight months of study period in Intermediate Course from the date of provisional registration, would become eligible to appear in Intermediate Examination.

Provisional registration will get confirmed after submission of mark sheet of Graduation examination result with requisite marks. The mark sheet should be submitted within six months of declaration of result of Graduation examination

The Intermediate Examinations are held twice a year in the months of May and November. Candidate should be registered in Intermediate Course for a minimum period of eight months on or before the 1st day of the month in which the examination is held. For example, a candidate should be registered in Intermediate Course on or before 1st September, 2023 for appearing in Intermediate May, 2024 Examination and on or before 1st March, 2024 for appearing in Intermediate November, 2024 Examination

Registration in both the groups of CA Intermediate is mandatory.