CA Intermediate result: Nashik's Chandak Sakshi and Mumbai's Neel Rajesh Shah share all-India first rank with 502 out of 600

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) declared the result of the September 2026 CA Intermediate examination on Thursday, 22 October, and the top rank has gone to Maharashtra. Chandak Sakshi from Nashik and Neel Rajesh Shah from Mumbai each scored 502 out of 600 (83.67%) and share All India Rank 1. Deccan Herald, the Free Press Journal and other outlets reported the figures from ICAI’s press release.

The all-India top three

• Rank 1 (joint): Chandak Sakshi, Nashik: 502 marks, 83.67%
• Rank 1 (joint): Neel Rajesh Shah, Mumbai: 502 marks, 83.67%
• Rank 2: Shruti V, Chennai: 492 marks, 82%
• Rank 3: Prem Agarwal, Surat: 490 marks, 81.67%

Results by group

• Group I: 1,00,301 appeared, 23,210 passed (23.14%)
• Group II: 68,400 appeared, 12,938 passed (18.92%)
• Both groups at once: 38,339 appeared, 5,066 passed (13.21%)

Group I had the best pass rate this time. Careers360 and Nagpur Today also report that, according to ICAI’s result analysis, 14,818 candidates in all have now cleared the Intermediate, counting all three result categories together. The group figures above count each group on its own. Candidates wrote six papers, three per group, on 1, 3, 6, 8, 10 and 12 September.

How to check your result

• Go to ICAI’s results website, caresults.icai.org.
• Pick the Intermediate (September 2026) result link.
• Type in your roll number and your registration number, plus the captcha if one appears.
• Download the result and keep a printed copy.

No Foundation result yet

The result of the September 2026 CA Foundation examination was not declared along with the Intermediate result. As of 22 October ICAI had not announced a date for it; Careers360 says it is due soon. Watch icai.org for the official date.

What comes next

• Students who have cleared both groups can now go on to CA Final, the last level of the course. Check the practical training (articleship) and Final registration rules on icai.org.
• If you still have a group left, the next attempt is in January 2027. Under the schedule ICAI announced on 23 September, Intermediate Group I is on 2, 4 and 6 January and Group II on 8, 10 and 12 January, with every paper from 2 pm to 5 pm.
• Applications for the January 2027 attempt open on 3 November on ICAI’s online Self Service Portal (SSP). The deadline is 16 November, or 19 November with a late fee; a window to change the exam city or medium runs from 20 to 22 November.
• If anything on your marksheet looks wrong, such as your name, roll number or marks, raise it with ICAI using the contact routes on its website.

Sources: ICAI results website; Deccan Herald; Free Press Journal; CareerIndia (result); Nagpur Today; Careers360; CareerIndia (January 2027 schedule)