CA Foundation Registration - Fees, Last Date, Documents & Procedure

CA Foundation registration is the first step for those aspiring to become a CA and hence, it’s vital to understand the ins and outs of the process. While registering for the course seems like the easiest part, you wouldn’t want to miss out on key details. 

This resource guide will walk you through the course registration process of CA Foundation 2021.

In this section, we’ll outline the steps for registering for the CA Foundation course. The registration is done online and there’s no offline mode to register. 

To start the CA Foundation registration process online, you could visit the official website: http://www.icai.org and navigate to the Self Services Portal (SSP) under the e-services tab on the home page and register as a new student or simply click on the direct link, which will take you to the registration page (as shown below).

 

Now you can follow the step-by-step process as given below.

• Fill in your personal information such as name, gender, date of birth, email ID, mobile number, etc. Be careful to enter all details accurately because no change will be allowed after form submission
• Click on “Generate OTP” to submit the details for verification. 
• A pop-up will ask you to enter the CAPTCHA. Doing so will generate the OTP. You will receive it on your registered email ID and mobile number.

• Once you enter the OTP and click on “Validate OTP”, your basic information will be verified.
  

• You will receive an email validation email in your registered email ID. Click on the link provided to complete the email validation process. 

• Your user ID and password will be sent to your registered email ID along with the link to the login page (as shown below). 

• Enter your user ID and password and click on “Login”. It will take you to the page below, where you need to click on “Student Cycle”. 

• After successfully logging in, it’s time to fill in the pending information for your CA Foundation registration in the form shown below. 

This form will require you to enter personal details such as:

• Father’s Name
• Mother’s Name
• Your full address
• Name of the city
• Pin code
• Category
• Nationality

9. After filling in the personal details, you’ll be required to fill in your qualification details and upload the scanned copy of your original documents, passport size photograph (21 cm W X 27 cm L), and signature in the CA Foundation 2021 registration form. Click “Save” and move on to the next step.  
10. Enter your payment details to make the payment. You can pay the prescribed fees through online mode. 

11. After the payment is successful, you’ll receive a system-generated CA Foundation registration form along with a transaction successful message.

CA Foundation course is conducted twice a year — in November and May.

While the last date of CA Foundation registration for the May & November 2021 sessions are closed, the registration for the May 2022 session is open for interested candidates

 

	Last Date
Last date to register for the CA foundation 2022 course and BOS (May/June Session)	1 Jan 2022 (Open)
Last date to register for the CA foundation 2022 course and BOS (Nov/Dec Session)	1 Jul 2022 (Open)

After you’ve successfully completed the CA Foundation registration process, you’ll be allotted your CA Foundation registration number.

To ensure you have secured the registration, it’s important to check your CA Foundation registration status. You can do so in the following two ways:

• You’ll receive a confirmation mail with your registration number and password at the end of the registration process. This confirms that you have been successfully registered.
• To check your registration status, you can also head over to the ICAI official site (www.icai.org) and go to the “E-Services” section to find the option to “Reprint Letter”. Enter your registration number and date of birth to access the letter. If you can do this successfully, your registration is confirmed.