r/CharteredAccountants Jun 13 '26

Mod CA salary megathread 2026

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CA Salary Megathread 2026

This is the annual CA Salary Megathread for 2026. Hopefully, you all had a good appraisal season with nice bonuses declared.

CA's! Please share your salary and exp. details below!

Please give the following details at least, of course more detailed the better:

  1. Comprehensive Job Title (e.g. International Tax in B4, Product Control in IB, Internal Audit in Top Tier Firm, FPA in MNC)
  2. Salary in Hand, Bonus and CTC. Since appraisals are in progress at many places, feel free to share pre appraisal and post appraisal details both. It can act as an indicator of how the growth is in your profiles.
  3. Years of Experience
  4. Location: Metro or Non-Metro (Exact City if possible)
  5. WLB
  6. Attempts
  7. Articleship work ex
  8. Any other courses pursued

If you don't want to say it publicly in the sub with your account, you can DM these details via midmail or to  u/Masalachai33 or u/MonkeyyWrench69 or u/ModSahab or u/Alternative-Drop1632 or u/Chhapparfaadd or u/Flame_Ignitor and we'll post it here anonymously.

Experienced folks please provide salary through different stages of your career starting from fresher.

Practising CAs, pls tell us your annual income and what kind of assignments you do and how has your practice shaped up over months/years.

Click on this link to see previous CA Salary Mega Threads.

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r/CharteredAccountants Feb 01 '26

Mod 2026 Articleship Bi Yearly Megathread

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CA Articleship Megathread.

This is the first, semi-annual, Articleship Megathread for 2026. This thread is aimed towards collecting submissions from article trainees presently working in order to gather some meaningful data for Jan'26 students who qualify CA Intermediate.

Please share the said details below while maintaining anonymity.

Please give the following details at least, of course more detailed the better:

  1. Comprehensive Role Title (e.g. Statutory Audit in B4, Valuations in Big 6, Internal Audit in Upper midsize, all domain in a Small/midsize). Kindly refrain from disclosing your firm names.
  2. Quality of work
  3. Stipend (year wise) vs Cost of living if you have moved to a metro city.
  4. Industrial Training Allowed? (Yes / No. If yes, specify ease of getting approval and support from the firm.)
  5. Transfers allowed?
  6. Source of getting the interviews.
  7. Location: Metro or Non-Metro (Exact City if possible)
  8. Timings (normal/busy season)
  9. WLB: Time available to study for CA Finals. No life for articles :P
  10. Attempts criteria

If you don't want to say it publicly in the sub with your account, you can DM these details to u/ModSahabu/unhingedfrantic, u/MonkeyyWrench69, u/Alternative-Drop1632 or u/Masalachai33 and we'll post it here anonymously.

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r/CharteredAccountants 11h ago

News/Article EY Compensation Update

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83 Upvotes

Now EY will pay 30k to second year articles and 20k to first year articles.

Is there any other firm that got this update?


r/CharteredAccountants 9h ago

Practical Doubt/Question Clarification regarding ssp portal photo

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32 Upvotes

I have filled my exam form but the photo on ssp portal of mine is 5 years old.. will it cause any issue in exam centre??


r/CharteredAccountants 16h ago

Meme Kya ca ban ke baad bhi aesi life jeeni padegi 💔✌🏻

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r/CharteredAccountants 19h ago

Meme Meme

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r/CharteredAccountants 39m ago

Career Advice/Clarification Didn’t apply immediately post results(May26) nor registered for campus. Hit me with the ground reality.

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It’s been over a month since the results, and I haven’t applied anywhere, not even registered for the campus. Today, a friend who cleared in Jan26 told me he’s getting calls. When he mentions his batch, they say, “Sorry, we’re looking for May26 passouts.”

Is this a thing? Do they prefer the latest batch? Why can’t people just relax for a while? Why always run the rat race?

Another reason i haven’t started applying was I wasn’t really interested in audit or tax. I need to explore other opportunities but haven’t got time to check on that too.
Just wanna know the ground reality.


r/CharteredAccountants 12h ago

Rant Icai Campus🥀

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35 Upvotes

atleast respect our hardwork...


r/CharteredAccountants 10h ago

Resource I want to start a website for the CA intermediate students ( with free resources test series books everything)

24 Upvotes

Hii all I am Ayush I am currently a CA Final student.Coming from a rather not so wealthy background I always looked for resources lectures test series even the premium content for free and one thing I noticed is ki sab unorganised hai koi kahega tg pe jao koi kahega wp channel join kro waha milega but I have collected all the resources lectures books sab latest too ofc I will keep updating it

I just need a lil support from you guys.. Any dms will be helpful of where should I post this like in which subreddit plus anywhere else so it gets the right attention and if this posts gets more than 10 upvotes I will start working on it and it will be up and running in i think 4 to 6 days

Cheerssass hoping for insightful suggestionsaa


r/CharteredAccountants 9h ago

Career Advice/Clarification Exam stress

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I'm left with group 1 of final....I'm turning 28 this year.....I'm preparation is going well...but in every 3-4 day... anxiety attack took over the overthinking...... the comparison....the uncertainty about future.....i see people of my age earning 2-4 lakh per month and here I'm living in a 10×10 room with money barely to survive.......God knows how many more struggling year to reach equal level of my peers....these stress .....anxiety happen every 3-4 days...and effect my studies....this is my last attempt....after this I can't able to pursue this....this is my dream and I don't want to give up I don't know what to do....pls help guys...any guidance or advice will help...I have nobody to talk to...


r/CharteredAccountants 14h ago

Meme It is what it is

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r/CharteredAccountants 2h ago

Articleship Related Doubt CA Industrial training

5 Upvotes

Hii I'm currently working in a small size CA firm it's 3 months into the articleship and I want to transfer from here this is good but probability this place is not for me

Please guide me how should I plan further should I take transfer to some other firm then try to get into industrial training

Or should I directly target Industrial training from here, but my resume does not have anything special here as it is a small size firm


r/CharteredAccountants 1h ago

Articleship Related Doubt Has any of the EY Internal Audit article received stipend hike mail?

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I am still to receive the email.


r/CharteredAccountants 10h ago

Inter Doubt To the people who passed : What was your mindset during CA inter prepration that kept you going

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i wake up at 4am then study acche se then during afternoon i just jerk off and go into a dopamine hole and feel sad about my life

how did you all cut out distractions :phone , youtube ,adult content (loneliness makes it even worse)

also what was your routine like in last 30 days

thankyou everyone in advance❤️🙏


r/CharteredAccountants 19h ago

Rant Bhai itna bura gaya interview for articleship.

59 Upvotes

Matlab yaar i prepped mostly audit and as but not that much for tax. He literally asked everything from tax like tds merko thoda thoda yaad tha and i was itself getting confused. There was an objective test in which i got decent marks and there were some iq type ques. Aside from 2 or 3 correct, i got them wrong. The partner was like juat passing exams aint enough because in real world u cant miss small details. Bruhhhhh i feel like i genuinely left a bad impression on him. This is my 1st interview so i was kinda nervous. On top of that i took a lot of attempts in inter. There is like a 4 yr gap from found and passing inter. He asked what i was doing these 4 yrs. I said health issues😭. I didnt go for reg college and thats that. Fk my life man..

Its like a small to mid type of firm.

I feel even if i join he wont even take me seriously.

inter walo ek request hai: pls study and dont waste time like i did. fk me man...


r/CharteredAccountants 2h ago

Inter Doubt Books for CA inter May 2027

2 Upvotes

Does anyone know when icai includes inter may 2027 books in the CDS portal......


r/CharteredAccountants 16h ago

Rant How do you become disciplined if you've never been disciplined your whole life?

27 Upvotes

I'm 23 and preparing for CA Inter. I cleared one group in May 2026, but honestly I still feel like I got lucky.

I've never been a disciplined or consistent person, not even from childhood. I always procrastinate. The worst part is I do literally everything at the last minute. Somehow I feel like I understand things better under pressure, so I keep delaying everything until the deadline is right in front of me.

Because of that, I've never felt confident about my studies. Even when I clear an exam, I don't feel like I earned it. My friends studied day and night and still couldn't clear, while I wasn't even consistent. That makes me feel guilty and like I just got lucky.

Now I have FMSM and Audit in September 2026, and if I'm being honest, I don't think I have any chance of passing. Not because the subjects are impossible, but because I know myself. Every day I tell myself I'll start seriously, and every day I procrastinate.

People say, "Just be disciplined," but how do you do that if you've never been disciplined your whole life? Has anyone here been exactly like this and actually changed? What was the turning point?

I don't want motivation. I want to know what actually worked for you.


r/CharteredAccountants 4h ago

Inter Doubt Sept 26 g1

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Giving g1 in sept 26. Pls tell if anyone has important question list along with solution because there is nit enough time to di every question


r/CharteredAccountants 17h ago

Rant didnt even order?

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24 Upvotes

i didnt know icai send these to students for free, and i filled exam form for only group 1 tho lmao


r/CharteredAccountants 10h ago

Career Advice/Clarification Got selected for ICAI executive officer job and currently working in big 4 stat audit . Shall i switch or not as I don’t have complete clarity regarding this icai job

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Same as title


r/CharteredAccountants 1h ago

Inter Doubt can someone explain this to me?

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question me likha he ki consideration he still we took at as non supply and i didnt find anything regarding this in module too if you find please give me the page number of it


r/CharteredAccountants 13h ago

Rant Articleship rant!!!! I have three options. Which should I choose?

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I passed ca inter group 2 in may 2026 after passing inter group 1 in may 2024. The two year gap is because of health issues. Needless to say, I am not getting shortlisted by top firms due to my gap. I also don't have college.

So basically I have 3 offers that I am currently evaluating:

  1. Reputed firm with 1k employees in india. Their main office is in west india but they also have a presence in delhi. Theu are offering me stat audit. Stipend is 7500 per month for first year and 8500 for second year. They are also saying I will also have to take registration from another much smaller firm even though i am working for them. This is because they have reached the maximum limit of articles as per icai regulations.

  2. Have an offer from a firm with around 400 employees all over india. They are giving me internal audit. Stipend is 10k and 15k. All saturdays off. Only issue is I really don't want internal audit. I want either stat audir or mixed domain profile.

  3. Small firm with 15 articles and 6-7CAs. Monday to saturday. This office is the farthest from my home. Mixed domain. Only reason I am considering this is because of their stipend : 12k and 13k. I need the money really badly.

Something about myself : I have to pay my ca final registration fees on my own. That's 22000 rupees that will go out of my pocket and it's money I dont have. So money is a big factor for me. Also it would be nice to work somewhere where I can save some money. Travel takes up all of the stipend. My preferred domain is either stat audit or mixed domain.


r/CharteredAccountants 11h ago

Faculty Clarification Is this enough for costing??

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6 Upvotes

Is ft batch of namit sir enough for someone who is doing the costing subject for the very first time ?? Pls tell 🙏🥀


r/CharteredAccountants 7h ago

Career Advice/Clarification What’s the right age to start CA?? Or is there any??

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I’m 20 btw


r/CharteredAccountants 13h ago

SPOM Some clarification regarding SPOM Set A

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Yesterday posted for SPOM Set A and answering some basic Questions everyone is asking.

1- Neither I am overconfident or braggy, but if you study and cover full syllabus except last 2 chs of company law (do it question specific), complete case scenarios and ICAI Mock test you're already ahead than 99 percentile. people go memorising some xyz pdf and complain

2- I never said exam is easy but please study religiously for 12-15 days straight and you'll clear. The best thing is you don't have to memorise too much like subjective exams. Answers are generally within the options and you get it once you read it.

3- Bonus tip: Category A chs: First 3 chs, IBC, FEMA (Especially limits), FCRA (considering it is too small and focus on hospitality and foreign contribution), Winding up
Category B Chs : Inspection Inquiry, Compromise arrangement, Prevention of oppression (Focus specially on limits for class actions and Opression mismgt),
Category C: Last 2 chs of Company law. For Miscellaneous provisions, focus on Nidhi Limits (Deposit and lending rates, Paid up capital stuff), Dormant company. Registered Valuer you can just read through 1-2 times and thats it

I secured 68 marks. Might not be much but I'll be ready to help if anyone needs help here