India, March 28 -- In a major change to its examination system, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has decided to conduct the Chartered Accountancy (CA) Final examination thrice a year, offering students more opportunities.

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Last year, ICAI announced that the CA Intermediate and Foundation examinations three times a year. With the institute's latest decision, all three levels - CA Final, Inter and Foundation - will now have an equal number of attempts each year.

ICAI said these exams will be held in January, May, and September.

It added that the Post Qualification Course (PQC) in Information Systems Audit wil...