Steps to Fill CA Foundation 2026 Application Form
Here is the step-by-step guide to fill the CA Foundation application form 2026 for your reference.
Step 1: Candidates need to visit the ICAI official website icai.org and click on the ‘Self Service Portal’ (SSP) tab on top of the page in red colour.
Step 2: A sign-in screen will appear from where the existing candidates can login using their login credentials whereas the new students will need to register first, by clicking on ‘New Student’ enrolling for the first time ‘Click Here’.
Step 3: Now, a login screen will appear in which they must start filling the required details.
Step 4: Before providing the required details, candidates are also recommended to read the important notes given carefully. They must know that they cannot change any detail entered by them after form submission, so they need to be very careful and must recheck the application form before submitting it. Once the required details are filled on this page, they have to click on ‘Generate OTP’.
Step 5: After clicking on generate OTP, a confirmation window will pop up. Candidates who have provided the wrong mobile number by mistake need to click on the ’cancel’ button and change their mobile number. However, if they have entered the correct number and have received the OTP, then they need to click on the ’ok’ button.
Step 6: After that a captcha verification window will appear on the screen. Candidates will be required to enter the capture displayed on the image and click on ‘submit’ to receive ‘OTP’.
Step 7: Now, an OTP (one time password) will be generated and sent to the candidate’s registered email address and mobile number. After receiving the OTP, they will have to enter it in and click on ‘validate OTP’.
Step 8: Thereafter, the email and OTP have been validated.
Step 9: After this, the login ID and password will be sent to the registered email ID as entered. Candidates can now login on the login page with the same credentials
Step 10: Now, the student’s profile window will pop up on the screen. Candidates need to click on the ‘student cycle’ option.
Step 11: After clicking, the student module window will appear. Next, candidates will have to click on the ‘Apply for Foundation' tab.
Step 12: Thereafter, the CA foundation application form will be there on the screen. Candidates will be required to enter all the details carefully and make the requisite payment fee through the payment gateway. Only when the payment is received, the CA foundation application form will be considered complete, and the application form will go for approval to ICAI. All the candidates will receive our email about the approval of the registration form by ICAI in a few days.