CA Inter MTP Jan 2027: Revision Schedule & Score Analysis

ICAI's Board of Studies (Academic), known as the BoS, issues the Mock Test Papers (MTPs). There are two series, Series I and Series II, for students appearing in the CA Intermediate exams of January 2027. Each series has one three-hour paper for each of the six subjects, in physical or virtual mode. ICAI also publishes an answer key, often called suggested answers, so you can check yourself. We do not issue the MTPs.

Series I runs 19–30 Nov 2026 and Series II runs 3–14 Dec 2026. Every paper is 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM. The Group 1 exam follows on 2, 4 and 6 January 2027 and the Group 2 exam on 8, 10 and 12 January 2027, as per ICAI's exam announcement of 23 September 2026.

The exam has 15 minutes of reading time from 1:45 PM. ICAI's MTP announcement carries the paper-wise sheet.

Run each paper as a 14-day loop. Attempt it on the MTP date, log errors when ICAI's answer key appears, fix those chapters before the Series II date, then take the Series II test for that subject. The table gives the dates for all six papers.

How we built it: Series I and Series II dates come from ICAI's paper-wise sheet; every paper is 14 days apart. "Key due" is 48 hours after the 10:00 AM start, the latest ICAI allows. "Fix by" is the day before the Series II paper. Log errors as soon as the key is up, without waiting for the deadline.

Group 1 only, Group 2 only or both groups: how many free days do you get?

Free days are the days strictly between the last paper of one window and the first paper of the next. This is our count from the ICAI dates above. If you have not yet settled whether to sit one group or both, our guide to which CA Inter group to attempt first sets out the trade-off.

If you write both groups, the gap between the series is tight, so log errors the same day the key appears.

According to the ICAI press release on the May 2026 CA Intermediate results, 8.47% of candidates who sat both groups passed (2,820 of 33,304), the lowest of the three routes, against 10.25% in Group I and 16.11% in Group II. If you write both groups, protect those two days for logging. Our CA Inter pass percentage page also has a mock-score test to help you choose one group or both.

Before Series I (up to 18 Nov 2026)

Attempt Series I on every paper you will write in January, even if some chapters are not revised. An unrevised chapter is a concept gap, and the log should show it. Five of the six papers in each series fall on a weekday (Thursday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Monday), so plan your 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM slots now if you are in articleship (your practical training). Our guide to how to balance articleship and CA Inter preparation covers routines for working students. Our 60-day CA Inter revision plan, written for the January 2026 exam, helps you decide what to revise first.

Between the two series

Fix the chapters with the most marks lost first, and fix concept errors before presentation errors. For Paper 5, our guide to which CA Inter Auditing chapters carry the marks per page helps you rank the chapters. Do not wait for Paper 6 to finish before fixing Paper 1: each paper has its own loop in the table.

After Series II

Finish your logs (the last Series II key is due 16 Dec) and build the Series I vs II grid in the score section below. Send repeated chapters for extra help.

Attempt each paper in the three-hour slot ICAI sets, in a mode you can repeat in both series, and check it only against ICAI's answer key. ICAI uploads each question paper by 9:30 AM and asks you to attempt it in the stipulated time. Here is how to handle the mode, the clock and the key.

Physical or virtual: which mode should you choose?

For a physical test, register at an ICAI branch or regional office and log in at the ICAI MTP registration portal with your registration number and date of birth, then the one-time password (OTP) sent to your registered email. For virtual mode, download the paper from the BoS Knowledge Portal or the ICAI BoS app. We suggest picking one mode and using it in both series, so your Series I and II scores are comparable.

How do you run a three-hour MTP slot?

Start at 10:00 AM, keep notes and phone away, and stop at 1:00 PM. If you run out of time, draw a line where the clock ended and finish the rest in a different colour. That marks your time error without changing your score. Do not open the key before you stop.

How should you check your answers against ICAI's answer key?

ICAI asks students to compare their answers with the answer key and self-assess. Mark yourself strictly: credit only the steps the suggested answers show. Rewrite your lost answers in the key's layout, with its headings and working notes, because that is the format you want in the exam.

Log every mark you lose with its question number, chapter and one of four causes: concept, presentation, time or silly mistake. Then compare chapters across Series I and Series II, because a total alone cannot tell you whether you improved.

To tag a cause, close the key and try the question again with your study material open. If you still cannot do it, it is a concept error. If you can, and the marks went on layout, it is presentation. If you ran out of clock, it is time. If you see the slip in seconds, it is a silly mistake.

Here is a filled example for Paper 4, Cost and Management Accounting.

After Series II, fill this grid for each paper.

Read the Change column last. A paper can gain marks while the same chapter still sits on your log in both series. Then add one line per chapter: fixed (lost in Series I, clean in Series II), new (lost only in Series II) or repeated (lost in both).

Our recommendation: use Revision Test Papers (RTPs) to repair a chapter on your error log, and use the MTP to test whether the repair holds in a full three-hour paper. As of 12 November 2026, check ICAI's Board of Studies portal for the January 2027 RTPs. Because every subject returns after 14 days, any chapter you repair can be tested again before the exam.

Repair first and test second, in the order the loop table sets, rather than working to a fixed number of days before the exam. Subject-by-subject RTP and MTP questions are outside this page. For Paper 1, our guide to what five ICAI papers asked in CA Inter Advanced Accounting shows which chapters carried the marks.

Add doubt clearing when the same chapter is wrong in both series, or wrong again after one fix cycle (the days from ICAI's answer key to the same subject's Series II date). This is our suggested approach. Another MTP measures the gap again, but it does not teach the chapter.

Apply the rule only to concept errors. Presentation, time and silly mistakes usually go away with practice and a better routine, not new teaching.

When a chapter meets the rule, bring it and your error log to our faculty for doubt clearing. You can meet our faculty, look at our CA Intermediate course or contact us to start. The aim is to fix the chapter, then see it come out clean on your next paper.

After Series II, use ICAI's own papers to settle what your log shows. If a paper still has chapters on your repeated list, earlier sessions' MTPs, such as September 2025 and May 2026, are the next ICAI practice to try; look under the Mock Test Papers tab of the BoS Knowledge Portal.

Treat them as practice only, because an older paper may not match the syllabus and law for January 2027, and check any doubtful answer against ICAI's study material. Then use extra paper-wise and full-length mocks only for chapters that are still weak and for full-paper stamina. Our mocks are paper-wise and full-length, designed to simulate ICAI exam conditions. They sit beside ICAI's MTPs, never in place of them.

Whichever full paper you sit in late December, start it at 2:00 PM, to match the real exam slot. Our guide to why mocks help CA Inter candidates, written for the January 2026 exam, covers the general case. For the course itself, see our CA Intermediate coaching in Bangalore.

Series I opens on 19 November, so use the next day or two to set up. Block every MTP slot for your group in your calendar, make one blank error log for each paper and pick physical or virtual mode, because you should use the same mode in both series.

When Series II is done, read each score and its log together. If a paper's score is flat but few chapters repeat, spend your remaining days on answer writing and timing. If the same chapters keep repeating, spend them on those chapters with faculty help.

If you would like a second pair of eyes on your error log, call +91 90198 10080 or book a counselling call with iProledge to talk through which chapters need faculty time before the exam.