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CA Intermediate result: 251 pass in Bhopal, Kunal tops with 426 marks
The Story in Brief
ICAI declared the CA Intermediate September 2026 exam results on Thursday, 22 October. At the Bhopal centre, 251 of 973 candidates passed, a success rate of 25.80%. Kunal Ramani topped the Bhopal merit list with 426 out of 600 marks (71%). Harshvardhan Singh Thakur came second with 413 marks, followed by Arshita Pali (404), Rishita Arora (402) and Chaitanya Shakya (395).
Of the candidates who took only Group 1, 92 of 426 passed (21.60%), of those who took only Group 2, 65 of 240 passed (27.08%). Among the 307 who appeared for both groups, 43 passed Group 1 and 8 passed Group 2. All-India toppers were Neel Rajesh Shah of Mumbai and Chandak Sakshi of Nashik, who jointly scored 502 marks each (83.67%).
Kunal said he studied about 10 hours daily at the library and credited self-study and support from friends and his sister for overcoming his fear of failure. His next goal is to clear the CA Final exam. Results are available at icai.nic.in.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The Bhopal centre's 25.80% pass rate highlights the high difficulty of the CA Intermediate exam, with Group 1 proving harder than Group 2. The results separate candidates who cleared one group from those who cleared both, directly affecting how soon a candidate can appear for articleship or the Final exam. ICAI has not yet released a national pass percentage, leaving aspirants without a benchmark to judge overall performance. The next concrete milestone for successful candidates is enrolling for the CA Final course, which has no fixed date in the source.
Source: bhaskar.com
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