ICAI Starts January 2027 CA Foundation Live Virtual Classes from September 16; Paper-Wise Schedule Released

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India has announced a fresh round of Live Virtual Classes for CA Foundation students appearing in the January 2027 examination. The Board of Studies (Academic) issued the announcement on September 2, 2026, with classes beginning from September 16, 2026 under the New Scheme of Education and Training.

The programme is structured around two daily teaching windows: 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM and 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM. ICAI has also published a paper-wise weekly schedule, giving Foundation students a clear timetable for Accounting, Business Laws, Quantitative Aptitude and Business Economics.

Paper-wise class schedule

- Accounting: Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday; classes start September 16, 2026 from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM.

- Business Laws: Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday; classes start September 16, 2026 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM.

- Business Economics: Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday; classes start September 17, 2026 from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM.

- Quantitative Aptitude: Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday; classes start September 17, 2026 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM.

The schedule means the two September 16 launches are Accounting and Business Laws, followed a day later by Business Economics and Quantitative Aptitude. Students preparing a study calendar for the January 2027 attempt can therefore map the live sessions around self-study, revision and question practice well before the examination period.

How students can join

ICAI’s announcement tells students to log in to the BoS Knowledge Portal, enter their course, registration number and date of birth, select the Live Virtual Classes for January 2027 and then join the Zoom session. The announcement also identifies the ICAI BoS mobile app and ICAI CA Tube on YouTube as access channels for classes and related learning content.

The Board of Studies says the Live Virtual Classes are designed to provide interactive doubt-resolution, notes, assignments and MCQs, an exam-centric teaching approach and guidance on examination preparation. It also states that students will have unlimited access to recorded lectures, which is particularly useful where a live class clashes with college, work or another study commitment.

Why the announcement matters now

The notice has been issued two weeks before the first classes start, so January 2027 Foundation candidates have time to set up access, check their BoS portal credentials and incorporate the official classes into their preparation plan. Unlike an informal revision stream, this is an ICAI Board of Studies programme specifically announced for the January 2027 Foundation examination under the New Scheme.

Students should use the official timetable as the source of truth for class days and timings and should check the BoS portal for any subsequent changes. They should also avoid confusing this announcement with examination registration, admit-card or exam-form deadlines: it is a teaching and preparation update, not a change to the examination application process.

What January 2027 Foundation students should do

- Check access to the BoS Knowledge Portal before September 16.

- Save the paper-wise weekly schedule rather than relying on a single daily time slot.

- Use recorded sessions if a live class is missed, while keeping pace with notes, assignments and MCQs.

- Pair the classes with independent question practice and revision instead of treating attendance alone as complete exam preparation.

- Recheck ICAI’s official announcement and BoS portal if the Institute later publishes timetable changes.

For CA Foundation candidates targeting January 2027, the practical takeaway is simple: ICAI’s official live teaching cycle begins on September 16, with all four Foundation papers covered across the week and recorded access available alongside the live Zoom format.

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Key takeaway

This is a same-day ICAI Board of Studies announcement with a specific class start date, paper timetable and direct student action value.

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