ICAI has a centralised Self Service Portal to manage the process of registration and submit self-attested documents. Initial registration and subsequent administrative interactions throughout the life cycle of students covering Intermediate and Final courses are done through this portal and there is no need for personal visit or submission of physical documents.

Candidate has to visit https://www.icai.org/post/students-services for the process of registration and click on the link – Entry level forms [Foundation and Intermediate (Direct Entry)]. Candidate will need a valid email address and mobile number to complete the OTP based registration process and submit softcopies of documents. After successful submission of forms, the documents will be verified and registration will be confirmed by the Institute. Candidate will also be provided details to order study material through the Centralised Distribution System portal, i.e., icai-cds.org.

The students registering for the course shall pay a sum of Rs. 9,000/- as registration fee and Rs. 400 for subscribing ‘students journal’ for one year. Subscription to students journal is optional.