Paper combinations
Can I add Level 2 papers if I have one Level 1 paper left in November 2026?
Yes. If only one Level 1 paper remains, you may add up to four Level 2 papers for the November 2026 examinations.
A special paper-combination rule for the November 2026 CA examinations only.
Next source check due by . After that date, confirm this guidance before acting on it.
What ICAG allows in November 2026
ICAG's Notice to All Students: November 2026 CA Professional Examinations gives this permission only when exactly one Level 1 paper remains. If two or more remain, you cannot use it.
The limit is four Level 2 papers. You may take fewer than four, but you cannot use this rule to register five Level 2 papers.
This permission is for November 2026 only. Do not carry it into a later sitting unless ICAG publishes the rule again.
Example
Kofi has one Level 1 paper left. For November 2026, he may add one, two, three or four Level 2 papers. Five Level 2 papers would exceed the limit in the notice.
The notice does not say whether you must include the remaining Level 1 paper in the same entry. Ask ICAG if you intend to leave it out.
Check where you stand
- Confirm that exactly one Level 1 paper is outstanding.
- Add no more than four Level 2 papers.
- Use this answer only for the November 2026 diet.
See the ICAG source and where to find it
Here is the ICAG source MSL used and the exact passage, if you want to read it yourself.
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Notice to All Students: November 2026 CA Professional Examinations
Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana · Official ICAG publication
- Where to find it
- Item (b)(i), printed page 1 (PDF page 2)
- What it tells you
- One outstanding Level 1 paper permits registration of a maximum of four additional Level 2 papers.
- Full reference
- Notice to All Students: November 2026 CA Professional Examinations, item (b)(i), PDF page 2.
- Applies to
- November 2026 CA examinations only.
- Applies from
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