FREQUENTLY ASKED
QUESTIONS
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Students after passing class 10 examination conducted by an examining body constituted
by law in India or an examination recognized by the Central Government or the State
Government as equivalent thereto, may provisionally register in Foundation course of ICAI.
However, only those students can appear for the Foundation exam who passed their class
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To register in the CA course click here https://eservices.icai.org/EForms/configuredHtml/1666/57499/Registration.html?action=newuser.
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Yes, students from any stream after clearing class XII examinations are eligible to join CA course
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There is no minimum age limit to register for the CA course.
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Registration for CA Foundation course closes on January 1st for May/ June exam and July 1st for November/ December exam
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CA Foundation examination are held twice in a year, once in June and then in December. Registration for CA Foundation course closes on January 1st for May/ June exam and July 1st for November/ December exam.
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Foundation course has 4 papers:
- Paper 1: Principles and Practice of Accounting
- Paper 2: Business Laws & Business Correspondence & Reporting
- Paper 3: Business Mathematics and Logical Reasoning & Statistics
- Paper 4: Business Economics & Business and Commercial Knowledge
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Paper No.
Subject
Type
Marks
Paper 1
Principles and Practice of Accounting
Subjective type
100
Paper 2
Business Laws & Business Correspondence & Reporting
Objective type (MCQ based)
100
Paper 3
Business Mathematics and Logical Reasoning & Statistics
Subjective type
100
Paper 4
Business Economics & Business and Commercial Knowledge
Objective type (MCQ based)
100
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There is negative marking in CA Foundation objective papers (Paper 2 & 4) i.e. for every wrong answer .25 marks will be deducted.
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Students must score a minimum aggregate of 50% in total and at least 40% in each paper to clear Foundation exam.
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- Commerce graduates or post commerce graduates who scored a minimum of 55 % or other graduates or post graduates who scored minimum of 60 %
- Candidates who have cleared intermediate level of Institute of Cost Accountants of India or Institute of Company Secretaries of India
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Candidates who are eligible to register through Direct entry have exemption from CA Foundation examination and can directly appear for the CA Intermediate examination.
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Students can register for Direct entry route till 1st September for May attempt.
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Student has to commence practical training on or before August 1st for May attempt to complete 9 months of article ship before the Intermediate examination.
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Students can register for Direct entry route till 1st March for November attempt.
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Student has to commence practical training on or before February 1st for November attempt to complete 9 months of article ship before the Intermediate examination.
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Students who are in their final year of graduation or post-graduation can register for the CA Intermediate course on provisional basis. Their registration is approved on valid submission of proof of passing their graduation with minimum marks requirement for Direct entry.
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Yes, it is compulsory to complete Orientation and IT training before appearing for CA Intermediate exam.
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BoS is a repository of study content for the students. All the publications of Board of studies including study material, revision test papers, suggested answers, supplementary study material, mock test papers, sample questions and previous attempts question papers are available here in the pdf format. Students can refer to all the relevant study material issued by ICAI through this portal.
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Yes, the latest updated study materials are hosted at the BoS Knowledge portal.
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