CA Foundation course or exam is an entry-level for students interested to pursue a career in Chartered Accountancy (CA). CA Foundation course is conducted by The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). Earlier it was known as the Common Proficiency Test (CPT).
Candidates who wish to pursue Chartered Accountancy Course can register for CA Foundation Course after appearing in the 12std or HSC (State Board or CBSE) examination but the candidates are only eligible to write the CA Foundation exams once you clear your 12th Std. or HSC (State Board or CBSE) .
CA Foundation Course consist of Four subjects which are listed below. Click on the papers to know about their chapters.
Paper-3 and Paper-4 are objective type papers with negative marking.
Candidates appearing for the CA Foundation exam should know about the exam pattern to understand what to expect on the exam day. CA Foundation exam was previously called a CA CPT exam.
The Fees mentioned below is the registration fees, not coaching fees. The registration fees has to be paid to “The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India” (ICAI).
Candidate has to register by payment of the fees as per the below chart.
Sl. No. |
Details of Fee |
Rupees |
|---|---|---|
|
1
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Cost of Foundation Prospectus (Compulsory)
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200
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2
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CA Foundation Registration Fees(Compulsory)
|
9,000
|
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3
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CA Foundation Subscription fees for Student’s Journal(Optional)
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200
|
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4
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CA Foundation subscription fees for Member’s Journal(Optional)
|
400
|
|
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Total
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9,800
|
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Candidate has to register for Foundation Course by filling Online Registration Form available on ICAI website www.icai.org. in “Course Registration Forms” under “Students tab”.
While filling the online form, candidates should take care of the following
Chartered Accountancy (CA) Registration date and examination date. The dates are applicable for all three levels CA Foundation, CA Inter and CA Final.
Event |
May Exam Batch |
November Exam Batch |
|---|---|---|
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CA Exam Starting Date
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1st or 2nd week of May
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1st or 2nd week of November
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CA Registration Form Available
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Throughout the year
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Throughout the year
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Last Date for CA Registration
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December 31st
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June 31st
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Issue of online CA Examination Form
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1st Week of February
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1st Week of August
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Last Date to Submit the CA Examination Form
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1st Week of March
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1st Week of September
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Issue of CA Exams Admit Card in online mode
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1st Week of May
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1st Week of November
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Announcement of CA Exam Result
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In the month of July
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In the month of January
|
The dates mentioned above are subject to change. For more details about the cut off date visit www.icai.org.
The below mentioned documents are to be scanned and upload at the time of registration. You can register for CA at www.icai.org. All documents has to be scanned and uploaded in this website.
These are the documents required for CA foundation Registration
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It is the First level of CA course
You can register CA Foundation course through online in icai.org. You will get study materials via post once you register
Once you register online your registration number will be created and displayed. Which will start with ”SRO”
There are a total of 4 subjects in CA Foundation
The 4 subjects in CA Foundation are,
Paper 1 - Principles and Practice of Accounting
Paper 2 - Business Law & Business Correspondence and Reporting
Paper 3 - Business Mathematics and Logical Reasoning & Statistics
Paper 4 - Business Economics & Business and Commercial Knowledge
CA CPT is the old syllabus and CA Foundation is the new syllabus
The CA Foundation subject and mark details are given above. You can find the latest syllabus in BOS portal in icai.org
After 12th, Register your self in ICAI through Foundation entry and clear all three levels with three years of articleship.
No. Articleship is mandatory for all students. Without completing 3 years of Articleship you are not eligible to do CA Final.
The documents required for CA Foundation are,
CA Foundation is mandatory for students who want to study CA after completing 12th. Students who have completed degree can skip CA Foundation and take up CA Inter directly.
Once you have registered in ICAI, the books will be sent to you through post.
ICAI conducts the exams in May and November every year. The exams in 2020 might be delayed due to coronavirus lockdown.
For May exams, 31st Dec of the previous year is the last date for registration
For Nov exams, 30th June is the last date for registration.
Yes. Two papers of the 4 papers in CA Foundation are objective type papers and have negative marking. For every wrong answer 0.25 negative marks apply.
The two papers are,
+2 (State board or CBSE) completion is the eligibility for CA Foundation
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