CA – Foundation

  1. Registration dates: May attempt – Last date is 1st January attempt- Last date is 1st July
  2. Registration is valid for 3 years i.e. 6 attempts
  3.  Registration Fee- Rs. 9200/-
  4. Pass Criteria: 50% in aggregate of maximum marks, subject to a minimum of 40% in each subject.

CA Foundation Subjects

Paper No. Subject Name Pattern Marks
1 Principles and Practice of Accounting Descriptive 100
2 A.  Business Law Descriptive 60
B.  Business Correspondence and Reporting Descriptive 40
 TOTAL 100
3 A. Business Mathematics Objective 40
B.  Logical Reasoning Objective 20
C. Statistics Objective 40
 TOTAL 100
4 A. Business Economics Objective 60
B. Business and Commercial Knowledge Objective 40
 TOTAL 100

Steps in CA Foundation Course

To clear the CA Foundation candidates have to go through –

  • 1st Step: Pass 10+2 and then register with the Board of Studies (BOS). Do registration by December 31 for CA Foundation May Session and by June 30 for the November session.
  • 2nd Step: Finish the four-month study period for CA Foundation
  • 3rd Step: Qualify Foundation Course and then register for the Intermediate Course.

The Registration Process for CA Foundation

The registration process is online, and one-time successful registration will be valid for three years. The candidate can apply and appear for a maximum of six attempts. CA Foundation Online Registration apply through the ICAI Exam official website.

CA Foundation Registration Fee

Registration is open throughout the year, and the candidate can register with BOS, and the fee detail for registration is – For Indian Nationals Rs – 9800/- For Foreign Students USD – 780$

CA Foundation Exam Application Fee

CA Foundation exam which is conducted in May or November every year and application windows gets open for a time period. The Application fee details are provided below. For Indian Centers – Rs. 1500 for Katmandu (Nepal) – Rs. 2200 For Oversea Centers .

CA Foundation Registration Fee

Registration is open throughout the year, and the candidate can register with BOS, and the fee detail for registration is – For Indian Nationals Rs – 9800/- For Foreign Students USD – 780$

CA Foundation Exam Application Fee

CA Foundation exam which is conducted in May or November every year and application windows gets open for a time period. The Application fee details are provided below. For Indian Centers – Rs. 1500 for Katmandu (Nepal) – Rs. 2200 For Oversea Centers .

CA Foundation Exam Pattern

  • There is a set of 4 papers.
  • Paper 1 & Paper 2 will have subjective type questions.
  • Paper 3 & Paper 4 will have objective type questions.
  • Each paper will carry 100 marks.
  • The maximum Time duration will be 3 hours.
  • There will be no negative marking in Paper 1 & Paper 2.
  • Paper 3 and paper 4 will have a negative marking scheme. 1/4th of the marks will be subtracted for each wrong answer.
  • Candidates have to get a minimum of 40% marks in each paper and a minimum of  50% marks in aggregate in all papers to pass the CA Foundation exam.
  • Exams will be conducted through Offline Mode.
  • Papers will be available in Hindi and English but Section B of Paper 2will be conducted in English Medium only.