What is CA FOUNDATION?
The Foundation Course is newly-introduced at an entry level for the Chartered Accountancy Course.
It is based on international education standards.
You can give the Foundation Examination once you clear the senior secondary (10+2) exam recognised by the central government.
The exam is conducted twice a year in May and November.
To appear for the November exam, you must register before the 30th of June.
To appear for the May exam, you must register before the 31st of December of the previous year.
The Foundation Exam includes a total of four papers—two subjective papers and two objective papers.
This exam has negative marking for incorrect answers in the objective papers.
You also need to score a minimum of 40% marks in each paper along with a minimum of 50% marks aggregate in both papers to clear the exam.
Registration for the Foundation Course is valid only for 3 years.
You must pay a revalidation fee of Rs 300 to revalidate your registration for another 3 years.
Exam Pattern for CA Foundation
- CA Foundation exam consists of both objective and subjective-type questions that constitute a total of 400 marks.
- It includes four subjects/papers. Papers 1 and 2 primarily include subjective/descriptive type questions, and papers 3 and 4 have objective questions.
- For objective type papers, i.e. papers 3 and 4, there is a negative marking of one-fourth marks per wrong answer
- The exam is conducted offline (pen/pencil paper)
Application Fee for CA Foundation
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Dates
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Amount
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Cost of foundation prospectus
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Rs. 200
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Registration fee for Foundation Course
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Rs. 9,000
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Subscription for students journal (for one year) - optional
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Rs. 200
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Subscription for Member’s Journal (for one year) - optional
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Rs. 400
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Total
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Rs. 9800
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Admit Card for CA Foundation
- HigheIf you had registered and applied for the CA Foundation November 2018 exam, you would receive the admit card online in 4th week of October, 2018.
- You can download it by logging into your account through your registered ID and password.
- The CA Foundation admit card 2018 includes your details such as name, roll number, photograph and signature, exam centre, etc.
- You must carry a printout of the admit card to your allotted exam centre.
- If there is any discrepancy in your admit card, immediately contact the ICAI helpline desk.
Important dates
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Paper
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Subject
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Exam Date
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1
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Principles and Practice of Accounting
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11th November 2018
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2
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Business Laws and Business Correspondence and Reporting
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13th November 2018
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3
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Business Mathematics and Logical Reasoning and Statistics
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15th November 2018
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4
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Business Economics and Business and Commercial Knowledge
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17th November 2018
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Cut-off for CA FOUNDATION 2018
- ICAI will be declaring the result of the CA Foundation November 2018 exam in the third week of January 2019.
- CA Foundation November 2018 result will be released only in the online mode.
- You must visit icaiexam.icai.org and log in through your registered account to check your result.
- You will be able to download your CA Foundation rank card and certificate through the ICAI registered account.
- The result of this course will specify if you are qualified to move to the next level or still need to pass the entry test.