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PDF – CA Foundation Syllabus

CA Foundation Syllabus – CA CPT Old Scheme Vs CA Foundation New Scheme

Old Scheme	New Scheme
CA CPT	CA Foundation
200 Marks	400 Marks
Fundamental of Accounting (60 Marks) Objective	Principles and Practices of Accounting (100 Marks) Subjective
Mercantile Law (40 Marks) Objective	Mercantile Law (60 Marks = ICA + SOGA + PA = 45 Marks + LLP + Companies Act = 15 Marks) and General English (40 Marks) Subjective
General Economics (50 Marks) Objective	Business Economics (60 Marks) and Business and Commercial Knowledge (40 Marks) Objective
Quantitative Aptitude (50 Marks) Objective	Business Mathematics (40 Marks), Logical Reasoning (20 Marks) and Business Statistics (40 Marks) Objective

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CA FOUNDATION Subject Wise Syllabus

Paper 1: Principles and Practices of Accounting

Objective: To develop an understanding of the basic concepts and principles of Accounting and acquire the ability to apply the same in preparing financial statements and simple problem-solving. Contents:

1. Theoretical Framework
2. Accounting Process
3. Bank Reconciliation Statement
4. Inventories
5. Concept and Accounting of Depreciation
6. Accounting for Special Transactions
7. Final Accounts of Sole Proprietors
8. Partnership Accounts
9. Financial Statements of Not-for-Profit Organizations
10. Introduction to Company Accounts

PAPER – 2: BUSINESS LAWS AND BUSINESS CORRESPONDENCE AND REPORTING

Objective: To develop an understanding of significant provisions of select business laws and acquire the ability to address basic application-oriented issues. Contents:

1. The Indian Contract Act, 1872
2. The Sale of Goods Act, 1930:
3. The Indian Partnership Act, 1932
4. The Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008:
5. The Companies Act, 2013

SECTION B: BUSINESS CORRESPONDENCE AND REPORTING

Objective: To acquire and develop good communication skills requisite for business correspondence and reporting. Part – I: Communication Part – II: Sentence Types and Word Power Part – III: Comprehension Passages and Note Making Part – IV: Developing Writing Skills

PAPER –3: BUSINESS MATHEMATICS, LOGICAL REASONING AND STATISTICS

Objective: (a) To develop an understanding of the basic mathematical and statistical tools and their application in Business, Finance and Economics. (b) To develop logical reasoning skills and apply the same in simple problem-solving.

Contents:

Part – A. Business Mathematics (40 Marks) Part – B: Logical Reasoning (20 Marks) Part – C: Statistics (40 Marks)

 PAPER – 4: BUSINESS ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL KNOWLEDGE

PART I : BUSINESS ECONOMICS (60 Marks)

Objective: To develop an understanding of the concepts and theories in Business Economics and apply such concepts and theories in simple problem-solving. 1. Introduction to Business Economics 2. Theory of Demand and Supply 3. Theory of Production and Cost 4. Price Determination in Different Markets 5. Business Cycles

PART – II : BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL KNOWLEDGE (40 MARKS)

Objective: To develop an understanding of common business and commercial concepts and to keep abreast with developments in the business and commercial world. Contents: 1. Business and Commercial Knowledge – An Introduction 2. Business Environment 3. Business Organizations 4. Government Policies for Business Growth 5. Organizations Facilitating Business 6. Common Business Terminologies For a complete syllabus, please go through this PDF – CA Foundation Syllabus

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