CA FoundationConducted by Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI)
CA Foundation Examination
Official website ↗- Purpose
- Entry-level examination of the Chartered Accountancy course, taken after Class 12 (or after registering through the CA Foundation route).
- Eligibility
- Class 12 pass and registration with ICAI through the Board of Studies, subject to ICAI's current regulations.
- Age limits
- No age limit.(may change — verify at the official source)
- Attempt limits
- Not applicable at Foundation; registration validity rules apply — verify ICAI's current regulations.(may change — verify at the official source)
- Stages
- Registration with ICAI + study period → CA Foundation papers (four) → Proceed to CA Intermediate
- Pattern
- Objective and descriptive papers; negative marking on objective sections.
- Subjects
- Accounting, Business laws, Quantitative aptitude (maths, logical reasoning, statistics), Business economics
- Total marks
- 400 marks (four papers of 100)
- Duration
- 3 hours per paper (as per ICAI scheme)
- Interview / personality test
- Not applicable
- Physical test
- Not applicable
- Medical test
- Not applicable
- Held
- Typically three sessions a year in recent cycles(may change — verify at the official source)
- Notes
- CA involves Foundation → Intermediate → Articleship → Final. Direct-entry graduates skip Foundation. ICAI regulations define every step — read the current ones.