CA Foundation past papers, analysed
Every recent CA Foundation paper broken down chapter by chapter, with what each question tested and links to ICAI's official question papers and suggested answers. Use it to see where the marks really are before you plan your revision.
Papers by attempt
Chapters that carry the most marks
Average share of each paper's marks across the attempts analysed. A guide to emphasis, not a prediction.
Accounting (3 attempts)
- Company Accounts23%in 3/3
- Accounting Process18%in 3/3
- Partnership and LLP Accounts17%in 3/3
- Final Accounts of Sole Proprietors9%in 3/3
- Depreciation and Amortisation8%in 3/3
- Accounts from Incomplete Records7%in 3/3
- Financial Statements of Not-for-Profit Organisations7%in 3/3
- Theoretical Framework7%in 3/3
Business Laws (3 attempts)
- The Indian Contract Act, 187225%in 3/3
- The Sale of Goods Act, 193019%in 3/3
- The Companies Act, 201318%in 3/3
- The Indian Partnership Act, 193217%in 3/3
- The Negotiable Instruments Act, 188112%in 3/3
- The Limited Liability Partnership Act, 20085%in 3/3
- Indian Regulatory Framework5%in 3/3
Quantitative Aptitude (3 attempts)
- Mathematics of Finance14%in 3/3
- Measures of Central Tendency and Dispersion10%in 3/3
- Statistical Description of Data9%in 3/3
- Probability6%in 3/3
- Number Series, Coding-Decoding and Odd Man Out5%in 3/3
- Direction Tests5%in 3/3
- Seating Arrangements5%in 3/3
- Blood Relations5%in 3/3
Business Economics (3 attempts)
- Determination of National Income15%in 3/3
- Price Determination in Different Markets14%in 3/3
- Theory of Demand and Supply11%in 3/3
- Theory of Production and Cost10%in 3/3
- Public Finance10%in 3/3
- Money Market10%in 3/3
- International Trade10%in 3/3
- Indian Economy10%in 3/3
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