Check out here CA Foundation Course details – Registration, Eligibility, Fee, Syllabus. ICAI has revised CA Course which is applicable from 2018.

About the Course:

Foundation Course is the entry level for Chartered Accountancy Course. Students after appearing in class 12th examination conducted by an examining body constituted by law in India or an examination recognized by the Central Government as equivalent thereto can register for Foundation Course. Students can appear in the Foundation Examination after qualifying the senior secondary (10+2) examination conducted by an examining body constituted by law in India or an examination recognized by the Central Government as equivalent thereto. Students after registration to the course are required to complete a minimum of 4 months study period from the date of registration in order to be eligible to appear in the Foundation Examination, i.e., students registered on or before 30th June/ 31st December will be eligible to appear in November/ May examination, as the case may be.

Eligibility for CA Foundation Course:

A student who has appeared in the Class 12 examination conducted by an examining body constituted by law in India (or an examination recognized by the Central Government as equivalent thereto) may register for Foundation Course.

A registered student may appear in Foundation Examination after he/ she has qualified the Senior Secondary Examination* (10+2 examination) conducted by an examining body constituted by law in India (or an examination recognized by the Central Government as equivalent thereto) and has complied with such requirements as may be specified by the Council from time to time.

A student who has got himself/ herself registered for Foundation Course and has undergone a minimum of four months study period is eligible to appear in the Foundation Examination, i.e., students registered on or before 30th June/31 st December will be eligible to appear in November/May examination respectively. Foundation Examinations are held in May & November every year.

Students who are Graduates/ Post Graduates with prescribed percentage marks or its equivalent grade in the examination conducted by any recognized University (including Open University) or Intermediate level examination passed students of The Institute of Cost Accountants of India or The Institute of Company Secretaries of India are exempted from passing Foundation Course. Such students on fulfilling the requirements can register directly for Intermediate Course.

Foundation Course comprises of four papers, out of which two are subjective and two are objective type. Negative marking for choosing wrong options is there in objective papers.

Also, Check:

CA Foundation Batch Schedule and fees details

CA Inter Batch Schedule and fees details

Due Date for CA Foundation Registration:

• Last Date for CA Foundation Registration for May 2018 attempt: 31st December 2017
• Last Date for CA Foundation Registration for November 2018 attempt: 30th June 2018

CA Foundation Exams are held twice a year in the months of May and November. Examination Department issues notifications/announcements regarding the conduct of Foundation Examination on Institute’s website www.icai.org/Newspapers. The said notification contains the proposed Examination Centres, in India and abroad. After getting registered for Foundation Course, students are also required to fill in separate application form for appearing in Foundation Examination.

Foundation Course registration is valid for 3 years and can be revalidated any number of times for further 3 years period by paying revalidation fee of Rs. 300/- or as decided by the Council from time to time.

Subjects covered in CA Foundation Course:

• Paper-1: Principles and Practice of Accounting (100 Marks)
• Paper-2: Business Law & Business Correspondence and Reporting (100 Marks)
  • Section A: Business Law (60 Marks)
  • Section B: Business Correspondence and Reporting (40 Marks)
• Paper-3: Business Mathematics and Logical Reasoning & Statistics (100 Marks)

• Part I: Business Mathematics and Logical Reasoning (60 Marks)
• Part II: Statistics (40 Marks)

• Paper-4: Business Economics & Business and Commercial Knowledge (100 Marks)

• Part I: Business Economics (60 Marks)
• Part II: Business and Commercial Knowledge (40 Marks)

Paper-3 and Paper-4 are objective type papers with negative marking.

The Board of Studies issues comprehensive study materials covering all four subjects.Passing criteria in CA Foundation Exam

A Foundation Course candidate shall be declared to have passed the examination if he/ she obtains at one sitting a minimum of 40% marks in each paper and a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate of all the papers, subject to the principle of negative marking.

CA Foundation Registration Fee:

Hope you got full details regarding CA Foundation Course – Eligibility, Registration, Syllabus, Fee and other important info. Share this article with other CA aspirants who are preparing for CA Foundation 2018 Exam. You can ask your queries through comment box.