ICAI CA Foundation Syllabus 2022 (Download PDF)- Papers, Books, Marks, Weightage

ICAI CA Foundation Syllabus 2022 – Students appearing for the May 2022 exams, need to know the complete details about the CA Foundation 2022 syllabus and the papers. Knowing about the syllabus, papers, subjects, exam pattern, weightage will help in preparing better for the CA Foundation exams. There are 4 CA Foundation subjects that students need to prepare to crack the exam.

Mentioned below are the official links of the resources provided by ICAI regarding the CA Foundation Syllabus.

• Paper-1: Principles and Practice of Accounting


• Paper-2: Business Laws and Business Correspondence and Reporting
• Paper-3: Business Mathematics and Logical Reasoning & Statistics
• Paper-4: Business Economics and Business and Commercial Knowledge

In this blog, you’re going to know about the CA Foundation syllabus, subjects, papers, marking scheme, books, and preparation tips. But before that, here are some of the important details about the CA Foundation course. You can also download the CA Foundation syllabus pdf from this article.

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Paper-1: Principles and Practices of Accounting

Principles and Practices of Accounting is the very first paper in CA Foundation. The CA Foundation accounts syllabus consists of basic accounting which students have studied in the 11th and 12th commerce field i.e. Basic Concept of Accounting.

1. Theoretical Framework
   1. Meaning and Scope of Accounting.
   2. Accounting Concepts, Principles, and Conventions.
   3. Accounting Terminology
   4. Capital and Revenue Expenditure, Capital and Revenue Receipts, contingent assets, and contingent liabilities.
   5. Accounting Policies
   6. Accounting as a Measurement Discipline
   7. Accounting Standards
   8. Indian Accounting Standards(IND AS)
2. Accounting Process
   1. Books of Accounts
   2. Preparation of Trial Balance
   3. Rectification of Errors
3. Bank Reconciliation Statements
4. Inventories
5. Concept and accounting of Depreciation
6. Accounting for Special Transactions
   1. Bill of Exchange and Promissory Notes
   2. Sale of Goods on approval or return basis
   3. Consignments
   4. Average due date
   5. Account Current.
7. Final Accounts of Sole Proprietors
8. Partnership Accounts
   1. Final Accounts of Partnership Firms
   2. Admission, Retirement, and Death of a Partner including Treatment of Goodwill
   3. Introduction to LLPs and Distinction of LLPs from Partnership.
9. Financial Statements of Non-Profit Organisations
10. Introduction to Company Accounts
    1. Definition of shares and debentures
    2. The issue of shares and debentures, forfeiture of shares, re-issue of forfeited shares
    3. Statement of Profit and Loss and Balance Sheet as per Schedule III to the Companies Act, 2013.
    4. Basic Accounting Ratios (Profitability, Solvency, Liquidity, and Turnover)

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Paper-2: Business Laws and Business Correspondence and Reporting

The CA Foundation syllabus of paper 2 is a bit lengthy in terms of the theoretical parts. It is divided into two sections:

• Section A- Business Law (60 Marks)
• Section B- Business Correspondence and Reporting Syllabus (40 Marks)

Section A: Business Laws (60 Marks)

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 Syllabus (40 Marks)

1. PART-I Communication
   1. Types
   2. Directions
   3. Network
   4. Process
   5. Problems
   6. Barriers
   7. Types of Communications
      1. Interpersonal Skills
      2. Listening Skills
      3. Emotional Intelligence
   8. Sample question with answers
   9. Exercise
2. PART-II Sentence Type and Word Power
   1. Sentence Types (Direct-Indirect, Active-Passive Speech)
      1. Sentence: Definition
      2. Classification of sentence based on connotation
      3. Sentence Structure
      4. Types of sentences
      5. Direct-Indirect Speech
         1. Introduction
         2. Procedure for converting Direct speech into Indirect speech
         3. Rules for converting Indirect speech into Direct speech
      6. Active Passive Voice: Introduction
      7. Verbs Voice: Active or passive
      8. Exercises with Answers
   2. Vocabulary Root Words, Synonyms, Antonyms, Prefixes, Suffixes), Phrasal verbs, Collocations & Idioms
      1. Introduction
      2. Significance of improving vocabulary
      3. How to improve vocabulary
      4. Root words
      5. Synonyms and Antonyms
      6. Words formed by using Prefixes
      7. Words formed by using Suffixes
      8. Phrasal verbs
      9. Collocations
      10. Idioms
      11. Exercises with Answers
3. Part III: Comprehension Passages and Note-Making
   1. Comprehension Passages
   2. Note Making
      1. Introduction to Note Making
      2. Significance of Note Making
      3. Detailed Format Heading(Title)
      4. Steps to Comprehend and summarize the text
      5. Helpful Hints
      6. Sample Passages with Notes
      7. Exercises with Answers
4. Part IV: Developing Writing Skills
   1. Introduction to Basic Writing
      1. Introduction
      2. Process of writing
      3. Styles of Writing
      4. Significance of writing skills for students
      5. Writing Conventions
      6. Characteristics of good writing
      7. Do’s and Don’ts of good writing
   2. Precis Writing
      1. What is Precis writing?
      2. Features of good Precis writing
      3. How to write a Precis
      4. Do’s and Don’ts of Precis writing
      5. Examples(Passages with Precis)
      6. Exercises with Answers
   3. Article Writing
      1. What is an Article?
      2. Essential elements of Article Writing
      3. Detailed Format
   4. Report Writing
      1. What is a Report?
      2. Essential elements of Report Writing
      3. Kinds of Reports
      4. Tips and Conventions of Report Writing
      5. Sample Reports
      6. Exercises with Answers Clues
   5. Writing Formal Letters
      1. Types of Letters
      2. Detailed format for (I) above
      3. Points to Remember
      4. Sample Letters
      5. Exercises with Answers Clues
   6. Writing Formal Mails
      1. How to Write a Formal Mail?
      2. Writing Effective Mails
      3. Essential elements of Mails
      4. Tips and Conventions of Mails
      5. Sample Mails
      6. Exercises with Answers Clues
   7. Resume Writing
      1. Essential Elements of Resume
      2. Resume Writing Tips and Conventions
      3. Sample Resumes
      4. Exercises with Answers Clues
   8. Meetings
      1. Notice
      2. Agenda
      3. Drafting minutes
      4. Action Taken Report

Paper-3: Business Mathematics and Logical Reasoning and Statistics

This is the third paper of the CA Foundation which helps students to develop an understanding of Basic Maths, Reasoning and Statistical with their application in business, Finance, and Economics and also develop logical understanding to solve problems. CA Foundation maths syllabus consist of 40 marks. Whereas the CA Foundation syllabus of reasoning covers 20 marks and of statistics covers 40 marks.

1. Part-A: Business Mathematics (40 Marks)

   1. Ratio and Proportion, Indices and Logarithms
   2. Equations
   3. Linear Inequalities with Objective Functions and Optimization w.r.t. objective function.
   4. Time value of Money
   5. Permutations and Combinations
   6. Sequence and Series
   7. Sets, Relations, and Functions
   8. Basic applications of Differential and Integral calculus

2. Part-B: Logical Reasoning (20 Marks)

   1. Number Series, Coding and Decoding and the odd man out
   2. Direction Tests
   3. Seating Arrangements
   4. Blood Relations

3. Part-C: Statistics (40 Marks)

   1. The statistical description of Data
   2. Measures of Central tendency and Dispersion
   3. Probability
   4. Theoretical Distributions
   5. Correlation and Regression
   6. Index Numbers

Paper-4: Business Economics and Business and Commercial Knowledge

This is the fourth and last subject of CA Foundation, this subject is included to help students to make the concept of  Business Economics and apply such concepts and theories in simple problem-solving.

1. Part I: Business Economics (60 Marks)

   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

2. Part – II: Business and Commercial Knowledge (40 Marks)

   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

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Download ICAI CA Foundation Syllabus 2022 PDF

Students who are looking for the PDF of the CA Foundation syllabus can download it from the link given below. Students can download the syllabus for future reference.