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CA (Chartered Accountancy) Syllabus
ICAI's Chartered Accountancy course covering Foundation, Intermediate, and Final levels for accounting professionals. The full CA (Chartered Accountancy) syllabus: 9 subjects, 38 chapters, 157 topics and 98 sub-topics, with 553 flashcards written against it.
CA (Chartered Accountancy) subjects
CA (Chartered Accountancy) has 9 subjects. Each one is listed below with its chapters in syllabus order; open a subject for every topic and sub-topic inside them.
Foundation: Accounting
- Theoretical Framework of Accounting · 4 topics
- Accounting Process · 5 topics
- Final Accounts and Special Transactions · 5 topics
- Partnership and Company Accounts · 4 topics
Foundation: Business Laws, BCR and Quantitative Aptitude
- Indian Contract Act, 1872 · 4 topics
- Other Business Laws · 4 topics
- Business Correspondence and Reporting · 4 topics
- Business Mathematics · 4 topics
- Statistics and Logical Reasoning · 4 topics
- Business Economics · 5 topics
Intermediate: Advanced Accounting
- Accounting Standards Framework · 4 topics
- Revenue, Income Taxes and Other Standards · 4 topics
- Company Accounts · 5 topics
- Group Accounts and Specialised Entities · 4 topics
Intermediate: Corporate and Other Laws
- Companies Act, 2013 - Part I · 4 topics
- Companies Act, 2013 - Part II · 4 topics
- Company Management and LLP · 4 topics
- Other Laws · 3 topics
Intermediate: Cost and Management Accounting and Taxation
- Cost Ascertainment and Elements of Cost · 4 topics
- Cost Accounting Methods and Techniques · 5 topics
- Income Tax Law · 5 topics
- Goods and Services Tax (GST) · 4 topics
Intermediate: Auditing and Financial Management
- Audit Foundations · 4 topics
- Audit Execution and Reporting · 4 topics
- Financial Management Foundations · 4 topics
- Strategic Management · 4 topics
Final: Financial Reporting and Advanced FM
- Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) Framework · 4 topics
- Ind AS - Assets, Liabilities and Financial Instruments · 4 topics
- Business Combinations and Consolidation · 4 topics
- Corporate Reporting and Analysis · 4 topics
Final: Advanced Auditing, Assurance and Professional Ethics
- Audit Planning and Standards on Auditing · 4 topics
- Specialised and Sectoral Audits · 4 topics
- Specialised Areas of Assurance · 4 topics
- Professional Ethics and Regulation · 4 topics
Final: Direct Tax, International Taxation and Indirect Tax Laws
- Direct Tax - Computation and Special Provisions · 4 topics
- Direct Tax - Assessment and Administration · 4 topics
- International Taxation · 4 topics
- Indirect Tax Laws - GST · 4 topics
CA (Chartered Accountancy) flashcards
553 question-and-answer cards across 9 subject decks, each shown in full on its subject page.
- Foundation: Accounting — 51 cards
- Foundation: Business Laws, BCR and Quantitative Aptitude — 51 cards
- Intermediate: Advanced Accounting — 93 cards
- Intermediate: Corporate and Other Laws — 58 cards
- Intermediate: Cost and Management Accounting and Taxation — 69 cards
- Intermediate: Auditing and Financial Management — 51 cards
- Final: Financial Reporting and Advanced FM — 68 cards
- Final: Advanced Auditing, Assurance and Professional Ethics — 61 cards
- Final: Direct Tax, International Taxation and Indirect Tax Laws — 51 cards
CA (Chartered Accountancy) syllabus FAQ
What subjects are in the CA (Chartered Accountancy) syllabus?
CA (Chartered Accountancy) covers 9 subjects: Foundation: Accounting, Foundation: Business Laws, BCR and Quantitative Aptitude, Intermediate: Advanced Accounting, Intermediate: Corporate and Other Laws, Intermediate: Cost and Management Accounting and Taxation, Intermediate: Auditing and Financial Management, Final: Financial Reporting and Advanced FM, Final: Advanced Auditing, Assurance and Professional Ethics and Final: Direct Tax, International Taxation and Indirect Tax Laws.
How many chapters and topics are in the CA (Chartered Accountancy) syllabus?
38 chapters and 157 topics, broken down further into 98 sub-topics, across 9 subjects. Foundation: Business Laws, BCR and Quantitative Aptitude is the largest subject, with 25 topics in 6 chapters.
Are there CA (Chartered Accountancy) flashcards?
Yes — 553 question-and-answer flashcards in 9 subject decks. Each deck is printed in full on its subject page here, and the same cards are in the Examius app with spaced repetition. The free plan covers one exam of your choice, including its flashcards; Examius Pro, a one-time purchase, unlocks every other exam and deck.
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