CA Inter syllabus is exhaustive and takes nearly 1500 hours of first-time study with your coaching provider. This typically spans over 7 months on an average. Hence, it is recommended that you commence your coaching as soon as your CA Foundation exams are through and try to complete the entire syllabus in the first read at least 3 months before your exam.
What content should I use for my CA Inter Preparation? You may choose to study from any author, or the content provided by your coaching provider. However, it is critical that you also go through the content provided by the ICAI which must be kept as your central reference.
What pre-prep is required prior to my CA Inter Self Study leave? Ensure that you have taken a 360-degree tour on what each subject entails by going through the material at hand at least once, preferably with the help of a coaching provider. It is recommended that you appear for small tests and recap sessions
How should I plan my study leaves and what portion of the syllabus should I cover before the Self Study Leave begins?It is recommended that you commit to dedicated & focused self-studies for a minimum of 3 months, prior to the CA Inter exam to ensure that you get ample time to cover each subject thoroughly with multiple revisions.
At which stage should I take a call to appear for One Group or Both the Groups? If you follow the above tips, you will have ample time to cover all the subjects. However, if you are not comfortable with your preparation, take a decision 1.5 months prior to the CA Inter exam on whether you would be able to cover all the subjects.
How can I make time crunching my superpower and how many reads of the syllabus are advisable? Break down your entire portion into groups of subjects (Practical and Theory). Ensure that you keep enough time for an exhaustive first study.
Cross-reference section and page numbers of your notes. Sticking a consolidated list of section numbers on a wall and reading it once a day will help to recall the section numbers in the exam paper. For Practical Subjects – Maintain a log of important and tricky questions with the concepts and formula shortcuts.
The CA exams can well be described as a game of chess – the best trick to know your way through exams is practice. Mocks give an idea of what’s to come – the nerves before the exam, problems relating to recollecting and associating questions to the related topics, dealing with the anxiety of not knowing and managing your speed.
CA Inter syllabus is exhaustive and takes nearly 1500 hours of first-time study with your coaching provider. This typically spans over 7 months on an average. Hence, it is recommended that you commence your coaching as soon as your CA Foundation exams are through and try to complete the entire syllabus in the first read at least 3 months before your exam.
How does one crack the 30 marks’ MCQs in theory papers? Students tend to look at MCQs as easy marks and adopt a lazy approach. However, ICAI has adopted an increasingly technical approach to MCQs and Case Studies and cracking them in a timed scenario can be a task.