ICAI CA Exam 2019: Significant changes introduced in CA Exam Pattern; Check for more details
Naureen Gurung | April 24, 2019 | 10:58 AM IST
NEW DELHI, APRIL 24, 2019: The Institute of Chartered Accountancy of India (ICAI) released an official notice regarding the changes introduced in CA exam pattern from the May 2019 session onwards. CA Intermediate and CA Final exams are scheduled to be held from May 28-June 12 and May 27-June 11, 2019, respectively. Thus, candidates appearing for either of the two must check here to ensure that the introduced changes do not hinder their preparation. Some of the papers in CA Intermediate and CA Final have been shortlisted which will have both, descriptive questions and MCQs. However, the weightage of marks for long answer questions will be 70% and MCQs will be 30%.
Following are the papers in CA Intermediate (revised) and CA IPCC (existing), and CA Final (old and new) which will comprise of objective questions to the tune of 30 per cent marks.
CA Intermediate/ IPCC
CA Intermediate | CA IPCC | ||
Paper No. | Subject | Paper No. | Subject |
2 | Corporate and Other laws | 2 | Business Laws, Ethics and communication |
4 | Taxation | 4 | Taxation |
6 | Auditing and Assurance | 6 | Auditing and Assurance |
7 | Enterprise Information systems and strategic management | 7 | Information Technology and Strategic Management |
CA Final (old and new)
CA Final (new) | CA Final (old) | ||
Paper No. | Subject | Paper No. | Subject |
3 | Advanced Auditing and Professional Ethics | 3 | Advanced Auditing and Professional Ethics |
4 | Corporate and Economic Laws | 4 | Corporate and Allied Laws |
7 | Direct Tax laws and International Taxation | 6 | Information Systems Control and Audit |
8 | Indirect Tax Laws | 7 | Direct Tax laws |
8 | Indirect Tax Laws | ||
Click here to check all the changes introduced in CA Exam- May 2019 session
Other than the change in the type of questions, candidates must know that each of the MCQs will carry 1-2 marks only and there will be no negative marking for incorrect responses. At the CA exam centre, test takers will be provided with OMR sheets for part I of the papers (MCQs) and answer booklets for part II (descriptive). For more exam-day instructions, candidates can check the aforementioned link.
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