CA Final Exam

To conquer the title of being a full-time Charted Accountant, the last and the most vital step is the CA Final exam. After successfully qualifying the first two levels of the CA Course i.e., CA Foundation and CA IPCC, it is time to crack the CA Final. Considered as one of the toughest exams in India, CA is one of the most prestigious jobs to acquire. But the pathway to this esteemed profession includes three arduous stages to cross along with a full-time articleship. If you want to pursue a career in Accountancy, CA course in India is one of the most sought after options. For the candidates wanting to appear for the CA Final examinations this year, here is a blog that aims to elucidate all major essentials of the final stage of the course.

CA Final Dates 2021 Announced!

ICAI recently announced the Chartered Accountants Intermediate, Final & PQC Examinations dates for the Year 2021 will be 5th, 7th, 9th & 11th December 2021 for Group-I subjects and 13th, 15th, 17th & 19th Dec 2021 for CA Final Group-II papers.

CA Final Exam

CA Final Exam is conducted by the ICAI (Institute Chartered Accountant of India). The applicants that qualify are eligible for membership of CA by ICAI. The exam is conducted in offline mode across India and at international centers as well. The applicant with CA qualification is equal to the postgraduate degree holder. The CA exam has three-level and the last qualifying level is called CA Final that has 8 papers.

Highlights

Exam Name	CA Final
Conducting Authority	Institute Chartered Accountant of India
Exam Frequency	Twice in a year
Exam Duration	2 hours
Mode of Language	English, Hindi
Level of Exam	National Level
Website	icaiexam.icai.org

CA Final Exam Syllabus

The CA final exam course is divided into two groups which include both core and elective CA Subjects. Let’s have a look at the subjects:

Old Scheme

Group 1

• Paper 1: Financial Reporting (100 Marks)
• Paper 2: Strategic Fundamental Management (100 Marks)
• Paper 3: Advanced Auditing and Professional Ethics (100 Marks)
• Paper 4: Corporate and Economic Laws (100 Marks)
  • Part I: Corporate Laws (70 Marks)
  • Part II: Allied Laws (30 Marks)

Group 2

• Paper 5: Advanced Management Accounting (100 marks)
• Paper 6:  Information Systems Control and Audit (100 marks)
• Paper 7:  Direct Tax Laws (100 marks)
• Paper 8: Indirect Tax Laws (100 Marks)
  • Part I: Goods and Services Tax (75 Marks)
  • Part II: Customs and FTP (25 Marks) 

CA Final New Course Subjects

Group 1

• Paper 1: Financial Reporting (100 Marks)
• Paper 2: Strategic Fundamental Management (100 Marks)
• Paper 3: Advanced Auditing and Professional Ethics (100 Marks)
• Paper 4: Corporate and Economic Laws (100 Marks)
  • Part I: Corporate Laws (Company Law and Securities Laws) (70 Marks)
  • Part II: Economics Laws (30 Marks)

Group 2

• Paper 5: Strategic Cost Management and Performance Evaluation (100 Marks)
• Paper 6: Open Book from Elective Paper (100 Marks) (Candidates have to choose one subject from the mentioned table)

6A: Risk Management	6C: International Taxation	6E: Global FinancialReporting Standards
6B: Financial Service& Capital Markets	6D: Economic Laws	6F: Multi-DisciplinaryCase Study

• Paper 7: Direct Tax Laws & International Taxation (100 Marks)
  • Part I: Direct Tax Laws (70 Marks)
  • Part II: International Taxation (30  Marks)
• Paper 8: Indirect Tax Laws (100 Marks)
  • Part I: Goods and Services Tax (75 Marks)
  • Part II: Customs and FTP (25 Marks)

CA Final Exam Eligibility 

After successfully qualifying the first two stages of the course, it is the showtime for the final hurdle to cross. To apply and register for CA Final exam, you must meet the eligibility criteria. Unless the ICAI holds the authority to cancel your candidature. Below listed are the important requisites for registering in the exam:

• The candidates should have qualified the Intermediate Examination or Professional  Education Examination- II 
• Those willing to appear in the May 2020 exam, must have registered on or before 1st May 2020 or should have converted before 1st February 2020 for the final new course under the board of studies
• The registration for the CA Final exam is valid only for 5 years. Applicants can renew the registration after the expiry period. Thus, the candidates must make sure that on the day of examination they must have a valid registration number to become eligible for the examination  
• As on the date of filling the examination form, candidates must have a valid experience of 3 to 3.5 years of articleship

Also Read: CPT Registration Process

Application Form

• Visit the official website of ICAI and open the registration form by clicking here.
• Carefully fill in all the necessary details asked like Name, Date of Birth, Mobile Number, Email ID, Aadhar Number and set a unique password.
• Once you create your account, Login with the credentials at the registration portal.
• You can add all the essential details, from personal to academic.
• Upload the scanned copy of the documents (listed in the next section) asked as per the mentioned size.
• Make payment (mentioned in the sections below)
• Save the registration number and password.

Application Fee

All applicants have to pay the application fee to complete the registration process. The CA Final registration fee can be paid through credit/debit card or Internet banking. The amount of the application fee is based on the location of the exam center and group. Here is the application fee for CA final:

CA Final Exam Center	Group 1	Group 2
Centers in India	Rs. 3300 /-	Rs. 1800 /-
Centers in Kathmandu	Rs. 4000 /-	Rs. 2200 /-
Centers outside India	$ 550	$ 325

Documents Required for Registration

While filling up the CA final registration from here is the list of documents that all applicants will require:

• Category certificate (if applicable)
• CA/PCC/Intermediate exam 2021 mark sheet
• Nationality certificate
• Passport size photograph
• Scanned signature of the candidate

Admit Card

Once you have completed the registration and date of releasing admit card has come, you can download the admit card following this procedure:

1. Visit the official website
2. Click on the option ‘View Admit Card’
3. Enter User ID and Password
4. CA Final 2021 admit card will be generated.
5. Download the admit card and print it for further use

Exam Pattern for CA Final Exam

It is beneficial to enquire about the format of question paper of any of the competitive exams before starting with its preparation. In total there are 8 papers which candidates have to qualify to achieve their career aspirations. In every paper, 30% of the emphasis would be laid on the objective type questions. While 70% of the paper would be as per the latest pattern of the assessment. Here are some quick pointers to get a hold of the CA Final exam pattern:

• In each 100 marks paper, there will be objective questions of 30 marks in MCQ format
• Approximately, the 1 mark MCQs would be 10 to 16 whereas 2 marks MCQs would range from 7 to 10
• All the MCQs will be mandatory to attempt and there will be no internal or external choice in them 
• There is no negative marking for the MCQ questions 

Group	Marks per Paper	Total Marks
Group I	100 Marks	400 Marks
Group II	100 Marks	400 Marks

Exam Centre

CA Final Exam takes place in almost every big city across the country. The exam centres are divided into western, northern, eastern, and southern regions by ICAI. Here are some of the important CA Final exam centres:

Ahmedabad	Navsari
Ahmednagar	Neemuch
Akola	Nellore
Amravati	Nizamabad
Aurangabad	Patiala
Balotra	Pimpri
Banswara	Pondicherry
Bareilly	Port Blair
Bathinda	Pune
Beawar	Ranchi
Beed	Raniganj
Bharatpur	Ratlam
Bhuj	Ratnagiri
Churu	Rewa
Coimbatore	Rewar
Dhanbad	Rohtak
Gandhidham	Rourkela
Gurugram	Saharanagar
Hisar	Salem
Hubli	Sambalpur
Jalandhar	Sangli
Jalgaon	Sangrur
Jalna	Satara
Jammu	Satna
Jamnagar	Shimla
Jharsuguda	Shimoga
Jhunjhunu	Sikar
Jind	Siliguri
Junagadh	Sirohi
Kadapa	Sirsa
Kalaburgi	Sivakasi
Kancheepuram	Solapur
Kannur	Sonepat
Kanpur	Sri Gangapur
Kantilal	Tripura
Mumbai	Tuticorin
Muzaffarnagar	Ujjain
Muzaffarpur	Vadodara
Mysore	Vapi
Nagpur	Varanasi
Nanded	Varanasi
Nasik	Yavatmal
Navi Mumbai

International Exam Centre

The CA Final exam is conducted at 5 international exam centre as well. Here are for the exam centers in foreign:

• Muscat
• Dubai
• Abu Dhabi
• Kathmandu
• Doha

CA Books For CA Final Level 

The concluding level of this course is the CA Final exam after which you can gain this certification and steer towards a successful career in accountancy. Under CA Final subjects, there are major 8 subject areas you need to prepare for. In most of the papers, 30% of the questions are objective and the rest 70% are subjective. Tabulated below are CA books for the final level:

CA Books	Buy Here
Strategic Cost Management and Performance Evaluation:  CA Final New Syllabus by B Saravana Prasath	Buy Here
Padhuka’s A Ready Reference on Advanced Management Accounting by CA Prasath B Saravana	Buy Here
Comprehensive Approach to Advanced Auditing and Professional Ethics by CA Vikas Oswal	Buy Here
Padhuka’s Student Reference On Indirect Taxes: CA Final Old and New Syllabus by G Serkar and B Sarvana Prasath	Buy Here
Quick Revision Charts For Advanced Auditing and Professional Ethics	Buy Here
GST Compact Book: Indirect Tax by CA Raj Kumar	Buy Here
Conceptual Learning A Handbook on Indirect Tax Law By Yashwant Mangal for CA and CS Final Year	Buy Here
Padhuka’s Students Handbook On Advanced Auditing: CA Final New Syllabus by Sekar and B Sarvana Prasath	Buy Here

CA Final Results

CA Final Results will be declared a few weeks after you have taken your exam. When the CA Final exam results are declared, you can directly look at the result on the official ICAI website:

• Visit the official website of ICAI 
• You will see a button on ICAI result
• Click on the button and enter your registration number
• Next, enter your hall ticket number
• Your CA result will be displayed on the screen

CA Pass Percentage

CA Pass percentage is released along with the CA result. The pass percentage depends on the number of students who attended the exam and their results.

Contact Details

In case of any doubts or queries related to the CA Final exam, applicants can reach out to the contact information mentioned below:

• Address -The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, ICAI Bhawan, Indraprastha Marg, New Delhi – 110002
• Contact No. – 0120-3504 851, 012-3504-852
• Email ID – final_examhelpline@icai.in

Quick Tips

CA Final Exam is one of the toughest exams and applicants that are determined and focused are able to ace their exams. Here are some quick tips that will help you in preparation and building exam strategy:

1. Solving the previous year’s questions paper and mock test will help you understand the exam pattern better and you can also evaluate your performance. Try to solve atleast one mock test daily.
2. Notes are the most essential part of preparation. Maintain notes that will help you in daily revision.
3. The syllabus of CA is tough but don’t skip any topics. All topics are equally important.
4. Your basic concepts should be clear, if your concepts are clear you can ace every question easily.
5. One of the difficult tasks in the CA final exam is completing the exam in the given time. Learn time management through daily practice from solving last year’s question paper.

Exam Tips from Toppers

Tips from  Abhay Bajoria  Rank 1 in the year 2019

Tips from Komal Jain Rank 1 in the year 2020

FAQs

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