CA Inter Exam Pattern
If you’re reading this, you have most likely cleared the CA Foundation or the first level of the Chartered Accountancy course and reached the next level: CA Intermediate. Congrats!
CA Intermediate or CA Inter is the second level course of the Chartered Accountancy exams. It consists of two groups of four subjects each. After clearing CA Foundation, a student becomes eligible to register for the ICAI CA Intermediate course. The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) releases the CA Inter Exam Format on its official website, icai.org. The exam pattern specifies the types of questions and amount of questions that will be asked, as well as the topics that will be covered, topic-by-topic weighting, marking system, and length of the exam.
CA Inter Exam Pattern
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Particulars |
Details Of CA Inter Exam |
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Conducting Body |
The Institute Of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) |
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Mode of Exam |
Pen and paper-based |
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Exam Frequency |
Thrice in a year
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| Level of Examination | National level |
| Level of Difficulty | Easy to Moderate |
| Number of Papers/Subjects | The CA Inter exam includes Six subjects. |
| Duration of Each Paper | 3 hours per paper |
| Paper Type | Subjective and objective |
| Marks | Each paper is of 100 marks. |
| Total Marks | 600 |
| Marking Scheme | No negative marking |
| Medium of Exam | English/Hindi |
| Paper Pattern | 30% case scenario/ case-study based MCQs & 70% descriptive questions in all the six papers of Intermediate Examination. |
| Eligibility | Passed Class 12 Exams + CA Foundation or Graduate or Passed ICSI/ICMAI Intermediate |
ICAI CA Inter Syllabus
To Download CA Inter Syllabus, Click HereCA Inter Subjects with Marks Distribution
| Paper |
Marks Distribution |
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| Group I | |
| Paper 1: Advanced Accounting | 100 |
Paper 2: Corporate and Other Law
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100
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Paper 3: Taxation
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100
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| Group II | |
| Paper 4: Cost and Management Accounting | 100 |
| Paper 5: Auditing and Ethics | 100 |
Paper 6: Financial Management and Strategic Management
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100
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CA Inter Passing Criteria
A student is declared to have passed in both the groups of Intermediate Examination simultaneously, if he/she –
- (a) secures at one sitting a minimum of 40% marks in each paper of each of the groups and a minimum of 50% marks in the aggregate of all the papers of each of the groups, or
- (b) secures at one sitting a minimum of 40% marks in each paper of both the groups and a minimum of 50% marks in the aggregate of all the papers of both the groups taken together.
CA Inter Chapter-Wise Weightage:
ICAI publishes skill-wise and section-wise weightage for all subjects of CA Intermediate Course. This helps the students to plan their studies in a structured manner. In the marking scheme available under CA intermediate exam pattern, the whole syllabus is divided into small sections of one or more chapters. It gives the minimum and maximum percentage of preference a section will get in the question paper. With the help of this detailed marking scheme, you can decide how much time and effort you need to spend on each section of every paper. Click Here to Read the Detailed Chapter-wise Weightage. Hope you can find this article helpful. If you did like this Blog then Share it with your friends who are doing CA Final studies or who will be giving their CA Final exams in the near future. All The Best.To Order CA Inter Latest Video Classes by Top Faculties, Click Here
Some FAQs:
1. What is the eligibility criteria for registering in Intermediate Course through Foundation Route?
Ans: Candidates after passing Foundation Examination and Class 12th examination conducted by an examining body constituted by law in India or an examination recognized by the Central Government or the State Government as equivalent thereto, are eligible for registration to Intermediate Course through Foundation Route.
2. What is the eligibility criteria for registering in Intermediate Course through Direct Entry Route?
Ans: Graduates/ Post-Graduates in Commerce (with minimum 55% marks) or Graduates/Post-Graduates other than in Commerce (with minimum 60% marks) or Intermediate level passed candidates of Institute of Company Secretaries of India/ Institute of Cost Accountants of India are eligible for registration to Intermediate Course through Direct Entry Route.
3. What is the criteria of securing exemption in paper(s) in Intermediate Examination and subsequently passing the Group?
Ans: If a student has appeared in all the papers in a Group and fails in one or more papers but secures a minimum of 60% marks in any paper or papers of that Group, he/she shall be exempted for that paper or papers in which he/she has secured 60% or more marks for the immediately next three following examinations. The student will be required to obtain a minimum of 40% marks in each of the remaining paper(s) and a minimum of 50% marks in the aggregate of all the papers including the exempted paper(s) to pass the Group.
If the student is not able to pass the said Group in the following three attempts and has exhausted the exemption granted to him/her, the student may opt for continuing of the said exemption to the subsequent examinations provided that he/she shall be required to obtain a minimum of 50% marks in each of the remaining paper or papers of that Group in order to pass that Group.