Chartered Accountant (CA) Foundation is the entry-level Chartered Accountancy Course. In order to become a CA, the candidate will have to clear three stages of CA selection process namely CA Foundation, CA Intermediate and CA Final. Among these three stages, CA Foundation is the first stage to become a Chartered Accountant.
| Name of The Exam | CA Foundation |
| Conducting Body | Institute of Chartered Accountant of India (ICAI) |
| Level of Exam | National Level |
| Frequency of Exam | Twice a Year (May and November) |
| Mode of Exam | Offline (Pen and Paper Based) |
| Mode of Registration | Online |
| Number of Papers | 4 |
| Medium of Exam | English/ Hindi (English compulsory for Section B of Paper 2) |
| Basic Eligibility | Passed Class 12 or Appearing for Class 12 in Current Year |
| Exemptions | Graduates and Post Graduates or Candidates with Equivalent Qualification |
| Official Website | icai.org |
Subjects:
| Papers | Sections |
| Paper 1 | Principles and Practice of Accounting (100 Marks) |
| Paper 2 | Business Laws and Business Correspondence a) Business Laws (60 Marks) b) Business Correspondence and Reporting (40 Marks) |
| Paper 3 | Business Mathematics, Logical Reasoning and Statistics a) Business Mathematics (40 Marks) b) Logical Reasoning (20 Marks) c) Statistics (40 Marks) |
| Paper 4 | Business Economics and Business & Commercial Knowledge a) Business Economics (60 Marks) b) Business and Commercial Knowledge (40 Marks) |