CA Foundation November 2026: Complete 180-Day Preparation Guide

Why Starting Now Wins in November

180 days at 3 hrs/day = 540 study hours — exceeds ICAI's recommended 400–500. More importantly, you get 3 full revision cycles instead of 1. That's the difference between clearing and failing.

The 5-Phase Roadmap

June — Diagnose + Paper 1 Foundation

• Take the CA Saarthi adaptive diagnostic
• Start Accounting: journal, ledger, trial balance, depreciation
• 2–3 hrs/day, 5 days/week

July — Complete Paper 1 + Start Paper 2

• Finish: partnership, company accounts, NPO accounts
• Begin: Indian Contract Act, Sale of Goods Act
• Month-end: first Paper 1 mock test

August — All 4 Papers Active

• Complete Paper 2: Partnership, LLP, Companies Act
• Paper 3: Ratio, equations, stats, probability
• Paper 4: Demand/supply, cost theory, national income
• 4 hrs/day split across papers

September–October — Mock Tests

• 50+ questions/day on CA Saarthi
• Full mock test every weekend
• Review every wrong answer before moving forward

November — Final 30 Days

• One full paper revision every 2 days
• 3 complete mock tests in the final 2 weeks
• Current affairs: RBI policy, Budget, company law updates

Paper Strategies

Paper 1 (Subjective): 200+ numericals. Write full answers by hand at speed.
Paper 2 (Subjective): Cite Act + Section in every answer. Definitions must be verbatim.
Paper 3 (MCQ): Personal formula sheet per chapter. Statistics = predictable scoring zone.
Paper 4 (MCQ): Draw diagrams. Connect current news to syllabus.

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