When I began my CA Foundation journey, I honestly didn’t know where to start. The syllabus felt huge, the exam pressure was real and everywhere I turned, people had different suggestions about “the best way” to prepare. At first, it was overwhelming and I wondered whether I could really manage everything within the limited time available.
Slowly, I realized that what worked for others might not always work for me. I had to build my own rhythm, my own study style and a schedule that matched my strengths and weaknesses. Instead of blindly following every piece of advice, I focused on experimenting, tracking my progress and learning from small mistakes along the way.
Another thing that made a big difference was consistency. There were days when I didn’t feel motivated at all, but sticking to small daily targets kept me on track. I also made sure to mix revision, practice and mock tests so that I wasn’t just reading passively but actually applying concepts.
Looking back, my CA Foundation preparation was not perfect, but it taught me valuable lessons about discipline, smart planning and self-belief. In this post, I want to share the exact strategies that helped me stay focused, avoid common mistakes, and finally walk into the exam hall with confidence.
Here, I am going to share the strategies I used during my CA Foundation Preparation. These are simple, practical, and effective.
Accounting
This paper is familiar for many students and easy one too. Write down difficult and unique adjustments in a separate note to revise it quickly at the time of revision.
Business Law
This paper may seem different and tough for many students.
📝 Write down all section numbers and case laws separately for quick revision.
📝 Try to remember legal terms.
📝 After reading the concept, practice writing answers to maintain writing speed.
📝 Solve case study questions as many as possible to get more grip on the concept.
📝 Revise atleast twice intensely.
Business Maths
📝 Write all formulae in a separate note for quick revision.
📝 Try to solve different questions asked in MTP, RTP and PYQ.
📝 Use calculator functions & tricks wisely to solve questions quickly and to save time in the exam 🕑
Economics
This is the scoring paper and help to improve your overall aggregate.
📝 Draw graphs in separate note for quick revision.
📝 Memorizing line by line don't work in this paper. Instead, understand the concept and apply those concepts in the exam.
📝 Many questions are repeated/similar in MTPs and RTPs. But few questions are different and write down those questions in a separate note to revise it at the time of exam.
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Common Points
📑 Use highlighter to highlight important points. Use different colour for different purpose. For instance, Red colour for highlighting section numbers & case laws. Blue colour for highlighting time limits.
📑 Write important, tricky and confusing points in red pen in your notes. Go through those notes at the time of revision.
📑 When solving questions, mark the difficult ones in red, so you can revise only them later, instead of redoing the entire questions.
📑 After completing every chapter, go through MTP, RTP and PYQ questions related to that chapter and also mark specific question you found difficult or unique for future revision. [Eg. MTP - May 2025: Qn.2(a)]
📑 Write all formats, formulae, key points and unique/difficult points in a separate note for every paper. This is a huge time-saver in the last few days of revision.
💬 Let me know in the comments which strategy you found most helpful & share your own tips!
All the Best! 💯