ICAI MCQ Exam pattern
ICAI MCQ exam pattern applicable from may 2019.
ICAI Examination Pattern from may 2019.
the question paper pattern of the theoretical papers at Intermediate and Final levels would be 30% objective and 70% descriptive under both Old and New Schemes.
The papers in which the new pattern would be followed are as under:
Old Scheme: IPCC
Paper 2: Corporate & Other Laws
Paper 4: Taxation
Paper 6: Auditing & Assurance
Paper 7: Information Technology & Strategic Management
New Scheme: Intermediate
Paper 2: Corporate & Other Laws
Paper 4: Taxation
Paper 6: Auditing & Assurance
Paper 7: Enterprise Information System & Strategic Management
Old Scheme: Final
Paper 3 : Advanced Auditing and Professional Ethics
Paper 4: Corporate and Allied Laws
Paper 6: Information Systems Control and Audit (ISCA)
Paper 7: Direct Tax Laws
Paper 8: Indirect Tax Laws
New Scheme: Final
Paper 3 : Advanced Auditing and Professional Ethics
Paper 4: Corporate and Economic Laws
Paper 7: Direct Tax Laws & International Taxation
Paper 8: Indirect Tax Laws
(i) In each of the above papers, the weightage for objective type questions would be 30%. The remaining questions i.e., 70% of the paper would be as per the present pattern of assessment.
(ii) The objective type questions will be for 30 Marks in each 100 marks paper.
They would be in the nature of multiple choice questions (MCQs) carrying 1 or 2 marks.
Each MCQ will have 4 options, out of which 1 option would be the correct answer.
The 1 mark MCQs would be in the range of 10 to 16 MCQs;
the 2 mark MCQs would be in the range of 7 to 10 MCQs.
(iii) The MCQs will be compulsory and there would be no internal or external choice in them.
(iv) The MCQs may be either knowledge-based or application-based. The skill level would be either
“knowledge and comprehension” or “application and analysis”.
(v) There will be no negative marking for wrong answers.
(vi) No reasoning is required for answers to MCQs.
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Section-wise Weightage for subjects under the Revised Scheme of Education and Training
Intermediate Course Syllabus
- Paper-1: Accounting
- Paper-2: Corporate and Other Laws
- Paper-3: Cost and Management Accounting
- Paper-4: Taxation
- Paper-5: Advanced Accounting
- Paper-6: Auditing and Assurance
- Paper-7: Enterprise Information Systems & Strategic Management
- Paper-8: Financial Management & Economics for Finance
Final Course – New Scheme of Education and Training Syllabus
- Paper-1: Financial Reporting
- Paper-2: Strategic Financial Management
- Paper-3: Advanced Auditing and Professional Ethics
- Paper-4: Corporate and Economic Laws
- Paper-5: Strategic Cost Management and Performance Evaluation
- Paper-6A: Risk Management
- Paper-6B: Financial Services and Capital Markets
- Paper-6C: International Taxation
- Paper-6D: Economic Laws
- Paper-6E: Global Financial Reporting Standards
- Paper-6F: Multidisciplinary Case Study
- Paper-7: Direct Tax Laws and International Taxation
- Paper-8: Indirect Tax Laws
Foundation Course Syllabus