CA Foundation ICAI study material
Every official ICAI link for CA Foundation ICAI study material, free and without sign-in. Each one opens ICAI’s own website.
ICAI’s Board of Studies publishes the study material for every CA Foundation paper free on its Knowledge Portal, module by module. Before an attempt it also publishes a list of which edition applies to each paper, and for several papers that list adds the RTP for the attempt.
- All CA Foundation study material on ICAIICAI's Foundation study material, paper-wise and module-wise. The page lists the edition applicable from May 2026 exams and the new edition for May 2027 exams onwards.icai.org(opens ICAI’s website in a new tab)
- Study material editions for the January 2027 exam (Foundation and Intermediate)ICAI's announcement of 16 September 2026 with the notice naming the edition for each paper: August 2024 edition (Reprint August 2025 onwards) for all four Foundation papers, plus the January 2027 RTP for Papers 1 and 2.icai.org(opens ICAI’s website in a new tab)
- Paper 1: AccountingStudy material, module-wise · August 2024 edition, the one ICAI lists for the January 2027 examicai.org(opens ICAI’s website in a new tab)
- Paper 2: Business LawsStudy material, module-wise · August 2024 edition, the one ICAI lists for the January 2027 examicai.org(opens ICAI’s website in a new tab)
- Paper 3: Quantitative AptitudeStudy material, module-wise · August 2024 edition, the one ICAI lists for the January 2027 examicai.org(opens ICAI’s website in a new tab)
- Paper 4: Business EconomicsStudy material, module-wise · August 2024 edition, the one ICAI lists for the January 2027 examicai.org(opens ICAI’s website in a new tab)
Study from the edition on that list. After each chapter, close the book and write out the key provisions, formats or workings from memory; whatever you can’t write is what to revise again. Then test yourself with the RTP and the Mock Test Papers, written by hand in exam time. When you check your answers, follow how to check your answers against ICAI’s suggested answers. For how RTPs and MTPs differ, read RTP vs MTP explained.
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