CA Foundation Past year question papers
Every official ICAI link for CA Foundation Past year question papers, free and without sign-in. Each one opens ICAI’s own website.
After each attempt, ICAI publishes the CA Foundation question papers and its own suggested answers for them. These are the papers students actually wrote, so they show how ICAI frames its questions and how it answers them.
- All CA Foundation past question papers on ICAIQuestion papers of every attempt since June 2024, newest first, paper-wise PDFs. Papers 3 and 4 appear here from the September 2026 attempt. They are answered on an OMR sheet, and ICAI deducts a quarter mark for each wrong answer.icai.org(opens ICAI’s website in a new tab)
- All CA Foundation suggested answers on ICAIICAI's suggested answers for past Foundation attempts, newest first, with Hindi medium versions for some attempts.icai.org(opens ICAI’s website in a new tab)
- Paper 1: AccountingQuestion paper · September 2026 attemptPDF · icai.org(opens ICAI’s website in a new tab)
- Paper 2: Business LawsQuestion paper · September 2026 attemptPDF · icai.org(opens ICAI’s website in a new tab)
- Paper 3: Quantitative AptitudeQuestion paper · September 2026 attemptPDF · icai.org(opens ICAI’s website in a new tab)
- Paper 4: Business EconomicsQuestion paper · September 2026 attemptPDF · icai.org(opens ICAI’s website in a new tab)
- Paper 1: AccountingQuestion paper with suggested answers · May 2026 attemptPDF · icai.org(opens ICAI’s website in a new tab)
- Paper 2: Business LawsQuestion paper with suggested answers · May 2026 attemptPDF · icai.org(opens ICAI’s website in a new tab)
- Paper 3: Quantitative AptitudeQuestion paper with suggested answers · May 2026 attemptPDF · icai.org(opens ICAI’s website in a new tab)
- Paper 4: Business EconomicsQuestion paper with suggested answers · May 2026 attemptPDF · icai.org(opens ICAI’s website in a new tab)
- Exam timetable for January 2027 (Foundation and Intermediate)ICAI's announcement of 23 September 2026: the four papers on 3, 5, 7 and 9 January 2027. Papers 1 and 2 run 2 PM to 5 PM with 15 minutes of reading time before; Papers 3 and 4 run 2 PM to 4 PM with no advance reading time.icai.org(opens ICAI’s website in a new tab)
Start with the most recent attempt and work backwards. Write each paper in one timed sitting before you open the answers, then go through it line by line against ICAI’s suggested answer; here is how to check your answers against ICAI’s suggested answers. Laws and standards change between attempts, so read the RTP for your attempt for what is new; RTP vs MTP explained shows how the two fit together.
Wherever you lost marks, note why: the concept, the way you presented it, or a missing working note. Fix that one thing before the next paper.
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