CA Foundation Exam Pattern 2025 : Subjects, Marks & Duration
Published on: August 30, 2025
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) conducts the CA exams. Students can understand the exam pattern of CA by referring to the Revision Test Papers, Mock Test Papers, and Suggested Answers released by the ICAI before each attempt. The CA Foundation exam dates of the September 2025 attempt are on September 16, 18, 20 & 22, 2025. The overview of the CA Foundation exam pattern 2025 is as follows :
Total Marks
400 marks (100 marks for each paper)
Frequency of Exam
Thrice a year in January, May and September
Mode of Exam
Offline exam at designated exam centres
Question Type
Paper 1 and 2 are Descriptive papers
Paper 3 and 4 are Objective papers (with negative marking for wrong answers - ¼ mark will be deducted for every wrong answer)
Subjects
The CA Foundation exam includes 4 papers:
Paper 1 - Accounting
Paper 2 - Business Laws
Paper 3 - Quantitative Aptitude
Part A: Business Mathematics
Part B: Logical Reasoning
Part C: Statistics
Paper 4 - Business Economics
Duration of Exam
Paper 1 and 2 will be of 3 hours
Paper 3 and 4 will be of 2 hours
Passing Criteria
Candidates must achieve a minimum of 40% in each individual paper and an overall aggregate of 50% in all four papers to pass the level.
