ACCA/CA Pakistan 2026 Exam Pattern: Questions, Marks, Duration & Negative Marking

ACCA/CA Pakistan 2026 exam pattern

The ACCA Qualification consists of 13 exams across three levels: Applied Knowledge (3 exams - Business and Technology, Management Accounting, Financial Accounting), Applied Skills (6 exams - Corporate and Business Law, Performance Management, Taxation, Financial Reporting, Audit and Assurance, Financial Management), and Strategic Professional (4 exams - two compulsory Strategic Business Leader and Strategic Business Reporting, plus two optional exams from Advanced Taxation, Advanced Audit and Assurance, Advanced Financial Management, Advanced Performance Management). Each exam is computer-based and can be attempted in any order subject to prerequisites. CA Pakistan consists of multiple examination stages: Foundation, Professional (three stages), and Final.

Subjects in this exam

• Accounting: 15 topics
• Taxation: 10 topics
• Auditing: 8 topics
• Financial Reporting: 8 topics