CA Foundation 12-Hour Crash

Covers basic economic concepts, micro vs macroeconomics, economic agents, and the scope of economics in competitive exams including national income, growth, and development metrics.

Law of demand and supply, determinants, market equilibrium, movements vs shifts in curves, price elasticity, and applications — foundational microeconomics frequently asked in Prelims.

Price, income, and cross elasticity of demand; elasticity of supply; measurement methods and practical applications in taxation and pricing decisions — a calculative yet scoring topic.

Utility analysis, indifference curves, budget line, consumer equilibrium, derivation of demand curve, and ordinal utility approach — important for understanding microeconomic foundations.

Complex numbers as a+ib, algebra of complex numbers, modulus and argument, De Moivre's theorem, cube roots of unity, quadratic equations with real and complex roots, discriminant, and nature of roots.

Types of matrices, matrix operations (addition, multiplication, transpose), adjoint and inverse of matrices, determinant evaluation (up to 3×3), properties of determinants, and solving linear equations using matrices.

Fundamental principle of counting, permutation (linear and circular), combination, Pascal's triangle, binomial theorem (general and middle term), binomial expansion for positive integer indices, and arrangement problems.

Tense, subject-verb agreement, articles (a, an, the), prepositions, conjunctions, voice (active/passive), narration (direct/indirect), and error spotting — grammar fundamentals tested in BITSAT English section.

Synonyms, antonyms, one-word substitutions, homophones, idioms, phrases, and phrasal verbs — contextual vocabulary usage and word power tested through sentence completion and reading passages.

Passages on general, scientific, and literary topics with questions on main idea, inference, vocabulary in context, tone, and fact-vs-opinion — speed reading and comprehension skills assessed.