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Updated 2026-05-30 · 2026 Edition

CA Foundation 6-Month Plan

A complete 180-day plan covering 48 highest-weightage topics — prioritised by subject weight, not alphabet. No signup, no fees.

Days
180
Topics
48
Subjects
4
Phases
3
Full foundation a concept-first pass, a depth pass, a revision pass, and a structured mock series

How to actually use your 180 days

Build real understanding, then layer depth, two revision passes, and a structured mock series.

Daily study
2.5–3.5 hours
New topics / day
≈ 0.27
Approach
a concept-first pass, a depth pass, a revision pass, and a structured mock series

This 6-month plan gives you 180 days to work through 48 weighted CA Foundation topics across 4 subjects — roughly 0.27 new topics a day at 2.5–3.5 hours of focused study. That moderate daily load is the point of starting this early — you trade intensity for retention.

CA Foundation marks are not spread evenly across subjects. Accounting, Mathematics, and Economics carry the heaviest weightage in recent papers, so this plan front-loads them — so they become the conceptual backbone the rest of the syllabus hangs off. Cover everything, and give weight 3–5 topics a second problem-solving pass. Low-weight topics get one solid pass — at this length they are worth keeping, not cutting.

Around 6 months lets you do far more than cover CA Foundation — you can understand it: a concept pass, a problem-solving pass, then spaced revision across all 48 topics. A multi-month plan fails by drifting in the early, low-pressure weeks. Anchor each month to a concrete checkpoint so the slack does not become a late scramble.

What to prioritise & cut

Cover everything, and give weight 3–5 topics a second problem-solving pass. Low-weight topics get one solid pass — at this length they are worth keeping, not cutting.

Mock tests & revision

Topic and sectional tests through the build phase; full-length mocks every other week from the midpoint, weekly in the final two months. Maintain an error log from the start.

Weekly rhythm

Three arcs: a concept-building phase, a depth-and-problems phase, and a revision-plus-mocks phase. Each subject gets at least two spaced passes.

Phase-by-phase plan

24 weeks total

A 180-day plan only works when you sequence it. Here is how the 6-Month Plan breaks down — foundation, depth, then mocks.

  1. 1

    Foundation

    8 weeks

    Build concept depth across full syllabus

    Topic-wise notes
    Concept tests
    Recap docs
  2. 2

    Advanced + PYQs

    10 weeks

    PYQs of last 7-10 years; advanced problems

    Year-wise PYQ solving
    Topic-wise problem mastery
    Concept gap-fix list
  3. 3

    Mocks + final revision

    6 weeks

    Weekly full-length mocks; targeted revision

    10+ full mocks
    Weak-topic eradication
    Last-mile drill

Week-by-week schedule

Week Days Topics covered
1 1–7 Accounting: Accounting Principles (w3)Economics: Introduction to Economics (w3)
2 8–14 Mathematics: Complex Numbers and Quadratic Equations (w3)English: Grammar and Usage (w3)
3 15–21 Accounting: Journal Entries (w3)Economics: Demand and Supply (w3)
4 22–28 Mathematics: Matrices and Determinants (w3)English: Vocabulary in Context (w3)
5 29–35 Accounting: Ledger Posting (w3)Economics: Elasticity (w3)
6 36–42 Mathematics: Permutations and Combinations (w3)English: Reading Comprehension (w3)
7 43–49 Accounting: Trial Balance (w3)Economics: Consumer Behaviour (w3)
8 50–56 Mathematics: Sequence and Series (w3)English: Paragraph Formation (Jumbled Paragraphs) (w3)
9 57–63 Accounting: Depreciation (w3)Economics: Theory of Production (w3)
10 64–70 Mathematics: Binomial Theorem (w3)English: Sentence Improvement (w3)
11 71–77 Accounting: Final Accounts (w3)Economics: Cost Theory (w3)
12 78–84 Mathematics: Trigonometric Functions and Identities (w3)English: Cloze Test (w3)
13 85–91 Accounting: Company Accounts (w3)Economics: Market Structures (w3)
14 92–98 Mathematics: Straight Lines and Pair of Linear Equations (w3)English: Verbal Reasoning — Analogies (w3)
15 99–105 Accounting: Issue of Shares (w3)Economics: Factor Markets (w3)
16 106–112 Mathematics: Conic Sections (w3)English: Summary and Conclusion Skills (w3)
17 113–119 Accounting: Debentures (w3)Economics: National Income (w3)
18 120–126 Mathematics: Three-Dimensional Geometry (w3)Accounting: Cost Accounting Basics (w3)
19 127–133 Economics: Money and Banking (w3)Mathematics: Vector Algebra (w3)
20 134–140 Accounting: Marginal Costing (w3)Mathematics: Differential Calculus (w3)
21 141–147 Accounting: Standard Costing (w3)Mathematics: Applications of Derivatives (w3)
22 148–154 Accounting: Budgetary Control (w3)Mathematics: Integral Calculus (w3)
23 155–161 Accounting: Ratio Analysis (w3)Mathematics: Differential Equations (w3)
24 162–168 Accounting: Funds Flow Statement (w3)Mathematics: Probability and Statistics (w3)

Subject-wise topic split

Each topic shows its weightage (1–5 dots) and the concepts you'll cover. Higher-weight topics appear first.

Accounting

15 topics
  • Accounting Principles ●●●○○
  • Journal Entries ●●●○○
  • Ledger Posting ●●●○○
  • Trial Balance ●●●○○
  • Depreciation ●●●○○
  • Final Accounts ●●●○○
  • Company Accounts ●●●○○
  • Issue of Shares ●●●○○
  • + 7 more topics on the full roadmap →

Economics

10 topics
  • Introduction to Economics ●●●○○

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

  • Demand and Supply ●●●○○

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

  • Elasticity ●●●○○

    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.

  • Consumer Behaviour ●●●○○

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

  • Theory of Production ●●●○○

    Production function, law of variable proportions, returns to scale, isoquant and isocost analysis, and optimal input combination — theoretical base for understanding firm behaviour.

  • Cost Theory ●●●○○

    Short-run and long-run cost curves, explicit and implicit costs, fixed and variable costs, TC, AC, MC relationships, and economies of scale — essential for market structure analysis.

  • Market Structures ●●●○○

    Perfect competition, monopoly, monopolistic competition, and oligopoly — assumptions, equilibrium, efficiency, and real-world examples including duopoly models — a high-weight competitive economics topic.

  • Factor Markets ●●●○○

    Labour market, wage determination, rent, interest, and profit — distribution theory connecting to national income and inequality discussions in macroeconomics.

  • + 2 more topics on the full roadmap →

Mathematics

15 topics
  • Complex Numbers and Quadratic Equations ●●●○○

    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.

  • Matrices and Determinants ●●●○○

    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.

  • Permutations and Combinations ●●●○○

    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.

  • Sequence and Series ●●●○○

    Arithmetic progression (AP), geometric progression (GP), arithmetic-geometric progression (AGP), harmonic progression (HP), sum of n terms, infinite series convergence, and AM-GM inequality applications.

  • Binomial Theorem ●●●○○

    Positive integral index binomial expansion, general and middle terms, Pascal's triangle, binomial coefficient properties, and applications in finding coefficients and approximations.

  • Trigonometric Functions and Identities ●●●○○

    Trigonometric ratios, identities (basic and conditional), signs in quadrants, allied angles, sum-to-product and product-to-sum formulas, multiple and submultiple angles, and solving trigonometric equations.

  • Straight Lines and Pair of Linear Equations ●●●○○

    Cartesian coordinate system, distance formula, section formula, area of triangle, slope-intercept form, general equation of line, angle between lines, perpendicular and parallel conditions, and solving linear equations graphically.

  • Conic Sections ●●●○○

    Circle (equation, tangents, normals), parabola (standard forms, focal properties), ellipse (eccentricity, latus rectum), hyperbola (asymptotes, rectangular hyperbola), and standard equations with transformations.

  • + 7 more topics on the full roadmap →

English

8 topics
  • Grammar and Usage ●●●○○

    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.

  • Vocabulary in Context ●●●○○

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

  • Reading Comprehension ●●●○○

    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.

  • Paragraph Formation (Jumbled Paragraphs) ●●●○○

    Rearranging jumbled sentences to form a coherent paragraph — tests logical sequencing, connector usage, and understanding of discourse structure in written English.

  • Sentence Improvement ●●●○○

    Identifying the most grammatically correct and stylistically appropriate version of an underlined portion — combines grammar precision with clarity of expression.

  • Cloze Test ●●●○○

    Passage with missing words to be filled from given options — tests vocabulary, grammar, and contextual coherence simultaneously in a time-efficient format.

  • Verbal Reasoning — Analogies ●●●○○

    Word pairs with relationships (synonym, antonym, part-whole, function, cause-effect) — reasoning through linguistic relationships and logical word connections.

  • Summary and Conclusion Skills ●●●○○

    Identifying the main point or best summary of a passage — tests ability to extract core meaning and distinguish between details and central ideas in written text.

Why a 180-day plan beats a 1,200-page prep book

DimensionTypical CA Foundation bookThis 6-Month Plan
Time to startHours of reading before any study startsSeconds — plan is already here
PersonalisationOne-size-fits-allFits exactly your 180 days
FreshnessPrinted months agoUpdated for the 2026 cycle · verified 2026-05-30
Weightage signalAuthor guessDerived from last 5 years' papers
Cost₹500–2,500₹0
Sign-up requiredOften (with a trial trap)None

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CA Foundation 6-Month Plan — common questions

Is 180 days enough to prepare for CA Foundation? +

Around 6 months lets you do far more than cover CA Foundation — you can understand it: a concept pass, a problem-solving pass, then spaced revision across all 48 topics. The honest answer depends on your starting point, but this 6-month plan is built to get the most from the time you have: build real understanding, then layer depth, two revision passes, and a structured mock series.

How many hours a day does this CA Foundation 6-month plan need? +

Plan for 2.5–3.5 hours of focused study, covering about 0.27 new topics a day. Three arcs: a concept-building phase, a depth-and-problems phase, and a revision-plus-mocks phase. Each subject gets at least two spaced passes.

What should I skip if I am short on time? +

Cover everything, and give weight 3–5 topics a second problem-solving pass. Low-weight topics get one solid pass — at this length they are worth keeping, not cutting.

When should I start mock tests on this plan? +

Topic and sectional tests through the build phase; full-length mocks every other week from the midpoint, weekly in the final two months. Maintain an error log from the start.

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