CA Foundation Previous Year Question Papers

They are provided in PDF format that you can practice offline, revise in an efficient manner, as well as assess your readiness for the examination. Solving past questions also improves your time management, enhances your accuracy, builds confidence, and so on before you appear for the exam. 

Whether you want to prepare for Accounting, Business Laws, Quantitative Aptitude, or Business Economics, the previous year question paper CA Foundation​ will act as your self-assessment tool. With this, you can recognize your strong as well as weak areas and guide you toward smarter revision. We advise you include these papers in your daily study routine so that you can increase your chances of scoring well in the upcoming examination. 

Highlights Of The CA Foundation Examination

For your benefit, we have described some important details for this examination in the table below. 

ASPECT		DETAILS
Name of the Examination		CA Foundation exam
Stage of the Examination		1st stage
Exam Conducting Authority		ICAI: The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
Examination Type		Descriptive cum Objective type
Mode of the Examination		Offline: OMR-based exams
Number of Papers in the Exam		Total: 4 papers
Total Marks in the Exam		400 marks
Language of the Question Paper		English and Hindi (OMR answer sheets for papers 3 and 4 will be in english medium only).
DATES & TIMINGS OF THE EXAMINATION (January 2026)
Subject	Date	Day	Time	Duration
Accounting	18/01/2026	Sunday	2 pm to 5 pm	3 hours
Business Laws	20/01/2026	Tuesday	2 pm to 5 pm	3 hours
Quantitative Aptitude  Business Mathematics Logical Reasoning Statistics	22/01/2026	Thursday	2 pm to 4 pm	2 hours
Business Economics	24/01/2026	Saturday	2 pm to 4 pm	2 hours

Previous Year Question Paper CA Foundation​ For Many Years

Here, you get the previous year CA Foundation question paper​ for multiple years, and by solving the PDFs, you can gain a better understanding of the pattern, question trends, topic-wise weightage, etc. This practice will also help you find the frequently asked topics, increase your speed in solving problems, as well as develop accuracy under exam conditions. You can access the links to these past papers easily below. 

Sr. No.	CA Foundation Year-Wise Question Paper
1	CA Foundation question paper​ 2025
2	CA Foundation question paper​ 2024
3	CA Foundation question paper​ 2023
4	CA Foundation question paper​ 2022
5	CA Foundation question paper​ 2021
6	CA Foundation question paper​ 2020
7	CA Foundation question paper​ 2019
8	CA Foundation question paper​ 2018

Previous Year CA Foundation Question Paper​ Provided With Solutions 

The subject-matter experts at SelfStudys have spent immense hours curating the correct solutions to the questions of the CA Foundation past year question papers​. This is done so that you can understand your level of preparation as well as highlight the areas where you need to focus more. You can find these solutions, along with explanations after every question. We advise you to first solve the questions yourself and then cross-check your responses with the given solutions. By doing so, you can further plan proper study sessions for the weaker areas and master them accordingly. 

Why Solve CA Foundation Past Year Question Papers?

If you want to prepare for the exam in a focused as well as ​exam-oriented manner, then solving the CA Foundation previous question paper​ is quite important. This is because there is no doubt that the textbooks and CA Foundation notes will help you in building your conceptual knowledge, but this PYP practice is what will truly prepare you for exam success. We have given some more points below on why you should solve them. 

• With the help of the CA Foundation previous year question paper with solutions, you will have direct exposure to the framing of questions by the ICAI. So, when you solve them, you can learn how the concepts are twisted, combined, tested, etc., in indirect ways. This will further help you to avoid any surprises in the real examination. 

• A number of topics in this exam are asked again and again over the years. By practicing with the CA Foundation previous year question paper PDF free download​, you will be able to find these important areas and focus more on them during your revision sessions. In this way, you can make sure to have a maximum score with smart preparation. 

• If you think that just by reading the theory, you can clear this exam, then you are completely wrong. These CA Foundation previous year question papers​ force you to apply the concepts that you learned in a practical manner. It will then lead to stronger conceptual understanding. 

• By solving the previous year question paper CA Foundation​ in the given time limit, you will be able to allocate time to every question carefully. Through this practice, you can reduce any panic as well as make sure that you complete the paper comfortably in the actual exam.

• The previous year CA Foundation question paper​ guide you towards exam-focused revision rather than revising everything blindly. This way, you will be able to save time and ensure that your revision is aligned with the expectations of the ICAI. 

How To Solve The CA Foundation Previous Question Paper​ On SelfStudys?

In order to enhance your practice sessions by solving the CA Foundation past year question papers​ on our platform, you need to take the following steps. 

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• Once the website is launched, you can click on the ‘Navigation’ tab from the left corner of the homepage. 

• This will open our main menu, wherein you have to select the ‘CA’ section. 

 

• There will be various study materials under this section, and you can tap on the ‘CA Foundation PYQs’ option. 

 

• Now, a new page will be loaded where we provide the year-wise CA Foundation previous question paper​. 

 

• You have the option to choose any year for the CA Foundation previous year question paper with solutions and click on it. 

• After clicking on the year, you can check out the CA Foundation previous year question paper PDF free download​ for each subject. 

 

• Finally, you need to select the subject for which you want to solve the CA Foundation previous year question papers​ and start the practice. 

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Syllabus For The CA Foundation Examination

In the table mentioned below, we have mentioned the entire syllabus that is prescribed by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India for the CA Foundation exam.

SUBJECT	SYLLABUS
Accounting	MODULE 1 Chapter 1: Theoretical Framework Unit 1: Meaning and Scope of Accounting Unit 2: Accounting Concepts, Principles, and Conventions Unit 3: Capital and Revenue Expenditures and Receipts Unit 4: Contingent Assets and Contingent Liabilities Unit 5: Accounting Policies Unit 6: Accounting as a Measurement Discipline – Valuation Principles, Accounting Estimates Unit 7: Accounting Standards Chapter 2: Accounting Process Unit 1: Basic Accounting Procedures – Journal entries Unit 2: Ledgers Unit 3: Trial Balance Unit 4: Subsidiary Books Unit 5: Cash Book Unit 6: Rectification of Errors Chapter 3: Bank Reconciliation Statement Chapter 4: Inventories Chapter 5: Depreciation and Amortisation Chapter 6: Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes Chapter 7: Preparation of Final Accounts of Sole Proprietors Unit 1: Final Accounts of Non-Manufacturing Entities Unit 2: Final Accounts of Manufacturing Entities   MODULE 2 Chapter 8: Financial Statements of Not-for-Profit Organisations Chapter 9: Accounts from Incomplete Records Chapter 10: Partnership and LLP Accounts Unit 1: Introduction to Partnership Accounts Unit 2: Treatment of Goodwill in Partnership Accounts Unit 3: Admission of a New Partner Unit 4: Retirement of a Partner Unit 5: Death of a Partner Unit 6: Dissolution of Partnership Firms and LLPs Chapter 11: Company Accounts Unit 1: Introduction to Company Accounts Unit 2: Issue, Forfeiture and Re-Issue of Shares Unit 3: Issue of Debentures Unit 4: Accounting for Bonus Issue and Right Issue Unit 5: Redemption of Preference Shares Unit 6: Redemption of Debentures Accounting Terminology Glossary
Business Laws	Chapter 1: Indian Regulatory Framework Chapter 2: The Indian Contract Act, 1872 Unit 1: Nature of Contracts Unit 2: Consideration Unit 3: Other Essential Elements of a Contract Unit 4: Performance of Contract Unit 5: Breach of Contract and its Remedies Unit 6: Contingent and Quasi Contracts Unit 7: Contract of Indemnity and Guarantee Unit 8: Bailment and Pledge Unit 9: Agency Chapter 3: The Sale of Goods Act, 1930 Unit 1: Formation of the Contract of Sale Unit 2: Conditions & Warranties Unit 3: Transfer of Ownership and Delivery of Goods Unit 4: Unpaid Seller Chapter 4: The Indian Partnership Act, 1932 Unit 1: General Nature of Partnership Unit 2: Relations of Partners Unit 3: Registration and Dissolution of a Firm Chapter 5: The Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008 Chapter 6: The Companies Act, 2013 Chapter 7: The Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881
Quantitative Aptitude	PART-A: BUSINESS MATHEMATICS Chapter 1: Ratio and Proportion, Indices, Logarithms Chapter 2: Equations Chapter 3: Linear Inequalities Chapter 4: Mathematics of Finance Chapter 5: Basic Concepts of Permutations and Combinations Chapter 6: Sequence and Series – Arithmetic and Geometric Progressions Chapter 7: Sets, Relations and Functions, Basics of Limits and Continuity functions Chapter 8: Basic Applications of Differential and Integral Calculus in Business and Economics (A) Differential Calculus (B) Integral Calculus PART-B: LOGICAL REASONING Chapter 9: Number Series, Coding and Decoding, and Odd Man Out Chapter 10: Direction Sense Test Chapter 11: Seating Arrangements Chapter 12: Blood Relations PART-C: STATISTICS Chapter 13 Unit I: Statistical Description of Data Unit II: Sampling Chapter 14: Measures of Central Tendency and Dispersion Unit I: Measures of Central Tendency Unit II: Dispersion Chapter 15: Probability Chapter 16: Theoretical Distributions Chapter 17: Correlation and Regression Chapter 18: Index Numbers
Business Economics	Chapter 1: Nature & Scope of Business Economics Unit 1: Introduction Unit 2: Basic Problems of an Economy & Role of Price Mechanism Chapter 2: Theory of Demand and Supply Unit 1: Law of Demand and Elasticity of Demand Unit 2: Theory of Consumer Behaviour Unit 3: Supply Chapter 3: Theory of Production and Cost Unit 1: Theory of Production Unit 2: Theory of Cost Chapter 4: Price Determination in Different Markets Unit 1: Meaning and Types of Markets Unit 2: Determination of Prices Unit 3: Price Output Determination under Different Market Forms Chapter 5: Business Cycles Chapter 6: Determination of National Income Unit 1: National Income Accounting Unit 2: The Keynesian Theory of Determination of National Income Chapter 7: Public Finance Unit 1: Fiscal Functions: An Overview, Centre and State Finance Unit 2: Market Failure/ Government intervention to correct Market Failure Unit 3: The Process of Budget Making: Sources of Revenue, Expenditure Management, and Management of Public Debt Unit 4: Fiscal Policy Chapter 8: Money Market Unit 1: The Concept of Money Demand: Important Theories Unit 2: The Concept of Money Supply Unit 3: Monetary Policy Chapter 9: International Trade Unit 1: Theories of International Trade Unit 2: The Instruments of Trade Policy Unit 3: Trade Negotiations Unit 4: Exchange Rate and Its Economic Effects Unit 5: International Capital Movements Chapter 10: Indian Economy Glossary

Commonly Repeated Questions In The CA Foundation Exams

Over the past few years, our experts have noticed that the ICAI has a consistent trend of testing certain concepts, principles, as well as problem types in the previous year CA Foundation question paper​. In this section, we have given some examples of the questions that have been commonly asked, along with their answers. 

ACCOUNTING

• Ques. 1: What is the Accounting Equation? Explain its components.

Answer: The Accounting Equation is: Assets = Liabilities + Equity

It is the foundation of accounting, showing that everything a business owns (Assets) is financed by what it owes to others (Liabilities) and its owners (Equity). Its components are Assets (what a company owns), Liabilities (debts/obligations), and Equity (owner's stake). This equation ensures balance in financial records, forming the basis for the balance sheet and double-entry bookkeeping. 

• Ques. 2: Distinguish between Capital Expenditure and Revenue Expenditure.

Answer: Capital expenditure is incurred to acquire or improve fixed assets and provides long-term benefits, whereas revenue expenditure is incurred for day-to-day business operations and benefits the current accounting period.

BUSINESS LAWS

• Ques. 1: What is Consideration? Mention its essential features.

Answer: Consideration in contract law is the "price" or value exchanged between parties- an act, promise, or forbearance—making an agreement legally binding, based on the principle of quid pro quo ("something for something"). Essential features include moving at the promisor's desire, being real and lawful, potential to move from any person, and existing in the past, present, or future, ensuring mutual benefit.

QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE

• Ques. 1: What is a Proposition in Logical Reasoning?

Answer: A proposition is a statement that is either true or false, but not both at the same time. It's the fundamental building block of arguments, represented by symbols to analyze their relationships using connectives to determine argument validity. 

BUSINESS ECONOMICS

• Ques. 1: Explain the Law of Demand.

Answer: The Law of Demand states that, as the price of a good or service increases, the quantity consumers demand decreases, and as the price decreases, the quantity demanded increases, showing an inverse relationship between price and quantity demanded. This fundamental principle explains typical consumer behavior, graphically represented by a downward-sloping demand curve, driven by factors like diminishing utility, the income effect, and the substitution effect. 

• Ques. 2: What is Price Elasticity of Demand?

Answer: Price Elasticity of Demand (PED) measures how much the quantity demanded of a product changes when its price changes, calculated as the % Change in Quantity Demanded / % Change in Price, indicating if demand is elastic (highly responsive) or inelastic (not very responsive).

Centers For The CA Foundation Examination

This examination is held at different places all over the country as well as overseas. We have mentioned all these exam centers below for your reference. 

STATE	EXAM CITIES
Andaman and Nicobar Islands	Port Blair
Andhra Pradesh	Anantapur, Eluru, Guntur, Kadapa, Kakinada, Kurnool, Nellore, Ongole, Rajamahendravaram, Srikakulam, Tirupati, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram
Assam	Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur, Tinsukia
Bihar	Begusarai, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, Madhubani, Motihari, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea, Samastipur, Sitamarhi, Siwan
Chhattisgarh	Bilaspur, Durg, Korba, Raigarh, Raipur, Rajnandgaon
Chandigarh	Chandigarh
Delhi/New Delhi	Delhi/New Delhi
Goa	Mapusa, Margao
Gujarat	Ahmedabad, Anand, Bharuch, Bhavnagar, Bhuj, Gandhidham, Gandhinagar, Himatnagar, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Mehsana, Morbi, Nadiad, Navsari, Palanpur, Patan, Porbandar, Rajkot, Surat, Surendranagar, Vadodara, Valsad, Vapi
Haryana	Ambala, Bahadurgarh, Bhiwani, Faridabad, Fatehabad, Gurugram, Hisar, Jind, Kaithal, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Narnaul, Palwal, Panipat, Rewari, Rohtak, Sirsa, Sonepat, Yamuna Nagar
Himachal Pradesh	Shimla
Jammu and Kashmir	Jammu, Srinagar
Jharkhand	Bokaro Steel City, Deogarh, Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur, Ramgarh, Ranchi
Karnataka	Bagalkot, Belgaum, Bellary, Bengaluru, Chikkaballapur, Chitradurga, Davangere, Gadag, Hasan, Haveri, Hubli, Kalaburgi, Kolar, Koppal, Mandya, Mangalore, Mysore, Raichur, Shimoga, Sirsi, Tumakuru, Udupi, Vijayapura
Kerala	Adoor, Alappuzha, Ernakulam, Idukki, Kalpetta, Kannur, Kasaragod, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur
Madhya Pradesh	Bhopal, Burhanpur, Chhatarpur, Chhindwara, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Katni, Khandwa, Mandsaur, Neemuch, Ratlam, Rewa, Sagar, Satna, Ujjain
Maharashtra	Ahmednagar, Akola, Amravati, Aurangabad, Badlapur, Beed, Bhiwandi, Khamgaon, Chandrapur, Dhule, Gondia, Ichalkaranji, Jalgaon, Jalna, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nandurbar, Nashik, Navi Mumbai, Palghar, Panvel, Parbhani, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Pune, Ratnagiri, Sangli, Satara, Sindhudurg, Solapur, Thane, Vasai, Wardha, Yavatmal
Manipur	Imphal
Meghalaya	Shillong
Mizoram	Aizawl
Nagaland	Dimapur
Odisha	Balangir, Balasore, Berhampur, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Jharsuguda, Puri, Rayagada, Rourkela, Sambalpur
Puducherry	Puducherry
Punjab	Amritsar, Bathinda, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mandi Gobindgarh, Pathankot, Patiala, Sangrur
Rajasthan	Ajmer, Alwar, Balotra, Banswara, Beawar, Bharatpur, Bhilwara, Bikaner, Bundi, Chittorgarh, Churu, Hanumangarh, Jaipur, Jhunjhunu, Jodhpur, Kishangarh, Kota, Nagaur, Pali-Marwar, Rajsamand, Sikar, Sirohi, Sri Ganganagar, Udaipur
Sikkim	Gangtok
Tamil Nadu	Chennai, Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Dharmapuri, Dindigul, Erode, Hosur, Kancheepuram, Karaikudi, Karur, Kumbakonam, Madurai, Nagapattinam, Nagercoil, Namakkal, Pudukkottai, Salem, Sivakasi, Thanjavur, Theni, Tiruchirapalli, Tirunelveli, Tirupur, Tiruvallur, Tiruvannamalai, Tuticorin, Vellore, Villupuram
Telangana	Adilabad, Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khamman, Mahbubnagar, Nalgonda, Nizamabad, Warangal
Tripura	Agartala
Uttar Pradesh	Agra, Aligarh, Allahabad, Ayodhya, Bareilly, Bulandshahr, Firozabad, Ghaziabad, Gorakhpur, Hapur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mathura, Meerut, Modinagar, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Noida, Saharanpur, Varanasi
Uttarakhand	Dehradun, Haldwani, Haridwar, Kashipur
West Bengal	Asansol, Durgapur, Hooghly, Kharagpur, Kolkata, Raniganj, Siliguri
OVERSEAS EXAM CENTERS
Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Thimphu (Bhutan), Doha, Dubai, Kathmandu (Nepal), Kuwait, Muscat, Riyadh (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)

Importance Of Revision After Solving The CA Foundation Previous Year Question Paper With Solutions

It is a known fact that practice of the CA Foundation past year question papers,​ as well as CA Foundation mock test is an important part of your exam preparation. But you also need to know that real improvement happens when you do revision after solving them. This is the step that transforms your practice into actual exam success. Here are some more points that explain the importance of revision in detail. 

• With the help of the revision, you can highlight the difference between the topics that you think you understand and the ones that you actually do. By reviewing the CA Foundation previous question paper​, you will be able to pinpoint the conceptual gaps as well as revise the relevant chapters accordingly. 

• You can repeat a lot of errors like calculation mistakes, incorrect law sections, misinterpretation of questions, and so on if you don’t review the CA Foundation previous year question paper with solutions. Revising helps you to notice these patterns and avoid them in future attempts. 

• Revision of the CA Foundation previous year question paper PDF free download​ enables you to analyze whether your answers were well-organized, written in a logical manner, aligned with ICAI’s expectations, etc. In this way, you will be able to improve your answer presentation skills efficiently. 

• When you revisit the CA Foundation previous year question papers​, you can enhance your long-term retention for sure. As you rework incorrect questions, it will reinforce your learning through active recall as well as help you remember the concepts easily during the real exam. 

• With the previous year question paper CA Foundation​ revision, you will be able to track your progress over time. By comparing your past mistakes with improved attempts, you can measure your growth and stay motivated in the final stages of preparation. 

Conclusion

The previous year CA Foundation question paper​ is considered to be the most reliable as well as effective resource if you want to build a strong strategy for exam preparation. With this, you get a clear understanding of the exam pattern, question formats, difficulty levels, important topics, and so on. The PYQs help you prepare with direction and confidence instead of studying blindly. Moreover, with regular practice, you will be able to apply theoretical concepts in an exam-oriented manner.