Chartered Accountancy syllabus 2016: ICAI is going to introduce new syllabus for ca course in 2016. Although new syllabus is introduced in 2016 the old syllabus also continued for the next five years. After that gradually shifted to the new syllabus only. New CA syllabus is applicable to CPT, IPCC and Final also. On Aug. 26th, 2014 ICAI released a notification about ca new syllabus 2016. You can see the ca final syllabus change notification in the ICAI website.
ICAI is also inviting suggestions from the students about ca new syllabus 2016. You can send your suggestion regarding the ca syllabus change 2016 to the mail id [email protected]. Suggestions will be accepted from 12th to 28th Feb.

New CA Syllabus Applicable:
Below are the changes in the Foundation, IPCC & Final.
CA Foundation Changes:
- Changed the name from CPT to Foundation.
CA Intermediate Changes:
- Cost Accounting & Financial Management to be two different subjects from now.
- Intermediate course duration increased from 9 to 12 months.
- Information Technology & Strategic Management is removed.
CA Final Changes:
- Capital Markets & Financial Services subjects are introduced.
- Information Systems & Control Audit is removed.
- Completion of the full period of article ship is required to eligible for ca final.
CA Foundation Syllabus:
Form 2016 new syllabus CA CPT course will be called as CA Foundation course.
Examinations will be held during May and November months.
Paper | Subject | Marks |
Paper 1 | Principles & Practices of Accounting | 100 |
Paper 2 | Business Mathematics & Logical Reasoning and Statistics | 100 |
Paper 3 | Mercantile Law & General English | 100 |
Paper 4 | Business Economics and Business & Commercial Knowledge | 100 |
CA Intermediate Syllabus:
Duration of C A Intermediate course is increased from 9 months to 12 months.
Group | Paper | Subject | Marks |
Group 1 | Paper 1 | Accounting | 100 |
Paper 2 | Company Laws & Other Laws | 100 | |
Paper 3 | Cost Accounting | 100 | |
Paper 4 | Direct Tax Laws & Indirect Tax Laws | 100 | |
Group 2 | Paper 5 | Advanced Accounting | 100 |
Paper 6 | Auditing & Assurance | 100 | |
Paper 7 | Financial Management & Business Economic Environment | 100 | |
Paper 8 | Information Technology & Strategic Management | 100 |
CA Final Syllabus:
New subjects introduced are capital markets and financial services.
who completed the full period of article ship are eligible to appear C.A Final.
Information systems control & Audit were proposed to be removed in the previous draft but reintroduced in the revised draft.
Group | Paper | Subject | Marks |
Group 1 | Paper-1 | Financial Reporting | 100 |
Paper-2 | Strategic Financial Management | 100 | |
Paper-3 | Advanced auditing and professional ethics | 100 | |
Paper-4 | Corporate Laws and Other Economic Laws | 100 | |
Group 2 | Paper-5 | Advanced Management Accounting. | 100 |
Paper-6 | Financial Services & Capital Markets and Information systems control & Audit | 100 | |
Paper-7 | Advanced Tax Laws & International Taxation | 100 | |
Paper-8 | Advanced Indirect Tax Laws | 100 |