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CA Foundation — 14 days left, 4th attempt technically. Should I still give it?
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Hi, I’m 19F (turning 20 this November), and I’m honestly very confused about what I should do with CA at this point. I’m looking for harsh, practical advice, not motivation.
I started preparing for CA Foundation in May 2025. I initially joined classes, but the teaching was genuinely poor, so in the middle of the course, 4–5 of us eventually left the class. I restarted my preparation around August and gave the September 2025 attempt.
I already knew after the exams that I probably wouldn’t clear. I ended up scoring 122 and passed only Law.
After that, I started preparing for the January attempt, but I became seriously sick and was unwell for around two months. I skipped the January attempt.
Then I prepared for the May 2026 attempt. Again, I became sick in April and had issues like chest pain, anxiety, etc., which resulted in hospital visits and tests. Despite that, I gave the May attempt.
I failed again, with 136 marks, and again passed only Law.
Now, because ICAI counts my skipped January attempt as an attempt, September 2026 will technically be my 4th attempt, even though I have actually written the exam only twice.
And now we have another problem.
I have been sick again from around 2 August to 18 August. Today is 19 August. I’m feeling better, although I still have a little cold and cough.
I had decided that I would give the September attempt anyway because I have already filled the form.
But realistically, I have only 14 days left.
And today, when I actually sat down to study, I felt completely blank.
I can't remember concepts that I studied before. I can't focus properly on chapters. Looking at the syllabus itself makes me anxious because it feels impossible to cover everything in 14 days.
For context, I’m also doing B.Com and I’m currently in my second year.
The biggest thing I want to be honest about is that I don't have some lifelong dream of becoming a CA. My main motivation is financial stability, career security and earning potential. That's why I have continued despite everything.
But at this point, CA itself has started creating a lot of anxiety and pressure for me, and I feel like it is affecting my health as well.
I have also thought about doing an MBA instead.
The problem is money.
My family can realistically support around ₹5–6 lakh, but they cannot comfortably afford ₹20–30 lakh for an IIM or another expensive MBA. I could potentially take an education loan if I get into a good college, but I don't know whether that is the right decision either.
So I genuinely don't know what the rational move is.
My situation right now:
19F, turning 20 this November
B.Com 2nd year
Started CA Foundation preparation in 2025
September 2025: 122, passed Law
January 2026: skipped because of illness
May 2026: 136, passed Law
September 2026: technically my 4th attempt according to ICAI
Only 14 days left
Currently very underprepared and struggling to recall concepts
Health has repeatedly interrupted my preparation
I don't particularly love CA; financial stability is my main motivation
MBA is another option, but finances are a major constraint
I know some people will say, “Just study 14 hours a day and give it.”
But I want a realistic answer, not an inspirational one.
If you were in my position, would you still give the September attempt seriously for these 14 days, knowing how underprepared you are? Or would you stop, focus on B.Com, and start preparing for another career/MBA entrance instead?
And if you think I should give CA one final serious shot, what would you actually do during these 14 days?
Please be blunt. Tell me if I'm being unrealistic, wasting time, or making an emotional decision.
I’d genuinely rather hear an uncomfortable truth than another “you can do it” message.
Need help urgently...going through something and having my exams in few days
reddit.comIs attesting my B.Com provisional certificate necessary for CA Inter Direct entry
I want to register for CA Intermediate but now i only have provisional marksheet of bcom when i searched procedures of applying I saw ICAI will reject self attested provisional Certificate if it is not attested by a CA is that truth
CA Final IDT May 2027 Surrender Mittal, Siddhesh Valimbe and Riddhi Baghmar
Planning my CA Final IDT classes for May 2027 and stuck between three options:
Surender Mittal Sir
Siddhesh valimbe Sir
Riddhi Baghmar Ma'am
I’ll be watching these lectures right after finishing GMCS and Advanced ITT every single day. Since my brain is already going to be completely fried by the evening, I desperately need lectures that are engaging not monotonous, otherwise I'll just end up sleeping through them
If you've taken classes from any of them recently, please help me out on these points:
Teaching style & engagement
Conceptual depth & interlinkage
In-class retention
Notes & Question Bank for 1.5 day revision
In-class question solving
Would super appreciate any honest pros/cons or recent experiences.
Graduation for CA Final Students
Hello, I am (22/M) currently in CA Final and my articleship has yet to start. I couldn't complete my graduation earlier due to some reasons, but now I want a graduation degree just for the sake of it. What should I do?! So that I can complete my graduation in the least cost and time? Because the IGNOU BComF programme, which allowed CA Final students to complete graduation by giving just 6 papers in one year, has now been discontinued.
Please advice? I want to complete my graduation so that in the future, if I pursue another course abroad, there won't be any problems. Is it worth it to start a full 3-year BCom now? After clearing CA Intermediate?
SOGA kese hoga 😭😭
Guys please tell the important topics for SOGA 1930 which are must to do for sep 2026🙏
Last 15 days study tips for ca foundation?
From people who have passed foundation, how exactly should one revise the subjects since it’s impossible to go through every topic in depth once again in just two weeks?
Asking this cuz i feel like im forgetting every topic I’ve studied (even after revising three times and more).
I’d love a subject-wise breakdown. (my weakness still seems to be quants)
Need help for accounting !!!!!!!!!! doubt about whether to practice the module ques or past examination ques for sep 2026 I have the conceptual clarity of chapters but practice is lacking and really confused which ques should I be practicing.
Please suggest 🙏
is anyone doing baf w CA
tips pls? as im giving fdn w baf i dont attend clg lectures nor did i join coaching for baf how to manage baf n pass in exams idk anything abt baf subjects
Am I made for this or not ?
Guys I'm 19M in sybcom and ca foundation sept 26
Sometimes I just feel so lost am I even made for this or not
There are a lot of circumstances with which I'm bound ig
I gave may 26 by just watching lectures and never ever revised the portion coz my dad did a biggggg fuckkk upp by bringing my psycho grandma to our home (1RK BTW)
She used to create a lot of chaos due to which i stopped studying before 1.5 month I went through a lot that time she was mentally ill due to her I was not even able to sleep at night so many days my entire family used to wake up all night bcoz of her of going to lib or something wasn't an option so my may 26 attempt got ruined i scored 159 and in ac 35
Qa 52
eco 32
law 39
My dad is not educated and he doesn't earn much
Home is not a place where I can study so I go to my clg lib which costs me 3hrs of travelling back and forth but I can stay there for 8 10 hrs
But somedays just like today I woke up at 6 30 went to clg (usually it remains open on Sundays) got to know it's closed due to maintenance lost fucking 3 hrs and energy in travelling by train and also I'm 50% prepared for sept 26 ig but my main problem is law i just completed 3 chp ik the concepts but I can't learn the module language even if I do it takes hours to complete a single topic
And this time too my mom was not well she was admitted in the hospital and that costs me a month
I feel my home is the only thing that's stopping my growth
I'm fighting for this dream had no money to pay college and foundation regi fees and classes so worked 9 to 5 as a real-estate telecaller for 6 months last year in the 2nd half of the year all that money got used in home (around 85k)
Started my prep at jan
I'm fighting for this dream with ever fuckinnn possible way
It's just I don't have a financial support from my family (my dad ) so sometimes I feel should I just leave it due to all this and get back to that job (which i really don't want to do )
Why I wanna do this course ?
I feel it's worth it also my gf in the same clg passed ca foundation may 26
She's also a reason why I wanna do this course her parents won't accept a broke son in law ofc and her family is old school so I have to become successful asap b4 her family finds a boy for him😭 I mean till 25 I have to be a CA anyhow
I will fight till the very end I'll do the job again when I'll need money further but the thing is such bad days and the family problems demotivates me sometimes is this a sign to step back
I'm sooo confused please help i really wanna be a CA but it's just my life circumstances are not aligning with it
Ab sept 26 I feel I'll clear it mostly i believe there are 60 70% chances but my only fear is law and losing days like this
Thank you if u read my rant till here and also give me some suggestions
Planning to transfer because of the office politics and toxic manager.
Hi guys! I 22F have been doing my articleship in one of the top 10 firms for almost a year, the office toxicity is becoming too much for me to handle so i want to switch my current firm and maybe opt for industrial training.
My current manager is so shitty that if i make even one mistake (p.s. because i didn’t know that there are such misstatements as well) she will lash out on me saying she wonders how did i even manage to clear inter. She will make me work on the weekends saying “i need these work to be completed doesn’t matter when you do it” . I am currently not being able do classes as well because i work more than my manager. Even after that she will joke about me clearing CA finals. Also i am a out station student doing my articleship and I’ve not been able to go home for 1 year almost so when i said i wanna go home and give me a few days leave, my manager said “I’m going to Thailand so come before that and also do WFH since leaves cannot be given due to heavy workload “. I was also deliberately pushed towards a 7 day sandwiched block leave when i very well had compensatory leave. My manager has also sent a complain mail to my partner about me.
The toxicity is becoming very difficult for me to handle anymore. So i have decided to move on and do industrial training. But since my firm doesn’t provide transfer on the basis of industrial training, what should be the best way to do it?
I am genuinely done with my firm. My team is so toxic that they will stoop as low as spreading malicious rumors about me.
Please help me to get out of here. What should i do?
Genuine Advice Needed
I am appearing for the CA Intermediate January 2027 examination. I have purchased the May 2026 batch, and I would like to know whether there are any changes in the syllabus, study material, or applicable amendments for the January 2027 attempt compared with the May 2026 attempt. Please let me know which topics or chapters have been added, removed, or modified, and whether I need to study any additional material for the January 2027 examination.
CA Final Nov 2026 Both groups or Group 1?
I’m really confused about whether I should attempt both groups or focus only on Group 1.
I have around 2.5 months left. I originally planned to give both groups in January, but because of the change in exam schedule, my attempt got preponed to November.
G1: Around 70% completed, but I haven’t revised properly and currently feel like I’ve forgotten a lot.
G2: I’m currently doing it. PGBP, CG, IFOS, MAT/AMT and DTAA are done. DT is self-study and ongoing. GST hasn’t been touched yet and classes aren’t complete.
I really wanted to give both groups, but I’m scared that trying to complete G2 now will compromise G1, and I really want to clear at least one group this attempt.
I was also thinking of doing G2 strategically/basic level so that I can potentially benefit from set-off, but I’m not sure if that’s actually a good strategy.
Should I continue both for now and decide later based on my progress, or just focus on G1 and make sure I clear it?
Would really appreciate advice from people who’ve been in a similar situation.
I want to Quit !!! idk what to do ? Help or suggestions ? (CA Finals)
Okay, So i cleared my foundation and intermediate in first attempt and pursued my articleship in big 4 in Statutory audit domain (moved away from my hometown for this and worked really really really hard). CA was not really my first choice. idk how or why i even started it in the first place. Now I feel like, it was maybe just sheer luck to clear my foundation, then inter and then get articleship in big 4.
Now fast forward, i gave my first final attempt, in may 2024, i didnt clear, which is fine bcz i didnt really gave enough efforts cz i was going through some personal issues around that time. I left the firm and came back to my hometown post articleship and went down the rabbit hole. I find distractions and cannot bring myself to study. I start my studies, focus for a little while and then relapse into negative thoughts or other distractions like an addict. I lack concentration and cannot do online study. But i also dont think we get the option of offline coaching centres for CA finals.
I am 24f and i feel old and behind and i need to be financially independent soon otherwise i will end up being married (which i dont want for now).
I dont understand what to do to fix this. Shall I just move out of my hometown to study, to give myself a change of scenery ? or get a job ? drop CA ? prepare for CAT and pursue MBA ? Continue CA (i dont think i can do it like this) ? or chose any other career path ?
I feel like I wasted all these years of my life. I feel like I wasted lots of good opportunities just because I was sad. I feel like maybe I just chose a wrong path. Maybe I should have pursued MBA when I was 21. I would have gotten job by now. Or made my career in something else ? I personally find job easier than studies.
I don't know what to do to fix this. To stop feeling like a failure. I am confused b/w giving up and not giving up. One side of me is too tired for all this to continue and another side feel like if I give up now, then all the sacrifices, all the efforts, all the sleepless nights, all the grinding, all these years mean absolutely nothing. It will become worthless, maybe exactly how I feel like right now.
Is it possible to clear Ca inter Both groups jan 27 if I start Now From Scratch??
Also advice me whether I should give or not Ca inter Group 1 sep 2026?
is admit card out or not ? as it is not showing in ssp portal
please anyone can confirm this are you guy able to download it for admit card inter sep 26 as it is only showing admit card of final may 26
and i did check it out in yt of chartered studies i dont know how he is able to have link and i saw many people are saying its not visible in comment
but i still want confirmation
Jan 27 study group
Is their any study group for jan 27 attempt i wanna join
Ca inter sept 26 half audit and full sm left.
I started audit one month ago able to complete only five chapters.. haven't started with sm yet but I am good in theory subjects.
Dont know if it will be manageable...if anyone had been there pls advice.