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i have calculated my marks in accounts i am scoring 58 and in law its 53 and in tax its somewhere around 39 to 43

I’m not looking for motivation or comfort answers, just a straightforward analysis from people who understand ICAI checking trends.

If anyone can take a look and give a genuine opinion, I’d really appreciate it.

Thanks in advance.

Actually I ordered my books on 2nd may after that cds site got under maintenance and when it came up there was nothing in order history and now its been 18 days and still there is nothing in order history also books not delivered yet. I called icai helpline many times everytime they say that email cds they will reply in one day two day etc. but nthng is working can anyone suggest wht should I do now??? Its rly frustrating

Preparing for Sep 26 attempt and started following one simple rule:

👉 Revise within 24 hours.

Earlier I used to study chapters once and forget everything after 3–4 days. Now I spend 20–30 mins revising old topics daily and retention feels much better.

Small change, but honestly very effective till now.

Hi everyone,

I’m a fellow engineer, but I’ve always had a lot of respect for CA as a field. One thing that genuinely inspired me was how the exam is purely merit-based — no quotas, no shortcuts, just hard work and consistency.

Back in 2019-20, I built a simple app that had previous year CA papers and answers compiled in one place. To my surprise, it reached around 10k downloads within a year. But at that point, life happened — financial responsibilities kicked in, I had to focus on my job, and the project slowly got left behind.

Over the past year though, I kept coming back to the same thought: I still want to build something meaningful for CA students.

That’s when I started working on an AI-based platform focused specifically on CA preparation. The idea is simple — a place where students can clear doubts with answers based only on official books and previous year papers, along with proper sources for every response.

It hasn’t been easy honestly. I’ve spent close to ₹3 lakhs so far, mostly from my salary. There were a lot of failed experiments, retries, waiting for the next paycheck to continue building, and repeating the cycle again. But after a year of work, I finally feel like I’ve built something decent.

Right now, the AI has already been trained on Foundation and Intermediate course materials, and the responses have been genuinely encouraging.

Before I officially launch it, I’d really love honest feedback from the community. And if some of you are interested, I’d be grateful to have you as beta testers.

As a small thank you from my side, I’ll provide free access after launch for as long as I can manage it.

If this sounds useful, I’d really appreciate you signing up for the beta waitlist.
Link is in the first comment.

Thank you ❤️

I'm 26 years old and preparing for CA intermediate sept 26 for both groups. Sometimes I got demotivated by the people who asking me about my age and attempts , i believe in my self that I have a potential to clear CA examination, I got multiple attempts in ca inter but this time I am serious and consistent , I want to do CA but sometimes got depressed. Someone please tell me , is it okay to be CA at the age of 30?

Looking for a serious study partner/group on YPT 📚

I’m a CA student looking for dedicated study partners (male/female both fine).

Requirements:

• Minimum 5 hours daily study

• Main target: gradually pushing toward 10–12 hours/day

• Consistency > motivation

• Prefer people preparing for CA/CMA/CS/CAT or other competitive exams

Would love to join or create a disciplined YPT group where we can stay accountable, motivate each other, and track progress daily.

DM/comment if interested.

Hi everyone

I am searching for a good teacher for ca inter gst(idt), I have already seen many posts regarding this but not able to conclude as demo lec is not sufficient to judge a teacher is suitable or not

Very much confused between vishal bhattad and amit mahajan sir please tell about their concept clarity, materials, teaching style or recommend any other teacher.

I’m a ca inter direct entry student
I was supposed to give my first attempt in September 2026 both groups then I started wasting time and decided to give one group now even that seems impossible
I don’t want to study for the sake of it I genuinely want to get clarity for practical reasons as well.
Now I am thinking of giving both groups in jan 27.
The problem is I have ca wallah pro udesh regular batch specific to sep 2026, what will I do after it ends? Should i extend it or buy jan 27? Am worried about the syllabus difference in the attempts especially in tax. Please help!

I’ve been facing a problem with my study routine and wanted to know how others deal with it.

After attending a 5-hour morning class, I come back home and try to revise the same material from the textbook. But I get overwhelmed because that single session covers nearly 50 pages of content.

When I try reading it for the first time after class, everything feels very complex. My understanding is slow—I can barely manage about 1 page per hour because I’m trying to process everything deeply instead of just skimming.

By the time I finish even a small portion, I already feel behind and mentally exhausted.

How do you handle situations like this?

• Do you revise immediately after class or take a break first?
• Do you focus on understanding or just quick revision on the same day?
• Any strategies to make large lecture content easier to absorb without feeling stuck?

Would really appreciate practical methods that work for long lecture-heavy days.

recently I saw a lot of negative reviews about BDO so I wanted to ask how the above mentioned bdo Gurgaon IA status is ?

Accounts feels manageable, Economics is interesting, but Law answers are confusing me so much. Reading is okay, but writing proper answers feels difficult.

Currently trying:

• Daily revision
• ICAI module only
• 6-hour study routine

Still struggling with consistency.

How are other Foundation students preparing this early?

Is it possible to crack the foundation with the ICAI youtube classes ?

Started preparing for CA Inter Sep 2026 attempt recently, and honestly the syllabus already feels huge 😭

Trying to stay consistent from the beginning so that revision pressure doesn’t kill me later. Some days motivation is high, but other days even opening the module feels difficult.

Currently focusing on:

• Daily study targets
• Concept clarity instead of speed
• Less social media distractions
• Weekly revision

Still confused about how to manage multiple subjects together without burnout.

How’s everyone else preparing for Sep 26? Coaching + self study or fully self study?