Before I wrote the exams, I had decided to write an article about how to prepare for CA, of course if and when I pass CA. I did pass CA but then decided not to go on with the tips because it’s not so intelligent when you think about it. But then again I thought “What the heck, at least my blog will have a new post” and here we go
· Number of Months to study:
3 months, if you study that is.
· Books to refer:
Whatever they are that you can procure. Just don’t spend more time thinking about books than thinking about the subjects
· Books to borrow:
None. Prepare your own notes, buy your own books. Phukat me kuch bhi nai hota.
· Time table:
Study at whatever time you want to.
· Schedule:
Make your schedule around your study time. Not your study around your schedule of the Matinee or Pooja.
· Before the Exam:
This is an actual tip. Don’t listen to idiots who study a hundred things from a hundred materials and speculate on how tough the paper is going to be and what chapters are more important. Just revise what you know and trust the text book you studied from.
· In the Exam:
Sit down and concentrate on how to write. Don’t think about the result when writing the paper and don’t think about the paper when reading the result.
· Subject wise tips:
Do the sums in accounts and SFM. Study the theory well in Auditing and Law. Do the problems in Costing. Study smartly in ISCA. Study the whole thing in IDT and DT. Thing is, in a practical paper, pass in the practical part itself keeping theory for spare or safety and vise versa.
· Waiting for the Results:
Just do something worth your while and forget about the results. I am sick of all the results tension dialogs from people.
· Bottom Line:
If you want to do something (CA in this case), just do whatever is required to finish that task. Stop BS-ing around and work towards it.