CA Inter · Both Groups
39-Day Study Planner with Built-In Test Cycles
Group 1 and Group 2 papers run in parallel — one chapter set every morning, one every evening — with a structured test at the end of every cycle so nothing gets revised just once and forgotten.
⚡ How to read this planner
Morning block = that day’s Group 1 paper (Accounts / Law / Tax). Evening block = that day’s Group 2 paper (Costing / Audit / FM-SM). Each block runs about 4 hr 15 min. The last day of every cycle is a revision + test day. If you miss a day, shift the whole sequence forward by one — don’t skip content to “catch up” on dates.
Why the test at the end of each cycle matters more than the studying itself
Reading a chapter once gets it into your head for about 48 hours. Writing a test on it — and then correcting your mistakes — is what moves it into long-term memory for exam day. This planner is built so that every topic gets touched four separate times before you ever sit the real exam.
REVISION 1Quick revision on Day 3/6/9… before you write the cycle test — this is where you re-read your notes with the pressure of an upcoming test focusing your attention.
REVISION 2After you get your test feedback — this is where the real learning happens. You go back to exactly the concepts you got wrong, not the ones you feel confident about.
REVISION 3Before the full-syllabus test at the end of the paper — this is where four cycles’ worth of chapters get stitched back together into one coherent picture.
REVISION 4After the full-syllabus test feedback — your final, sharpest pass. This is the version of the syllabus you actually carry into the exam hall.
A planner without tests gives you one read-through. A planner with tests at every cycle gives you four — and the last two are the ones that actually decide your rank.
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CA Inter — Group 1 ▾
Paper 1 — Advanced Accounting ▾
Day 1–3 · Cycle: Test 1
| Day | Focus | Time |
|---|
| Day 1 | Ch 1–3: Intro to AS, Framework, Applicability | 4h 30m |
| Day 2 | Ch 4: Presentation & Disclosure AS (1,3,17,18,20,24,25) | 4h 15m |
| Day 3 | Revision 1 + sit Test 1 | 3h |
Day 4–6 · Cycle: Test 2
| Day | Focus | Time |
|---|
| Day 4 | Ch 5–6: Assets-based AS, Liabilities-based AS | 4h 15m |
| Day 5 | Ch 7–8: Items Impacting Financial Statements, Revenue-based AS | 4h 15m |
| Day 6 | Revision 1 + sit Test 2 | 3h |
Day 7–9 · Cycle: Test 3
| Day | Focus | Time |
|---|
| Day 7 | Ch 9–11: Other AS, AS for CFS, Financial Statements of Companies | 4h 15m |
| Day 8 | Unit 1–2: Preparation of Financial Statements, Cash Flow Statement | 4h 15m |
| Day 9 | Revision 1 + sit Test 3 | 3h |
Day 10–12 · Cycle: Test 4
| Day | Focus | Time |
|---|
| Day 10 | Ch 12–14: Buyback, Amalgamation, Reconstruction | 4h 15m |
| Day 11 | Ch 15: Accounting for Branches incl. Foreign Branches | 4h 15m |
| Day 12 | Revision 1 + sit Test 4 | 3h |
Day 13 · Full Syllabus Test
✅ Revision 3 happens here
Full syllabus revision of Advance Accounting (4h 15m) before sitting the Full Syllabus Test. Revision 4 follows once your feedback is back — that’s your final, exam-ready pass on this paper.
Paper 2 — Corporate & Other Laws ▾
Day 14–16 · Cycle: Test 1
| Day | Focus | Time |
|---|
| Day 14 | Ch 1–3: Preliminary, Incorporation, Prospectus & Allotment | 4h 15m |
| Day 15 | Ch 4: Share Capital & Debentures | 4h 15m |
| Day 16 | Revision 1 + sit Test 1 | 3h |
Day 17–19 · Cycle: Test 2
| Day | Focus | Time |
|---|
| Day 17 | Ch 5–7: Deposits, Registration of Charges, Management & Administration | 4h |
| Day 18 | Ch 8: Declaration & Payment of Dividend | 4h 15m |
| Day 19 | Revision 1 + sit Test 2 | 3h |
Day 20–22 · Cycle: Test 3
| Day | Focus | Time |
|---|
| Day 20 | Ch 9–10: Accounts of Companies, Audit & Auditors | 4h |
| Day 21 | Ch 11–12: Companies Incorporated Outside India, LLP Act 2008 | 4h 15m |
| Day 22 | Revision 1 + sit Test 3 | 3h |
Day 23–25 · Cycle: Test 4
| Day | Focus | Time |
|---|
| Day 23 | Other Laws Ch 1–2: General Clauses Act, Interpretation of Statutes | 4h |
| Day 24 | Other Laws Ch 3: FEMA, 1999 | 4h 15m |
| Day 25 | Revision 1 + sit Test 4 | 3h |
Day 26 · Full Syllabus Test
✅ Revision 3 happens here
Full syllabus revision of Corporate & Other Laws (4h 15m) before sitting the Full Syllabus Test. Revision 4 kicks in once feedback lands.
Paper 3 — Taxation ▾
Day 27–29 · Cycle: Test 1
| Day | Focus | Time |
|---|
| Day 27 | Ch 1–3: Basic Concepts, Residence & Scope, Heads of Income | 4h |
| Day 28 | Ch 4–6: Income of Other Persons, Set-off/Carry Forward, Deductions | 4h |
| Day 29 | Revision 1 + sit Test 1 | 3h |
Day 30–32 · Cycle: Test 2
| Day | Focus | Time |
|---|
| Day 30 | Ch 7–9: Advance Tax/TDS/TCS, Filing of Returns, Tax Liability Computation | 4h 15m |
| Day 31 | GST Ch 1–3: GST Intro, Supply under GST, Charge of GST | 4h 30m |
| Day 32 | Revision 1 + sit Test 2 | 3h |
Day 33–35 · Cycle: Test 3
| Day | Focus | Time |
|---|
| Day 33 | GST Ch 4–6: Place of Supply, Exemptions, Time of Supply | 4h |
| Day 34 | GST Ch 7–9: Value of Supply, Input Tax Credit, Registration | 4h |
| Day 35 | Revision 1 + sit Test 3 | 3h |
Day 36–38 · Cycle: Test 4
| Day | Focus | Time |
|---|
| Day 36 | GST Ch 10–12: Tax Invoice/Credit/Debit Notes, Accounts & Records, E-Way Bill | 4h 30m |
| Day 37 | GST Ch 13–15: Payment of Tax, TDS/TCS under GST, Returns | 4h 30m |
| Day 38 | Revision 1 + sit Test 4 | 3h |
Day 39 · Full Syllabus Test
✅ Revision 3 happens here
Full syllabus revision of Taxation (4h 15m) before sitting the Full Syllabus Test. Revision 4 — your final pass on Group 1 — follows once feedback is in.
CA Inter — Group 2 ▾
Paper 4 — Cost & Management Accounting ▾
Day 1–3 · Cycle: Test 1
| Day | Focus | Time |
|---|
| Day 1 | Ch 1–2: Intro to Cost & Management Accounting, Material Cost | 4h 15m |
| Day 2 | Ch 3–4: Employee Cost & Direct Expenses, Overheads (Absorption Costing) | 4h 15m |
| Day 3 | Revision 1 + sit Test 1 | 3h |
Day 4–6 · Cycle: Test 2
| Day | Focus | Time |
|---|
| Day 4 | Ch 5–6: Activity Based Costing, Cost Sheet | 4h 15m |
| Day 5 | Ch 7–8: Cost Accounting System, Unit & Batch Costing | 4h |
| Day 6 | Revision 1 + sit Test 2 | 3h |
Day 7–9 · Cycle: Test 3
| Day | Focus | Time |
|---|
| Day 7 | Ch 9–10: Job Costing, Process & Operation Costing | 4h 15m |
| Day 8 | Ch 11, 13: Joint Products & By Products, Standard Costing | 4h |
| Day 9 | Revision 1 + sit Test 3 | 3h |
Day 10–12 · Cycle: Test 4
| Day | Focus | Time |
|---|
| Day 10 | Ch 12, 14: Service Costing, Marginal Costing | 4h 15m |
| Day 11 | Ch 15: Budget and Budgetary Control | 4h 15m |
| Day 12 | Revision 1 + sit Test 4 | 3h |
Day 13 · Full Syllabus Test
✅ Revision 3 happens here
Full syllabus revision of Cost & Management Accounting (4h 15m) before sitting the Full Syllabus Test. Revision 4 follows once feedback lands.
Paper 5 — Auditing & Ethics ▾
Day 14–16 · Cycle: Test 1
| Day | Focus | Time |
|---|
| Day 14 | Ch 1–2: Nature/Objective/Scope of Audit, Audit Strategy & Planning | 4h 15m |
| Day 15 | Ch 3: Risk Assessment & Internal Control | 4h 15m |
| Day 16 | Revision 1 + sit Test 1 | 3h |
Day 17–19 · Cycle: Test 2
| Day | Focus | Time |
|---|
| Day 17 | Ch 4–5: Audit Evidence, Audit of Items of Financial Statements | 4h |
| Day 18 | Ch 6: Audit Documentation | 4h 15m |
| Day 19 | Revision 1 + sit Test 2 | 3h |
Day 20–22 · Cycle: Test 3
| Day | Focus | Time |
|---|
| Day 20 | Ch 7–8: Completion & Review, Audit Report | 4h 15m |
| Day 21 | Buffer / consolidation day | — |
| Day 22 | Revision 1 + sit Test 3 | 3h |
Day 23–25 · Cycle: Test 4
| Day | Focus | Time |
|---|
| Day 23 | Ch 9–10: Audit of Different Entity Types, Audit of Banks | 4h |
| Day 24 | Ch 11: Ethics & Terms of Audit Engagements | 4h 15m |
| Day 25 | Revision 1 + sit Test 4 | 3h |
Day 26 · Full Syllabus Test
✅ Revision 3 happens here
Full syllabus revision of Auditing & Ethics (4h 15m) before sitting the Full Syllabus Test. Revision 4 follows once feedback is in.
Paper 6 — FM & SM ▾
Day 27–29 · Cycle: Test 1
| Day | Focus | Time |
|---|
| Day 27 | Ch 1–2: Scope & Objectives of FM, Types of Financing | 4h |
| Day 28 | Ch 3: Financial Analysis & Planning — Ratio Analysis | 4h 15m |
| Day 29 | Revision 1 + sit Test 1 | 3h |
Day 30–32 · Cycle: Test 2
| Day | Focus | Time |
|---|
| Day 30 | Ch 4–5: Cost of Capital, Financing Decisions — Capital Structure | 4h |
| Day 31 | Ch 6: Financing Decisions — Leverages | 4h 15m |
| Day 32 | Revision 1 + sit Test 2 | 3h |
Day 33–35 · Cycle: Test 3
| Day | Focus | Time |
|---|
| Day 33 | Ch 7–8: Investment Decisions, Dividend Decision | 4h 15m |
| Day 34 | Ch 9 + SM Ch 1: Working Capital Management, Intro to Strategic Management | 4h 15m |
| Day 35 | Revision 1 + sit Test 3 | 3h |
Day 36–38 · Cycle: Test 4
| Day | Focus | Time |
|---|
| Day 36 | SM Ch 2–3: Strategic Analysis — External & Internal Environment | 4h |
| Day 37 | SM Ch 4–5: Strategic Choices, Strategy Implementation & Evaluation | 4h |
| Day 38 | Revision 1 + sit Test 4 | 3h |
Day 39 · Full Syllabus Test
✅ Revision 3 happens here
Full syllabus revision of FM & SM (4h 15m) before sitting the Full Syllabus Test. Revision 4 — your final pass on Group 2 — follows once feedback is in.
Frequently Asked Questions ▾
What if I fall behind by a day or two?
Shift the whole sequence forward — Day 5 becomes your new Day 4, and so on. Don’t skip a chapter just to stay “on calendar.” The test cycles matter more than hitting a specific date.
Why are Group 1 and Group 2 studied in parallel instead of one after another?
Both groups need to be exam-ready around the same window. Splitting each day into a morning and evening block lets you build both groups simultaneously instead of cramming one group at the very end.
Do I need a structured test series to follow this planner, or can I just self-test?
You can self-test, but the 4-revision cycle only works as well as your feedback loop. A structured test series gives you evaluated answers and a clear list of what to fix — which is what actually drives Revision 2 and Revision 4.
What’s the difference between the cycle tests and the full syllabus test?
Cycle tests cover only the chapters studied in that 3-day block — they keep you accountable in small, manageable chunks. The full syllabus test at the end of each paper checks whether you can hold the entire paper together, which is exactly what the real CA Inter exam demands.
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