Help required in ca final examinations

Dear Friends

I am working man and passed intermediate stage in 1998 only. After that I attempted for finals but cudn't get thru. After almost 10 year, now I want to reinstate my CA course to its completion and seeking your help in clarity of following concerns:

1. I have got new registration number and a letter from the institute regarding migration to new sylallbus.

2. I need to have understandings of pattern, exams, study material n referred text books. Do i need to get support books in addition to study material ?

3. Which group is easier one ? Though I need to clear both the groups but to clear the mental block of 10 year, I want to appear one by one and easy one first.

4. In Pune, which one is best coaching institute for Finals?

In addition to above, any other help or guidance you guys can extend to me, would really be a great help in taking up final studies and related issues.

Regards

First of all I would like to congratulate you for taking a tough decision, it is not easy to rejoin a course after such a long gap. Regarding starting your studies, you must have received books from institute. There are two types of books for every subject, one is the module containing Subject matter and other will be Practice Manual. The Subject matter or main book should not be referred, but completing practice manual is must. But practice manual has to be referred only after you have gone through concepts either in coaching or through reference book.

Although both groups are tough, first group is more managable then second and should be first attempted.. Regarding Coaching, For Financial Reporting Paper ( accounts) I suggest you to join Eten ( Praveen Sharma sir), Every one in Pune will disagree with me because they feel its better to go to face to face class. I have taken class from some institutes in Pune and from Praveen Sharma, I can guarantee you that the quality Mr Praveen sharma provides, no one in pune will give you. I would request you to atleast sit for 2 or 3 demo lectures of Praveen Sharma (eten) before joining any Coaching. For Strategic Financial Management, I think Shrivastava Sir is better, For Law and Audit, either you can take classes in Pune or if you go for self study Munish Bhandari's Book for Law and Surbhi Bansals book for audit are good( even V K Agrawal's book for audit is good). And If you want to take classes of Law , I think L Jayaraman is best in Pune, For Audit classes I cant say anything