In CA Final exams of May 2011, significant weightage was given to 2 latest RTPs and Practice Manuals(PM). In IPCC too they are of critical importance!
Here is, how much one could have secured simply by going through relevant study material released before examinations, that includes PMs, RTPs of latest and previous attempt, and circulars/amendments issued by ICAI.
SFM - Q.1(a): 5 marks &,
Q.7(e): 4 marks derived from chapter summary in PM.
Q.3(a),4(a),4(b): 24 marks picked as it is from PM.
Total 33 marks
AAPE - Q.1(d): 6 marks from PM.
Total 6 marks
DTL-Q.3(A,B,C): 12 marks from RTP Nov. 2010
Circulars and amendments always come in paper. (8 marks, a prudent estimate)
Total 20 marks
ISCA - Q.1: 20 marks from RTP May 2011.
Q.4(c),5(c),7(c): 12 marks from RTP May 2011.
Total 32 marks
AMA - Q.1(b)(ii): 2 marks PM pg.1.16.
Q.2(a): 8 marks PM pg 1.24.
Q.2(b): 3 marks PM pg 15.14.
Q.2(c): 5 marks derived from chapter summary PM pg 4.2.
Total 18 marks
IDTL - Q.2: 15 marks from amendments.
Q.3,4: 30 marks from recent case laws issued by ICAI.
Total 45 marks
Aggregate(for 6 papers): 154 marks or 25.66%
A word of caution: The analysis is only to draw attention of students towards significance of relevant study material released before examinations. Cost-benefit analysis of previous papers too, makes RTPs/amendments/circulars highly recommendatory. Same goes recently issued for PMs too.
CA papers are known for erratic patterns. One can't afford to predict or assume. eg. The AAPE paper of May '11 was almost completely on SAs (apart from precdictable professional ethics part) while questions from rest of the syllabus were next to none.
Kindly supplement this forum further with any analysis regarding any paper or your major learnings from previous attempts.
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