Padhuka AMA

Good for AMA.

Can I rely on Padhuka AMA alone for both Theory & Problems without referring to SM,PM & RTP of ICAI because Padhuka claims to cover all variety of problems.

Nothing can replace insitute material for costing study material and PM. Padukas is good for theory. For tax there is notihng better than TN Manoharan along with PM.

For AMA : ICAI Practice Manual

Reasons: 1. Contains all types of question category wise

2. No need to solve any other book, as it has 153 Theory, 374 Practical and 54 Scenario Based Questions.

3. You get an idea of how to present the answers in the exams, as expected by ICAI

FOR DT: None other than VINOD GUPTA. Contains questions of last 52 attempts (26 years) as amended by the Finance Act, 2016. Also Refer PM for presentation purpose (don't solve PM as it has many errors and can confuse you).

P.S. I had also purchased Padhuka of AMA, but after solving PM, i did not feel the need of it. Although I might refer it for theory. And for DT I went for Vinod Gupta in the first place.

PM of any subject : Is it just a compilation of past examination questions with suggested answers or are there any additional questionsin it too?

One basic question: From where does a new variety of problem in Costing or OR pop up first? Does it appear first in the examination itself or the RTP ? I feel that if a problem of new variety appears for the first time in the exam, even a brilliant student may find it difficult to solve this never before seen problem completely.