How many papers are there in CA Foundation course?

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Pallavi Gupta | Contributor-Level 7

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There are four papers in CA Foundation exam. Check below marks and timings of CA Foundation papers:

CA Foundation Paper	Marks	Time
Paper 1: Principles and Practice of Accounting	100 marks	3 hours
Paper 2: Business Laws and Business Correspondence Reporting	Section A: Business Laws – 60 marks Section B: Business Correspondence and Reporting – 40 marks	3 hours
Paper 3: Quantitative Aptitude (+ Logical Reasoning and Statistics)	Part A: Business Mathematics- 40 marks Part B: Logical Reasoning – 20 marks Part C: Statistics – 40 marks	2 hours
Paper 4: Business Economics	Part I: Business Economics – 60 marks Part II: Business and Commercial Knowledge – 40 marks	2 hours

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