CA CPT Syllabus 2020 – ICAI CPT Exam Pattern, Question and Marking Scheme

CA CPT Syllabus 2020: Chartered Accountant Common Proficiency Test Syllabus is coming under the topics from Fundamental of Accounting, Mercantile Laws, General Economics, and Quantitative Aptitude. Students should know the exam pattern of CA CPT for appearing the entry-level test for the Chartered Accountancy Course. CA CPT Exam pattern has a total of 200 questions in the format of Objective type. Below we have mentioned the detailed syllabus for CA CPT Exam.

CA CPT 2020 Exam Date

Events	Dates (Tentative)
Starting Date of Online Application Form	4^th – 26^th April 2020
Downloading of Admit Card	Last Week of May 2020
CA CPT 2020 Exam	17^th June 2020
Announcement of Result	July 2020

CA CPT 2020 Syllabus

Sections	Important Topics
Fundamentals of Accounting	Theoretical Framework Accounting Process Bank Reconciliation Statement Inventories Depreciation Accounting Accounting for Special Transactions Partnership Accounts Introduction to Company Accounts
Mercantile Laws	General Natural of contract, consideration, other essential elements of a valid contract, performance of contract and breach of contract Formation of the contract of sale Conditions and Warranties Transfer of Ownership and Delivery of Goods Unpaid Seller and his Rights General Nature of Partnership Rights and Duties of Partners Registration and Dissolution of a Firm
General Economics	Micro Economics Theory of Demand and Supply Theory of Production and Cost Price Determination in Different Markets Indian Economic Development Select Aspects of Indian Economy Economic Reforms in India Money and Banking
Quantitative Aptitude	Ration and Proportion, Indices, Logarithms Equations Inequalities Simple and Compound Interest Permutations and Combinations Sequence and Series Sets, Functions, and Relations Limits and Continuity Differential and Integral Calculus Statistical Description of Data Measures of Central Tendency and Dispersion Correlation and Regression Probability and Expected Value by Mathematical Expectation Theoretical Distributions Sampling Theory Index Numbers

CA CPT 2020 Exam Pattern

Examination Mode	Offline (Pen and Paper-based)
Medium of Question Paper	English or Hindi
Number of Questions	200
Type of Questions	Objective Type Questions
Duration of Examination	04:00 Hours
Number of Sections	Fundamentals of Accounting ADVERTISING Mercantile Laws General Economics Quantitative Aptitude
Marking Scheme	Correct Answer: +1 mark ADVERTISING Incorrect Answer: 0.25 mark
No. of shift	1^st Shift	10:30 AM to 12:30 PM
	2^nd Shift	02:00 PM to 04:00 PM

Question Pattern of CPT Examination

Section	No. of Questions	Time Duration
Fundamentals of Accounting	60	02:00 Hours
Mercantile Laws	40	02:00 Hours
General Economics	50	02:00 Hours
Quantitative Aptitude	50	02:00 Hours

CA CPT Admit Card 2020

The admit card will be available in the last week of May in the way of online mode. Students can download CA CPT admit card from the official page of ICAI @ icaiexam.icai.org. Examiners should bring the admit card to the examination centre on the examination day.