How to prepare for Nov'10 PCC/IPCC Exam

I will tell you how I have prepared for my CA PE-II (Now it is PCC) exams, you can follow if it suits you…

Total subjects – 6

Problematic    -  3 (Accounts, Costing, Taxation)

Theory             -  3 (Remaining)

Rank both the problematic and Theory subjects in your order of preference (I.e., Interesting subject has to be  ranked one, next was 2^nd and the final one is 3^rd)

So now you have problematic order – P1, P2 and P3

and                           Thoerotic order      -  T1,T2 and T3

From the above make three Batches-

Batches                 Subjects

      1)                       P1 & T3

      2)                       P2 & T2

      3)                       P3 & T1

First Revision :

As of now we are having 5 months time (Really you are available with plenty of time),

For the month of –

1)      June                -    Concentrate on Batch 1

2)      July                 -    Concentrate on Batch 2

3)      August           -    Concentrate on Batch 3

Each day try to allot 12 hours for your study and make that 12 hours into 3 blocks (1 hour break between block 1&2 and block 2&3), each block is having 4 hours…

In this 4 hours, always use first 2 hours for theory and remaining 2 hours for problematic subject.

In this three months (June, Jul &Aug) go in deep into the subject, you have to plan in such a way that nothing (Syllabus) will be left at the end of the first revision..

Second Revision :

Just follow the steps of first revision but the duration for each batch should be limited to 14 days

Third Revision :

By the end of the second revision you will be left with 18 days,

In the third revision you will have 3 days for each subject….

Now, here you have to follow the technique of LIFO-

First three days you have to study 6^th exam subject, next 3 days for 5^th exam subject ………………………………………………….. Last 3 days for 1^st exam subject.

By this time you will be completing 3 revisions, more than enough for clearing CA PCC with confidence.

High level of accuracy and depth of preparation may help full for getting a rank, even.

In order to achieve a goal you must be fixed with a target, so aim for a rank or a good total say 60% (360 Marks) based on that you can plan your level of preparation…..

Manikantaraju ACA,CWA,(CS)