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Is Surbhi Bansal's book sufficient for ca final exam preparation?

CA Ruskin B (Member) (2602 Points)

14 May 2016

Hi friends and seniors, Is Surbhi Bansal's book sufficient for ca final exam preparation or should be supplemented by practice manual or any other material? please advise. Also, is padhuka book suitable for auditing? I have to zero in one book. please gelp.

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Karan Batra (26 Points)
Replied 14 May 2016

Book +surbhi mam's class notes for interlinking + pm and rtp are must

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Karan Batra (26 Points)
Replied 14 May 2016

padhuka not reqd

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Bhumit J. Parmar (Service) (33 Points)
Replied 14 May 2016

I would say first give importance to PM.
And you can consider some other notes if you want to for SA..

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CA Ruskin B (Member) (2602 Points)
Replied 15 May 2016

Thanks Karan and Bhumit. could you please tell me your suggestions as reference book for other first group subjects also? time is the key constraint.

Nidhiii (Audit) (642 Points)
Replied 15 May 2016

IMO, surbhi book isn't great for exams.. I have seen it and felt it lacked depth. But it's very easy to understand no doubt. Go for that to know the concepts and then supplement it with PM,RTP etc :) that way u can plug the loops!

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CA Ruskin B (Member) (2602 Points)
Replied 15 May 2016

Nidhi, any other book do you suggest for auditing other than study material if not surbhi?

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Karan Batra (Creator: TheProTalks) (2325 Points)
Replied 15 May 2016

This is what I used, u may change as per your requirements:

LAW: Bhandari Sir's main comprehensive book+pm+rtp(current and last attempt)

caution :Do revise law on a daily basis at the time when your mind is freshest( morning preferably)

SFM* - As i have studied under the guidance of Aaditya jain sir Firstly his concept notes and practice book and then PM/compilation/RTP.However you could also go for the following combination AJ's Concept notes+ Makkar sir ' practice book + PM/compilation/rtp

Note- in practical subjects like SFM once you do any teachers practice book/9AJ/Makkar) it would take the longest time However as they have took most/ all the q from PM/compilation thus doing the compilation/pm would hardly take 1-2 hrs at most

Make a target :

a. That u cover 100% content with depth in all topics u cover in the subject and any q in whichever context or form may come in that topic u can answer it(as not all topics are required to be covered as ques paper is a 120 mark paper and you could leave 1-2 topic which never come or are expected to come in q no. 1 eg. I left SEBI ,inspection in law )

b. make short notes etc and summarise the topic to a form such that everything u have studied can be revised in 1 and a half day before the exam otherwise all is in vain.

Hope it helps.

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Nidhiii (Audit) (642 Points)
Replied 15 May 2016

I liked gurukripa as it covers all points properly. . but ultimately I wud say that it depends on each one's comfort level! Whichever book u refer, Just do standards properly and also companies and ethics. That's enough to get 50. PM and rtps are must though. No compromise whatsoever :)

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Prashant Rajput (An insatiable Learner) (889 Points)
Replied 15 May 2016

I was reading the above the comments as a mute spectator, then I realized I could also suggest.For Ch1 to 4 Buy Aruna Jha,srcc faculty. For Govt Audit Chapter,ICAI e-learning. For SAs,External and internal auditing: International Standards-Professional Guide by Michael Schemmann.Also Refer CMA book also named Company accounts and company Audit.

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Prashant Rajput (An insatiable Learner) (889 Points)
Replied 15 May 2016

Ignore Aruna Jha.I misread the question. But do refer e-learning,it proves useful for some chapters.

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CA Ruskin B (Member) (2602 Points)
Replied 15 May 2016

It was really helpful. Thank you all.

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Hello sree..whatever material you refer..plz ensure that you are referring to institute's module along with it..and take out the notes after reading..it'll help you a lot in improving not only your grammar but also your writing speed....and padhuka may not be required..if you do accordingly.

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CA Ruskin B (Member) (2602 Points)
Replied 16 May 2016

Thanks, Nachiket. I think I should base my studies on icai materials and other books should be kept for reference only. It is evident from the above suggestions and advises. Thanks, again.