Dear Student
CA Final Strategic Financial Management (SFM) May 2015 paper was a blend of past year questions
as well as new questions. A typical student should have attempted, Question No. 1, 2 and 3 followed
by theory tested in Question No. 7. This approach would have ensured pocketing of 68 marks if
perfectly answered. Question No. 4b was tough and ambiguous and therefore should have been
opted out. The student should have alternately chosen Question No. 5 and 6. If this approach would
have been followed, there could be some struggle in 5a and 6a but part markings would definitely be
there and would allow the student to score good marks.
This is why the initial minutes of reading time is very important from a planning perspective. I keep
on focussing on the same in class. Please understand that practical papers in Group 1 i.e. Financial
Reporting and Strategic Financial Management are being heavily targeted both from question
setting perspective and correction. There is no short-cut to success here. Students need to revise the
entire curriculum cover-to-cover and page-by-page multiple times. Also, students need to devote
sufficient time in preparing for theory subjects i.e. Corporate & Allied Laws and Advanced Auditing &
Professional Ethics. This is how their probability of clearing Group I is enhanced. So, my advise to
prospective students is to “practice, practice and practiceâ€
All the best.
Sanjay Saraf #pdf