VC Gurukul · CA Foundation · Sep 2026
The 30-Day
Battle Plan.
4 subjects. One shot. Here's exactly how we play it.
CA Pranav P Tulshyan · AIR 1 CPT · AIR 1 IPCC
Know Your Battlefield
4 Papers. 2 Types. Different Rules for Each.
Sep 2 · Wednesday · 3 hrs
Paper 1 — Accounting
100 marks · Fully descriptive
Every mark is a written answer. Format + working notes matter.
Descriptive
Sep 5 · Saturday · 3 hrs
Paper 2 — Business Laws
100 marks · Fully descriptive
Provisions + section numbers + presentation = marks.
Descriptive
Sep 7 · Monday · 2 hrs
Paper 3 — Quantitative Aptitude
100 marks · Fully MCQ
2 hours only. Speed + accuracy. Calculate first, then match.
MCQ−0.5 Negative
Sep 9 · Wednesday · 2 hrs
Paper 4 — Business Economics
100 marks · Fully MCQ
2 hours only. Elimination skill. Concept clarity wins.
MCQ−0.5 Negative
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Negative marking rule (QA & BE): −0.5 for every wrong answer. A guess you're less than 60% sure about costs you more than it gives you. Eliminate first. If two options remain and you're not sure — skip. Never guess blind.
The Map
~47 Days. Two Phases. One Checkpoint.
Now → 14 July
Classes Running
Every class matters. Understand concepts. Start thinking about what goes in your boundary.
15 July → 31 July
Phase 1 — Build the Weapons
Fix boundary. Build the 3 Sanjeevani Bootis.
Classes + revision together. Know what you'll read from where.
1 Aug → 31 Aug
Phase 2 — Fight the Mocks
RTP · MTP · PYQ practice.
Full mock tests. Analysis. Repeat.
Sharpen every gap before it becomes a loss.
2–9 Sep
Exams 🎯
Execute. Nothing new.
Only what you prepared,
written perfectly.
31 July Checkpoint — non-negotiable: By end of July, your boundary is locked, faculty revision notes (Layer 2) are in hand, and all 3 Sanjeevani Bootis are built. If this isn't done by August 1st, the mock phase has nothing to work with.
Phase 1 · 15–31 July
The 3 Sanjeevani Bootis. Build These in 15 Days.
Your faculty's revision notes = Layer 2. Already available. These 3 are what you build on top.
Sanjeevani Booti 1
Important Concepts Register
- The concept in your own words — Hindi/Hinglish ok
- Where to find it (book + page or faculty note)
- "What is usually asked from this?" — one line
- One chapter = one page max
- Accounts: key treatments & journal entry format
- Law: key provisions, remember what applies where
Sanjeevani Booti 2
Error Register
- Every question you got wrong — write it
- "Lucky right" = got it right but can't explain why → write it
- What went wrong + what to do instead — one line each
- MCQ papers: also note WHY each wrong option was wrong
- Read this BEFORE every revision session — not after
- Most of your marks are hidden in this register
Sanjeevani Booti 3
Visual Vault
- Anything you can't remember → make it visual
- Law: section numbers, penalties, time limits — tabular
- Accounts: B/S format, P&L format, cash flow skeletons
- QA: formulas with visual cues & colour-coding
- One concept per sheet — fast to flip, easy to recall
- This is what you carry to the exam centre
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End of 15 days test: for every chapter, you should be able to say — "I will read this, from here, in this order." If you can say that for every subject — Phase 1 is done.
Phase 2 · 1 Aug – 31 Aug
The Mock Phase — This Is Where Marks Are Made.
🗓 What You Practice
- ICAI RTPs — read, attempt, check
- ICAI MTPs — full paper, exam conditions
- PYQs — last 5 years: chapter-wise first, then full papers
- QA & BE: 30 MCQs per chapter minimum before exam day
- Accounts & Law: 2 full past questions per chapter minimum
⏱ How to Sit a Mock
- Same time as actual exam — 2:00 PM sharp
- Accounts & Law: 3 hrs · QA & BE: 2 hrs exactly
- No phone, no break, no pausing — exam conditions only
- After mock: 1 hr analysis immediately, same day
- Findings go straight into your Error Register
- Minimum 2 full mocks per subject before Sep 2
📊 After Every Mock — 4 Questions
- Where did I lose marks?
- Was it concept, calculation, or presentation?
- For MCQs: was it a wrong guess or a concept gap?
- What exactly do I fix before the next mock?
🎯 MCQ Strategy (QA & BE Only)
- Negative marking = never blank-guess. Eliminate first.
- 60%+ confident → attempt · Less than 60% → skip
- QA: calculate first, then match to options. Never reverse.
- Mark → skip → return is a skill. Build it in mocks.
- No single MCQ should take more than 90 seconds
Mock order rule: Sit mocks in the same order as the actual papers — Accounts first, Law, then QA, then BE. Your mind and body need to be sharp at 2 PM for exactly these subjects in exactly this sequence.
The One Question That Organises Everything
"What will I read in the 21 hours before each exam?"
For every subject. For every chapter. From which exact source. In which order.
Build this plan before mocks start. Update after every mock. By exam week — you open your Sanjeevani Bootis and you know exactly what you're doing. No confusion. No panic.
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Accounts (Sep 2): Sep 1 full day + Sep 2 morning. Layer 2 notes + SB2 error register. Which chapters? Which formats? Written in advance.
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Law (Sep 5): Sep 3–4 + Sep 5 morning. Visual Vault for section numbers. Which provisions need one final read?
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QA (Sep 7): Sep 6 + Sep 7 morning. Error register. Which question types tripped you in mocks? Those topics first.
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BE (Sep 9): Sep 8 + Sep 9 morning. Visual Vault + error register. Concepts you keep confusing — one last look before you walk in.
No question is a silly question.
This is the last safe space before Sep 2.