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Practical CA & Finance Skills

A job-readiness check of practical accounting, audit, tax and analysis skills, with professional judgement.

  • 40 questions
  • 45 min
  • 5 areas
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Code CAPRS · Chartered Accountancy series

1 Answer 40 questions 45 min with a timer, on phone or laptop.
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What it measures

Overall practical CA and finance skills Average of the five areas.

1 Practical accounting and reconciliations Journal entries, year-end adjustments, depreciation, bank, vendor and GST reconciliations.
2 Audit procedures in practice Carrying out common audit procedures for sales, purchases, assets, payroll, statutory dues and reporting.
3 Tax calculations Working out GST, TDS, income tax, advance tax and related interest in practical cases.
4 Financial analysis and Excel in practice Growth, margins, cash flow, common-size analysis and the Excel tools used to produce them.
5 Professional judgement and ethics ICAI Code of Ethics, independence, confidentiality, client handling and judgement under pressure.

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  • Overall score and band
  • Scores for each of the 5 areas
  • Strengths and tips for each area
  • Certificate of completion

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Who it is for

CA interns, articleship applicants, fresh CA pass-outs, and entry-level accounting, audit and tax professionals.

A practical test of the work done in CA firms and finance teams: accounting entries and reconciliations, audit procedures, tax calculations, financial analysis with Excel, and professional judgement. 40 questions in 45 minutes.

  • Chartered Accountancy
  • CA
  • accounting
  • audit
  • taxation
  • financial analysis
  • Excel
  • articleship
  • professional ethics
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How it runs

  1. Practice1 questionWarm-up, not scored
  2. Practical accounting and reconciliations8 questions
  3. Audit procedures in practice8 questions
  4. Tax calculations8 questions
  5. Financial analysis and Excel in practice8 questions
  6. Professional judgement and ethics8 questions

Question types

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40 questions in 45 minutes, across 5 areas of practical CA and finance work. Income-tax questions use the rules for FY 2025-26. Keep a calculator handy. Most questions have one correct answer. For 'Select all that apply' questions, choose every correct option. For situation questions, pick the best action: some other options get part marks. There is no penalty for a wrong answer.

Version 2, published 27 Oct 2026.

The Chartered Accountancy series

Take them in order to build up step by step. See the whole series

  1. Level 2Audit & Assurance ReadinessCode CAAUD
  2. Level 2Business Finance & Analytical SkillsCode CABFA
  3. Level 2Excel & Financial Data AnalyticsCode CAXL
  4. Level 2 · You are herePractical CA & Finance Skills
  5. Level 2Taxation & GST ReadinessCode CATAX
  6. Level 3CA Professional KnowledgeCode CAPK

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