Best Books for ICAI CA CPT Exam, recommended by professional accountants

Jul 18, 2019, 14:43 IST

ICAI conducts the CA CPT Exam. It is a CA entry level qualifying exam, which is conducted in Offline (Pen & Paper) mode. If you are interested in making a career in accountancy, do read these books.

ICAI (Institute of Chartered Accountants of India) conducts the CA CPT Exam. It is a CA entry level qualifying exam, which is conducted in Offline (Pen & Paper) mode. A total of 200 objective type questions are asked in the exam across four sections of Fundamentals of Accounting, Mercantile Law, General Economics and Quantitative Aptitude. The time duration of the exam is 2 hours, 2 hours for each session.

ICAI CA CPT Exam Pattern

The detailed exam pattern of ICAI CA CPT is presented below in the tabular format:

Section	Subject	No. of Questions	Total Marks
Section A	Fundamentals of Accounting	60	60
Section B	Mercantile Law	40	40
Section C	General Economics	50	40
Section D	Quantitative Aptitude	50	40

ICAI CA CPT Exam Syllabus

The detailed ICAI CA CPT Exam syllabus is presented below in the tabular format:

Subjects	Topics
Fundamentals of Accounting	Theoretical Overview Preparation of Final Accounts for Sole Proprietors Partnership Accounts Introduction to Company Accounts Depreciation accounting Bank Reconciliation Statement Accounting Complete Process Accounting for Transactions
Mercantile Law	The Indian Contract Act, 1872 The Sale of Goods Act, 1930 The Indian Partnership Act, 1932
General Economics	Theory of Production and Cost Price Determination in Various Markets Money and Banking Micro Economics Introduction to Micro Economics Indian Economy – A Profile Indian Economy Indian Economic Development Economic Reforms in India Demand and Supply Theory
Quantitative Aptitude	Theoretical Distributions Statistical description of data Simple and Compound Interest Sets, Functions and Relations Sequence and Series – Arithmetic and geometric progressions Sampling Theory Ratio and proportion, Indices, Logarithms Measures of Central Tendency and Dispersion Limits and Continuity Intuitive Approach Inequalities Index Numbers Equations Correlation and Regression Basic concepts of Permutations and Combinations Basic concepts of Differential and Integral Calculus

ICAI CA CPT Exam: Best Books for Preparation

Here is the complete list of best books section wise for the ICAI CA CPT Exam:

Subjects	Best Books
Fundamentals of Accounting	Fundamentals of Accounting for CPT Basic Accounting Simplified Fundamentals of Cost Accounting Introduction to Financial Accounting
Mercantile Law	Mercantile Laws: Common Proficiency Test Mercantile Law Guide Principles of Mercantile Law Elements of Mercantile Law
General Economics	General Economics Basics of General Economics CPT General Economics
Quantitative Aptitude	Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations Fast Track Objective Arithmetic COMBO PACK OF Magical Books On Quicker Maths