{"id":126,"date":"2022-05-27T07:36:35","date_gmt":"2022-05-27T02:06:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vsmartacademy.com\/blog\/?p=126"},"modified":"2025-06-03T15:11:37","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T09:41:37","slug":"a-complete-guide-on-ca-foundation-exam-pattern-and-weightage%ef%bf%bc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/206.189.140.29\/blog\/a-complete-guide-on-ca-foundation-exam-pattern-and-weightage%ef%bf%bc\/","title":{"rendered":"A Complete Guide on CA Foundation Exam Pattern and Weightage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row gap=&#8221;20&#8243; mobile_bg_img_hidden=&#8221;no&#8221; tablet_bg_img_hidden=&#8221;no&#8221; woodmart_parallax=&#8221;0&#8243; woodmart_gradient_switch=&#8221;no&#8221; row_reverse_mobile=&#8221;0&#8243; row_reverse_tablet=&#8221;0&#8243; woodmart_disable_overflow=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column][vc_column_text text_larger=&#8221;no&#8221;]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The CA Foundation exam is an essential part of the process for the students pursuing a CA future. Hence it is important to know the minute details of this exam so that the students can prepare for the exam better.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The CA Foundation Exam is held twice a year. Once in May and once in December. The exam involves 4 papers of 100 marks each. Here you will get all the required details regarding the CA foundation exam. Right from the exam pattern to the weightage breakdown of each topic.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This will help you get clarity regarding the exam and help you prepare yourself accordingly. Understanding the exam pattern will help you get an overview of what kind of preparation is required to crack the exam. Knowing the topic-wise weightage will help you know how much time you have to invest in each matter.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CA Foundation Paper Pattern<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Read on to get all the required information regarding the CA Foundation exam in one glance. This table tries to cover most of your questions regarding the exam.<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Particulars<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Details<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Exam Name<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CA Foundation<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Conducting body<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Institute Of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Exam Mode<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Online centre based<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Frequency of Exam<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TWICE in a year<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">May (or June)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">November (or December)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Level of exam<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">National level<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Difficulty Level<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Easy to Moderate<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No. of Papers<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Question papers<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0The CA Foundation exam involves 4 papers:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paper 1 &#8211; Principles and Practice of Accounting<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paper 2 &#8211; Business Laws and Business Correspondence and Reporting<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paper 3 &#8211; Business Mathematics, Logical Reasoning and Statistics<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paper 4 &#8211; Business Economics and Business and Commercial Knowledge<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Exam Duration\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paper 1 and 2 (3 hours)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paper 3 and 4 (2 hours)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Question Type<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paper 1 and 2\u00a0 (Subjective)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paper 3 and 4 (Objective)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Marks<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each paper is of 100 marks.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Total marks<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">400<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Marking scheme<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paper 1 and 2 (subjective) &#8211; Involves no negative marking<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paper 3 and 4 (Objective) &#8211; negative marking of \u00bc mark for every wrong answer<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Medium of exam<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">English\/Hindi\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Except for Paper 2, Section b, which will be in English only.)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text text_larger=&#8221;no&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CA Foundation Passing Marks in 2022:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The minimum requirement for passing the CA Foundation exam is as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You should have a minimum score of 40% marks on each paper. Your aggregate of all the papers should be a minimum of 50% marks. Remember that some papers are subjected to negative marking. As mentioned above, papers 3 and 4 have negative marking and are objective-type questions. So be prepared with your topics to avoid negative marking.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Topicwise weightage<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Knowing the topic-wise paper weightage is always helpful in breaking down your syllabus and studying efficiently. Getting to know which topic has how much weightage makes it easy to prioritize which topic to start with and then sequence the rest.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paper 1 &#8211; Principles and Practice of Accounting<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Marks: 100<\/span><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Sr.No.<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Topics<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Weightage<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Theoretical Framework<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5-10%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"4\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Accounting Process<\/span><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"4\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">25-30%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bank Reconciliation Statement<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inventories<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Concept and Accounting of Depreciation<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Accounting for Special Transactions<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">15-20%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Final Accounts of Sole Proprietors<\/span><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">30-40%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Partnership Accounts<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Financial Statements of Not-for-Profit Organisations<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Introduction to Company Accounts<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10-15%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paper 2: Business Laws and Business Correspondence and Recording<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Marks &#8211; 100<\/span><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Sr.No.<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Topics<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Weightage<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Section A: Business Laws<\/span><\/td>\n<td>60 Marks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Indian Contract Act, 1872<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">25-35%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Sale of Goods Act, 1930<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">20-25%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Indian Partnership Act, 1932<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">20-25%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5-10%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Companies Act, 2013<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">15-20%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Section B: Business Correspondence and Recording<\/span><\/td>\n<td>40 Marks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Communication<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10-15%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sentence Types and Vocabulary<br \/>\nVocabulary Root Words, Synonyms, Antonyms, Prefixes, Suffixes, Phrasal verbs, Collocations and Idioms<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">20-30%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Comprehension Passages and Note-Making<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">20-30%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Developing Writing Skills<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">35-40%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paper 3 &#8211; Business Mathematics, Logical Reasoning and Statistics<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Marks &#8211; 100<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Sr.No.<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Topics<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Weightage<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Part A- Business Mathematics\u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><\/td>\n<td>40 Marks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ratio and Proportion, Indices and Logarithms<\/span><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">20-30%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Equations and Matrices<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Linear Inequalities<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Time Value of Money<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">30-40%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"4\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Permutations and Combinations<\/span><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"4\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">30-50%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sequence and Series<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sets, Relations and Functions<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Basic applications of Differential and Integral calculus part<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Part B- Logical Reasoning<\/span><\/td>\n<td>20 Marks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Number series coding and Decoding and the odd man out<\/span><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">60-70%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Direction Tests<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seating Arrangements<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Blood Relations<\/span><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">30-40%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Syllogism<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Part C- Statistics<\/span><\/td>\n<td>40 Marks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Statistical Representation of Data, Diagrammatic representation of data, Frequency distribution, Graphical representation of Frequency Distribution in the form of Histogram, Frequency, Polygon, Ogive, Pie-chart<\/span><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">45-50%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Measures of Central Tendency and Dispersion: Mean, Median and Mode, Mean Deviation, Quartiles and Quartile Deviation, Standard Deviation, Coefficient of Variation, Coefficient of Quartile Deviation<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Probability: Independent and dependent events; mutually exclusive events. Total and Compound Probability; Bayes\u2019 theorem; and Mathematical Expectation<\/span><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">25-30%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Theoretical Distribution: Binomial Distribution, Poisson distribution\u2013basic application and Normal Distribution \u2013 basic applications.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Correlation and Regression: Scatter diagram, Karl Pearson\u2019s Coefficient of Correlation Rank, Correlation, Regression lines, Regression equations and Regression coefficients<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10-15%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Index Numbers and Time series<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10-15%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paper 4 &#8211; Business Economics and Business and Commercial Knowledge<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Marks &#8211; 100<\/span><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Sr.No.<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Topics<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Weightage<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Part 4A- Business Mathematics \u00a0 <\/span><\/td>\n<td>60 Marks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Introduction to Business Economics<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">15-20%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Theory of Demand and Supply<\/span><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">35-40%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Theory of Production and Cost<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3.\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Price Determination in Different Markets<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">25-30%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Business Cycles<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">15-20%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Part 4B- Business &amp; Commercial Knowledge<\/span><\/td>\n<td>40 Marks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Introduction to Business<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">15-18%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Business Environment<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">15-18%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Business Organizations<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">15-18%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Government Policies for Business Growth<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">15-18%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Organizations Facilitating Business<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">15-18%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Common Business Terminologies<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hope you got a thorough breakdown of all the topics in the syllabus and their weightage. 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