CA Inter Law study plan
CA Inter Law · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
Corporate and Other Laws
Map the Companies Act, 2013 chapter structure against the CA Inter syllabus weighting and rank the top five heaviest chapters to attack first
Define and distinguish the corporate forms (private, public, OPC, small company, section 8) by writing the exact statutory thresholds and exemptions from memory
Draft a one-page flowchart of incorporation steps from name reservation through certificate of incorporation, including SPICe+ touchpoints
List the doctrine of lifting the corporate veil with at least five judicial triggers and one statutory instance
Your checkpoint
A handwritten or typed 4-page chapter map plus a 20-term definitions glossary covering corporate forms and incorporation, self-tested without notes
Corporate and Other Laws
Reproduce the share capital and debenture provisions: kinds of capital, alteration of capital clause, and reduction of capital routes with their approval thresholds
Outline the doctrine of capital maintenance and its statutory exceptions
Solve ten past-exam style problems on issue of shares at premium, discount, and sweat equity, showing the working for each
Tabulate the rules on further issue of capital including rights issue, preferential allotment, and private placement with their timelines
Your checkpoint
A solved problem set of ten capital-related numerical and legal problems, each with a one-line statement of the governing section
Corporate and Other Laws
Compare the four charge-creation and registration timelines under the Companies Act and note the consequences of non-registration
Explain the duties, disqualifications, and vacation-of-office grounds for directors with the exact statutory triggers
Distinguish related-party transactions and the board vs. shareholder approval thresholds for each category
Build a one-page comparison of board meeting, committee meeting, and general meeting notice periods and quorum requirements
Your checkpoint
A comparison grid covering charges, directors, and meeting rules, checked line by line against the bare Act with corrections marked in red
Corporate and Other Laws
Analyze the dividend declaration and payment waterfall, including the unpaid dividend account and transfer to the Investor Education and Protection Fund
Explain audit and auditor rotation, disqualification, and the powers of the National Financial Reporting Authority at a high level
Work through the winding-up and oppression-and-mismanagement remedies, naming the grounds and the reliefs a tribunal may grant
Attempt one full-length timed mock on the Companies Act chapters covered so far
Your checkpoint
A timed mock score report with an error log listing every wrong answer, the correct rule, and the chapter it came from
Corporate and Other Laws
Consolidate the Companies Act by re-reading only the error log and the chapter map from weeks 1 to 4
Write short-answer outlines for the ten most frequently tested sections, capped at five bullet points each
Practice two case-study style questions on director liability and related-party approvals under exam time limits
Your checkpoint
Ten one-page answer skeletons and two timed case-study answers, all reviewed against the bare Act
Corporate and Other Laws
Cover the Limited Liability Partnership Act: incorporation, partner duties, and the circumstances of winding up
Outline the General Clauses Act rules of interpretation that the syllabus expects, including definitions of person, document, and commencement
Summarize the Interpretation of Statutes principles used in corporate problem questions, such as literal rule and mischief rule
Compare LLP and company liability structures in a table
Your checkpoint
A two-page LLP and General Clauses summary sheet plus a ten-question self-quiz with answers written underneath
Corporate and Other Laws
Revise the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act and the Depositories Act essentials that appear in the other-laws portion
Cover the Foreign Exchange Management Act basics: current vs. capital account transactions and the adjudication and appeal ladder
Cover the Prevention of Money Laundering Act essentials: offence, attachment, and the appellate tribunal chain
Solve fifteen rapid-fire objective questions across these other laws
Your checkpoint
An other-laws cheat sheet of one page per statute and a scored 15-question objective set with explanations for each miss
Corporate and Other Laws
Run two full-length timed mock papers under exam conditions and mark them strictly
Rework every error from both mocks into a final one-page revision sheet of traps and thresholds
Recite from memory the key numerical thresholds across the whole syllabus, such as capital limits, notice periods, and approval majorities
Rehearse answer presentation: section citation first, then rule, then application
Your checkpoint
Two marked mock papers with a consolidated one-page trap sheet and a verified threshold list, all completed before exam week
Milestones
Week 2: Can state the capital alteration and reduction routes and their approval thresholds without notes, scoring at least 8 of 10 on a self-made recall quiz
Week 4: Mock score of at least 50 percent with the error log complete for every wrong answer
Week 6: LLP and General Clauses self-quiz at 7 of 10 or better, with every miss converted into a flashcard
Week 8: Both final mocks at 60 percent or better, and the consolidated threshold sheet recited from memory with no more than two misses