KASNEB ATD study plan
KASNEB ATD · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
ATD Level I
Convert the ATD Level I syllabus into a numbered topic checklist and rank every topic as high, medium or low exam frequency
Write out the double-entry rules and the accounting equation from memory, then post 30 opening-entry transactions to the correct ledger accounts
Prepare a trial balance, correction-of-errors journal and suspense account for 6 short practice sets
Draft a one-page 'presentation rules' card covering income statement and statement of financial position layout, depreciation methods and accruals/prepayments adjustments
Your checkpoint
A dated topic checklist for Domain 1 plus a bound notebook containing 6 fully solved trial-balance-to-final-accounts exercises with corrections in red
ATD Level I
Compute cost of goods sold, gross profit and net profit for 10 short manufacturing and trading scenarios
Calculate and interpret at least 6 accounting ratios (current, quick, gross margin, net margin, return on capital, stock turnover) from published-style statements
Reconstruct 8 incomplete-records and single-entry problems to a full set of final accounts
Explain in writing the treatment of 10 common adjustments, stating the double entry for each
Your checkpoint
A 40-question timed Domain 1 self-test scored and marked, with a written correction note for every question answered wrongly
ATD Level I & ATD Level II
Re-attempt every question missed in the Week 2 self-test until each is answered correctly without notes
Map the ATD Level II syllabus into a numbered topic checklist and rank topics by exam frequency
Summarise 15 Level II core definitions, formats and formulae onto a single A4 reference sheet written from memory
Work through 20 short Level II computational exercises, showing each working step in full
Your checkpoint
A consolidated error log of at least 30 mistakes tagged by cause (knowledge gap, misread, arithmetic, time) and a completed Level II topic checklist
ATD Level II
Solve 12 full-length Level II practice questions under a strict per-question time cap
Produce worked solutions, in your own words, for the 8 Level II topics that scored lowest in the Week 3 error log
Compare your answers against the marking guide and restate 10 model answer structures you can reuse in the exam
Recite from memory the layout of every statement or schedule required at Level II
Your checkpoint
A closed-book 60-question mixed Domain 1 and Domain 2 paper completed in one sitting, scored and marked against a target of 70%
ATD Level II
Analyse 10 Level II scenario questions to identify exactly what the examiner is asking before writing any answer
Draft full written answers to 8 narrative or discussion-type Level II questions within a 12-minute cap each
Compute and interpret the quantitative elements of Level II topics you previously avoided, producing 15 fully worked figures
Build a one-page summary sheet for each remaining Level II topic, in your own words
Your checkpoint
A folder of 8 hand-written model answers, each timed, self-marked and annotated with the marks you would have lost and why
ATD Level II & ATD Level III
Re-sit the Week 4 mock and beat your earlier score by at least 10 percentage points
Map the ATD Level III syllabus into a numbered topic checklist and rank topics by exam frequency
Identify the 10 Level III topics most likely to appear as long-form questions and outline a model answer structure for each
Solve 15 short Level III computational or applied exercises with full workings
Your checkpoint
A one-page answer-structure card for each of the 10 high-probability Level III topics, plus a completed Level III topic checklist
ATD Level III
Work through 10 full Level III long-form questions under exam timing, allocating marks per part before writing
Apply professional judgement and ethical reasoning to 6 case-style questions, writing conclusions that are explicitly justified
Rewrite your 5 weakest Week 7 answers until each meets the model answer standard for structure and content
Condense all three domains into a single revision sheet of no more than 4 pages that you can rebuild from memory
Your checkpoint
One complete timed mock covering Domain 3 only, written in exam conditions, scored and accompanied by a prioritised list of the 10 topics to revise in Week 8
ATD Level I & ATD Level II & ATD Level III
Sit two full mixed mock papers spanning all three domains, each within the official time allowance and without notes
Rebuild your 4-page revision sheet from a blank page three times to confirm recall
Drill the 20 questions you have got wrong most often across all eight weeks until each is answered correctly twice in a row
Finalise your exam-day routine: question order, time per mark, working-paper layout and a 10-minute checking pass
Your checkpoint
Two completed and scored full mocks at 75% or above, plus a final one-page 'exam day' checklist written in your own hand
Milestones
Week 2: Score at least 60% on the closed-book Domain 1 self-test and show a written correction for every wrong answer
Week 4: Score at least 70% on the timed 60-question Domain 1 and Domain 2 mixed paper, with no unanswered questions
Week 6: Beat the Week 4 mock score by at least 10 percentage points and hold a complete Level III topic checklist and high-probability answer-structure card
Week 8: Score 75% or above on two full mixed mock papers sat under exam conditions with all three domains represented