KASNEB CA24 study plan
KASNEB CA24 · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Accountancy
Map the Accountancy syllabus into a one-page topic checklist with weighting per topic
Define and compute the accounting equation and double-entry rules from memory for 20 practice transactions
Prepare a trial balance from a list of 15 ledger balances without reference notes
Set up a personal error log template to record every mistake made during practice
Your checkpoint
A completed one-page Accountancy topic checklist plus a 20-transaction double-entry worksheet with a balancing trial balance
Accountancy
Prepare final accounts (trading, profit and loss, and statement of financial position) for two sole-trader scenarios under time pressure
Reconcile a bank statement against a cash book and explain every reconciling item
Post adjustments for accruals, prepayments, depreciation, and bad debts into a worksheet
Explain the qualitative characteristics and accounting concepts applied in each adjustment made
Your checkpoint
Two full sets of final accounts with workings, each completed in under 45 minutes, plus a bank reconciliation statement
Finance
Build a formula sheet covering time value of money, valuation, and risk-return measures, deriving each formula once from first principles
Compute present and future values for annuities and perpetuities across 15 drill problems
Calculate cost of capital components (debt, equity, and retained earnings) and a weighted average for two capital structures
Interpret a company's basic financial ratios to assess liquidity, gearing, and profitability
Your checkpoint
A hand-derived formula sheet plus a 15-problem time-value-of-money drill set with a scored answer key
Finance
Appraise two investment proposals using payback, accounting rate of return, NPV, and IRR, and justify the ranking
Evaluate working capital requirements for a scenario and recommend financing choices with reasons
Explain the relationship between risk and return and apply it to a simple portfolio decision
Review all weeks 1-4 error logs and re-solve the five most frequently missed problem types
Your checkpoint
A written investment appraisal report for two proposals with a justified recommendation, plus a completed week-4 cumulative self-test scoring at least 70%
Credit
Assess a loan applicant using the standard credit appraisal criteria and produce a reasoned recommendation
Compute key credit ratios (debt service coverage, gearing, and liquidity) from a set of financial statements
Distinguish the types, features, and risks of the main collateral and security instruments
Outline the credit lifecycle from application through monitoring and recovery, noting control points at each stage
Your checkpoint
A one-page credit appraisal memo recommending approval or decline for a hypothetical applicant, supported by computed ratios
Credit
Classify non-performing loans and apply provisioning logic to a small loan book
Identify early-warning signs of default and draft a monitoring action plan for a distressed account
Explain the roles of credit reference and credit scoring in lending decisions
Solve 10 short credit-calculation and credit-terms problems under timed conditions
Your checkpoint
A loan-book classification and provisioning schedule plus a 10-question timed credit drill scoring at least 70%
Governance and Management
Compare the main governance theories and apply them to a boardroom scenario
Distinguish the roles of the board, board committees, and management, and draft a delegation framework
Explain the principles of corporate governance codes and how compliance is evidenced
Analyse a governance failure case and identify the control weaknesses that allowed it
Your checkpoint
A governance case analysis of one page identifying at least five weaknesses with matching recommendations, plus a drafted board delegation framework
Accountancy & Finance & Credit & Governance and Management
Sit two full-length mixed-domain mock exams under timed conditions and mark them against the answer keys
Re-teach the five weakest topics from the mocks using the error logs and condensed notes
Consolidate all four domains into a single revision sheet of key formulas, definitions, and frameworks
Build a final-week revision timetable that allocates remaining hours to the lowest-scoring areas
Your checkpoint
Two marked mock exams with a score breakdown by domain and a consolidated one-page-per-domain revision pack
Milestones
Week 2: Complete two full sets of final accounts and one bank reconciliation unaided, scoring at least 65% on a self-marked Accountancy test
Week 4: Score at least 70% on the cumulative weeks 1-4 self-test, with a written investment appraisal report completed
Week 6: Produce a credit appraisal memo and provisioning schedule, and score at least 70% on the timed credit drill
Week 8: Score at least 70% overall on both mixed-domain mock exams with no domain below 60%, and submit the consolidated revision pack