KASNEB CPA Foundation study plan

KASNEB CPA Foundation · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 7 hours per week

Week 1

Foundation Level

Break the Foundation Level syllabus into a written checklist of 30 examinable topics and rank each as high, medium or low priority
Define the core accounting concepts, conventions and principles and match each to a worked example you write out in full
Work through 40 double-entry and books-of-prime-entry questions, recording every wrong answer and its cause in an error log

A completed 30-item topic checklist plus an error log covering 40 attempted questions, with at least 85% accuracy on the double-entry set

Week 2

Prepare a full set of final accounts from a trial balance, including adjustments for accruals, prepayments and depreciation
Explain the regulatory and conceptual framework governing financial statements in your own written summary of 300 words
Solve 20 timed computation drills on depreciation, inventory valuation and corrections of errors

One complete trial balance to final accounts exercise finished in under 60 minutes with balanced totals and adjustments shown as workings

Week 3

Distinguish job, batch, contract and process costing and apply the correct method to three short scenarios
Compute material, labour and overhead variances from given standards and interpret each result in one sentence
Compile a single-page formula sheet covering 25 costing and variance formulas without consulting notes

A 25-formula sheet plus a 30-question timed costing quiz scored at 75% or above

Week 4

Apply marginal and absorption costing to a profit statement and reconcile the difference in profit
Draft short answers to three past-style discursive questions on planning, control and decision making under exam timing
Reproduce the formula sheet from memory on a blank page

A timed 40-question mixed set across Domains 1 and 2 scored at 70% or above, plus a from-memory formula sheet

Week 5

Outline the legal and governance framework for business entities and classify ten given entities correctly
Analyse a short case and recommend a financing or investment option using at least two quantitative measures
Prepare a summary of audit, assurance and professional ethics duties in 20 bullet points written from recall

One written case analysis of 600 words with calculations, marked against a self-built 10-point rubric

Week 6

Answer 30 advanced-level multiple-choice questions on strategy, risk and performance measurement under timed conditions
Revisit the five weakest topics from your error log and re-teach each one in a one-page note
Practise interpreting financial statements using four ratios and write the conclusions in exam-style prose

A revised error log showing five weak topics closed out, evidenced by 80% or above on a 20-question retest

Week 7

Sit two full-length mixed mock papers under strict timing and mark them against the published weighting of 33.33% per domain
Diagnose timing losses by recording minutes spent per question in both mocks
Drill only the question types that consumed the most time in the mocks

Two marked mock papers with a score breakdown by domain and a written timing diagnosis

Week 8

Rework every question missed across all mocks until each is answered correctly twice in a row
Condense all three domains into a 10-page final revision sheet using your own words
Complete one final timed mock and pace yourself to finish with 10 minutes to spare

A 10-page revision sheet plus a final mock scored at 75% or above with time remaining on the clock

Week 2: Domain 1 checklist fully covered and you can produce a balanced set of final accounts from a trial balance in under 60 minutes

Week 4: Mixed Domains 1-2 timed set scored at 70% or above and the 25-formula sheet reproduced from memory

Week 6: All three domains attempted at least once under timing, with no more than five open items in the error log

Week 8: Final mock at 75% or above with at least 10 minutes of exam time unspent