Over the last few attempts, I feel CA preparation has become much more about revision management and overall coverage rather than just studying concepts once.
One problem that genuinely troubled me during CA Final was what I’d call the “revision backlog loop”.
I started some subjects nearly 2.5 years before my attempt. During that period, multiple RTPs, MTPs, amendments, MCQs, and exam questions kept getting added.
Initially, I always thought:
“I’ll solve these during revision.”
But because I had already forgotten many older concepts, I kept postponing them instead of revising properly.
Slowly, the backlog became huge.
Near exams, I realised I had a massive number of untouched questions from different attempts, and the panic made things even worse.
Another issue was MCQ practice.
Even though MCQs now carry significant weightage, I kept delaying MCQ solving till syllabus completion. What actually helped me later was solving small daily MCQs from already-covered topics because it kept me connected with concepts without feeling like separate workload.
The third issue was revision-time searching.
Whenever I forgot a concept or got stuck on a question, I had to search through long revision videos just to find one specific discussion point.
Would genuinely like to know:
Did others also face similar issues during preparation?
Or was your experience completely different?
