ICAN March/July 2020 Pathfinder: Past Questions PDF
The ICAN March/July 2020 Pathfinder is available below for all three levels — Foundation, Skills and Professional. Each pack holds the Institute’s actual examination questions for the diet plus its suggested solutions, free to download as PDF. The March/July 2020 diet is ICAN’s combined Pathfinder for the 2020 sitting disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, examined under the 2019 syllabus. For the exact sitting dates and the current schedule, see the ICAN exam timetable.
Download the March/July 2020 Pathfinder (all levels)
| Level | Subjects | Download |
|---|---|---|
| Foundation | 5 papers | Foundation March/July 2020 (PDF) |
| Skills | 5 papers | Skills March/July 2020 (PDF) |
| Professional | 5 papers | Professional March/July 2020 (PDF) |
Each file is ICAN’s official Pathfinder for the diet: the question paper as sat in the hall, followed by the examiners’ suggested answers and marking commentary. Use them to see how marks are actually awarded, not just whether your final answer is right.
Subjects examined in March/July 2020
March/July 2020 sat under the 2019 syllabus, with five papers at Foundation, five at Skills and five at Professional. Corporate Strategic Management and Ethics was a Skills paper then, and Taxation was examined at Foundation. Both have moved since, and several Professional papers carry new names. Study the questions for method and marking, and take your subject list from the current syllabus.
Foundation (5 papers)
- Financial Accounting
- Management Information
- Taxation
- Business, Management and Finance
- Business Law
Skills (5 papers)
- Financial Reporting
- Audit and Assurance
- Performance Management
- Public Sector Accounting and Finance
- Corporate Strategic Management and Ethics
Professional (5 papers)
- Corporate Reporting
- Advanced Taxation
- Strategic Financial Management
- Advanced Audit and Assurance
- Case Study
How to study with the March/July 2020 Pathfinder
Work each Pathfinder as a timed mock, then mark yourself against ICAN’s suggested solution. Three habits separate a pass from a near-miss:
- Time yourself to the real paper. Sit each question in the minutes the marks allow — roughly 1.8 minutes per mark in a 3¼-hour paper.
- Read the examiner’s comments, not just the answer. The Pathfinder tells you where most candidates lost marks. That is your revision list.
- Cover the last four to six diets per subject. ICAN reuses question styles and topic weightings, so patterns show up fast across diets.
Other diets and study resources
- Full ICAN Pathfinder archive (2011–May 2026)
- May 2022 Pathfinder
- November 2021 Pathfinder
- May 2021 Pathfinder
- November 2020 Pathfinder
- November 2019 Pathfinder
- May 2019 Pathfinder
- November 2018 Pathfinder
- May 2018 Pathfinder
- ICAN Foundation syllabus and Skills syllabus
- ICAN exam timetable and diet dates
- How to check your ICAN result
- How to become a chartered accountant in Nigeria (ICAN)
Frequently asked questions
Is the March/July 2020 Pathfinder free to download?
Yes. All three level packs above are free PDFs, each containing ICAN’s questions and suggested solutions for the March/July 2020 diet.
Does the Pathfinder include answers?
Yes. Every Pathfinder pairs the examination questions with ICAN’s suggested solutions and examiner comments — so you can see the model approach and where marks are gained or lost.
Why is this diet called March/July 2020?
The 2020 examination cycle was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. ICAN published a single combined Pathfinder per level for that sitting, titled “March/July 2020 Diet” — so there is one pack for each of Foundation, Skills and Professional rather than separate March and July editions.
How many subjects are in each level?
In the March/July 2020 diet, the split was 5 + 5 + 5 papers across Foundation, Skills and Professional — 15 papers in total.
When is the next ICAN diet?
ICAN sits two diets a year, in May and November. See the exam timetable for the current diet dates and registration windows.