ICAN November 2025 Pathfinder: Past Questions PDF
The ICAN November 2025 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 November 2025 diet ran from Tuesday 18 to Thursday 20 November 2025 and was the first diet examined under ICAN’s new 15-subject syllabus.
Download the November 2025 Pathfinder (all levels)
| Level | Subjects | Download |
|---|---|---|
| Foundation | 4 papers | Foundation November 2025 (PDF) |
| Skills | 6 papers | Skills November 2025 (PDF) |
| Professional | 5 papers | Professional November 2025 (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.
What each level covered in November 2025
November 2025 was the first sitting of ICAN’s revised syllabus — 15 subjects across three levels (4 + 6 + 5). If you are working from an older study pack, check the subject names below against your materials before you rely on them.
Foundation (4 papers)
- Business Environment
- Financial Accounting
- Management Accounting
- Corporate and Business Law
Skills (6 papers)
- Financial Reporting
- Audit, Assurance and Forensics
- Taxation
- Financial Management
- Performance Management
- Public Sector Accounting and Finance
Professional (5 papers)
- Strategic Business Reporting
- Advanced Audit, Assurance and Forensics
- Strategic Financial Management
- Advanced Taxation
- Case Study
How to study with the November 2025 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 2026 Pathfinder
- May 2025 Pathfinder — last diet of the old syllabus
- November 2024 Pathfinder
- May 2024 Pathfinder
- November 2023 Pathfinder
- May 2023 Pathfinder
- November 2022 Pathfinder
- May 2022 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 November 2025 Pathfinder free to download?
Yes. All three level packs above are free PDFs, each containing ICAN’s questions and suggested solutions for the November 2025 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.
Which syllabus does the November 2025 diet follow?
The new syllabus. November 2025 was the first diet under ICAN’s revised 15-subject structure, which introduced Financial Management at Skills level and renamed several papers. Diets up to and including May 2025 followed the previous syllabus.
How many subjects are in each level?
In the November 2025 diet, the split was 4 + 6 + 5 papers across Foundation, Skills and Professional — 15 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.