Vaibhav Jain secured AIR 15 in CA Foundation May 2026 with a total of 347 marks, scoring 88 in Accounts, 62 in Law, 99 in Maths, and 98 in Economics. Preparing alongside his Class 12 boards through PW's Sampoorna batches, Vaibhav leaned on recorded lectures, subject-wise strategy books, marathon MCQ series, and consistent revision to reach one of the top ranks in the country.
CA Foundation AIR 15 Vaibhav Jain shares his May 2026 preparation journey, including how he balanced his batch with 12th boards, used subject-specific resources for each paper, and revised so thoroughly that he finished his exam in just half an hour.
Vaibhav joined PW's CA Foundation Sampoorna batch for September '25 and January '26 alongside his Class 12 studies. Once that batch got over, he continued into the CA Foundation Sampoorna May '26 1.0 batch to carry his preparation through to the exam.
He watched a mix of live and recorded classes depending on the subject and his schedule at the time:
"Sir, maine CA Foundation Sampoorna September 25 aur Jan 26 wala batch join kiya tha mere 12th ke saath-saath, uske baad jab wo batch expire hua to maine CA Foundation Sampoorna May 26 1.0 wala batch join kiya. Shuruat mein ek-do classes live dekhi thi, phir Law ke alawa baaki subjects mein recorded dekhta tha.β
Not every chapter came easy. Maths overall felt familiar since he had studied it in Classes 11β12, but one section inside it was completely new territory.
"Maths mein jo 11th-12th mein maine Maths hi li thi to thode bahut topics similar the, par Statistics thoda ekdum naya tha jo maine nahi padha tha. Concept yaad nahi hai, par aapke jokes, examples zaroor yaad the, to wo bahut helpful tha, sir."
Even when the concept itself didn't stick immediately, the examples and humour from class gave Vaibhav something to hold onto, which carried him through a chapter he had zero background in.
Vaibhav credited a different resource or teaching style for each of his four papers, describing exactly what worked for him subject by subject.
Rather than juggling multiple resources, Vaibhav picked one trusted material per subject and stuck to it through revision.
"Accounts mein sir ki jo books hain jisme har ek previous do-teen saal ke PYQs, RTPs, MTPs the, wo bahut helpful the kyunki jo paper mein bhi questions aaye wo usse similar the. Aur Law mein CJ sir jo three-star sheet likhwate the, main usko same to same copy kar leta tha; exam mein wahi revise kiya, to long answers mein bhi sochna nahi padta tha kya likhna hai. Economics mein topics complex the, par sir ka explanation ekdum simple tha.
This single-resource approach meant Vaibhav wasn't second-guessing which notes to trust on exam day β one book for Accounts, one sheet for Law, and simplified concepts for Economics were enough.
With 88 in Accounts, 62 in Law, 99 in Maths, and 98 in Economics, Vaibhav Jain's 347 marks earned him AIR 15 in CA Foundation May 2026 β not only beating his own initial expectations but also surpassing his father's AIR 22 from 2001.
Vaibhav's journey shows how preparing alongside boards, trusting one strategy book per subject instead of scattering effort across many resources, completing MCQ marathons consistently, and drawing on family support can come together into an exceptional result.
His experience with PW highlights how classes across Accounts, Law, Economics and Maths β each approached differently β covert into a single, well-revised exam-day performance.