Ludhiana: The result of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India’s (ICAI) CA final exam was released late on Moday. The CA exam was held in November 2020. Over six candidates from the city have made it to finals, including Charu Wahi, Jaspreet Singh, Neha Garg.
Charu, 26, has done BCom Hons from Arya College and had scored 246 in group 1, for which she appeared in November 2019, and she scored 223 out of 400 in group 2 in November 2020. She cleared this exam in her first attempt and is aiming to do the CPA from abroad. She said , “It’s been five 5 years since I had been preparing for it and I finally cracked it.”
She belongs to a family of chartered accountants and states, “Hard work and patience pays well. We have to stick to material provided by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.” She had her marriage two weeks before the exams and said, “It needs consistent studies of 16-18 hours, but I had total support from my family members as well.” Her hobbies include listening to music and drawing.
Jaspreet Singh, 26, has done BCom from Arya College and had scored 203 in group 1, for which he appeared in November 2020, and he scored 200 out of 400 in group 2 in November 2019. He cleared this exam in six attempts and is aiming to practice for six months for experience. He said, “ I want to run my own business.”
He belongs to a business family which deals in office furniture. “We should not lose confidence and being regular in studies are the only key mantras. I used to visit PAU library regularly for studying there. I have taken test series and my mentor CA Ashok Goyal has helped me a lot.”
Neha Garg, 28, has also done BCom from Arya College and has scored 216 in group 1, for which she appeared in November 2019, and has scored 240 out of 400 in group 2 in November 2020. She cleared this exam in her first attempt and wants to do a job in an MNC or bank .She said , “It's been almost seven years since I had been preparing for group 1 exam for had attempted four times and finally cracked it.”
She belongs to a family of businessmen and states that, “My self motivation has driven me to achieve this success. I feel that test series has helped me a lot and I have focussed on revisions and stuck with one specific book.”
She has faced ligament fracture just after the exams of group 1 and her father Satpal Garg underwent bypass surgery a month before the exams.