Interview with Eti Agarwal CA Final Topper Nov 2016 (1st Rank)
Q. How does it feel to be at the top? A. No words can describe that moment when the President of ICAI gives you a call to congratulate you for securing AIR 1 in the CA examinations. And I have been immensely fortunate to experience it two times, once at the time of my IPCC results and again at the time of my Final results. The realisation that all my hard work and dedication has paid off so well and that feeling of making my parents so proud of you makes me feel overwhelmed. Q. Did you ever consider gender as a limiting factor/ contributing factor in achieving your goal? A. Personally, I have never come across any situation in my life where I felt that being a girl has acted as a limiting factor for me. As the society is progressing, gender is slowly ceasing to act as a stumbling block in the path to success. Rather, I strongly feel that when it comes to sincerity and dedication, girls have the capability to perform much better and this belief has always kept me going and held me in high stead throughout my life. Q. According to you, what are the intrinsic and external factors contributing to your outstanding success in the final exam. A. It has been rightly said that “once you have tasted success, there is no stopping you, as long as you are honest to your work and are committed towards your goal”. And, I am a firm believer and follower of the same. My dedication, confidence, positive energy, passion and drive to succeed are what make me stand out in a crowd. But above them all, I owe my success to God’s grace and my parents’ blessings who have inculcated the strong values and discipline in me. Q. What strategy/study plan did you follow while preparing for the exam? A. The only strategy I followed while preparing for the exams was “Plan your work and work your plan”. While most of us are very efficient in planning, it is the execution stage where most of us lack, little realising that it is only the execution of these plans which will help us achieve success. Talking about my study plan, I always made an effort to balance one theory subject with one practical subject. While practical subjects like Strategic Financial Management and Advanced Management Accounting require a thorough grasp over the concepts and rigorous practice for effective time management during exams, for theoretical subjects like law and ISCA, the number of revisions makes a difference. At the same time, staying abreast with all the latest developments and judicial decisions in law and taxation gives you the edge in exams as well as makes the subject more interesting. Q. How have been the inputs provided by the Institute contributed to your success in the examinations? A. The Institute has provided us with excellent material to prepare for the exams. I would specially acknowledge the Practice Manuals and the Revision Test Papers which helped me muster confidence in every subject. Moreover, the suggested answers issued by the Institute helped me understand the type of answers which are expected from students in the exams. Q. What are your aspirations for the future? Do you have any specific career choice? A. Greatly inspired by my dad, a successful Chartered Accountant, I have always wished to follow his footsteps. I intend to have a career in corporate taxation and emerge as one of the leading tax consultants. To begin with, I would join one of the Big Fours and with the zeal and passion I have for taxation, I aim to grow and excel in that field. Q. Do you think the Chartered Accountancy Course is the gateway to achieving professional excellence? A. Yes, I have always believed that the Chartered Accountancy course is the gateway to achieve professional excellence. The perfect amalgam of theoretical knowledge and the practical training this course provides, gives us the right start for a bright and successful professional career ahead. Q. How would you motivate the youngsters joining this course? A. To the youngsters, I would just like to tell them that CA is the only commerce course which gives us the exposure to all the fields, be it tax, audit, finance, accounts, law. It opens up avenues for making a career in any field. The technical knowledge we possess when compared to other financial courses, the respect a CA gets from the society and the exposure and experience one gets from the 3 year long articleship, is priceless one that no college with regular classes can ever provide. Marksheet of CA Final 1st Ranker ETI Agarwal Nov 2016
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