Autorickshaw driver's son cracks CA at first attempt

Bhavin Mistry, son of an autorickshaw driver, made his father proud as he cleared the Chartered Accountancy (CA) exam in the first attempt. Result of CA final exams was declared on Wednesday. Another Amdavadi lad,Vishvesh Mehta, who is son of a chartered accountant, has ranked seventh in the all India exam.

Ahmedabad students have posted 35.36 per cent result in the final exams which is the highest in the past three years. In 2011, the final CA result was 20.51 per cent. In 2010, the result was only 9.33 per cent.

Officials said it is a positive development city as students have shown a consistent improvement in their performance in the CA exams. Here, students like Bhavin prove that cracking CA is possible if the student is dedicated and makes a committed and sincere effort.

"I want to become a big man and help my father. He has worked extremely hard to educate me and my brother. Once I start earning, I want to give my father some rest," said Bhavin, a resident of Mandvi ni Pol.

Bhavin says he faced problems with financing his CA studies but his family members pitched in and collected funds to ensure that his studies do not suffer.

Bhavin's brother is a diploma computer engineer and is currently working. Bhavin has also appeared for the Company Secretary (CS) exam and aims to clear the same in first attempt as well. Bhavin has scored 410 marks out of 800.

Meanwhile, experts said that the result in Group I is 20.06 per cent while it is 34.47 per cent in Group II. In Common Proficiency Test, an entry level CA test, the result is 35.33 per cent. This year, the topper's list has not yet been declared.

"Students get scared as the exam is very lengthy and exhaustive, but then with time and stress management one can easily crack CA exam. Besides it is also important to give equal weightage to all subjects," said Ronak Modi, who secured 46th rank in CA final exam. "Cricket served as a stress buster for me. But I never forgot that there is no alternative to hard work," added Ronak who also won a gold medal during his graduation. (Times of India)