CA Final May 2016 Topper Shri Ram Shares Prep Strategy

CA Final May 2016 Exam Rank 1- Shri Ram

Shri Ram secured 613 marks out of a total of 800 and became the Rank-1 holder in CA Final exam held in May 2016.

A simple person belonging to Salem in Tamil Nadu, Ram joined CA course in 2012 and cleared all the CA exams in four years. When asked how he managed to score 76.63% in his CA Final exam, Ram very innocently replied that, “I have always dreamt of getting this rank and I wanted it at any cost. So, having this aim and working hard for it helped me secure it”.

Shiksha spoke to Shri Ram to know how he prepared for CA exam and how he managed to deal will his strengths and weak areas.

Q. Congratulations on behalf of Shiksha! So are you feeling and how is your family reacting to your success?

Ans. Everyone is happy and I feel like flying right now. Actually I have got enough number of calls in the past 4 days which exceeded the normal number of calls that I used to get over 4 years. So, just think of the happiness I have already received.

Q. Tell us about your score card? List the marks scored by you in each paper.

Ans. My total score is – 613 marks. Subject-wise marks breakup is as mentioned below:

• Financial Reporting: 89
• Strategic Financial Management: 77
• Advanced Auditing & Professional Ethics: 69
• Corporate & Allied Laws: 48
• Advanced Management Accounting: 92
• Information System Control and Audit: 80
• Direct Tax Laws: 79
• Indirect Tax Laws: 79.

Q. What as per you was your success mantra?

Ans. Success mantra was that I had always dreamt of getting this rank and I wanted it at any cost. So, having this aim and working hard for it helped me secure it.

Q. How long have you been preparing for the CA exams?

Ans. For CA Final exam I prepared for some 21 months. I studied 2 hours a day for 1.5 years and 8 hours a day for 3 months.

Q. In how many years did you clear CA?

Ans. In 4 years from the date of joining. Now, I am 20 years old at the time of clearing CA.

Q. What have you done for graduation?

Ans. Nothing. I didn't go for any degree. Joined CPT straight after my 10+2 and then CA became my graduation.

Q. In which year did you enroll for CA?

Ans. In April 2012

Q. Who do you attribute your success to?

Ans. I attribute my success to my parents, seniors, well-wishers and friends.

Q. Did you join any coaching? If yes, from where and for how many years you pursued coaching?

Ans. For CA Final I went to Prime Academy for 4 months and for CPT and IPCC I studied at ICAI coaching classes.

Q. Did you have some weak areas or did you face any hurdles while preparing?

Ans. Since I started my preparation early I did not feel any aspect of the course to be difficult. The only hurdle was laziness and by God’s grace I was able to overcome that and was able to achieve success.

Q. How did you deal with your strengths and weaknesses while preparing?

Ans. If I came across any topic that I could not understand well, I tried to concentrate on it more and tried my level best to bring it out of the “weakness zone”.

Q. Tell us more about you as a person, your hobbies? Your likes and dislikes?

Ans. As a person I am quite jovial. If I am given a responsibility, I make sure that the job gets done. I was in Salem SICASA team for 4 years and I loved that job. I don’t have any particular dislikes.

Q. Do you have any Do’s and Don’ts for students preparing for this exam?

Ans. One thing that helps you prepare better is having this fear that if I fail to study for this one hour today, I may have to waste another six months of my life.

Apart from that, all students giving CA exams need to make sure that they read their complete study material and practice manual.

A big don’t while preparing for CA exams is that one must not be lazy.

Q. What advice do you want to give aspiring CA candidates?

Ans. CA is a good course. At the end of 4 years, when you clear all the exams, there will be an immense change in your lifestyle. And that day will be the most precious day of your life. Start your CA preparation by dreaming about that beautiful day.

Q. What are your plans for the future?

Ans. I have no plans sketched out yet.

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