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Interview of Rahul Aggarwal – CA Final Topper May 2015
Rahul Aggarwal – Secunderabad – First Rank- CA Final May 2015
How does it feel to be at the top?
Ans. It feels awesome to have achieved what I aspired. It gives me immense level of satisfaction that I could fulfill people’s expectations. Finally, I got the reward for my efforts. According to you, what are the intrinsic and external factors contributing to your outstanding success in the final exam Ans. The factors contributing to my success would be positive attitude, understanding of concepts, balanced approach towards all the subjects and faith in God. The exposure in articleship training, excellent coaching and books of reputed authors and guidance from seniors also helped a lot. My parents, teachers and friends have played a great role in this success by motivating, supporting and guiding me.
What strategy/study plan did you follow while preparing for the exam
Ans. One of the common problems we face while preparing for CA is coverage of syllabus in limited time. We have only one day to revise the whole syllabus before the day of exam. What helps in such a situation is meaningful understanding of the subjects and various topics. Understand the underlying concepts through examples and application of concepts in real life situation. The topic becomes interesting and easy to remember when we use it in our articleship training assignments. For example – Accounting Standards, TDS Sections, Auditing Procedures and Standards, Excise Returns & Rules. Listen attentively in class with full concentration as mostly while writing exams, if we forget what we have read, our memory of what we have listened to in the class comes to our rescue. Our aim at the time of first reading of any topic should be to understand the meaning and purpose of each and every word and sentence. In case of practical questions, if I used to repeatedly solve or interpret any particular sentence wrongly, I used to jot down the correct interpretations for such questions as a “points to remember” list So I prepared such points to remember list based on the questions for each chapter in practical subjects which can be revised just before the day of exam Coverage of whole syllabus is must. But at the Rahul Aggarwal Secunderabad First Rank- CA Final May 2015 same time, more focus should be on scoring and less time consuming topics. This can be achieved through more number of revisions of important topics and less revision for others. We should try to ensure that the time gap between two successive revisions of a subject or topic should not be more than 1-1.5 months After one or two revisions, we should assess where we stand by solving RTPs and Suggested answers. This helps us to identify the areas where we make mistakes and lag behind. We should not give excessive weightage or ignorance to a particular subject During the last few months, when one reading of all subjects is over, make a time plan regarding the number of days to be spent on a particular subject and set your target scores for each subject. Identify which topics are to be covered on a particular day and allocate number of hours to be spent on a particular topic based on your grasping speed and understanding of the subject. Identify the topics and subjects you are good at and keep higher targets for the same. Cover the subjects you find difficult by getting higher marks in other subjects. At the same time, avoid the risk of getting less than 40 in difficult subjects. Identify few chapters and topics in those difficult subjects which will help you cross 40 marks and be perfect with them. Recommended – Interview of Shailee Chaudhary – CA Final Topper May 2015 How have been the inputs provided by the Institute contributed to your success in the examinations? Ans. Materials and inputs provided by ICAI were of immense help. Practice Manuals, RTPs and Suggested answers helped in covering the important topics and good questions in less time and knowing how to present answers. What are your aspirations for the future? Do you have any specific career choice? Ans. I hope to work in Corporate Finance sector. Do you think the Chartered Accountancy Course is the gateway to achieving professional excellence? Ans. Chartered Accountancy is the only profession which provides you diverse opportunities to excel in the field of finance, taxation, banking, compliance, advisory and other disciplines. How would you motivate the youngsters joining this course? Ans. I felt like asking this question from all the youngsters. “ Do you really want to become a CA?” And what I expect is a positive response with high level of commitment towards our goal. This zeal and commitment towards achieving our dreams is the biggest source of motivation and inner strength to put in the required hard work.
CA Final May 2015 Topper Rahul Aggarwal Marksheet
