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2368 Points Joined September 2007

Dear Frieds,

I cleared the CA exam after 16 years. I want to share my experience and hope that someone will learn from my mistakes.

1. You should form your own fundas and study plan according to your past experiences, mental level and endurance, study habits etc.

2. Stay away from all the extra curicular activities, which eat your time like hobbies, hanging out with friends, spending time on net, TV, Movies etc.. It is not necessary to study for 20 hours daily. You can sleep for 12 hours but don't do anything else except study or thinking about study.

3. Don't join any Full-time / part time job, any other earning activity or any other course beside CA. It will reduce your burning desire for becoming a CA. When you become a qualified CA, you will be sufficiently rewarded with great opportunities and social status, for all your pains and frustrating times.

4. Don't take article training seriouly. Remember, when you finish the course, only your degree and personality will pay you. If you can manage, buy a dummy seat. A non-qualified person earns only 1/10th of the salary offered to a fresh CA, however experienced and knowledgeable he may be.

5. If you can afford,  join a good coaching in a metro city. It will discipline your studies and force you to be regular in studies.

6. Don't miss any attempt, however badly are your studies. Sometimes the question papes and results may come better then you expected. For me the MAFA is toughest of all the papes of the course but in May'08 exam., it was the easiest in my lifetime.

7. To sum up, this line has the secret to crack the CA :

"Eat CA, Drink CA and Sleep CA"

 

Here are some paper wise suggestions for the CA Final Group L:

1. Adv. A/c - ICAI's study material, Past 40 exam. questions, Rawat for AS.

2. Auditing - Past 40 exam. questions, Vinod Agrawal's notes. Pay special attention to AS, AAS, Prof. Ethics etc.

3. MAFA - Paduka's Notes, Past 40 exam. questions.

4. CLSP - Bhandari's book.

General Tip : Prepare your own short notes, charts, wallpapers etc. for last minute revision.

Please feel free to ask me for any further guidance.

With best wishes for Nov. '08 exam.

Vivek Verma

Email - kavya.bharti @ gmail.com

 

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On 19 July 2008 at 20:34 Report
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1580 Points Joined September 2007

 It is really good and useful...

Thanks for it..

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On 19 July 2008 at 21:31
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618 Points Joined March 2007

Very Nice, Thanks.

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On 19 July 2008 at 22:59
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118 Points Joined July 2008
Originally posted by :Vivek Verma
" Dear Frieds,
I cleared the CA exam after 16 years. I want to share my experience and hope that someone will learn from my mistakes.







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1. You should form your own fundas and study plan according to your past experiences, mental level and endurance, study habits etc.
2. Stay away from all the extra curicular activities, which eat your time like hobbies, hanging out with friends, spending time on net, TV, Movies etc.. It is not necessary to study for 20 hours daily. You can sleep for 12 hours but don't do anything else except study or thinking about study.

3. Don't join any Full-time / part time job, any other earning activity or any other course beside CA. It will reduce your burning desire for becoming a CA. When you become a qualified CA, you will be sufficiently rewarded with great opportunities and social status, for all your pains and frustrating times.
4. Don't take article training seriouly. Remember, when you finish the course, only your degree and personality will pay you. If you can manage, buy a dummy seat. A non-qualified person earns only 1/10th of the salary offered to a fresh CA, however experienced and knowledgeable he may be.
5. If you can afford,  join a good coaching in a metro city. It will discipline your studies and force you to be regular in studies.
6. Don't miss any attempt, however badly are your studies. Sometimes the question papes and results may come better then you expected. For me the MAFA is toughest of all the papes of the course but in May'08 exam., it was the easiest in my lifetime.
7. To sum up, this line has the secret to crack the CA :
"Eat CA, Drink CA and Sleep CA"
 

Here are some paper wise suggestions for the CA Final Group L:
1. Adv. A/c - ICAI's study material, Past 40 exam. questions, Rawat for AS.
2. Auditing - Past 40 exam. questions, Vinod Agrawal's notes. Pay special attention to AS, AAS, Prof. Ethics etc.
3. MAFA - Paduka's Notes, Past 40 exam. questions.
4. CLSP - Bhandari's book.
General Tip : Prepare your own short notes, charts, wallpapers etc. for last minute revision.
Please feel free to ask me for any further guidance.
With best wishes for Nov. '08 exam.
Vivek Verma
Email - kavya.bharti @ gmail.com

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Vivek what did you do for MAFA?I have attended classes also but am not able to get much out of it.I am also very scared the previous day of MAFA exams,how did you manage to clear ot,some tips please regarding your study plan for MAFA.Also how do you remember Dtax,as revision of the entire subject is not possible teh earlier day.You can write to me on: mchhaya @ gmail.com

Thanks

manisha

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On 20 July 2008 at 15:17
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425955 Points Joined August 2012

Sir,

I congratulate on passing the CA exam.

You wrote -

"Don't take article training seriouly. Remember, when you finish the course, only your degree and personality will pay you. If you can manage, buy a dummy seat. A non-qualified person earns only 1/10th of the salary offered to a fresh CA, however experienced and knowledgeable he may be."

I must correct you on this. There are thousands of guys who are non-qualified and the amount of money which they have made is infinitely higher than the amount of money made by collectiviely all qualified people.

All rich or high earning people are not qualified and not all qualified people are rich and high earning.

Your advice of doing dummy articles and focussing only on a piece of paper (degree) seems to be quite strange.

 

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On 21 July 2008 at 11:19
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Auditor
39 Points Joined October 2007

Dear Friend,

All the best for you I am also like you, I have an experience of about 18 years still I m having final group I pending with paper exemption

 

 

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On 22 July 2008 at 14:24
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425955 Points Joined August 2012

Respected Sir

Congratulations on ur success!

BUT i really dont agree with ur advice of not taking articleship training seriously. Had it been really not required, ICAI wud hav never made it mandatory. People who get ranks but do dummy are really not successful in their career as nowadays office people r getting smarter, they immediately recognise a CA who was on dummy and a CA who had undergone training!

Regards

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On 23 July 2008 at 12:00
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C.A . Final Student
264 Points Joined January 2008

may you arrange CA Final Audit Notes

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On 23 July 2008 at 14:52
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Finance Manager
113 Points Joined July 2008

Dear Vivek,

Let me congratulate you on your success. I totally agree with you that, it will be difficult to focus, when one joins for Job, as the money flows and physical tiredness makes one to slowly loose the grip over the course. I can say this because, I stopped taking the Final Group -I exam for the last 10 years, as I came out of India in 1998. Now, I am planning to resign my job and take up the exam in May'09.  I am planning to Join Prime Academy for this.

If any body can give me feed back about the faculties, I would be greatful.

Best regards,

Srinivas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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On 27 July 2008 at 12:49
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CA FINAL STUDENT - PRACTITIONER
921 Points Joined September 2007

GOOD VARMA... YOUR    SELF AND VOLUNTARY OUT COME ON THE EXAMS ARE SO USEFUL FOR SENIOR STUDENT LIKE ME.. I AM 42 AND STILL WRITING CA FINAL.....  IF ONE TAKE THE ARTICLE SHIP SO SERIOUSLY  HE CAN DO SO ONLY AT THE COST OF HIS EDUCATION  , LIKE ME...    AGAIN I AM TELLING  >>> NON METRO CA STUDENT   -  A SIN<<<

 

 

BSN GANESHAN

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On 14 August 2008 at 22:53
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100 Points Joined November 2007

CONGRATULATIONS SIR,

SURELLY A MOTIVATING WORDS FROM YOUR SIDE...

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On 16 August 2008 at 07:29
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425955 Points Joined August 2012

Resp Sir,

            Yours words are practical and true. They have reality in them

                               Thanks

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On 28 September 2008 at 21:11
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88 Points Joined August 2008
Originally posted by :Vivek Verma
" Dear Frieds,
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1. You should form your own fundas and study plan according to your past experiences, mental level and endurance, study habits etc.
2. Stay away from all the extra curicular activities, which eat your time like hobbies, hanging out with friends, spending time on net, TV, Movies etc.. It is not necessary to study for 20 hours daily. You can sleep for 12 hours but don't do anything else except study or thinking about study.

3. Don't join any Full-time / part time job, any other earning activity or any other course beside CA. It will reduce your burning desire for becoming a CA. When you become a qualified CA, you will be sufficiently rewarded with great opportunities and social status, for all your pains and frustrating times.
4. Don't take article training seriouly. Remember, when you finish the course, only your degree and personality will pay you. If you can manage, buy a dummy seat. A non-qualified person earns only 1/10th of the salary offered to a fresh CA, however experienced and knowledgeable he may be.
5. If you can afford,  join a good coaching in a metro city. It will discipline your studies and force you to be regular in studies.
6. Don't miss any attempt, however badly are your studies. Sometimes the question papes and results may come better then you expected. For me the MAFA is toughest of all the papes of the course but in May'08 exam., it was the easiest in my lifetime.
7. To sum up, this line has the secret to crack the CA :
"Eat CA, Drink CA and Sleep CA"
 

Here are some paper wise suggestions for the CA Final Group L:
1. Adv. A/c - ICAI's study material, Past 40 exam. questions, Rawat for AS.
2. Auditing - Past 40 exam. questions, Vinod Agrawal's notes. Pay special attention to AS, AAS, Prof. Ethics etc.
3. MAFA - Paduka's Notes, Past 40 exam. questions.
4. CLSP - Bhandari's book.
General Tip : Prepare your own short notes, charts, wallpapers etc. for last minute revision.
Please feel free to ask me for any further guidance.
With best wishes for Nov. '08 exam.
Vivek Verma
Email - kavya.bharti @ gmail.com

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Dear sir, Cong. to ba a CA . Ur words relise me what mistake i had made. I thought my self as a gone case, because i cleared my CA inter I gr in Nov 99, Till than Im nill. Now i restart my self. Thanks  for all.

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On 29 September 2008 at 12:39
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27 Points Joined September 2008

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On 29 September 2008 at 13:28
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31 Points Joined February 2008

Your Advice is Gr8 but i cant appreciate you for advising students for buying dummy seats it is legally not correct, And one who doesn't do  Articleship will remain Dummy while he is praticing

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