Hi All,
Just like a few thousands of people, I am a final CA student. There is some pride associated with the tag of a CA, isn’t it? Me too, like others was proud to choose this as a career. Not only because the hype of CA, but also of the respect associated with it, the hefty pay packages, the shine in the eyes of parents, the admiration of non-CA friends. I was so lost in this so called glory that I never actually thought about what it actually takes to clear CA. People say LUCK is an active participant for getting the degree. Until now I never thought that way, why should I? All I knew was, I have to study harder and harder till I clear, no one can stop me, if I am truthful to myself and study honestly, right?
A couple of attempts later, one gets introspective, as to “why the hell am I not clearing, when my dumber friends/colleagues have?”
So I decided to get my certified copy of paper of our very beloved subject ISCA. Previous attempt I had scored 55, this one just 42. The paper had gone good too, so just wanted to know the reason.
And the much awaited paper finally arrived home, I was curious to see the pattern of CA paper checkers. After all these are the guys responsible for making/breaking careers, they must be adequately qualified to check papers and must do it with just and integrity.
But the marking system totally changed my outlook. It was saddening to see the way the answers were corrected. Forget reading the whole answers, it looked like the checker barely glanced through the main head points too. I was flabbergasted to see that he had awarded me 32 marks.
I co-checked my answers with icai solutions. Another shocker, while some of my answers were genuinely wrong, many were actually right, they meant the same concept as the solutions but I was awarded with big ‘0’. If only my checker had invested time in reading my answers, I would not be writing this piece of sh*t. But I can assure you, he/she mustn’t have invested even 5 minutes in checking the whole paper.
What can I do? According to icai, even revaluation restricts itself to whether marks are allotted to every question, even if the marks allotted are zero. Nor can I contest the marks given in the certified copy; obviously the institute has its ass covered legally.
All I can do is, study my ass off yet again, hoping for the so-much emphasized ‘luck factor’ to be in my favor this time.
But can I say I would be proud to clear such an examination, which has no system of allotting marks whatsoever. Can I associate pride with the tag of CA once I clear the exam? Should I feel relieved on clearing CA?
My heart cries at this juncture, that the so called future accountants of India who are considered the brainy class among the world, are reduced to the ‘luck’ factor. I am sorry sir, this is no luck, this is absolutely bunkum, this is not what I signed up for when I chose CA as a career. I don’t mind failing the exam, I have seen worse in my life, I would not hesitate once if I am rendered inadequate by a proper exam checking process, but this is not acceptable. CAs give the world Inc. the processes which can set a benchmark among the industry, then why not prepare one for students too.
Ok, enough for today, I gotta study now. After all, even after so much crap, I need the degree, the non-deserving respect, and the always undermined packages, so that I can bl**dy clear the exam and say “yes I am among the LUCKY ones who cleared CA”
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