Worried about Career of Lacs of CA Students

Originally posted by : CA SURENDRA KUMAR RAKHECHA The true and good policy should be CPT result be 3% and Final results be 37% to save YOUTH'S ENERGY AND GOLDEN YEARS OF CAREER.

Sir,

       While addressing this issue all though rightly you seem to forget the wider socio-economic issues which are the real cause behind this scenario of widespread student frustration.

Q1 Where will the remaining 97% of CPT failures go if your suggestion to curtail CPT results is accepted? To some other areas! Which areas? Agri? That has failed. Govt. job via UPSC ? That too has low passing %.Engineering? They are plenty & huge fees. Medical? They too are many & they are forced to do malpractices to recover huge fees.Call centers? For how many years/months? Acadamic? NET/SET passing is also low.Salesmen in malls of the rich?Petty jobs at multiplexes, hotels, airports? Prostitution? Are there enough areas in Indian economy to provide respectable livelihood? If you do self study without coaching classes, CA is still an affordable prospect. Also it has the glamour quotient which others lack.

Q2 The students fraternity is stunned presently & hence a right time to do some serious stock taking.Who has added glamour to CA profession & out of what notions? Parents , society? Western attire with a neck tie is glamorous in India. Are CAs more happy? or even happy? I have not seen even if some of them pretend but weep secretly lest their children won't see.

Q3 Are our Dreams ours or are they programmed into us by parents & society right from childhood when they put us in English Medium pre-schools to win in the rat race. Recently I have seen pre -school teachers teaching 2 year toddlers with an intention to not lag behind in All India Medical/IIT entrance exams! What are we headed to ?

Q4 Are we allowed to pursue our passion? Have we been sensitive enough to even know what our passion is? or the thick layers of years of conditioning by society have made us unable to know what we truly love or enjoy doing? Is it possible to earn a livelihood from what we feel passionate about?

Q5 Are we prepared to find alternatives to Capitalism due to its many evils? Are we going to find worthiness only if we are richer, better than anybody?Does our Happiness depend on comparison? The Americans are now beggining to realise that the Great American Dream is no longer possible to achieve. Will we learn from them or suffer just like their generations suffered?

The present suffering of CA Final students comes from the above mentioned issues. Failed students have the opportunity to stop & contemplate on these. I feel, no matter whether we pass or fail each one of us deserves to be happy. "We will be happy & fulfilled after passing" is the biggest lie ever told !