This is something every CA Student will be able to relate to.... The frustrations, restrictions, hopes, joys, disappointments,.... All these are part and parcel of a CA student's journey.
1. The First Year: Well, this is the easy part. Right after Class 12, join coaching for CPT. Work hard, but have a good time too. The most challenging part at this stage is the competitiveness, doing better than your friends (hopefully, getting a rank). You never once doubt but that you'll pass. Failing just isn't an option. Just an extension of school. You write the exam, pass, bask in the glory and start the nine month preparation for IPCC.
Now, IPCC isn't a piece of cake, but not exactly rocket science either. Seriousness slowly sets in... You start doing homework, revising slowly, but still manage to have fun :). It becomes a substitute for the college life we never get to experience. Doubts may begin to creep, but, as you might never have contemplated failing an exam before, you would'nt take these seriously. The syllabus is big, but not altogether overwhelming. Time passes...
Then, all of a sudden, there are just three months left!! Days and weeks gain increasing importance, as the first year degree exams threaten to clash with the IPCC exams. Suddenly, you have B.Com project deadlines, practicals and the final exams which come all at once. Though they don't consume much effort, you lose precious time preparing and writing them. 3 weeks left for IPCC... Panic attacks start!! For the first time, you begin to doubt your abilities, and wonder if you would even be able to scrape through (Let alone get a rank). You go through the exams as if in a dream....
The waiting period starts..... Also the excitement of interviews and the all-important decisions for articleship. The weighing of options against joining a Big 4 firm or a medium sized firm. Talks with seniors, friends, "trying out" at interviews, maybe, just maybe, your first offer letter!!!!!!
The endless waiting for the results. The Institute, being perverse (some feel sadistic ;)) announce the results on the last possible day, if possible, late at night. Everyone is sick with worry, but do they care?? The results come out, finally, and you utter a prayer and look for the blessed word "PASS". You see it, and collapse with relief (sigh). Sympathize with less lucky friends, celebrate for a few days, and then the most important (and the scariest)... Articleship!!!!!!!
1. The First Year: Well, this is the easy part. Right after Class 12, join coaching for CPT. Work hard, but have a good time too. The most challenging part at this stage is the competitiveness, doing better than your friends (hopefully, getting a rank). You never once doubt but that you'll pass. Failing just isn't an option. Just an extension of school. You write the exam, pass, bask in the glory and start the nine month preparation for IPCC.
Now, IPCC isn't a piece of cake, but not exactly rocket science either. Seriousness slowly sets in... You start doing homework, revising slowly, but still manage to have fun :). It becomes a substitute for the college life we never get to experience. Doubts may begin to creep, but, as you might never have contemplated failing an exam before, you would'nt take these seriously. The syllabus is big, but not altogether overwhelming. Time passes...
Then, all of a sudden, there are just three months left!! Days and weeks gain increasing importance, as the first year degree exams threaten to clash with the IPCC exams. Suddenly, you have B.Com project deadlines, practicals and the final exams which come all at once. Though they don't consume much effort, you lose precious time preparing and writing them. 3 weeks left for IPCC... Panic attacks start!! For the first time, you begin to doubt your abilities, and wonder if you would even be able to scrape through (Let alone get a rank). You go through the exams as if in a dream....
The waiting period starts..... Also the excitement of interviews and the all-important decisions for articleship. The weighing of options against joining a Big 4 firm or a medium sized firm. Talks with seniors, friends, "trying out" at interviews, maybe, just maybe, your first offer letter!!!!!!
The endless waiting for the results. The Institute, being perverse (some feel sadistic ;)) announce the results on the last possible day, if possible, late at night. Everyone is sick with worry, but do they care?? The results come out, finally, and you utter a prayer and look for the blessed word "PASS". You see it, and collapse with relief (sigh). Sympathize with less lucky friends, celebrate for a few days, and then the most important (and the scariest)... Articleship!!!!!!!
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