ICAI Final Results: ‘My CA sisters inspired me to take up this course,’ says (AIR 3) Tikendra Kumar Singhal

“My sisters were not only my inspiration but also my guides and support system. My siblings helped me when it came to clearing my doubts and also kept motivating me throughout my 4-5 years of the journey,” he told indianexpress.com.

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‘Offline classes help you stay focused’

The 22-year-old boy started preparing for CA in November 2019 through offline classes, and a few months later had to shift to online classes as the Covid-19 pandemic hit and the world came under a complete lockdown. While the online classes seemed more convenient to Tikendra, he still prefers the offline version. “The comfort of having one-on-one discussions with teachers in offline classes is no short of a luxury. You get an opportunity to clear your doubts in the class itself. Shifting to online classes was difficult initially as it was not easy to get the same level of concentration and discipline. A lot of time we end up playing the recorded classes (in the online version) at 1.5x speed, which looks more convenient at that moment but isn’t as effective in the long run,” he explained.

Tikendra also believes that it is important to enrol in coaching classes for the CA journey to ensure your basics are clear. “There will always be some topics in every subject that a teacher would be able to explain better. So, coaching classes are important to get those concepts right. Other than that, students should also listen to their teachers and learn from their experiences,” he said.

The AIR 3 used to study 9-10 hours every day in the last few months of the CA journey, but a month before the exam, he extended his study hours to 12-13 hours per day. Tikendra believes the secret to achieving success in this journey is staying consistent, determined and disciplined.

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“Staying consistent and disciplined in your preparation strategy is very important. Giving a few hours every day to CA preparation will help you stay focused, and in sync with your schedule and will also help you remember all the important concepts and basics. The biggest advantage of this will be that when the final moments arrive, you won’t be anxious and scared. The final moments before the exam will not feel overwhelming and consistency will help you with confidence by taking away the chaos,” he explained.

New CA syllabus: Need of the hour

In a world where people look for shortcuts for success, Tikendra believes that the revision of the CA syllabus by ICAI is best for all CA aspirants. Tikendra feels that the ICAI CA syllabus was more about rote learning till now, but the new syllabus will help students understand the basics more.

“The new syllabus is a good move as it concentrates more on application-based learning, rather than rote learning. Since it is majorly MCQ-based now, students will have to understand the concept, rather than just learning the steps of questions. This will surely give more weightage to actual understanding of concepts, and that was the need of the hour,” he explained.

He also added that he relied majorly on the ICAI study material as it concentrated on the main topics, which were explained more thoroughly.