From failing her FYBSC to achieving 3 exemptions in IPCC: Journey of a CA Final student

• My name is Akansha Geeta Manglik and I am a CA Final student hailing from Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh.
• After failing to get into an engineering college, the CA course came into my life like a knight in shining armor.
• Despite the trauma of failure in college, I studied diligently for the CA Final Group 1 exam all the while working at a stock broking company to support my family.

Failed my college exams 

I was just an average student who scored low grades on her 12th exam. But I desperately wanted to be an engineer.

Since I didn’t score well on my board exams my family wanted me to get married.

The thought of becoming an engineer ran around in my mind all the time, hence I started preparing for the same but ended up failing my FYBSC.

I was completely shattered from within and emotionally disturbed. You couldn’t imagine what it feels like to fail at FYBSC. A lot of people reacted so negatively.

It was then that I got to know about CA and how this course doesn’t require any entrance exam, so I registered for it.

CPT journey

My best friend supported me through all of this; she was my strength during those tough days.

Being a science student, the balance sheet / P&L was all new to me. Somehow, with a lot of effort and dedication, I cleared my CPT (1st level CA exam) on the 1st attempt.

Life was getting sorted, however, during that time my best friend left me due to some misunderstandings.

This again left me heartbroken. I went through a lot of emotional trauma.

IPCC journey

As the saying goes ‘One has to move on in life.’

I gathered myself and moved on to the next chapter of my life stronger and wiser. I started preparing for the IPCC (2nd level CA Exam).

As needed, I gave all my dedication and worked hard to clear IPCC on the 1st attempt with 3 exemptions.

This was very encouraging for a girl who failed FYBSC.

Articleship journey

Post that I started with my articleship. Since I loved working, my articleship phase was amazing.

Through all this, my elder brother and another friend who I met during CA IPCC classes became my savior. They always guided me and stood by me.

Everything went well and I started to prepare for my CA Final exams (consisting of Group 1 & Group 2).

Challenges faced in CA Final

During my 1st attempt at CA Final, my brother was not around which again made me feel mentally weak.

I failed my exam. It was my 1st failure in the CA journey so of course, I was upset. However, on the next attempt in May 2015, I managed to clear CA Final Group 2. As of today, I still have CA Final Group 1 to clear which is due in May 2018.

I was working full time after my articleship and somehow could not make the time to give my 100% to my studies hence the delay.

At times I have hundreds of thoughts running through my head and I do feel low, but my mother and brother keep me motivated.

During this journey, I met a lot of people. Some of them taught me great lessons and some have created beautiful memories to last.

I am currently working with a stock broking company and earning well to support my family and focusing on Group 1. All these years my mom was my biggest inspiration. My books became my heartbeat, they were sufficient to make me happy and they still do.

Wrapping up…

I would like to say- If you are determined and focused you can achieve whatever u wish to and I consider myself a perfect example of that.

In the end, I would just want to say – If an FYBSC-failed student can make it to the CA Final so can you.

Just listen to your heart, never give up, and be determined.