Vadodara: Three students from Vadodara secured places in the All India Rank (AIR) list in the Chartered Accountancy (CA) Intermediate examinations, the results of which were declared by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) on Thursday.Of the 1,325 students from the city who appeared for the examination, 306 cleared it, recording a pass percentage of 23.09%. A total of 473 students appeared for both groups, of whom 70 cleared both.Harsh Sarvaiya, who topped the city, said his elder brother, who is also a chartered accountant, inspired him to pursue the profession.“I decided to appear for the CA examination after clearing Class 12 and studied for around 10 hours daily. My exams went well, but I never expected to rank first in the city. I plan to take up a corporate job after completing my articleship,” said Sarvaiya, 18, an alumnus of Urmi School, Sama.Vrajesh Parmar, an alumnus of Ambe School, Harni, secured AIR 46. Having lost his father in an accident when he was five, Parmar said his mother raised him while he gradually took on responsibilities in his father’s business.“I decided to pursue CA when I was in Class 9 and began preparing for it. I used to study for around 12 hours daily,” said Parmar, 21, who plans to work for some time before starting his own firm.Manush Sharma, an alumnus of Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan School, secured AIR 49, making him the third-highest ranker from the city.“I decided to become a CA while studying in Class 12. I used to study for 10 to 11 hours daily and also took tuition classes to prepare for the examination,” Sharma said.According to ICAI data, the all-India pass percentage for candidates appearing in both groups of the Intermediate examination was 13.21%.
