The biggest question of any CA student is ---> Should I appear for one group or both groups? Isn't it? Let's find out a way to deal with this...
Every CA Intermediate student has got 9 months approximately for studying and preparation. While each one has his/her own unique style of studying and preparing, most students start looking up to success stories like that of AIR 1 et al, and start copying their study schedule. I do not say there is anything wrong with this, but where is YOUR uniqueness here?
That person was AIR 1 because he knew his strengths and weaknesses and played the game accordingly. But do you know your strengths and weaknesses? Are you sure you know them well enough? These are tough questions, which obviously, no one wants to answer.
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Now let's talk about the biggest question of the lives of CA Intermediate students around this time - how many groups to go for ---> both? single? Group 1? Group 2? Total deferment? What to do?
How to start preparation?
My recommendation here should be taken with a pinch of salt, after weighing all your strengths and weaknesses (not those of AIR 1). I would recommend every CA Intermediate to start preparing with the mindset that you are going to appear for both groups. Yes, this will put burden and pressure on you. But don't you want to fight for your dream? Don't you want to test yourself a bit and see if you handle the pressure?
Now, come to what can be the end result of this decision? One can be that you will be able to cope up with the burden of the syllabus by fighting it out. This is obviously the ideal scenario. The other way round can be that after finishing off 1 round or 2 rounds, you will feel that this burden is too heavy for you to carry on your shoulders. This is the time when you should start thinking of relieving that extra burden. Not right away on Day 1 of the preparation journey. This would most probably arise especially after the exam forms are notified by the ICAI - which is the month of August (for Nov.20 aspirants).
How to make the decision?
CA is not a course where any student should be taking risks. In no way can anyone hope to succeed in the exams without being sufficiently prepared. And the college way of studying for the exams the night before certainly does not work here. So how to decide at the time of filling the exam form, which group to go with?
I would like you to consider all the relevant factors before deciding to appear for both groups or one of the groups. I am listing some of them for your thought process to kickstart :
Level of understanding and grip on theory as well as practical subjects.
How are you studying - self-study or with classes? How long will your classes continue?
Which group do you think you have a higher probability of passing?
Which group do you feel is more scoring than the other one?
Which group has more subjects of interest?
Which group do you feel you will be able to manage well in the remaining time available?
How confident are you about the preparation in your weaker group? Can you pull it off in the remaining time if you do go ahead with both groups?
Do you have sufficient time for revision?
These are just an indicative set of questions that you should try to answer for yourself before taking any decision. While you may consider taking advice from your peers and friends, the decision should be taken after weighing YOUR strengths and weaknesses. Needless to say, it is an important decision and demands that you think through it well before arriving at any conclusion.
Hope this post helps in all of you making an informed decision at the time of filling up the exam form.
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