rising early to attend threehour long classes followed by fivesix hours of articleship and closing the day with revision this was the routine followed for the last three years by jaipur boy akshat goyal 21 who is the air 2 in the recently declared ca final results akshat is a habitual topper as he was air 1 in ca intermediate and state topper in class xii commerce streamborn in a family of cas with both his father and elder sister working as chartered accountants akshat was motivated to excel i chose to prepare independently which was demanding as i had to stick to a schedule coaching institutes focus onbooks chapters mock tests etc that should be referred to daily but while studying independently you have to rely on yourself he saysthe biggest challenge for ca students is to complete the vast course structure preparation becomes more difficult during the articleship phase which is where proper planning comes into play i had a set schedule with specified time slots for breaks he says playing chess online and playing the keyboard were two of akshats favourite stressbustersattending national level conferences held for ca students by various entities was another great opportunity says akshat having passed the ca final exam with flying colours akshat is now exploring job options as he wants to gain some experience before he defines a longterm plan