Success Stories

She is a Chennai-born who pursued CA and was also appointed as the very first woman CFO of General Motors. She also started her career as Chartered Financial Analyst as World Bank intern.

He has been an active Indian politician who has formerly served as the Minister of Railways and Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation. But before that he scored All India Rank of 11 in CA.

A popular Carnatic musician and vocalist, he is someone who once cleared Chartered Accountancy with a rank. Before pursuing full time career in music, he practiced as a CN for a short while.

He is one of the most appreciated and critically recognized film directors our film industry has seen but before becoming a successful director, he practiced as a CA for several years.

He has been awarded as the “Best CFO in India” and has worked with Infosys for over ten years. He is also known for formulating the very first publicly articulated financial policy for the organization.

Not only a senior political leader of Indian National Congress, he is also a well known CA. He has served as President of ICAI and also possesses experience of working with different state governments.

He has brought glory to the profession of CA by managing his portfolio and that’s why he is also known as the Indian Warren Buffet.

After J Rajasekhar Reddy lost his vision owing to a damaged optic nerve caused by brain tumour at the age of 11, Rajashekar never imagined that he would be able to achieve success.

Rajashekar Reddy has qualified as a Chartered Accountant with his determination and patience.

He is the first completely blind candidate in India to manage this success which requires rigorous hard work and courage. He said in his interview that 'My success is not mine alone but of all those volunteers, teachers, friends and mentors who supported me throughout,' He added that his teachers and many volunteers helped him by recording the books into an audio format through scanners.

T.N. Manoharan is one of the leading members of the CA community who worked efficiently for the revival of Satyam Computers after a big financial scandal. He increased the confidence of people in the organization since he was appointed by the government of the country. His hard work, focus on ethical issues, and genuine intention to carry out the objectives of the institute had encouraged young CA’s.

Naina Lal Kidwai had to be one of the pioneers and fought her way into the finance and banking fraternity to be the first woman-chartered accountant in India. Testing the framework of CA skills and strategic management in HSBC India: Lessons from her leadership.