As many as 704 students from Ahmedabad cleared the Chartered Accountant Foundation exam, held by The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) in June 2022, results of which were declared Wednesday.Sheikh Mohammad Rahil Hussainmiyan, 19, from Gomtipur in Ahmedabad, who worked for a year after his Class 12 to pay the fee, was among the students who cleared the exam.Bishan Shah, chairperson of ICAI Ahmedabad, said 2,360 students appeared for the exam from Ahmedabad, of which 29. 83 per cent passed. All over India, 93,729 students appeared for the exam, of which 23,693 students passed, indicating a percentage of 25.28.Son of an autorickshaw driver, Rahil, a B Com student, started preparing for the exam six months ago. “The total expense was Rs 22,000 and I took Rs 4,000 from my parents… the remaining was my savings of one year,” he says.After completing his Class 12 with 70 per cent, he had to drop a year and help his father run the house due to the Covid-19 pandemic. “I worked as a packer in a garment factory and as an accountant in a tube manufacturing company in Ahmedabad after I learnt the accountant software,” says Rahil who attended coaching classes run by ICAI. He says he is hopeful of clearing the CA inter examination as well.
AHMEDABAD: The Institute of Chartered Accountants (ICAI) on Wednesday announced the results of its CA foundation course exam that was held in June. The success rate of ICAI's Ahmedabad chapter was 29.83%, slightly higher than the national rate of 25.28%. A statement from ICAI said 2,360 candidates had taken the June exam of whom 704 succeeded. Nationally, 93,729 students took the exam and 23,693 passed it. Last year ICAI signed an agreement with Swaminarayan Vidyamandir Raisan, to coach their girl students. The statement said 12 girls were coached of whom four took the exam and one has passed. Harshvi Rathwa, the successful candidate from Swaminarayan Vidyamandir said she used to take online coaching for the CA exams while preparing for her Class 12 exams. She said she studied exclusively for the CA exam only for 20 days. "I could do it just because of the support of my teachers," Rathwa said. She scored 85% in her Class 12 exams. The Ahmedabad chapter's June exam success percentage was slightly lower than that of the exam held in December 2021. A total of 3,152 students from the Ahmedabad chapter had attempted the December exam of whom 1,059 students or 30.60% succeeded. The national success rate in December last year was 30.28%, the statement said.
ANAND: Six persons, including three women, were killed after a speeding SUV rammed into an auto-rickshaw and motorbike near Sojitra village in Gujarat's Anand district on Thursday evening, police said. The accident took place on a state highway connecting Anand town with Tarapur, they said. Kirit Padhiyar, who was allegedly driving the SUV, fled from the spot abandoning the vehicle but was later nabbed, said district superintendent of police Ajit Rajian. The deceased were residents of Sojitra and Boriyavi villages in the district, local police officials said. "The driver of the SUV will be booked for culpable homicide not amounting to murder under section 304 of the Indian Penal Code," SP Rajian said.
ANAND: Six persons, including three women, were killed after a speeding SUV rammed into an auto-rickshaw and motorbike near Sojitra village in Gujarat's Anand district on Thursday evening, police said. The accident took place on a state highway connecting Anand town with Tarapur, they said. Kirit Padhiyar, who was allegedly driving the SUV, fled from the spot abandoning the vehicle but was later nabbed, said district superintendent of police Ajit Rajian. The deceased were residents of Sojitra and Boriyavi villages in the district, local police officials said. "The driver of the SUV will be booked for culpable homicide not amounting to murder under section 304 of the Indian Penal Code," SP Rajian said.
AHMEDABAD: The city in the past 15 days recorded 4,228 Covid cases and 10 deaths. In the previous fortnight, the city had recorded 4,188 cases and nine deaths. Thus, there has been no major rise or fall in cases or deaths in the city. On the other hand in Gujarat, Covid cases increased by 15% from 11,577 to 13,269 and the deaths of Covid patients increased from 16 to 21, accounting for a 31% rise. The daily cases included 189 from Ahmedabad city, 61 from Vadodara city, 41 from Gandhinagar, 35 from Surat city, 33 from Vadodara, and 28 from Gandhinagar city. Active cases reached 1,769 in Ahmedabad and 5,321 in Gujarat. The state in 24 hours vaccinated 1,362 persons for the first dose and 3,308 for the second. In all, 5.43 crore have been administered the first and 5.38 crore the second dose of Covid vaccines. The state administered booster doses to 16,494 senior citizens, taking the total to 50.49 lakh. The state also administered 1.72 lakh booster doses to the 18-59 age group, taking the total to 62.34 lakh.
AHMEDABAD: The city on Tuesday recorded the death of a Covid patient and a slight rise in daily cases at 261. Across Gujarat, 678 cases were recorded. With the discharge of 810 patients, active cases reached 5,729 in Gujarat and 1,901 in Ahmedabad. Other cases included 91 in Vadodara city and 37 in Surat city. At city hospitals, the hospitalization of Covid patients has remained 5-7% of the total number, said officials. Across Gujarat, 15 patients were on ventilators. Gujarat in 24 hours vaccinated 655 persons for the first dose and 3,106 for the second. In all, 5.43 crore have been administered the first and 5.38 crore the second dose of Covid vaccines. The state administered booster doses to 12,921 senior citizens, taking the total to 50.32 lakh. The state also administered 1.37 lakh booster doses to the 18-59 age group, taking the total to 60.62 lakh.
AHMEDABAD: The city on Tuesday recorded the death of a Covid patient and a slight rise in daily cases at 261. Across Gujarat, 678 cases were recorded. With the discharge of 810 patients, active cases reached 5,729 in Gujarat and 1,901 in Ahmedabad. Other cases included 91 in Vadodara city and 37 in Surat city. At city hospitals, the hospitalization of Covid patients has remained 5-7% of the total number, said officials. Across Gujarat, 15 patients were on ventilators. Gujarat in 24 hours vaccinated 655 persons for the first dose and 3,106 for the second. tnn
AHMEDABAD/RAJKOT: As many as 661 new Covid-19 cases were reported in the state in 24 hours ending 5pm on Monday, taking the total number of cases since the beginning of the pandemic to 12.61 lakh. The state's death toll increased to 10,980 with two deaths in Bhavnagar city The new cases include 206 from Ahmedabad, 82 from Vadodara, 70 from Surat and 63 from Rajkot districts In the 24 hours, Gujarat also vaccinated 5,475 people for the first dose and 5,972 for the second. In all, 5.43 crore have been administered first and 5.38 crore second dose of Covid vaccine. Booster doses were given to 23,023 senior citizens, taking the total to 50.19 lakh. The state also administered 2.26 lakh booster doses to those in 18-59 years population, taking total to 59.25 lakh
AHMEDABAD: Ahmedabad recorded 201 new Covid cases on Monday, the lowest in a week, while Gujarat logged 661 fresh cases. The state recorded deaths of two patients from Bhavnagar, taking the Covid death toll to 10,980. The state's active cases witnessed a slight drop at 5,862; of this Ahmedabad accounted for 1,931 cases. According to city hospitals, 35 patients have been admitted for treatment including 11 in Civil Hospital and 5 in Sola Civil Hospital. Two swine flu patients were also under treatment at Sola Civil Hospital, whereas a swine flu patient was discharged from Ahmedabad Civil Hospital on Monday.
AHMEDABAD: The city on Sunday recorded 230 new Covid cases, further reducing the active cases to 1,903. Across Gujarat, 768 cases were recorded, a drop from 965 on Saturday. The state however recorded 3 deaths - 2 from Rajkot city and 1 from Surat district - taking the total to 10,978. The state had 5,895 active cases, out of which 21 were on ventilator. Other cases included 68 from Vadodara city, 58 from Gandhiangar, 55 from Mehsana, 45 from Vadodara, 40 from Surat city and 34 from Rajkot city among others. Of 33, only two districts had zero active cases. Gujarat in 24 hours vaccinated 682 persons for the first dose and 3,649 for the second. In all, 5.43 crore are administered first and 5.38 crore second dose of Covid vaccine. The state administered booster doses to 11,640 senior citizens, taking total to 49.96 lakh. The state also administered 1.01 lakh booster doses to 18-59 years population, taking total to 56.99 lakh.
