CA

No, do not think of working under CA or someone else at this stage. You can do MBA in Finance. I recommend you to try clearing first level of CFA if you are extremely interested in finance. As you are a mechanical engineer, clearing first level of CFA before starting MBA will help you a lot in MBA and for placements. Besides, if you are still exploring finance and not sure then do small courses provided by NSE and BSE Institute. All the best.

Dear Sanjana,
CA is a quite professional certification. It actually depends upon your understanding and expertise of the subject matter. You get a large scope of opportunities on successfully completing it. However, the salary depends on your negotiating capacity. However, an initial package for a CA can somewhere land up around 6-8 LPA. This is my personal view about the package that I have observed.

Hi,
For a Chartered Accountant, there are 3 opportunities according to me:
- As a SAP Auditor
- SAP Accounting team member
- SAP Consultant
All the 3 options are very good to start your career. Not much competition is there.

PG course or short-term course which you want to do depends on your field. You can pursue a course related to:
1. Equity
2. Courses from BSE/NSE
3. Digital Marketing
4. IoT
5. Cyber Security
6. UX
7. CCNA
8. AWS

Well, there are still more opportunities for you if you have pursued any degree, you can go for banking, civil, etc., but still, you may work as a lecturer after completing your CA.

Hi Stephen,
Any number of hours you devote is less. The more you work hard, the more you will move towards the success. But if you ask me 10-12 quality hours will be helpful.

Hi, First of all, there are 3 levels in CA course (Foundation, Intermediate and Final level). So you are at the initial stage, you have to register yourself for the foundation exam (entrance exam). Go to CA institute nearby you and get a form (amounting to Rs. 200) and fill it and while submitting the form, you have to attach a Demand draft of Rs. 9000.

Hi,
It takes 4.5 years to complete CA course provided the student clear all the 3 levels in first attempt.

In my opinion, an MBA definitely has more scope than a CA due to the following reason:
Most of the IIMS and other good B schools prepare you for general management. They teach you the basic skills needed for each kind of management role, and then you are allowed to specialize in your desired stream later. This gives you a much broader exposure, while a CA restricts you more or less to an accounting role.

Yes, if you have scored 55% or more in B.Com, you are eligible to pursue Chartered Accountancy Professional Course under direct entry scheme. This scheme is also applicable for candidates who have passed Intermediate examination of ICMAI or ICSI.