Surat: CA Intermediate exam results declared by Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) on Wednesday have delivered a mixed picture for Gujarat. While pass percentages remained modest across major cities, students made a strong mark nationally, with 13 candidates from Ahmedabad and Surat featuring in the All-India Top 50 ranks.Surat emerged as the state’s strongest performer in national rankings, with 10 students securing places in the Top 50. Arvind Patel topped in the city by securing AIR 18 with 471 marks. Patel, a native of Rajasthan, was born and brought up in Chalthan town in Palsana taluka of Surat. He is in his second year of graduation from SD Jain International College in Palsana. “I live on the outskirts and chose online coaching to avoid wasting time commuting daily. I believe in finishing my work daily to avoid backlog. A disciplined approach helped me secure a good rank,” he said.
Other Surat students who secured national ranks include Henil Jain (AIR 24), Vinay Gangwal (AIR 30), Shashwat Gupta (AIR 37), Jal Shah (AIR 42), Krishna Khetan (AIR 43), Chirag Bhurani (AIR 44), Drashya Agarwal (AIR 46), Aayush Kakrania (AIR 47), and Shreyansh Kothari (AIR 50). According to ICAI chairman (Surat branch) Rahul Agrawal, 97 of 844 candidates cleared both groups. Separately, 122 of 947 candidates cleared Group I, while 127 of 570 cleared Group II.
