THANE: The all-nighters spent studying in the kitchen of her modest 300 sqft home that she shares with her parents and three younger siblings, the limited resources and the apprehensions over whether she would even clear an
exam
that thousands of hopefuls take, proved every bit worthwhile for
Mumbra
girl
Zarin Khan
, when she topped the country in the
chartered accountancy
(
CA
)
intermediate examination
. 4,094
students
took the exam held in the old syllabus.
When Khan got news from her friends on Monday, she could barely believe it. “I had not expected to be a ranker, let alone be the first in the country as I was too scared to even take the exam. I had applied in 2017 and took a two-year gap. But with my family strongly backing me, I decided to take the exam last year. I used to study all night to focus better as in the morning hours, there is too much noise,” said Khan, whose house is alongside a main road.
Zarin’s feat inspires her younger siblingsIt was a crucial time for her siblings too as both her brothers took their Class X board exams last year.
State housing minister Jitendra Awhad felicitated Zarin Khan on Thursday.
She is among the first generation of learners to pursue a professional course in her family. While her father, who could study only till class IX, is a mechanic, her mother is a homemaker. Seeing their oldest sibling ace the CA exam, her sister and brothers are now keen to pursue academics more seriously. Her younger sister has completed
BSc
and is working. “As no one is well educated in the family I wasn’t even aware about the courses available or what I should pursue. It was not until 2017 after I completed my graduation that I applied for CA. Later, I did an internship for a year, post which I worked in a Thane-based company. I used the money to pay for my CA classes.” After completing her articleship, Khan will pursue her CA final exams.
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