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Name: Naman Garg
Age: 18
Level: Foundation course (qualifier)
Rank: First |
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THE entry point for the Company Secretary course after Class 12 is the Foundation course (for graduates it is the second level – Executive). Naman, an alumnus of MC Kejriwal Vidyapeeth, registered for the programme directly after completing his Class 12 at Don Bosco Liluah, Howrah, and is now pursuing CS alongside his BCom (Honours) at premier Delhi institute Shri Ram College of Commerce. He talked to Merril Diniz about his experience of clearing the Foundation course, his move to the capital city and his healthy sibling rivalry with Shikha Garg, who is also pursuing the CS course.
Q. What prompted you to move to Delhi for higher studies?
A. It’s a tradition at Don Bosco to either join St Xavier’s in Kolkata or SRCC in Delhi. So, during my college admissions, according to many rankings, St Xaviers’ was Number One, and when you have a No 1 college in your native town, coming to a new city is a big decision. But at Xavier’s the buzz is all about CS and CA, whereas I wanted to explore other options like MBA, after college. So, of 120 commerce students in my batch, 88 are in St Xavier’s and two of use joined SRCC. Also, living independently – my whole family live in Kolkata - can give you the chance to study independently and learn new things. Hopefully, this move will pay off the dividends, later!
| Naman’s picks: Guide books |
- Amit Sachdeva for Economics
- C.B Gupta's Business Organisation And Management
- Suchitra Prakashan's 10-year guides
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Q.Are there similar subjects in CS Foundation and the BCom curriculum?
A. It is very similar. On December 24-28 were my Foundation exams and January 4 were my college internals, so I prepared simultaneously. The initial content in CS is similar to what we studied in Class 11 and 12, where as Economics, Statistics, Accounting, Business Communication, as well as law and management are part of first year commerce syllabus. So, if you attend college regularly, the Foundation course exams are not too tough.
Q.Tell us about study prep.
A. I began in November. By December I studied seven hours a day and attended college, too. I went home to give the exams, so from 16th onwards I studied for 12-13 hours a day as it coincided with my winter break. My sister is also pursuing CS, so we would discuss my doubts. In fact she stood All-India rank 20th in the Foundation course the year before. My aim was to get the 19th rank!
Q.Which were your toughest subjects?
A. Law and management, core CS subjects. I decided not to take coaching as it would cost around Rs 10,000 for three months. Why waste money on this when I have such good faculty in college? I referred to my college notes – Statistics by Renu Agarwal, Praveen Sharma’s notes that he gives his students in accounts, as well as books by Professor SK Aggarwal on law, the best faculty in Delhi university, who also teaches us in college!10 years of guideline papers from the institute helped me follow trends, see what was important. Statistics consists of 30 marks praticals, Accounts has 80 marks pratical and rest is all theory.
Q.What was the trend last year?
A. They wanted to test our basics in areas like The Indian Contract Act (already covered in college), Indian Partnership Act, Sale of Goods Act and Company Law. Also, basic concepts of Final Accounts/ NPO in accounts and Index Numbers, Moving Averages, Mean, Median, Mode in Statistics.
Q.Who is your role model?
A.My dad is my inspiration. I have seen him go through very tough times, living in a one-room house to a stage where business is flourishing. He has risen to a high level, since then.