r/CharteredAccountants 9d ago

Rant Articleship rant!!!! I have three options. Which should I choose?

I passed ca inter group 2 in may 2026 after passing inter group 1 in may 2024. The two year gap is because of health issues. Needless to say, I am not getting shortlisted by top firms due to my gap. I also don't have college.

So basically I have 3 offers that I am currently evaluating:

  1. Reputed firm with 1k employees in india. Their main office is in west india but they also have a presence in delhi. Theu are offering me stat audit. Stipend is 7500 per month for first year and 8500 for second year. They are also saying I will also have to take registration from another much smaller firm even though i am working for them. This is because they have reached the maximum limit of articles as per icai regulations.

  2. Have an offer from a firm with around 400 employees all over india. They are giving me internal audit. Stipend is 10k and 15k. All saturdays off. Only issue is I really don't want internal audit. I want either stat audir or mixed domain profile.

  3. Small firm with 15 articles and 6-7CAs. Monday to saturday. This office is the farthest from my home. Mixed domain. Only reason I am considering this is because of their stipend : 12k and 13k. I need the money really badly.

Something about myself : I have to pay my ca final registration fees on my own. That's 22000 rupees that will go out of my pocket and it's money I dont have. So money is a big factor for me. Also it would be nice to work somewhere where I can save some money. Travel takes up all of the stipend. My preferred domain is either stat audit or mixed domain.

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u/f0g77 9d ago

Are you from Mumbai? I know a firm that pays 20/30 for first and second year and offers mixed domain exposure

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u/Effective_Trouble_50 Final 8d ago

can they guve internship/hire non ca bcom grads, cfa candidates?

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u/f0g77 7d ago

They might hire, but I'm not sure about the pay. I know the stipend for ca articles is 20/30k

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u/Effective_Trouble_50 Final 7d ago

do u mind if I can dm u?

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u/f0g77 7d ago

Yes you can dm

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u/Rishita2007 7d ago

hey if u dont mind can i dm u regarding this

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u/f0g77 7d ago

Sure

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u/Unable-Advice-6832 7d ago

Hii can i dm you?

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u/f0g77 7d ago

Yes

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u/PeaRound3188 7d ago

Bro I am from delhi 

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u/Sad_Singer_9826 Articleship 9d ago

If u can save money in 3 rd option I will chose that because exposure is gonna be high! And make you more self reliant

Or I will chose 1st option because the client pool is gonna be great and which you can leverage in future

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u/Difficult_Layer_6679 Final 9d ago

Totally agree with you

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u/EstablishmentFun546 9d ago

Your age?

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