2017: There is no end to the celebration at Jay Dharemendrabhai Sheth’s house after he has been declared as the all India topper of ICAI Chartered Accountants (IPC) examination. Son of a stationery owner, Jay is the first member of his joint family who has completed his education. Diligently studying day and night, he made sure that he fulfils his grandfather’s dream of excelling in a field of his choice. “My grandfather wanted that someone in the family should be well-educated as nobody in his family has studied after class 10,” said the topper.
Hailing from Bhuj, Gujarat, he shifted to Ahmedabad for coaching and with sheer dedication and hard work scored 75.71 per cent to secure all Indian rank 1. On asking him about his ‘after paper’ reaction, Jay said, “Although taxation and law paper was tough, I expected to score well. I never expected to be a topper but I was sure to make it to the top 50 list.”