u/ainthereforweirdshit

Hi,

So I just got done with my CA Final May 2026 exams recently.

I have done my articleship in statutory audit (2 yrs) from a mid sized.

Now when I'm done with exams, either I can go back there, they'll pay 35k as a paid assistant.

The problem is the result, if I'm able to clear, fine, they'll pay me 9+1 Lpa till I find another job. If I fail, they might retain me till Aug.

Moreover, I don't really see myself making a career out of stat audit for myself. (Im not sure of what field do I wanna work in, not even sure whether wanna work in India only or Middle East).

How do I utilise this time?

I do wanna do multiple things, wanna research about the potential job opportunities and pursue some other hobbies. But then, maybe I can make time for all this in weekends, and should I talk to my principal if they could let me go post July if things go south with result? Or should I use this time for preparing for another academic course that would add some value to me professionally? (Acca maybe, altho if I sign up for it post qualification, I'll have 9 exemptions and will have to write just 4 exams, right now I only have 6 exemptions out of 13 papers). But I really wanna use this time well, it's the golden period of my life.

Pls pls somebody offer me some perspective for this.

Hi,

So I just got done with my CA Final May 2026 exams recently.

I have done my articleship in statutory audit (2 yrs) from a mid sized.

Now when I'm done with exams, either I can go back there, they'll pay 35k as a paid assistant. But the problem is the result, if I'm able to clear, fine, they'll pay me 9+1 Lpa till I find another job, which would be a decent cover. If I fail, they might retain me till Aug.

Moreover, I don't really see myself making a career out of stat audit for myself. (Im not sure of what field do I wanna work in, not even sure whether wanna work in India only or the Middle East).

How do I utilise this time?

I do wanna do multiple things, wanna research about the potential job opportunities and pursue some other hobbies. But then, maybe I can make time for all that in the weekends, and should I talk to my principal if they could let me go post July if things go south with result? Or should I use this time for preparing for another academic course that would add some value to me professionally? (Acca maybe, altho if I sign up for it post qualification, I'll have 9 exemptions and will have to write just 4 exams, right now I only have 6 exemptions out of 13 papers). But I really wanna use this time well, it's the golden period of my life.

Pls pls somebody offer me some perspective for this.