does CA still hold value, i mean it does but is it worth the hardwork, is life of CA really good after those sacrifices of 5-8years? or should I prefer Good graduation and mba from good colleges? If am interested in both equally

Hello,

I really hope you are not in a situation where you are doing your CA and you are either stuck in your CA finals or you have now seen that MBA guys in finance are getting paid handsomely compared to CA. There is this saying - Old is Gold. CA is such a profession which will give you an in depth knowledge of subjects like accounts, taxation, audit, etc.. On the contrary MBA will give you an eagle's eye point of view of subjects.  Coming to your question, you will hear many people say that it all depends on your talent and hardwork  and what you make out of CA but then CA's are not ready to face the facts that they do lack behind in presenting information and putting their point of view in public at large. In many cases today you will also find that what many CA's have is bookish knowledge which you can get from internet as well. The Institute does programmes like OT and ITT for students and everyone knows what a joke it is. So it all depends on you. Yes, if you want money in your life, then MBA from a good college will be a green signal but if you want in depth knowledge of finance and a slow and steady growth( keeping the exceptions aside), CA is for you. The real journey/struggle starts after you have completed your CA and this comes as a shock to many as they have some fancy expectations built up in their mind which are not met as soon as they become CA.

In the end do not forget that Rishabh Pant is loved more than Pujara is and that does not mean that pujara is not a valuable player, its just that the times today have changed and it's difficult for people to grasp the way pujara plays. People today want cheap and quick pleasure and thrills. It all depends which side do you want to be on.

Hope this helps.