Company Secretary topper credits success to smart learning

All India-topper in the Company Secretary Examinations 2015, Bhopal girl Avani Mishra discussed her success mantra in an interview with Hindustan Times.

Updated on: Sep 3, 2015, 19:18:06 IST

Hindustan Times | By Shruti Tomar, Bhopal

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All India-topper in the Company Secretary Examinations 2015, Bhopal girl Avani Mishra discussed her success mantra in an interview with Hindustan Times.

Avani Mishra said candidates need to maintain patience and good temperament while going through the nine-day rigorous schedule of the exam.

Apart from being an all-India topper, you have become the youngest candidate to qualify the company secretary (CS) exam at national level. What is your success mantra?

I had started preparation for CS just after getting admission in National Law Institute University (NLIU). I have cleared all three stages in my first attempt and that’s why I could able to clear my exam at the age of 19. More than studying for long hours, I choose smart learning. I refrained myself from any kind of distraction from social media too.

Being a model and a regular law student, how hard did you work to achieve this?

It was a little bit tough for me to manage regular studies with the CS exam preparation. But it’s not very tough to clear the CS exam. I prepared for the exam online under the guidance of Company Secretary (CS) Monika Goyal from Noida for 30 days and I am happy that I passed my exam with great success. I do modeling occasionally so it never disturbed my studies.

People have a misconception that the CS exam needs more theoretical approach than practical. What do you think?

Mostly students and their parents have misconception that the company secretary (CS) exam is boring and hard to crack because it is more theoretical. I cleared the exam with a new syllabus. It is one of the balanced examinations where students need both theoretical as well as practical approach to clear the exam.

You are pursuing law. How would clearing the CS exam help in building your career?

For preparing the CS exam, I read corporate law. This qualification will help me in building good career in the corporate world. After completing my law, I want to work in a corporate house.

Whom do you give credit for your success?

My family, especially my father and mother who gave me an environment conducive to study thoroughly. Monika Goyal also played an important role in achieving the first rank.

What will be your advice to youngsters, preparing for the CS exam?

Candidates need to maintain patience and good temperament while going through the nine-day rigorous schedule of the exam.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Shruti Tomar
I have spent over a decade chronicling Madhya Pradesh’s political and social landscape, covering politics, investigative journalism, crime, human interest, and government policy, blending sharp insight with ground‑level depth. I have closely tracked three assembly elections, three Lok Sabha elections, leadership transitions in MP while exposing governance lapses, tender irregularities, and flawed policy rollouts. My reports have revealed gaps in the Cheetah project, irregularities in medical education, rigging in recruitment exams, and loopholes in policy implementation. In crime reporting, I have moved beyond FIRs to map systemic patterns — from organised crime networks and gender‑based violence to custodial accountability — balancing urgency with sensitivity. My journalism is defined by a commitment to human interest. I have profiled the marginalised Bancchda community, documented atrocities against tribal groups, and highlighted efforts to preserve their culture through heritage liquor and revival of spiritual practices. I have reported on farmers struggling with failed MSP promises, giving voice to those often reduced to statistics in policy files. Passionate about field reporting, I have reported on rampant sand mining in Chambal and Narmada, pharmaceutical companies supplying medicines under altered names, the dire condition of schools and colleges, the plight of commercial sex workers, and skewed sex ratios in specific districts. Beyond deadlines, and as HT’s state correspondent and assistant editor in Madhya Pradesh, I engage with ministers, farmers, students, and activists, believing the best policy stories begin with a single human voice. A postgraduate in Journalism and Mass Communication, I also hold a diploma in sports journalism.Read More

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