18-year-old Indian boy in UAE becomes world’s youngest CA

An 18-year-old Indian boy in the UAE has become the youngest affiliate with a global body for professional accountants, according to a media report.

An 18-year-old Indian boy in the UAE has become the youngest affiliate with a global body for professional accountants, according to a media report.

A picture of Ramkumar Raman posted on his Facebook profile. (Photo courtesy: Raman’s Facebook profile)

A graduate from the Indian High School, Dubai, Ramkumar Raman has to complete three years of qualified work experience in order to attain the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) membership, the Khaleej Times reported.

Raman has been recognised by officials in the ACCA Middle East as the youngest ACCA affiliate ever registered among all other candidates, affiliates and members.

“As of now, Raman holds the record for the youngest ACCA affiliate among our records,” Herriot Fitgerald, the ACCA Academic Advisor Middle East was quoted as saying by the newspaper.

ACCA candidates generally start their qualification journey at the age of 18.

The examinations are split into three levels namely – The Knowledge module, Skills module and the Professional module totally making 14 papers. These papers are attempted over a span of three years.

“I began coaching for examinations in September 2012 and I wrote the final exam in June 2015,” Raman said.

“As far as my earlier previous exams are concerned, I don’t think I performed that well. When it comes to marks, I scored a 8.6 CGPA in grade 10 and an 87% in 12th,” said Raman.