City girl Roshni Khanwani ranked 18th in the country in the chartered accountancy (CA) final examination. Three students from the city ranked in the top 50. Kunal Bindra secured 23th rank while Archit Singhla ranked 29th. The result was declared on Thursday.

Ahmedabad students posted 15.45 per cent result in the CA finals. In the CA final result declared in January this year, the result was 35.36 per cent which was highest in the past three years. In 2011, the final CA result was 20.51 per cent.

Officials said that the decline in the result was due to the fact that students from the city did not pay attention to article ship and channelized all their energy towards the written exam. "Practical knowledge would help the students gain more knowledge about the subject and help them post a consistently good result," said Jainam Vakil, president of the Ahmedabad chapter of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI).

Roshni who ranked 18{+t}{+h}{+,} said it was a pleasant surprise. "I had given my best in the exams as I was clear about my goal. I had scored over 80 per cent in HSC and after that I did my BCom as an external student. I focused all my time and energy on preparing for the CA exams and the effort paid off," said Roshni whose elder brother is also a CA.

In common proficiency test (CPT), an entry level CA test, the result was 44.44 per cent, up from the 35.33 per cent declared in January. Shruti Agarwal topped the city in CPT while Anand Varsani ranked second. They ranked fifth and ninth in the country respectively.

"I used to prepare for six hours daily. I had scored 95 per cent marks in HSC and cleared the CPT in the first try. Now, I want to crack the finals in my first try as well," said Anand.