By PRABEER SIKDAR
Dehradun, 21 May 2009: Unlike what is common is Bihar among academically brilliant, Pranay Todi, a Welhamite, who topped Commerce Stream in the state by securing 98.75% in ICSE, wants to be a CA. “I am not cut out for Civils,” Todi told Garhwal Post, post his victory in the percentage war, from his home at West Champaran District, Bihar.
“My interests have been more oriented towards MNCs, stock markets and not others.”
The affable guy from Bihar, who after completing his class X from Assembly of God Church School (Bihar) joined Welham Boys, set a new academic record for his school as well. But he was not entirely the bookish kind in school.
“I was the captain of our school Table Tennis team and also took active in squash, cricket, football, volleyball, writing (was editor of ‘Sankalp’ the school’s Hindi magazine), School prefect, quizzer …,” said Todi, while crediting his success to a perfect blend between academics and extra-curricular activities at school.
Success Secrets
Todi is proud of being a Welhamite. He makes a case for boarding school education when it comes to scoring marks. “Unlike Day Scholars, who most often join tutorials after school, a boarder has to participate in extra-curricular activities,” he said, reasoning that such exposure broadens mind. “I also never missed weekly movies screened by our School Film Society,” he added, while underscoring the need for entertainment.
Citing other reasons for his success, he said that group study with his friends also helped a lot. “We friends did both—study and masti – together,” he disclosed, explaining that spending quality study hours was more important than studying at a stretch.
“Though I did not attend any tutorial classes, my teachers at Welham Boys were always there to help,” he informed, adding that apart from good teachers for conceptual clarity, for better scoring, one also needs to master the art of writing answers accompanied by a lot of practice.
Son of a businessman, Todi, who is now preparing for his CA Foundation Exam (to be held in June), wants to join B Com (Honours) in Delhi University’s FRCC.
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