Institute of Company Secretaries of India exams: 12 from Ahmedabad in India Top 25 Topper of Company Secretaries(CS) exam at the Institute in Ahmedabad,Tuesday,25,August,2026
Ahmedabad: Students from Ahmedabad delivered an assured performance in exams conducted by Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI), with seven city students placed in All-India Top 25 in the Executive Programme test and five in the Professional Programme test. ICSI held Company Secretaries (CS) — Syllabus 2022 — exams in June 2026. Professional Programme candidates’ pass percentage was 35.92 in Group 1 and 33.06 in Group 2. Executive Programme candidates’ pass percentage was 24.44 in Group 1 and 24.25 in Group 2. Among Ahmedabad students, Priya Merchant secured All-India Rank 3 in Executive Programme with 428 marks, followed by Dhruv Mistry (Rank 9, 403 marks), and Arthav Jha (Rank 11, 395). Other toppers were Pratham Patel (Rank 12, 394), Pruthviraj Gohil (Rank 16, 389), Dhruv Soni (Rank 17, 387) and Renish Patel (Rank 18, 385). Priya Merchant, who secured Rank 3 in the Executive Programme, said students should focus not on how much they study but on how effectively they study. She scored 428 out of 700 marks and is pursuing BCom at C C Sheth College.
Vanshika, a second-year BCom student at M S University, said she was initially not interested in pursuing CS as a career. Gujarat recorded better results than the national average. Her perspective changed after she secured exemptions in three subjects.
The results were announced on Tuesday.