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                   1676 Points
                   Joined April 2008
                
               
			  
			  
             
            
             Congrats for struggling so hard, CA saab (if what you have said is true). I again iterate that there should be articleship but not more than 1.5 years and that too after final and with training at industry option open.
I will tell you how articleship did the downfall of a brilliant student.A true story and he is now a CA(i wont name him.)
He was in old scheme and was about to give first final attempt after 2 yrs articleship where he went through all the turmoils you'd faced(except stale chapati and labour work in market; he did it in office itself). He went and asked for 4.5 months leave to his CA and FOOLISHLY  revealed what his plans were after passing final ie to pursue industrial training. To CA bolaa," Tu to pass hokey nikal jaayegaa. Final ke baad industrial trainign. Waah betaaji; to mere office ka kaam tera baap karegaa. Chalo; i wont give you 3 months leave also.He got 2.5 months leave; and could clear final only after his articleship got complete. And he is now doing job which is not upto his calibre. He chose service where recruiter see your attempts first. He can't practise as none of his contacts have businesses to provide clientship to him