The Truth About CA Jobs In 2026 | Kushal Lodha #360

You are a rank holder in CA intermediate also and आपका CA final में All India Rank one था right?

That's right.

Gold medalist in CA final तो तभी starting salary आपको याद है क्या होगी जब आपने first job लिया था?

Yes, my starting salary was ₹4000.

आज के हमारे guest है Shefali Goradia, Deloitte South Asia की chairperson। जहां आज हम उनसे समझेंगे Big4 की hiring से लेकर partner level की salary कितनी होती है। What's the most interesting case law in your entire career that you have worked on?

The Azadi Bachao Andolan case.

This Government of India supporting them in fighting this case against NGO जिसमें वो अपना right to tax capital gains on sale of Indian shares वो give up कर रहे हैं।

You are the best person to answer this.

जो let's say CA बन गया and then he wants to do a job in any of these domains.

So average salary क्या expect कर सकता है एक CA fresher कि कौन से domains में कितना होगा or is it the same in all the domains? मैं बस try कर रहा हूँ समझना कि partner अगर बनना है तो कितने साल लग जाएंगे partner बनने में? Is it fair to assume कि 15 साल is a fair number कि लग सकता है।

I think 10 से 12 साल is more like it.

अच्छा 10 से 12 साल।

Minimum.

If I ask you your viewpoint on the stipends that are there for CA articles right now in India across all the firms.

आपको लगता है यह justified है and इससे cost of living survive हो सकती है? How much money does a Big4 partner make? [हँसने की आवाज़] India is currently the fastest growing large economy in the world.