Ludhiana, July 7 -- Madhur Goyal, 22, secured the first rank in Ludhiana with an impressive all India rank 19 in his first attempt at the final examination of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), the results of which were announced on Sunday. Apart from chartered accountants' final, the results were also out for intermediate and foundation examinations held in May.

Madhur, a BCom graduate from Arya College, showcased consistent excellence throughout his CA journey. He scored 248 out of 400 marks in the foundation course, followed by 274 out of 400 in group 1 and 242 out of 400 in group 2 of the intermediate stage. In the final examination, he scored 462 out of 600 marks.

Madhur, who completed his Class 12 from DAV Pub...