Convergence of Youth Professionals (CYP) is a knowledge forum initiated by budding Youth Professionals pursuing professional courses like Chartered Accountancy (CA), Company Secretary ship (CS), Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), Masters of Business Administration (MBA). The founder members hail from City of Joy Kolkata located in the State of West Bengal in India.
This forum was proposed by YP CA CS Sumit Dhanuka to the budding professionals he came in contact while pursuing his professional studies in 2008. He has been readily associated with the ICAI (The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India) and ICSI (The Institute of Company Secretaries of India). The first historical meet was held on 23rd November 2008 which marked the inception of a movement which has gathered support from the Professional Fraternity in the city. It is an oddity that after proposal of this forum, he returned to Bombay to continue his Article ship Training in PwC Bombay. The members who were influenced by YP Sumit’s brainchild took over the steering wheel in Kolkata. It has been a series of meets (altogether 28 regular meets and a mega event) marking discussion on topics on all diverse topics relating to Accountancy, Taxation, Macro Economics.
The forum inspite of having issues relating to venue, infrastructure and others is standing tall because of committed efforts of YPians.
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CYP General Awareness Quiz Contests
CYP General Awareness Quiz 1
CYP General Awareness Quiz 2
CYP General Awareness Quiz 3
CYP Grand Event CYP Gallery
CYP General Awareness Quiz Contests
CYP General Awareness Quiz 1
CYP General Awareness Quiz 2
CYP General Awareness Quiz 3
CYP Grand Event CYP Gallery
70 comments:
Well Done
Good job
gr8 blog
YPMJ
Thnx buddy!!! pls hv a discussion on it this sun!!
YP Ashok
Hey Gr8 wrk!!!
YP Neha
nice work dude
i'll join u al soon
continue the task
yp saket
gr8 work man ...
we need to invite more comments and views from regular bloggers as well ...plus we need to keep this updated ...
YP Rohit
HIIIII good work done
hiiiiii youths....plz forward us good articles on hutch-vodafone at
tulshan_ankit@ediffmail.com
surana_atul@rediffmail.com
Hi YPs!!Todays Grand Event in Singhi Hall has been cancelled... Apologies!! Further, tommmorow is the most awaited marathon...We all meeting at 7 AM at the address given below. The marathon will start from South Gate of Raj Bhawan/ North end of Red Road to celebrate Diamond Jubliee. Please come on time to collect ICAI jerseys which is distributed on First come First serve basis.
This event will get over at 8:00and after the breakfast, we are planning to have GROUP DISCUSSION on topic to be given tommorow only.So YPs, Be prepared of a busy 1st half...
Manisha>> It will be a pseudo PICNIC for all of us!!!
YPS>> Please introduce yourself too in the COMMUNITY LINK BELOW....
http://www.orkut.co.in/Main#CommMsgs.aspx?cmm=57941738&tid=5279532194401031670&start=1
It was my first and best marathon and I think for everyone.. please upload some pics if possible..
please upload pics of marathon and our first ever GD soon...
YP harsha
hey YP's lets plan up something for christmas....i guess office wont b a issue....
so if u all r interested and free....lets have a gr888 christmas this time together....
YP Harsha
yaaaaa youths plz plan for christmas definately....
hey... lets do somthing on 25th
sort of get togethr....
please visit our community in orkut to vote on a poll if interested in a get together on 25th
The creation of the blog of CYP in the third week of its existence speaks in itself of the proactive attitude of the CYPians. Together we can and together we will. We converge to make the difference. As we all know that when the youth professionals converge, there’s more that meets the eye, therefore let us keep striving hard to create the milestones and set the benchmarks which have never been in existence before. The killing desire of this brigade of youth professionals is here to leave a lasting impression for the coming generations of youth professionals to look up to. We are here to be the change we want to see around us and undoubtedly, the YPs of the City of Joy have something unique to bring before the globe, because we believe in chartering into the unchartered territories, in exploring the unexplored, in designing the undesigned and in discovering the undiscovered, we are the Youth professionals of this century. We are here to stay and make our presence felt. Happy converging!!!!!
YP Sumit Dhanuka
And hello CYPians from the City of Joy, you just make me feel jealous for being in the City of Joy.....I am just missing each moment of our CYP meets....The marathon must have been a great event...I am just waiting for the first look of our CYP caps.....Keep going!!!!!!! Let this convergence count.......
Merry Christmas to our YPs
thanx YP sumit for ur encouraging words.
The response has indeed been very good.each 1 of us are waiting for every Sundays eagerly.It has certainly become the most exciting experience of the week. We have even started preparing for forthcoming weeks plans and schedules in advance. Its like we have so much to do and so little time to fit in those every week.
Also it is a very gud feeling seeing the enthusiasm everyone is showing.
KUDOS to our CYP
YP Rahul
Hello YPs...
http://rbidocs.rbi.org.in/rdocs/Speeches/PDFs/89133.pdf
Dis is a link for "The Global Financial Turmoil and Challenges for the Indian Economy"
U may hv a look at it.
Rgds YP Adi
To all d ppl who are behind such a brilliant thot of makin such kind of forum...
Gv urself a big round of applause
Cheers !!!
CYP Rocks..
Nd do contact me too, if i wud b of any help...
YP Adi Sureka
Merry Christmas to all!!!
YP Neha Dhanuka
Merry Christmas to all YPs. !!!
YP Adi
Hiiii.....
Merry Christmas
2
all YPs
Tk Cr
YP Neh@
really good going
i m really missing the meets and longing to join the same at the earliest.
merry christmas to u all
YP Saket
Good Morning YPs...
I want to rectify 1 thing...
Speker 4 2nd session is NEHA GUPTA rather than Bhawana Surana...
So please rectify this...
Merry Christmas to all yp.....
YP Ankit
Thanks Manisha!!! Rectified!! Njoy.
Merry Christmas to all!!
Hii YPs!! i attended the forum for the 1st time today and i really want to congratulate u guys for forming such an interactive and knowledgable forum for YPs like us....gr8 job done...keep it up!!!
Hey who ever is updating this blog....my name is not yet appearing in the list of members!
hiiii yps,
Marathon picks are really nice.
n its very good that we are assembling the softcopy of our discussions at one place,
I think the questions (with answers) of quiz contest should also be there.
What u people say????
Yp priyanka
Hey who ever is updating this blog....my name is too not yet appearing in the list of members!
thrs no list in the blog by the way..wht updation are u guys talkin about ??
Neha>> There is a list in the link to the theme of convergence. there we have a list of members.
Mohit>> We really need to formalise the entry procedure latest by this week. Check your mails for details.
i think Ashok need a big round of applause for all his efforts in making and maintaining the blog ...
the credits of blog go to him ...
keep up the good work ...
YP Rohit Biyani
please shoot a mail to everyone...whoever is initiating the event..
Plz correct d date in the blog as it is written 10th january....
hi ashok
one request... in the quiz section.. whn u r giving specific data relating to particular week such as inflation rate.... just mention the relevant week....
YP sharad
Hiiiiii
All the very best to all the Yps who have taken there Final exams in Nov 08.
Expecting a great party this Sunday............
YP Priyanka
Hi Guys, You must have noted that this time we have a luminary in professional field Mr. Deepak Khaitan mentoring us all.
I believe it is a great oppurtunity for all of us to gain as much as we can for the breif session that he is scheduled to take.
Hey YPs- Please accept my official apology -
I am extremely sorry for showing my inactiveness from the past few weeks for my very own CYP..(due to some personal problems)..bt i assure all that we will have that exitement and that commitment from all once again and we will never let go our dream of taking CYP to greater heights haywire..Morever I would like to make u all aware of the consistent work of some of the YPS which is worth appreciating. Pardon me for not mentioning names because incase I for get some names, hence I would just name the commitees which have been actually working very hard -
The Membership Committee
The Blog Team
The Accounts & Treasury
Others really need to gear up..and come forward with the work they have done in the past 1 month since when the committees have been formed..
Kind Regards
YP Neha
pleased to see the blog updated....appreciation for the one who came up with an idea to poll for the topic ...Keep up the good work
YPs coming forward and accepting their inconsistent involvement with the group, truly worthy of appreciation....but I believe the YPs who are unable to make it to the upcoming meets should actually put their leave/absence from the meets on record.....I believe each one of us have a significant role to play in fostering the larger interests of the group.
Regards,
YP Sumit
Hi CYPians,
I am really looking forward for this sunday's session...
Really wanna clear my fundas bout this repo, reverse, CRR,SLR....
All the best speakers!!
Hello Friends. I believe that this forum is loosing its way. Reasons -
a) Mentors are no longer taking much interest.
b) Sitting in the park on the ground is making things unprofessional-so its not encouraging new members.
c) Things are becoming boring because our focus has completely been on a few things - tecnical sessions (similar technical sessions) and GDs - thats it
d) The biggest reason why a lot of regular members have stopped coming is because there is groupism and dominance by a few members. Probably many of you are nt realising it, but this is the truth. Either others are not participating or are not being allowed to participate - and I have noticed both the things happening. So as soon as these so called dominating members leave (for jobs or re-location) - this forum is over. The others are not realising this.
e) Where are the copies of the technical discussions. Hardly any have been uploaded.
I am sorry to say this but this forum is merely a means to satisfy the requirements and needs of these dominating members. Infact the whole GD session had started gaining importance because of possible GDs in HUL.
Ironically a lot of our forum members have failed to clear the GD sessions of HUL!! This is the result.
JAAGO GRAHAK JAAGO!!
SACHCHAYI KO PEHCHAANO
JAAGO GRAAHAK JAAGO
AGAR LOG TUMHARE KHILAF AWAAZ UTHANE LAGE TOH SAMJHO TARAKKI KAR RAHE HO!![At the outset, we would like to thank the anonymous and secret admirer and well wisher of CYP to have taken the pain to come out with such a detailed analysis of recent CYP Meets. We had been long trying to bring the members together for some important discussions to discuss the future of CYP. What this comment has done it has hastened up the whole process]The reply to this supposedly unidentified, nameless, unknown, undisclosed and last but not the least ANONYMOUS comment is only to take care of the development points suggested and action points demanded by the mysterious disciple (referred hereinafter as “my friend”)Participating in a forum by name of CYP is not like residing into a hotel and blaming the Hotel Admin for the untidiness. It’s like living in a home, such that whenever you see the dirt you stoop down to make things clean.Issue(a) - Mentors are no longer taking much interest.Mentors have yet not been a part of our forum. They have agreed to become a part of CYP, but it has been a failure on the part of YP's to take the initiative to cal them. But saying this i will also like to add that calling mentors would mean presenting the forum to the members at its current strength of the session standing at 12-15 members. For inviting a mentor it becomes imperative that we first bring back the attendance of the forum to an atleast the old level of 25 to 30 members.Issue (b) - Sitting in the park on the ground is making things unprofessional-so its not encouraging new members. Sitting in the discussion forum of elliot park, although is not so “professional” but gives the equal weightage to voices of all the members (rather than only to those who gain “undue dominance” by holding a mike in the board room).Nevertheless, We are trying our level best to tie up to a place where we can conduct our technical sessions. I appeal to all the members reading (including “my friend”) to suggest feasible solutions for formalizing with proper quotations.Issue (c)- Things are becoming boring because our focus has completely been on a few things - tecnical sessions (similar technical sessions) and GDs - thats itWe professionals ( CA, CS, MBA) represent the small educated, technically sound and expert section of the society. Mr Vikash Baid says, " You have to be an expert of your field, know it in and out and do a voracious reading of the subject." So, its our duty to enlight the world by the power of knowledge, expertise and know-how.Nevertheless, to make this journey of manifestation of education, learning, gaining proficiency along with the power to “Express yourself” (not anonymously but distinctively) we try to organize it as follows:a) Technical lectures
b) Elocution
c) Extempore
d) Group Discussions
e) Quiz on General Awareness
f) Team Activity (Temporarily Suspended due to Sunny Summers)And then also “my friend” if things are getting uninteresting, Please come out with any other session you can think of which can be effectively, efficiently and practically be organised in a group of 20-25 without any financial burden on any and ensuring the participation of all.Issue d-1) The biggest reason why a lot of regular members have stopped coming is because there is groupism and dominance by a few members….things happeningThe biggest reason why the active members have become prominent (not dominant) is because they wait till the last moment for someone to come up and lead the way for others to follow but in absence of initiatives, pro-activeness from others who in spite of wanting to make a mark and participate wait for a invite to step up, these so called active members become the dominant devil and end up managing the whole thing.Let us divide the house in two groups:1) NON Dominant2)Not NON Dominant:We feel they are the ones who participate in sessions, have there say in selection of next meet’s agenda, and are asked and addressed in every discussion.
Let us try to name the Non "NON DOMINANT MEMBERS"YP ASHOK, YP RAHUL, YP MUDIT, YP MOHIT, YP BHAVANA , YP ADARSH, YP HARSHA, YP NILAM, YP NEHA GUPTA, YP PRIYANKA, YP NIDHI.This answer should come from the then so called Non DOMINANT Members.Every YP has done whatever is possible for him/her for the group. Please appreciate every one of us work 6 to 7 days a week, work 12 to 16 hours a day. Arranging sessions and ensuring the quality is not sacrificed requires a lot of hard work. Its only that some are more passionate about the group than others.Issue d-2) as soon as these so called dominating members leave (for jobs or re-location) - this forum is over. The others are not realising this. If these prominent members shift to other places, instead of this CYP being closed, we believe to have a opportunity of extending the arm of this forum to places outside Kolkata (e.g. CYP Mumbai) and achieve the objective of “converge to explore”.Issue e-2) I am sorry to say ….. forum is merely a means to satisfy …… the whole GD session had started gaining importance because of possible GDs in HUL. This forum is rather a means to achieve a concerted success of exploring thyself and improving the soft skills and knowledgebase which is a pre-requisite of every post higher than at least a data entry clerk.HUL’s selection process is a very typical, customary, natural, routine, conventional and last but not the least STANDARD elimination process whereby we are tested, whether we know how to arrive at a consensus, participate in a team, come to a agreement, ability to compromise, avoid disagreement, accord to a consent. It allows us to brainstorm and invokes lateral thinking which is quintessential to a corporate leader – attributes a corporate organization longs for dearly in a candidate it is trying to select through a rigorous elimination process containing more than 2 GDs (if not less) per organization....Ironically a lot of our forum members have failed to clear the GD sessions of HUL!! This is the result. “I thought and thought but could not come up with the past tense of thinking”“My friend” needs to be equipped with the facts. 5 out of 6 YPians got through the GD.All in all, “my friend” and YPians at large, we all do require feedback on our performance but pointing out only problems is not the end of problems but suggesting solutions is.I will not appeal all to awake because I believe they already are but yes infuse a simple belief… YES, WE CAN!!
We are sorry to YP Anushree and YP Mohit for deleting their comments as a reply to the said anonymous commnent was in process.
We now keep this forum open for deliberation and comment.
The truth is always the strongest argument.
Here is my views on the structure of our weekly sessions The Sessions are planned very smartly to put proper and equal focus on every aspect
Technical Session: WE will represent our clients, our company and we have to be strong in this part. True that most of the learning is on job learning, but an understanding and background is imperative for a professional.
GD's: We are eliminated in a GD and not selected. ITS AN ELIMINATION ROUND AND NOT A SELECTION ROUND. No matter how genious you are, what ranks you have if you cannot fom a part of a group you cannot be the member of a company. Thats the bottomline. Besides all the present YPs get a chnce to speak out and participate.
Quiz: The quiz is always based on last weeks news events and developments. THIS was initiated to create a sense of realisation of importance of reading newspaper among the YPs.
Elocution : This increases the participation of other YP's and is a meaningful discussion on a topic.
Extempore: Life is an extempore. You are not given a chance to think twice before taking decisions or to speak on an issue. We tried to be prepared fot that through extempores.
Personality Development Session by Mr Dipak Khaitan. No details on it is required to be given
A session on how to face an interview board has been held.
Light Sessions where we play games has also been held. But tough summer conditions has made the games sesion not feasible in the last month.
Thanx to all this i actually came to know that there was a place in the blog where u cud put ur comments.....somehow never noticed this before.....:)
Hi YPians..(Including "My friend"). This is to inform that the blog is only open to those who are brave enough to come out with problems DISTINCTIVELY and not anonymously.
So from next time if anyone has some issues please come out in open, otherwise learn to live with it!!
Kindly post comments by your gmail account.
The CYP Online Ready Reckoner is truly a great initiative on the part of CYP Kol. It would serve as a healthy platform for all of us, CYPians to come forward and express ourselves.....to come up with practical professional issues and also, to share our personal views and opinions to take the mission of CYP forward. Such initiatives on the web would bring all CYPians closer and bind us together in the furtherance of the broader objectives of CYP of keeping the process of learning and unlearning, defining and redefining, creating and recreating, inventing and reinventing and thereby, broaden our horizons of knowledge and make ourselves technically and emotionally competent to become total business solution providers of this era......
Hats off to the CYP Kol team!!!!!!!!
YP Sumit
Hats off Ashok !!!!!
The idea of onlyn ready reconer and its execution in such a short time is really applaudible.
U proved it....
If we want and have a will - YES WE CAN
It is a matter of immnense displeasure that the youth professionals of this era are engrossed in issues as trivial as tracing an Anonymous blogger. Opportunities beckon us to come forward and present before the world who we are and what we are capable of rather than harping on the matters like identifying our very own well-wisher. It does matter to us who our well-wisher is. We welcome them all, whosoever he/she may be. I believe that we have a lot of emerging professional issues which can be explored into by taking fruitful insights from our fellow CYPians and our esteemed mentors. Times are passing by and it would be highly appreciated if the youth professionals of this generation come together with all the energy and enthusiasm to think big and do something really big!!!
Come together to make the CYPians of today the leaders of tomorrow!!!!!
YP Sumit
i want to leave a few thoughts in my position as mentor of this group.
A) i believe the role of a mentor is to motivate the group to collectively move forward and in that respect i believe we have been present on almost all meetings and tried to help.
B) Meeting at park was very helpfull in kick starting the group as there was no cost involved and a lot of people could try it out before they they felt committed.personally during the winter i really felt good in meeting outdoors.
C) This is an open forun and anybody can volunteer to speak up even outside the agenda and i am sure he/ she will be welcome. personally we mentors are not personally known to any particular person and would welcome anybody to participate.yes in a group dynamics certain people will emerge as leaders but that is open to everybody to come forward and take pole position. that depends on your capability.
D)Being anonymous is never the sign of a strong person. if you have the strength of charecter speak up you will be better appreciated and will emerge as a leader.being able to give constructive criticism to collegues and even friends is the sign of a mature person. so my friend speak up at the forum and identify yourself you will be better apreciated.
best wishes to all
vikash baid
sorry!! YPs as i m unable to turn up for the meets,due to my so called final tutions, hope 2 get it all over in a couple of weeks
I hav complied some AS & IAS which I would like to share like AS1/IAS1, AS3/IAS7 and busy in compiling AS/IAS relating to consolidation
So, i would like 2 know d process to share u with u all guys
I would like 2 apologise for my absence
Last but not d least I m still attached to d forum
so request 2 mailing team, plz don't stop mailing d updates!!!!!!!
B4 leaving,
Dis ques is for the quiz masters
viz. YP Ashok, Neha, Priyanka, Prasant and others,
Who was d 1st Governor General of Independent India????
Just a suggestion in respond to ready recokner...
We can publish updates which any 1 of us get in the blog.
What r ur call YPs...
In repond to the blog by CYP mailing team to "Our Frnd"
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; because there is not effort without error and shortcomings; but who does actually strive to do the deed; who knows the great enthusiasm, the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement and who at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly. So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.”
Hii Rohit
First of all thanx for your suggestions.....
And First Governor General of Independent India was Lord Mountbatten,a British. However later on C.Rajagopalachari took over the post.
Actually Rohit few minutes ago i was also of the opinion that Rajagopalachari was the 1st Gov Gen of independent India, just now i searched and got to know the correct answer.
YP Priyanka
Well done, Priyanka, it seems dat u r also well aware with Indian History along with CA.
Actually, i too was of the opinion dat Shri Rajgopalachari was the 1st Governor Genaral of India, however, bcoz of ur ans i came to get know d correct ans.
thanks
Hi Rohit!
Pleased to see your enthusiasm about sharing the insights on IAS. We all YPians will be really glad to hold this session asap.
Again,The Online Ready Reckoner is for technical guidancec of all of us so sharing regular updates quiet rightly fits into the objective of converge to explore.
Keep up the good work!!
Just to add to that GK thread.. C Rajgopalachari is credited to be the first Indian Governor General i.e a general of Indian Nationality... and not the first governor general of Independent India...
There has been a change in venue for the meet tomorrow. We all shall meet at 7:00 in the morning at R.S.Singhi Hall
THERE IS NO MENTION ABOUT NEXT WKS ISSUE OR GAENDA... THERE IS ALSO NO MENTION ABOUT THE NEW VENUE THAT WE HAVE ARRANGED IN THE INSTITUTE... ADARSH AND MAHAWAR WHERE ARE ULL?
Hi..Akash!! Refer to the comment by Adarsh above for the change in venue. With regards Agenda, it is under process and will be live asap!
Thanks for your valuable feedback!We look forward to meet you this sunday in CYP!
thank you, ashok..
yeah i m coming this sunday..
the discussions r not updated yet!!!!
last update was in november....
a very brilliant task done by YP Ashok.The structure of the blog is commendable. You really deserve a hats off from entire CYP.
I would just like to ask everyone to contribute to the blog made so nicely by sharing their updates in the recent news column and also their professional queries to enlighten the rest.
The reason behind blog being inactive till now is the lack of interest among majority CYP members to regularly visit and check d blog.Moreover please post ur suggestions to improvise on the blog.
We people are aware f d Institute journal which has lot of recent EAC opinions and tax judgements. We can start a section to share the imp ones which would help us surely.
Regards,
YP Harsha
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