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Scope of a chartered accountant career
CAs can choose to set up their own independent practice and develop their clients on merit.
They can apply for job at an existing firm of Chartered Accountants.
They can offer their services in the field of capital market.
A qualified Chartered Accountant can join the Government Service, Public Sector or even in the Private Sector.
Institute of CA of India is also well recognized abroad like in England, Wales and Australia so one can even practice in these countries as well.
It is not necessary that a CA has to work only on number crunching and excel sheets.
A CA employed with a firm can also contribute towards decision making and enhancement of profits for the firm.
As per a report by the Economic Times, there is a huge demand for CAs in the manufacturing and financial services sectors CA is emerging as a good career option for women as it allows work to be done at ones own pace and time, and, also allows one to control the money flow.
Besides, a CA is free to take break in his / her profession (as stated earlier).According to TN Manoharan, former ICAI president, for 50 years till 1999, the number of women CAs in country was 8%. In the past decade, the numbers grew phenomenally, and women constituted 16% of the nearly 1,70,000 CAs in India.

Devoting one full year for JEE preparation has its own merits and demerits. Dropping a year means that you will get sufficient amount of time to prepare for JEE. It will allow you take mock up test and help to score good ranking in JEE. However, one year is a long time so the possibility of you may change your goals and objectives. You may become lethargic because of availability of time and lesser pressure. You may waste time. If you are confident of keeping the momentum, dedication, determination, readiness to work on a plan, will to achieve your objective and support of family; you may consider dropping a year for JEE. It is worth try option.