 22 year old Surath Chandrasena created history at CIMA by being the only first ever student ever to receive Sri Lankan / world prizes for all six papers at Managerial Level examinations conducted by CIMA under its current syllabus.
Surath who completed the foundation course of CIMA within a span of six months whilst awaiting entrance to the University, is now an undergraduate currently reading for a Bachelor of Business Management at Bangalore University, India under a Scholarship awarded by the Government of India and is reported to have completed the second year with the highest aggregate in the batch.
He took his 1st CIMA world prize at Managerial level in the Financial Accounting and Tax Principles paper in the May 2007 exams and was placed joint-second in the world and First in Sri Lanka for Financial Analysis in the November 2007 exams. He was placed third in the world and first in India for Management Accounting, Performance Evaluation whilst securing first India for Organisational Management and Information Systems. He was also adjudged first in Sri Lanka for Management Accounting Decision Management and Integrated Management.
Surath who took the initial step of embarking on CIMA although he was confident of entering a university speaking on his achievement and recognition Said "I am delighted to know that I'm the first student to get prizes in all six subjects of the Managerial level. CIMA is a challenging course but it's a challenge which I enjoy meeting as it's not just an accounting course but a course that helps to understand the intricacies of business"
A past Senior Deputy Head Prefect of Royal College, Surath is no stranger to success. With 4 A's and an aggregate of 2.3456 at the advanced level he achieved the best results in commerce at Royal in 2005 and was placed Eleventh in the island during that year.
CIMA Divisional President, Ms Gowri Shanker responded with delight and said "Surath has not only made history but has made the Sri Lankan CIMA fraternity proud. Surath is a clear example of the increasing brand equity of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants in Sri Lanka. I congratulate Surath and look forward to him continuing with his record breaking strides in his future exams with CIMA and hope that he will be an inspiration and motivational factor for young CIMA students"
Congratulating Surath on his extraordinary accomplishment Bradley Emerson, CEO CIMA Sri Lanka stated that "This is a clear reflection of the intellectual capacity and commitment Surath displayed. Sri Lankan students have regularly walked away with world and Sri Lankan prizes, but a clear sweep of this nature is a record that would hold for a long time"
Surath is not confined to his books. He has excelled in many other fields whilst at school including scouting, drama and social service and is now known to be using his spare time whilst on vacation to lecture at Achievers where he himself studied for CIMA Foundation level. |
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