PPE Student Feedback — 5 October 2026
Student-reported recall from the October 2026 PPE attempt.
Reported Feedback — Set 1
The presentation round reportedly commenced at around 9:40 AM. The assessor was reported to be a female assessor, and the candidate was asked two questions based on the presentation.
Topic: Is failure necessary for success?
The interview reportedly lasted around 2–3 minutes. Immediately afterwards, the candidate’s screen showed that the session had been completed.
Reported Feedback — Set 2
1. Group Discussion
Topic: Is remote work better than physical work?
- Each student was reportedly given around 30 seconds to initially express an opinion for or against the topic.
- After around 1.5 minutes, the assessor asked the group to begin the discussion.
- At the end, a follow-up question was asked.
Follow-up: Is remote work better for fresh graduates?
Students reportedly answered the follow-up one by one.
2. Presentation
Topic: The role of technology in professional life.
Reported timing: 5 minutes for presentation + 3 minutes for questions.
- Will technology automate financial reporting and business decisions?
- If a CA uses an AI tool to detect fraud and the tool does not detect the fraud, who will be responsible — the CA, the organization, or the tool?
- Which technological skills do you think are necessary for a CA in the future?
3. Interview
- Briefly introduce yourself.
- What are your strengths and weaknesses?
- How would you respond if someone gave you constructive feedback?
- How did you handle a failure?
- If your seniors disagreed with your opinion, how would you respond?
- If your manager asked you to do something unethical, what would you do?
One candidate reported asking the assessor to explain the meaning of constructive feedback, after which the assessor explained it and repeated the question.
Additional Student Recalls — 5 October 2026
Group Discussion Topics Reported
- Can AI eliminate audit risk?
- Which is more productive: remote job or office job?
- Is failure necessary for success?
- Is failure important for success?
Note: Similar wording has been consolidated where multiple students reported essentially the same topic.
Additional Interview Questions Reported
- Introduce yourself.
- How do you handle criticism?
- Where do you see yourself after five years?
- What are your strengths and weaknesses?
- How do you ensure accuracy in your work?
- Describe a challenge you handled successfully.
- What are your hobbies?
- Describe a failure you encountered and how you tackled it.
- What keeps you motivated?
- If you are criticized at work or in a firm, how would you respond?
- If you are doing articleship and have a disagreement with a colleague, how would you manage it?
Short structured speaking • Group discussion etiquette • AI and audit awareness • Remote vs office work • Self-introduction • Strengths/weaknesses • Handling criticism • Accuracy at work • Failure and resilience • Motivation • Workplace disagreement • Ethics and integrity • Career goals