Sibling Success! CA from Manipur’s Mao Taphou becomes Second from Family to Clear ICAI Exam
A. Kaiyikho Kayina Mao has cleared the CA exam at 30 years old, becoming the second CA in his family.
Manipur’s Kaiyikho Kayina Mao becomes Second CA from Family A. Kaiyikho Kayina Mao, a 30 year old youth from Manipur’s Senapati district has successfully cleared the Chartered Accountancy (CA) Final Examination 2025. Kaiyikho’s feat makes him the second and the youngest CA in his family.
A remarkable achievement, more so considering the fact that Kaiyikho cleared the exam in his second attempt and did so without the aid of coaching - a story of grit, discipline and dedication.
Kaiyikho is the son of Adahe Mao, a retired Income Tax department employee and Riamjenliu Mao. Kaiyikho’s family originally hails from Song Song village and later shifted to Mao Taphou in Senapati District Headquarters in Manipur.
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With the pass result, he becomes the second in his family to clear the CA exam, joining his elder brother A. Losii Kayina Mao who passed the exam in July 2022, thus making them Manipur’s first sibling Chartered Accountants.
Kaiyikho pursued his undergraduate education from Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi University, and followed it up with a postgraduate degree from the Delhi School of Economics. Since then, he devoted himself entirely to preparing for the CA exams.
Kaiyikho’s father Adahe, expressed pride and gratitude in his son’s achievement and attributed the achievement not only to hard work but also to divine grace, saying, “Man alone cannot achieve this. It is only by the grace of God, with the help of prayers from our family, relatives, and church. We are so thankful and proud of our son.”
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Kaiyikho’s accomplishment is especially significant considering the challenges often faced by aspirants from the Northeast.
His elder brother, A. Losii Kayina Mao made headlines in 2022 by becoming the first from the Mao community to clear the CA exam, becoming one of the two CA candidates to emerge from Manipur that year.
Losii’s achievement was widely celebrated by local leaders and organizations including the Mao Student's Union, Mao Youth & Students' Organization, Imphal, Chakre Chovow Union, and the Mao Taphou Village Authority - something that is symbolic of the growing aspirations among the youth of the region.
With Kaiyikho’s result, Senapati district now has four Chartered Accountants with three from the Mao community and one from the Poumai Naga tribe.
The Eastern India Regional Council (EIRC) of ICAI founded in 1952, is the jurisdictional CA body under which Manipur is included. EIRC exercises jurisdiction over Manipur, Assam, Tripura, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Orissa, West Bengal, Mizoram, and the Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
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EIRC’s mission has long been to nurture professional excellence and foster community among its members and students, playing a crucial role in supporting aspirants from the eastern and northeastern states.
Kaiyikho Kayina Mao now looks forward to starting his professional career as a Chartered Accountant, while inspiring a new generation of youth in Manipur and the wider Northeastern region to pursue their professional ambitions.
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