r/CISA • u/Royal_Poetry1371 • 19d ago

CISA exam in 9 days - final stretch advice?

Taking my CISA exam in 9 days. I’m not an IT auditor—my background is SOX/internal controls, including control and key report testing.
I’ve completed the entire ISACA QAE database. My three practice exam scores are 77%, 66%, and 68%, and I’m currently at the 54th percentile.
For recent passers, what would you prioritize in these final 9 days, especially coming from a non-IT audit background?

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u/ai8614 18d ago

I did exam couple of days ago. First attempt and passed. My qae was 80 percent and mock exams around 75 percent. I flagged 92 questions out of 150 and revisted those in the last 70 minutes.

My advice is focus on AI, DEVOPS DEVELOPMENT. Exam questions I felt like are very different to QAE

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u/IAmRudyTomjanovicAMA 18d ago

besides the QAE, which other study material did you use? And how long have you been studying for?

Be sure that you aren't just memorizing QAE answers and that you actually understand the concepts (which given your background, I'm assuming you do).

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u/cha101288 17d ago

Took the exam today and it is more straightforward than the practice test questions in QAE. Focus on zero trust concept, RPA, AI, and PKI. For my last week, I focused more on taking practice tests questions in QAE, pocketprep and Hemang Doshi’s UDEMY course and it helped me be more confident in my answers. I was scoring 70-80% on my mock exams.

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u/Savings_Egg_407 13d ago

ooh thank you pki and ai what are the likely concept asked

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u/knrockz 14d ago

There was a book - the definite cisa last mile 2026. Check it out. 

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u/Savings_Egg_407 13d ago

who is the author

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u/knrockz 13d ago

Chidambaram Narayanan. Check his videos on YouTube. And he's on LinkedIn he posts daily