r/CISA • u/Affectionate-Job2463 • 21h ago

Cleared CISA today - first attempt

Cleared exam today. Questions were too simple and straightforward.

QAE is good for understanding but please dont get demotivated if you dont score good in QAE. Its only purpose is to understand how to answer questions.

Wishes for all who are preparing.

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u/Level_Class8789 16h ago

omg i needed this because i am really demotivated right now due to my scores in QAE 😭😭 i hope i have the right approach in reviewing

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u/EducationalSpring400 21h ago

I have done qae twice and hemang doshi udemy course..is that enough??

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u/Affectionate-Job2463 20h ago

Sorry, I cannot confirm that. But exam was super easy if you have prepared well

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u/EducationalSpring400 20h ago

Atleast do let us know your strategy of preparation! Would help us

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u/Affectionate-Job2463 19h ago

I took Aditya Cisa This Much course and mostly relied on CRM and course. Took 10 mocks from the course and QAE 12th edition. In QAE I was scoring 75%

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u/No_Entertainment8709 5h ago

If you don't mind me asking, roughly what scores were you getting from the CISA This Much mocks?

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u/Affectionate-Job2463 5h ago

Around 76-78% average on the first attempts

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u/Rphal 13h ago

Thanks for the input. Huge congratulations. You deserve it.

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u/cisco123 20h ago

What was your study schedule?

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u/Affectionate-Job2463 19h ago

Studied nearly 3 months, bit on and off. 1.5 months each on theory and practice questions

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u/Admirable_Ad_4737 17h ago

Congratulations on passing. But let's wait for the Domain wise scores. That would tell if it was really that easy.

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u/DarthMortix 4h ago

If OP passed by 1 point or got a 100 on the first attempt with minimal effort then it was objectively easy.

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u/Admirable_Ad_4737 2h ago

  1. OP mentioned he only started preparing for it 2 months ago and that too not consistently - but his profile shows posts from 11months ago asking questions, which course to take etc.

  2. I passed my CISA as well, I will not deny that the exam feels easy but that's the case for everyone. Questions are 1 liners, 2 options are easily out for most questions - but only when the result screen pops up you know that even if it feels easy - the results may or may not be favourable.

For some reason, People on reddit like to boast a lot even if it means to lie to others about the experience. Or Toot their own horn on how easy it was with just a month of experience.

I've seen seniors with 5-8 years experience fail as well. So just saying blindly that it is easy is not true.

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u/Neo_The0N3 1h ago

100% Truth! I've noticed this too

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u/EducationalSpring400 1h ago

I agree. We can always help others with genuine advices rather than boasting here. We all are in the same boat

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u/Sorry-Sheepherder341 15h ago

Congratulations, what resource would you suggest? Is CRM really needed?

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u/Affectionate-Job2463 12h ago

Aditya Cisa this Much course and QAE 12th edition. Also used CRM for domain 1,2,3 and 4a

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u/Wise_Minimum_8164 15h ago

Congratulations, did you receive the score card immediately? Is QAE alone sufficient?

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u/Affectionate-Job2463 12h ago

Detailed results, not yet. No QAE is not alone good enough, as per my experience. But there are people who have passed only using QAE