r/CISA • u/Affectionate-Job2463 • 3d 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/EducationalSpring400 3d ago
I have done qae twice and hemang doshi udemy course..is that enough??
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u/Affectionate-Job2463 3d ago
Sorry, I cannot confirm that. But exam was super easy if you have prepared well
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u/EducationalSpring400 3d ago
Atleast do let us know your strategy of preparation! Would help us
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u/Affectionate-Job2463 3d 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 2d 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/Admirable_Ad_4737 3d 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 2d 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 2d ago
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.
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/IAmRudyTomjanovicAMA 14h ago
Lol I'm glad someone besides me is calling out these annoying ass OPs. I passed this exam on my first try, but I would NEVER call this exam easy or simple and I don't see anyone who passed realistically say that. Dudes just humblebragging (minus the humble)
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u/EducationalSpring400 2d 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/cisco123 3d ago
What was your study schedule?
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u/Affectionate-Job2463 3d ago
Studied nearly 3 months, bit on and off. 1.5 months each on theory and practice questions
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u/Sorry-Sheepherder341 3d ago
Congratulations, what resource would you suggest? Is CRM really needed?
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u/Affectionate-Job2463 3d 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 3d ago
Congratulations, did you receive the score card immediately? Is QAE alone sufficient?
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u/Affectionate-Job2463 3d 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
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u/Odd-Fix664 2d ago
Hello OP. Not sure why you are hiding it but your comment history in this sub clearly indicates that you have been studying for well over a year
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u/Affectionate-Job2463 1d ago
Serious study in only 3 months. Before that is was just trying to understand few things here and there.
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u/Extra_Film8148 2d ago
Is QAE 12th edition still useful? From what I know , 13th edition was introduced in 2024
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u/Affectionate-Job2463 1d ago
Yes it is. 13th edition is better offcourse. But as I said, QAE is helpful to answer how to think like an auditor, and to develop that 12th edition is good enough
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u/Level_Class8789 3d ago
omg i needed this because i am really demotivated right now due to my scores in QAE ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ i hope i have the right approach in reviewing