The exam for Certified Information Systems Auditor or CISA is notorious as a test will a very tiny pass rate and a large chunk of examinees are known to fail to crack it in most attempts. CISA is termed as one of the most difficult and toughest exams in the domain of IT Security and involves a lot of hard work on the part of the examinees.

Studypal.co brings to you tips for acing the CISA exam and getting top scores for the same:

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1. Pay heed to the study material

ISACA, the exam conducting body for CISA, provides CISA Review Material, also popular as CRM which is extremely crucial to CISA test prep.  CRM provides an insight into the entire syllabus and is also a reflection of what exactly you can expect in the test. It is therefore, extremely important to go through the entire CRM; specially the IT terminologies.

2. Read CISA blogs regularly

Make use of the technology around you. CISA can safely be asserted as an ambiguous exam where questions mostly test your spectrum of knowledge. So, the more you read, the better you score. For top scores in CISA, it is advisable to subscribe to various blogs which provide prep tips and also to refer to the official site of ISACA for review questions database.

3. Focus on situation based questions and pen and paper test

CISA is notorious for practical application based questions and it is better to keep yourself prepared for the same. CISA is pen and paper based exam and a large part of it is rote learning based, so it need a lot of practice for perfection.

4. Dedicated study hours

Regular studying is an absolute necessity for cracking the CISA because of the huge amount of recalling you need to do during the test. CISA involves remembering a lot of facts and figures and you can get them correct only with repeated practice. So, it is advisable to allot regular hours to your study to get in practice for the tests.

5. Get help from a study partner

CISA is a huge test and having a study partner helps you in the long run. You can share your skill sets and of course, discuss problem solving strategies in study groups to help you get better test scores.

So what are you waiting for? Go and brew yourself some coffee and start practicing. CISA  is all about how well you understand IT terminologies , and that isn’t going to be a cakewalk until you really work hard for it.