Passed CISM in two weeks
Hi guys,
i have cleared the cism exam today.
after i pass the Cisa on April, i have decided to take cism on August.
i just hit the QADB. First time a get about 65% on DB, i do it 2 times and nothing more!
i believe isaca exams passing score is ~ 60 %.
So, i advice that if you are about 65-70 % in DB, you will be ok on the exam. this was working with my cisa exam too.
just hit the DB in two week two times was enough for me.
BTW, my experience is 10 months on IT audit.
good luck in your journey!
i have cleared the cism exam today.
after i pass the Cisa on April, i have decided to take cism on August.
i just hit the QADB. First time a get about 65% on DB, i do it 2 times and nothing more!
i believe isaca exams passing score is ~ 60 %.
So, i advice that if you are about 65-70 % in DB, you will be ok on the exam. this was working with my cisa exam too.
just hit the DB in two week two times was enough for me.
BTW, my experience is 10 months on IT audit.
good luck in your journey!
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i know it but in my and my friends journey shows us 60 percent in exam is ok. maybe in pbt times they use curve to determine who pass and who fail.
in cbt, they determine minimum number of right answers and i think it is about 60%.
And to kaiju's point, 60-70 in DB meand you certainly do not master the material.
To each their own but you will see no one here recommends what you are recommending.
just here for encourage people who are afraid and want to know what percentage of QADB scores is enough.
when i was working cisa i am curious about the test passers percentage. of course it is not the exact true, just my humble opinion.
i was discouraged when see posts on the forums said that i have to beat 85% on DB.
anyway, good luck everyone on their certification exams.
The score on the QA&E is merely a benchmark that allows you gauge your ability to retain the information. Yes, I only studied for 3 weeks but I also was scoring well above 85% so I had no worries about my ability to pass the test. The QA&E database and study material prepared me for the exam format and supplemented what I had already learned from being in Cyber related jobs for 10+ years.
I personally know of a couple people who put some serious study time (150+ hours in less than a month) into ISACA exams but failed on the first couple of tries because they were shooting for the minimum score. They encountered questions on the exam that were just different enough to confuse them. If you are in the correct position, you WILL encounter material that is covered by ISACA, ISC2 and other exams.
This really depends on the actual reason for taking the exam. A person who is padding their resume doesn't care to learn the material/subject matter so they usually shoot for the minimum score. A person who is serious about knowing the material will put forth an effort to make as high of a score that their knowledge base will allow. Employers do not care about scores as long as you can pass the exam. However, I would be extremely upset with myself if I put forth maximum effort to pass a test but failed. But I would not be surprised if i shot for the minimum passing score but failed by a few points or questions. This takes me to a another situation. I know more than few people who passed their certs but flopped on subsequent interviews because they couldn't answer basic questions that were pulled straight from cert study material.
Short version: Shooting for a minimum score is the same as shooting for a failing score.
yes, i mean isaca official qadb. online version is better but you can use book version also.
you can hit db maybe 2 times and focus on "trouble questions". you can also review the cism Manuel on missing questions.
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