Effective tips to clear ISCA and Infotech of CA

This is my simple effort to bring some of the useful exam tips to score good mark with ISCA for Final level and Infotech and SM  I P CC Level.

This is my humble effort to those who are writing I P CC and final exam to give some good input in to System related subjects.

This is mainly target to those who had failed frequently in the above segment and those who have poor exam result despite of their hard work. There are two parts this article contains. First is the preparation part (Before and after) and second is the exam point of view. Even if it is lengthy, but useful.

ISCA is a technical paper since the subject is based on the Systems and audit controls. The subject does not have any commerce back ground .The content may be easily forgotten from your brain. Difficult to understand. Some degree of additional care and cautions are required. Be prepared for this

2.    InfoTech segment of IPCC does not have much more problems. Just balanced studies are required both for InfoTech and SM segment. Both the subject does not have commerce back ground. But managable

a) Give more focus towards the conceptual part since it is a technical segment.

b) Never do a by heart studies for this segment. Still we can expect some level of practical questions from this segment. Take pain of understanding the new things

c)   Adopt written mode of studies rather than reading methods. Written means writing relevant key points and not the full content.

You can refer ICAI materials or any other materials

There is no much more complication however, learn by understanding the concepts that will better perform for InfoTech and SFM

The subject is difficult to remember over a period of time. Make short notes. Keep highlighter and underline the key words. Never carry forward the revision schedule for the sake of other subjects. Effectiveness of this subject will help you a lot to score good mark for this subject.

What you have learned in Sunday must be revised on Wednesday and so on and so forth.

Keep a Scheduler or a daily work book and fix adaily target and area proposed to be completed within that day. Take an immediate action plan for any deficiency.

Start with reference book and then comes to the past exam question. This Give you an insight to the exam pattern. Exam pattern cannot be predictable.

5.     For IPCC student, give equal importance to InfoTech and SM areas. Never do over concentration on either InfoTech or SFM .

6.   Never add anything new during the last 15 days before exam, rather focusing on what already learned. Now you have only 20 days. This is not for adding rather crystallising the things you had learned over a period of 6 month or One year.

1.       Some time the question paper may be tough and may be  a combination of known and unknown segment so never be panic rather, regain your confidence level.

  As and when receiving the question papers read questions carefully and plan the questions which you are going to write. Write the question which you feel good and easy and leave all the toughest question during the Strategic time.

4.        Never study half and hour before exam. Make your brain cool and calm. Just read the instructions be mentally prepared for your exam. 

         Try to avoid easy type presentation for ISCA and InfoTech and SM.

        It is better to write precise points with good heading and sub heading. But try to write the things in your way have better effect. This will help to get bird eye view to the examiner.

             For all the practical question, Try to correlate with the things you already learned . Try to write it in your own words. Good Introductory statement and good points and good conclusions.

 Classify your total time in to two based on the hardness of your questions. First half can be called normal time and second half is called a strategic time. (In cricket you can compare it with power play).

Start with easy questions (practical) and theory questions first (Normal time) and leave the toughest questions to Strategic time.

 Try to attend the question that you may be even not know well or not prepared.100% attending all the questions.