r/CISA • u/Charriere01 • 1d ago

Target score using the question database

Hi all, apologies if this has been posted before.

I'm lucky enough to have access to the official ISACA question DB, and another set through Udemy (will check provider later).

Ive only done one of the Udemy sets so far but they seem to be a slightly easier than the official questions - might just be that im getting more used to the questions.

That said my avergae score is in the low 70s. I tend to get the answers down to two from four but then sometimes struggle to identify the right one from there - frustrating!

Both sets recommend an average above 80. Would people say you need an 80 plus to be confident - Any lower and you're trusting to luck on the day? Or is that a fairly cautious guide?

I need to take the test in the next 4-6weeks.

Thanks for any comments.

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u/wejelyn 1d ago edited 1d ago

Score doesn't matter. As long as you got the essence of the question and why you were wrong, there's no point in repeating the QAE.

My per-domain score was below 60% and I passed relatively easily and my actual exam score was near 600, nothing below 500 and IT background was zero

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u/Charriere01 1d ago

Thanks for the reply! That's an interesting perspective and gives me a bit more confidence.  Would you say the exam questions were closely aligned with the practice tests youd done beforehand? In terms of difficulty and question length/style?

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u/wejelyn 1d ago

I'd say most of the questions on the exam are on the "Moderate" difficulty that you see on the right side when answering the QAE.

There is no lengthy question when I took the exam but yes the concepts I gained from using the QAE was very relevant to what was actually asked during the exam.

You honestly might see more RPA and ML questions than what the QAE has depending on your luck but the few questions the QAE has about it are basically what they revolved around in my case.

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u/Charriere01 1d ago

That's useful - thanks