Mr. Muthu Kumar from Chennai has passed all modules of CS Professional course new syllabus in the 1st
attempt in December 2014. He is sharing his success tips here for the benefit of students:
1.
What are your views on the new syllabus?
New syllabus
gives more emphasis on Practical approach including most of the exams ; I think first time a professional
institute came up with Open Book Exam, which is a novel idea. New paper Information Technology is included in the CS Course, which helps to developknowledge in the area of IT and its recent developments.
The new
syllabus study material is good in all aspects ; even
the practical examples and procedures are also covered in the institute
material now.
The drawback
in the new syllabus is that the question Paper doesn’t contain one mark questions;
my opinion is that it can be retained for the benefit of the students to gain
marks & also to save time.
2.
Why students
are struggling in new syllabus? What makes it difficult for them?
- Time duration provided in exam is only 3 hrs, which may not be enough for the students as they need to write more for the theory questions.
- Students generally depend on the scanners and few author’s books and they are not considering the Institute material fully, which is why they are facing difficulty.
- New syllabus Question paper Pattern doesn’t provide choices
like old syllabus.
3.
Can you guide the students with tips on how to
prepare - subject wise?
ACLP:
Studying the
entire book may not be possible at this time. For the students preparing for
their exam in the last Month only may go with the sankeet kedia’s book on ACLP
which is really good. For others who are preparing from the beginning, they should study the study material & also the scanner.
CRI:
Institute Study
material is the best one for the CRI paper. Even the students who are preparing
at the last moment can go with the study material. Also they may use the
scanners for referring to the previous year question papers and FAQs.
Due Diligence
and Compliance Management:
For this
paper Institute study material and the scanner will be sufficient. Many students are not studying the Due Diligence study material properly and they prefer
the other books & hence face difficulty in exams.
Financial Management:
Preparing for the theory as well as for the practical questions are equally
important. As question patterns differ every year, preparing for
practical questions is also very important. Recently our institute also issued
the Practice manual for this paper that can be referred for the practical
questions. Before going to the exams, solve all the questions in the scanner; at times questions in this paper are repeated from past year.
IT:
For IT paper
studying the study material is the best approach. For the last two attempts, questions
are coming from the study material only.
Tax:
In new
syllabus, 70 marks are there for IDT, balance portion of 30 Marks is allocated for Direct Tax. Direct Tax questions are mostly asked from study material only. But in IDT questions
are also asked from outside the material, where Bangaru material can be used, which is a good one.
Particularly for the case Laws and practical questions bangaru material will be
helpful one.
Also, Studying
the supplementary updates is equally important, as questions are asked from recent
updates.
General:
Above all, preparing
notes is also essential for all subjects, since during exam days, studying
entire book will not be possible. While preparing notes, don’t repeat what
is there in material make it as points or table or chart so that revising the
entire paper in a day should be possible.
4.
Will you advise people to take all 3 modules
together or break and write?
It is always
better to write all the 3 modules together. In CS all the papers are
interrelated one. For eg. Studying CRI will be more helpful to learn Due
Diligence paper. Likewise FM questions may be repeated in the Tax paper. So
writing together will save your time for preparation as well as increase scope
of clearing the papers (group carry forward of marks is also available). Moreover, now institute is also giving 1 or 2 days leave in between the exams.
5.
Which elective subject you took? Which papers are comparatively
easy in electives?
I took IPR
for the main reason that it is easier compared to other papers. In IPR, 50% of the portion is
repeated from the Inter syllabus only. Moreover, the first 50 mark questions are logical questions which can be answered easily; this advantage will not be there in the
remaining 4 papers. The balance 50 marks in the IPR are from the study material
and from the Bare Act only.
6.
How many months did you prepare? What would you
advise - as regards months of preparation?
I prepared
for 6 months. And I would suggest at least 3 to 4 months preparation for writing all the 3 modules. Moreover Daily 6 hrs of effective preparation is enough for clearing
all the modules in the first attempt itself.
7.
Which are the papers that are more scoring papers in
the new syllabus?
Scoring papers
are
- CRI and DD in the first module
- FM in the second module
- Tax and Drafting in the third module
In all the
above papers, scoring 60 and above is possible compared to other papers.
Particularly in FM and CRI scoring 75 and above is possible.
8.
What about revision? How many times you revised?
I revised
the subject for 5 to 6 times. If you need to be familiar with the subject, atleast 3 to
5 times of revision is required. Moreover when writing the exams, recollecting
and presenting the answer will be quiet easy for those who revised their
papers.
9.
Any other specific points that you would like to
share...
Whenever
preparing for the exam, have a clear timetable with you and fix the place where
you are going to study. Don’t change the place often, since environment also
matters while studying. Next important thing your food habits ; don’t take any
NEW food item during the exam time.
I think with 3-4 months intense preparation, one can clear the new syllabus 3 modules.
Wishing the students all the best and success in their exams and career..
