ICSI has introduced new Syllabus for CS Professional from June 2019 exams. Ms Soundarya from Chennai, who wrote Module 1 and 2 in New Syllabus cleared both in the first attempt. Few questions to her on the new syllabus and how she prepared :
Please share something about the question paper pattern. What kind of questions were generally asked.
Question paper pattern for taxation
Congratulations on
clearing Module 1 and 2 of CS Professional
New syllabus; While you had the option to chose old
syllabus, you chose to write in new syllabus. Any specific reason for that?
Thank you ; Compared to the content of both the
syllabus, the new syllabus felt updated to meet the current
expectations
Any specific reason
for choosing to write Module 1 and 2?
As some subjects are interconnected in module 1 and 2 , I
chose to write the first two modules
What is your over all
view on the new syllabus?
New syllabus is good and some contents
are repeated which is easier to study and remember. Since June 2019 was the first examination under new syllabus it was very challenging to study under new syllabus.
No scanners, guides and classes were not easily available. Self-study
was the best option avaialble.
Please share something about the question paper pattern. What kind of questions were generally asked.
Every question was based on understanding of the concept. No
direct questions were asked.
Question paper pattern for taxation
1) 4*5marks
= 20marks
2) 4*5
marks with option to write 2 or 2A = 20 marks
3) 5*4marks
= 20 marks
4) 2*5marks
= 20 marks
5) 5*3marks =15
marks
6)
3*5 marks with option to write 6 or 6A =15 marks
For other subjects
1) 4*5marks
= 20 marks
2) 4*4marks
with option to write 2 or 2A = 16
marks
3) 4*4marks
= 16 marks
4) 4*4marks =
16 marks
5) 2*8marks
= 16 marks
6)
4*4 marks
=16
marks
How is the Institute
study material? How much you relied on it? Any other books you followed for
specific subjects?
Institute material is sufficient. Relied totally on the
study material and it has given the fruitful result.
For reference, used CMA study material for indirect tax .
Is there any subject
similar to old syllabus, so that you can ask those scanner for that particular
subject? Guess Tax and Drafting are similar to old syllabus papers?
Yes , Drafting and Taxation are similar to old syllabus. In
Drafting 2 chapters were newly
introduced and those are found to be very useful .
You studied all the
chapters or left out few?
Covered all the chapters but concentrated on selected
important topics and chapters. I also gathered basic understanding and knowledge about the
other chapters.
How many times you did revision?
Covered the syllabus 3 times before the examination.
Your specific tips to
clear Tax paper
New and different types of sums are asked in taxation so
practice as many sums as possible . For practicing sums use other professional
books too. Understanding of the concept is completely essential for solving
sums.
About optional paper?
Going to write elective during December 2019 examination
only and I have selected Forensic Audit as the optional paper.
Any other tips/
points that you would like to share.
Be consistent in your efforts .Replace
excuses with effort, replace laziness with determination and everything else
will fall into place. Before you quit, remember why you started. Hard work and
consistency pays off well.
There is no shortcut to success , do your best leave the
rest to God .
Questions by: A Mohan Kumar
Questions by: A Mohan Kumar
