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AAIA exam format, scoring and passing score
90 multiple-choice questions in 150 minutes, one break that doesn't stop the clock, and a scaled score from 200 to 800 where 450 passes.
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Oct 26, 2026 · 12 min read
AAIA exam cost: every fee, from exam to CPE
US$459 for ISACA members or US$599 for nonmembers, then a US$50 application fee and a yearly fee; extensions, rescores, retakes and prep cost extra.
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AAIA exam questions: format, samples and practice
How AAIA questions are built, three original practice questions with full rationales, what ISACA offers for free, and why dumps put your result at risk.
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AAIA certification requirements and eligibility
Who qualifies for the AAIA: every active CISA holder, plus 15 other designations with an IT audit or advisory role, and the steps to certify and keep it.
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AAIA exam content outline: domains, topics, tasks
ISACA's AAIA outline in plain terms: three domains at 33%, 46% and 21%, the 17 topics within them, the 23 tasks, and what each asks of an auditor.
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AAIA exam dates: registering and scheduling
No fixed AAIA exam dates: register any time, book a PSI slot 48 hours to 90 days ahead, and test within six months. Every step and deadline, from ISACA.
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AAIA practice exam: ISACA's, and a full mock
ISACA's 12 free questions, its database of 200+, and what a full AAIA mock should be: 90 questions, one 150-minute clock, reviewed by rationale.
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AAIA study guide and review manual: what's free
ISACA's AAIA Review Manual in its seven versions, the free candidate guide and outline, the free frameworks AI audits use, and why a PDF is a red flag.
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AAIA training: ISACA's courses and self-study
ISACA's AAIA training and its prices: the live workshop, the online course, the manual and the questions database, and when self-study is enough.
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AAIA vs CISA: ISACA's two audit credentials
The AAIA and the CISA compared from ISACA's own pages: who may take each, what each exam covers, the cost and upkeep, and why the AAIA builds on the CISA.
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The EU AI Act for AI auditors and the AAIA
The EU AI Act as amended in July 2026, from the auditor's side: roles, classification, the high-risk duties as evidence, logs, incidents and the new dates.
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How hard is the AAIA exam?
What makes the AAIA hard, from ISACA's own documents: an audit-credential gate, one best answer of four, a 46% AI Operations domain and no pass rate.
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How to study for the AAIA: a plan by domain
Study the AAIA by ISACA's domain shares: a 4-week plan of about 29 hours, how to practice the one-best-answer format, and what ISACA's own prep is.
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Is the AAIA worth it? What ISACA publishes
Whether the AAIA is worth it, from what ISACA publishes: who it is for, its 2026 AI survey, the cost to earn and keep it, and no AAIA salary figure.
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ISACA's ITAF for AI auditors and the AAIA
ITAF, 5th Edition, from February 2026: what ISACA's IT audit framework sets, what changed for AI audits, and where it meets the AAIA.
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ISO/IEC 42001 for AI auditors and the AAIA
ISO/IEC 42001:2023 from the auditor's side: what an AI management system is, how it serves as criteria, and what ISO/IEC 42006 adds for certification.
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The NIST AI RMF for AI auditors and the AAIA
How an AI auditor uses NIST's AI RMF: as criteria once adopted, its four functions as a map of evidence, and its generative AI profile.
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The OWASP LLM Top 10 2026 for AI auditors
OWASP's Top 10 for LLM Applications 2026 as an AI auditor's test plan: the ten risks, the control OWASP calls for in each, and the evidence to ask for.
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