Keeping in view this years's pattern and the former pattern,how do I prepare it holistically to minimize the risk of uncertain upcoming pattern. I secured 110 this year. So,I am not going to quit it.
Regards

for paper 1
1.to be accurate in formats be sure to have a look at international accounting standard 1 (IAS-1) for formats in practice o avoid surprise

2.consult Hanif and Mukherjee for accounting topics ...........it would help tackle complex question

3.For mcq portion special mcq based books for acca and Mcq bank series by Petiwala would help...........even petiwala series has seperate books for cost,financial and audit ......

for paper 2
1. for cost accounting deeply sudy maz usry and collin durrey (after ce-2011 attempt i went through this book during c.a papers and found it

2. for tax thorouhly study relevant sections,heads of income from mirza munawer hussain for css 2012 they would ask tax year but sort out the changes in tax year 2012 to avoid surprise

3. for audit consul advanced auditing by Kh Amjad Saeed , apart from relevant topics ,it would give extra info to encounter any surprise

4. for business /finance portion consult stephenson

Lastly the problem with ce-2011 was that i gave a sudden turnaround in standard as majority of us had prepared keeping in mind pas papers
but the result shows examiner has been mighty kind so prepare it like c.a/acca student and it won't surprise or trouble you

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But I am no C.A/ACCA student, does that mean I should drop it?

MASHAALLAH you score/marks in the subject are promising improve them don't even think about dropping it as marking trends have been great

the reason i said prepare like a c.a/acca student was to convey that the priority and level of practice as shown by such students in their exams should be the style of preparation here

Give this subject its due share of time ,Keep practicing questions on daily basis
accounting is the name of practice ,try to complete your question within time constraints

these tips might help you in this regard

1. e.g question of final accounts try completing this question(reading and solving the question) in say 40 minutes on first day ,daily practice would soon enable you to complete it in 30 minutes

2 paper 1 total marks 100 - 20 mcq = 80 , ime left after mcq 150mintues means approx 1.8minutes for each mark, so a 20 marks question should be completed in 36 minutes but if you have practiced well and complete our questions well in 30 minutes it would boost your confidence bu also time to recheck

3 in a final account question first allocate pages for p/l account , balance sheet and items having single effect or having no adjustment effect should be posted first ,by doing so you would be able to post the items having dual effect easily in both p/l account as balance sheet simultaneously saving time

prioritize your paper and never start with lengthy questions ,

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i think u should not drop it this critical moment. your score is good and u can improve it this time.. i m also not student of ca or acca...so we can perform better this time inshAllah..all the best