ACET Syllabus 2019

ACET Syllabus 2019 - The IAI or Institute of Actuaries of India has published the Actuarial Common Entrance Test or ACET exam syllabus for the exam which was conducted on September 14. The ACET 2019 Exam is conducted thrice a year for prospective applicants who want to gain student status and membership with IAI. ACET 2019 comprises 70 multiple choice questions (MCQs) which cover a range of 5 topics, namely, mathematics, statistics, data interpretation, logical reasoning and English. The authorities have introduced slight changes in the marks held by these sections. Editions of ACET dating earlier than 2016 comprised a syllabus which was primarily quantitative in nature with questions on mathematics, statistics and data interpretation. Since 2016, the ACET syllabus 2019 has expanded in order to accommodate the changes in professional requirements in the domain of actuarial sciences in India and abroad.

ACET Exam Pattern 2019

The exam pattern and ACET 2019 syllabus comprises questions in five different categories carrying sectional marks as amended on July 16, 2019. Although there is no specific number of questions for each section, the weightage of marks allotted to each section is constant. The exam pattern consists of 70 multiple choice questions which are of 1, 2 and 3 marks and are equivalent to maximum marks equivalent to 100.

ACET Marks Distribution

ACET Syllabus

The ACET syllabus 2019 has been published by IAI which is the conducting body. The ACET exam syllabus comprises a number of topics for each category of questions that prospective candidates are required to be familiar with. These topics can be studied through a variety of academic resources including the reference book list provided by IAI.

ACET 2019 Syllabus

ACET Marking Scheme 2019

The marking scheme for ACET 2019 involves three different types of questions with weightage of 1, 2 and 3 marks. This leads to a total of 100 maximum marks. On the other hand, there is also negative marking in the ACET 2019 which varies with the weightage for each question. The general rule followed for negative marking is that half of marks for a question will be deducted in the case of an incorrect answer.

ACET Marking Scheme 2019

ACET Study Material 2019

For the ACET 2019 candidates, it is important to focus upon all the topics mentioned in the ACET syllabus 2019 as there is no fixed distribution of questions amongst these topics and therefore, any type of question may appear in the exam. Candidates who registered with IAI and have booked an ACET session are provided a sample paper along with an ACET answer key in order to understand the type of questions which may appear. Apart from this, prospective ACET 2019 candidates can download the past year question papers and solutions in order to understand the type of questions, difficulty level, as well as distribution in the question paper.

Institute of Actuaries of India or IAI has also provided a list of books which can be referred to in order to obtain ACET study material. These books may cover a few topics or the entire range of topics depending upon the purpose of the books. Although the reference books are useful for prospective ACET 2019 candidates, sometimes they may not cover the entire ACET exam syllabus.