Completely agree... schweser is definitely not enough.. The questions at the end of each chapter in Schweser are definitely misleading I was thinking that 2 hrs is a bit too long for 50 qns (level 1). I couldn't have been more wrong.

I am just hoping for a miracle now to help me clear L1. Btw.. In Chennai around 125 candidates wrote full exam and only 35 candidates wrote L1. I guess this would have been the trend elsewhere as well. So clearing the exam might be difficult since they consider the average score of the top 5 percentile getters.

neerajleo Says

Sent you a PM.

Hi all,

Took the full exam on 21st, and the FRM exam did live up to its expectations. The AM session was pretty tough compared to the PM session. But overall the difficulty level of the exam was on the higher side as it is always.

My CFA L1 knowledge came to the rescue in few of the questions in PM session. After giving the exam I can firmly say that Schwesers Material alone are not sufficient to pass the exam. They miss out on many stuff or rather put it this way, FRM tests you on the things not present in the Schwesers notes

FRM exam really tests on the concepts and they perform their job pretty well. My advice to fellow puys who want to crack the FRM exam in future, do refer to core readings or if you cant do that then atleast read Bionic turtle notes/questions by David Harper in addition with Schwesers notes. This will increase the chances of passing the exam and also help in understanding the concepts better.

Best of luck to all for the results :D

seniors..
any update regarding the PJA that we are abt to get.....

Congs Ankur for getting ur dream college

As Anil has already answered ur most of the queries , I will add another 2 cents:
I visited some banks and shortlisted these three:

1. Central Bank: Rate of Interest is 9.5%(floating) but if u pay ONLY interest during study period then rate will be 8.5.You can take loan from any branch.

2. South Indian Bank: Rate is 9% (fixed)....rate will not be lowered even if u pay interest during study period. But u can take loan only from Delhi branch.By FIXED rate I mean it will not be changed even if RBI changes rate whereas for central bank it may change in future.

3. Canara bank: Rate 9.75% (floating) but if u pay interest during study period thn rate is 8.75%

I finalized Central bank.