AAIG Exam Prep Kit 2026: Book + 2 Mock Exams with Apoorva Sharma

The complete unofficial study kit for ISACA Advanced in AI Governance: a 516-page book, a 187-page practice and mock exams volume and 7 handouts, by Mumbai lawyer Apoorva Sharma.

This ISACA AAIG exam prep kit is an unofficial study guide and practice package for the Advanced in AI Governance (AAIG) certification, written by Mumbai-based lawyer Apoorva Sharma. It combines a 516-page book organised around ISACA's three named practice areas with a 187-page practice volume (a 180-question bank and two 90-question mock exams, every answer explained) and seven handouts. It is for experienced governance, risk and audit professionals preparing for AAIG.

Key facts

• Author: Apoorva Sharma, lawyer, Mumbai, India
• Exam: ISACA AAIG (Advanced in AI Governance)
• Edition: 2026 edition (October 2026); law and standards stated as at 1 October 2026
• Pages: 732 pages of PDF study material in total, including the 516-page book and the 187-page practice and mock exams volume
• Questions: 180-question bank and two 90-question mock exams, all original, each with a reasoned explanation
• Format: PDF + editable DOCX (Word), instant download
• Price: ₹5,000 / US$59

What is the ISACA AAIG exam?

Advanced in AI Governance (AAIG) is an ISACA credential that ISACA describes as intended for experienced governance professionals who lead AI adoption at enterprise level. ISACA has named three practice areas: AI Enterprise Governance; Data and AI Architecture Principles; and AI Enterprise Integration and Performance Monitoring. When this guide was written, ISACA had opened a beta programme but had not published a detailed examination content outline, domain weights or task statements. Check ISACA's candidate information for the current position.

Who is this AAIG study kit for?

• Candidates preparing for the ISACA AAIG examination, including during the beta period.
• Holders of CGEIT, CISA, CISM or CRISC extending their practice to AI.
• Governance, risk, audit and technology leaders who must direct, control and evidence an enterprise's use of AI.

What problem does it solve?

AAIG is new, and ISACA had not published a detailed outline when this guide was written. The book builds on the three practice areas ISACA has named, adds the knowledge areas of ISACA's related credentials and the primary laws and standards, and labels every assumption. Chapter 1 explains how to re-map revision once an outline appears. The kit then supplies 360 original practice questions written in ISACA's best-answer style, so judgement can be tested as well as knowledge.

What's inside the AAIG exam prep kit?

• AAIG Exam Prep: Advanced in AI Governance — A Study Book for Enterprise AI Governance Leaders, 516 pages: 32 chapters, five appendices, glossary, bibliography and index.
• AAIG Practice and Mock Exams, 187 pages: a 180-question bank by practice area and two 90-question mock exams, with answer keys and explanations.
• Seven handouts (28 pages), one per syllabus block: foundations; governance, strategy and accountability; risk, law and standards; data governance; architecture, security and the model life cycle; integration, oversight and monitoring; assurance, audit and board reporting.
• A one-page README describing every file, and a one-page Start Here with 4-, 6- and 8-week study plans.
• Editable DOCX versions of the book and the practice volume.

What does the AAIG book cover?

Parts II to IV correspond to the three practice areas ISACA has named for AAIG; Part I lays foundations and Part V covers examination technique.

• Part I, Foundations (Ch 1–4): the AAIG credential and what ISACA has and has not published; AI technologies for governance leaders; COBIT 2019, ISO/IEC 38500 and ISO/IEC 38507 applied to AI; AI risk and trustworthiness.
• Part II, AI Enterprise Governance (Ch 5–14): strategy, value and portfolio; structures and accountability; policy architecture; AI risk and enterprise risk management; the EU AI Act as amended; the US, UK, Asia-Pacific and India; the NIST AI RMF and ISO/IEC 42001 family; ethics, culture and AI literacy; sustainability and human rights; third-party and supply-chain governance.
• Part III, Data and AI Architecture Principles (Ch 15–21): data ownership, stewardship and classification; data quality, provenance and privacy; enterprise architecture; design principles for trustworthy AI; generative and agentic architectures; AI security; the model life cycle.
• Part IV, AI Enterprise Integration and Performance Monitoring (Ch 22–30): operating model and change; deployment, impact assessment and human oversight; measuring performance, value and risk; monitoring and drift; incidents and decommissioning; assurance and audit; board reporting and maturity; financial services, health care and the public sector; an integrated case.
• Part V (Ch 31–32): ISACA-style question technique and a 40-question practice set.
• Appendices: governance templates; a crosswalk mapping 53 controls to ISO/IEC 42001, the NIST AI RMF, the EU AI Act and COBIT 2019; a regulatory timeline; a worked AI impact assessment; revision summaries. Then glossary, bibliography and index.

Every chapter opens with learning objectives and closes with a summary and review questions; most add a case study in a fictional enterprise, an audit and assurance perspective, and a control matrix. Law and standards are stated as at 1 October 2026.

How do the AAIG practice questions and mock exams work?

• Bank, 180 questions by practice area: AI Enterprise Governance 72; Data and AI Architecture Principles 54; AI Enterprise Integration and Performance Monitoring 54.
• Two mock exams, 90 questions each, mixing the areas roughly 36 : 27 : 27, to be sat in 150 minutes without notes.
• Three-part explanations: why the keyed option is best, why each alternative falls short, and a cross-reference to the book section.
• Most items are short scenarios asking for the best, first or primary response. The book adds chapter review questions and a 40-question set in Chapter 32.

ISACA had not published the AAIG format or weights at the date of writing; the 90-question, 150-minute format and 40/30/30 weighting are the author's labelled assumptions, based on ISACA's other advanced AI credentials.

How do I prepare for the AAIG exam with this kit?

The Start Here file sets out three schedules:

• 4 weeks: Part I and Chapters 5–11; Chapters 12–21; Part IV; then Part V and both mocks.
• 6 weeks: foundations with a short diagnostic; Practice Area 1 over two weeks; Practice Area 2; Practice Area 3; then the mocks.
• 8 weeks: smaller blocks with handouts and bank questions, Mock 1 at the end of week 7 and Mock 2 in week 8.

Who wrote this AAIG study guide?

Apoorva Sharma is a lawyer based in Mumbai, India, with more than eight years of experience in data privacy (including India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023), Trust and Safety, and commercial and regulatory work. She has done that work at Uber, Junglee Games (Flutter Entertainment) and Adfactors PR. Her practice sits where data protection, platform safety and regulatory compliance meet, which is why the books explain how rules operate inside an organisation as well as what they say. The AAIG preface sets out her approach: to write as she would advise a client, precisely and without overstatement, with attention to what an organisation must actually do.

Format and delivery

• Instant download after purchase: one ZIP file (about 3.4 MB).
• Searchable, printable PDFs, plus editable DOCX (Word) versions of the book and the practice volume.
• Works on any device that opens PDF or Word files.
• Text-based; no video is included.
• Also available: the AAIG Exam Prep Book edition (the book only, ₹4,000 / US$49), and the Complete AI Governance & Privacy Bundle, which includes this kit.

Frequently asked questions

Is this an official ISACA AAIG study guide?

No. It is an independent, unofficial study guide written by Apoorva Sharma and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by ISACA. Nothing in it is drawn from ISACA review manuals, question databases or examination items. Consult ISACA's candidate information for authoritative details of the AAIG examination.

Are these real AAIG exam questions?

No. All 360 questions in the practice volume, and the 40 in the book, are original questions written by the author. None is drawn from ISACA examination items or question databases, and none purports to reproduce or predict an actual examination item. They are written to test governance judgement in ISACA's best-answer style.

Has ISACA published an AAIG exam outline?

At the date of writing (October 2026), ISACA had named three practice areas and opened a beta programme, but had not published a detailed content outline, weights or format. This kit follows the named practice areas, labels its assumptions, and Chapter 1 explains how to re-map your revision once an outline appears.

What is the difference between the Book and the Book + Mock Exams kit?

The Book edition contains the 516-page study book in PDF and DOCX. This kit adds the 187-page practice and mock exams volume, seven handouts and a one-page README. Choose the kit if you want a 180-question bank and two timed 90-question mock exams with explanations.

Does the AAIG kit include video lectures?

No. The kit is text-based: PDFs and editable Word files. Each handout names the book chapters it supports, so the kit works as a self-contained programme of reading and practice. Every chapter, handout and question set in the study plans is included in the download.

What is the refund policy?

Please contact the author directly through the store where you bought this kit, quoting your order details. Refund requests, download problems and questions about the contents should all be raised in this way. Before buying, you can also use the file list and page counts on this page to confirm that it covers what you need.

Disclaimer

Unofficial study guide. Not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by ISACA. AAIG is a trademark of ISACA.

All practice questions are original, written by the author for study purposes. None is taken from, based on or intended to reproduce an actual examination item, and no result is guaranteed. The material is educational and is not legal advice.