Exam dates

Exam dates for the 2021 exam sessions are available for download:

• Professional Qualification

• International Public Financial Management

For further dates in the CIPFA calendar, please visit Key Dates.

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2021 exam sessions

Special arrangements

Students with special needs may be eligible for pre-examination adjustments. Special arrangements allow students with learning, physical, social and health needs to sit our exams with reasonable modifications.

Applications for the March session are now closed.

Deferrals 

Students looking to cancel their exams will have to formally apply for a deferral. CIPFA will only consider deferrals that fall under the following categories:

• medical
• bereavement
• local emergency.

Applications for the March session are now open.

Special considerations

If you experienced technical difficulties during your exam, you may wish to apply for special considerations. To apply, please provide a brief overview of the issues you encountered with evidence where possible. 

Applications for the March session will open on 1 March 2021.

Advance Material 

SCS Advance Material for the March 2021 exams session is shown below:

M21-SCS-Advance-Material

Strategic Public Finance (SPF)

Past papers from previous SPF exams are available for download:

SPF March 2020

SPF December 2019

SPF September 2019

Strategic Case Study (SCS)

Past papers from previous SCS exams are available for download:

SCS June 2020

SCS March 2020

SCS December 2019

SCS September 2019

Results days

Access your results

If you would like to share your results with your employer, you can do so by adding your manager as an Exam Contact in My Qualification.

Previous exam results

CIPFA no longer provides successful candidates reports.
You can view previous pass rates on the link below:

View our pass rates

Appeals 

• There is evidence of bias, prejudice or discrimination as defined by the UK Equality Act 2010. 
• New evidence exists of extenuating circumstances which, for valid reasons, the student could not disclose to CIPFA in line with the published timetable for special considerations applications. 
• There is evidence of a substantial procedural irregularity with respect to an aspect of the conduct of the exams and/or determination of results. 

How to apply

1. Download and read CIPFA's 'assessment appeals policy'.
2. Send an email to Head of Student Services requesting to appeal, including details of your case.
3. Once your case has been approved by the Head of Student Services, you will be asked to download the 'Appeals application form' and;
4. Make a payment of £75. Do this by clicking 'Appeal your exam result'.

If you have any questions, please contact studentsupport@cipfa.org

Please confirm that you took each of these precautions prior to sitting your Live Exam:

• Sat your Live Exam using Google Chrome Browser
• Ensure that you were using the latest version of Google Chrome
• Sat and completed the complimentary CIPFA technical test (remote invigilation only)
• Ensure ProctorU is whitelisted by your internet provider, as instructed in your Candidate Admissions mailing.
Specifically for Candidates with TalkTalk and Virgin Media (online invigilation only).

  Assessment appeals policy  (pdf, 169 KB)

  Application appeals form  (doc, 62 KB)

Student regulations

Read our student regulations.

  PQ student regulations  (docx, 784 KB)

Assessment regulations

Download our assessment regulations.

Arthur Collins Memorial Medal 

Is awarded for achieving the highest combined marks in:

• Strategic Case Study (SCS) 
• Strategic Public Finance (SPF)

Richard Emmott Memorial Prize

Is awarded for achieving the highest marks in:

• Strategic Case Study (SCS)

Eric Gilliland Memorial Prize

Is awarded for achieving the highest marks in:

• Strategic Public Finance (SPF)