Key dates
Key dates in the CIPFA student calendar
Enrol on a course
Course bookings for the spring term are now open. To enrol on a course, please visit our CETC courses.
Download your class timetable
For course dates, please visit CETC courses.
View upcoming exam dates
Download 2021 exam dates:
Book your exam
CIPFA hosts four exam sessions per year to accommodate our students' busy schedules. We have the following booking windows for each of these exam sessions:
| 2021 exam sessions |
Booking window |
| 01 - 05 March |
18 January - 29 January |
| 07 - 11 June |
15 March - 23 April |
| 06 - 10 September |
05 July - 30 July |
| 06 - 10 December |
13 September - 22 October |
Apply for special arrangements
Special arrangements allow students with learning, physical, social and health needs to sit our exams with reasonable modifications. Applications can be made from the moment you book your exam to the deadlines outlined below.
| 2021 exam sessions |
Deadline |
| March |
29 January |
| June |
23 April |
| September |
30 July |
| December |
22 October |
Students looking to apply for special arrangements after the deadline should contact studentsupport@cipfa.org
Review your candidate admission mailing
Ahead of your exam, you will be emailed important information regarding your booking.
| 2021 exam sessions |
Mailing day |
| March |
16 February |
| June |
25 May |
| September |
24 August |
| December |
23 November |
Download advance material for the SCS exam
Advance material for the Strategic Case Study can be downloaded from our exams page four weeks before the exam.
Access your results
Results are published to Calibrand and MyCIPFA five weeks after the exam session.
| 2021 exam sessions |
Results day |
| March |
09 April |
| June |
16 July |
| September |
15 October |
| December |
21 January |