CIPFA Exams

CIPFA runs four exam sessions a year to accommodate the needs of our growing Student Network. Students can sit their exams at home or work with the aid of an online invigilator. For further information on sitting your exam with CIPFA, including exam dates, booking deadlines and applying for reasonable adjustments or extenuating circumstances, please follow the guidance outlined below.

December 2024 exams session

All exams including the Project Report will be run through the ROGO e-assessment platform. As of the March 2024 exams, local invigilation will no longer be a standard option for all students. Local invigilation will only be available for students in pre-approved exam centres (ATPs) or for students approved via the reasonable adjustment and extenuating circumstances process. Please review the policy on CIPFA’s website. Extenuating circumstances has been provided as a route for non-disabled students that may not have learning needs but have needs that would affect their performance in their assessment.

Rogo e-assessment exam preparation 2024

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What are online (remote) exams?

We deliver our exams and practice using an online assessment platform called Rogo.

Students can sit their exams at home, or their place of work, and are invigilated remotely by an online proctor.

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How are local exams invigilated?

As of the September 2023 exams, local invigilation will no longer be a standard option for all students. Local invigilation will only be available for students in pre-approved exam centres (ATPs) or for students approved via the reasonable adjustment and extenuating circumstances process.

How do I practice?

Practice is the key to exam success. At CIPFA we give our students a unique opportunity to hone your exam skills by using our LIVE exam system with practice tests of exam standard questions.

CIPFA does not publish past exam papers.

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Dates
Applications
ADM and past papers
Results
Appeals
Assessment regulations
Prizes

Exam dates

Exam dates for the 2025 exam sessions are available for download. For further dates in the CIPFA calendar, please visit key dates.

Exam dates 2025

Book your exam

Online bookings for the December exam session are now closed. Bookings made from Monday 04 November will be subject to late fees.

Dates	Late fees
04 November - 10 November	£75
Thereafter	£225

2025 exam sessions

Sittings	Exam week
March	3-7 March
June	2-6 June
September	1-5 September
December	1-5 December

Reasonable adjustments

Students with special needs may be eligible for pre-examination adjustments. Reasonable adjustments allow students with learning, physical, social and health needs to sit our exams with reasonable modifications. Please apply by the end of Sunday on 03 November.

Applications for the December exam 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: local emergency, medical, bereavement. Please view the deferrals policy under Assessment regulations tab.

Deferrals for the December exam session are now closed.

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 December exam session are now open.

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Advance material

SCS Advanced Material December 2024

DSDA Advanced Material December 2024

Strategic Public Finance (SPF)

Past papers from previous SPF and SPFM exams are available for download:

Strategic Case Study (SCS)

Past papers from previous SCS exams are available for download:

Results days

Exam session	Results published
March 2025	17 April 2025
June 2025	17 July 2025
September 2025	16 October 2025
December 2025	22 January 2026

Access your results

December exam results included the Project Report will be published on Thursday 23 January. To view your marks, please select My Latest Results in My Qualification. 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.

June 2024 results

March 2024 results

View pass rates

Appeals

Appeals for the September 2024 results are now closed. You may appeal against your exam result within 10 working days of receiving your results if you believe:

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

Appeals based on any other grounds will be rejected.

How to apply

Download and read CIPFA's assessment appeals policy.
Send an email to Head of Qualifications and Membership studentsupport@cipfa.org to appeal, including details of your case.
Once your case has been approved, you will be asked to download the appeals application form.
Make a payment of £75 in the 'Appeal your exam result' tab.

If you have any questions, please contact qualitycompliance@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
ensured that you were using the latest version of Google Chrome
sat and completed the complimentary CIPFA technical test (remote invigilation only)

View full list of student regulations, appeals policy and forms