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Key exam dates

You can find information on exam dates, exam entry dates, your results release dates, and other key learning dates on this page.

September 2025: exam result release dates are listed below.

April 2026: exam dates are now available below

September 2026: exam dates are now available below.

 

Downloading your exam submission(s) 

Each of your exam submissions will be available for you to download for two weeks from the date you completed that exam.

For example, if you sat an exam on Friday 12 September, you would need to download your exam submission by 09:00 BST (UTC +1) on Friday 26 September.

We understand how important it is for you to have a copy of your exam submission, so please make sure you log in and download your exam submission(s) from the Online Exam Platform before the two-week deadline.

 

Exam results released 

Your exam results will be available to download from the .  

Your exam result breakdown will be available within 24 hours of the results being released. Please see the dates listed below for when exam results will be released for your session.

CB3 Business Management

Booking is available from 1 July 2025 for dates starting from October 2025. CB3 dates will be available for booking 10 months of the year, excluding April and September, with up to 250 places available on each assessment. Please see the book your space via the member portal.

PPD requirements for exam booking

If you are planning on booking an exam, please check that you have met your personal and professional development (PPD) requirements. Find out more at: PPD requirements for exam booking.

September 2025 exams

Please note that we reserve the right to make changes to these dates.

Exam dates

Monday 8 September

Tuesday 9 September

Wednesday 10 September

Thursday 11 September

Friday 12 September

CS2A

CP1 paper 1

CS2B

CP1 paper 2

CP3

CB1

CM1A

CP2 paper 1

CM1B

CP2 paper 2

Monday 15 September

Tuesday 16 September

Wednesday 17 September

Thursday 18 September

Friday 19 September

CS1A

SP1

SP5

SP7

CS1B

SA1

SA2

SA3

SA4

SA7

 

CM2A

SP2

SP4

SP8

CM2B

SP9

CB2

SP6

Key dates

  • Membership subscription fees due: 1 October 2025
  • Mitigating circumstances application deadline: 17 October 2025
  • Banking Advanced SA10 (with ASSA) on 17 October 2025.
  • Banking Principles SP10 exams (with ASSA) on 5 November 2025.
  • Exam results released: CS, CM, CB: 2 December 2025
  • Breakdown of marks released: CS, CM, CB: 3 December 2025
  • Exam results released: CP, SP, SA: 4 December 2025
  • Breakdown of marks released: CP, SP, SA: 5 December 2025
  • Exam appeal closing date: 2 January 2026
2026

April 2026 exams

Please note that we reserve the right to make changes to these dates.

 

Exam dates

Start time: All exam start times are 09:00 UK time (UTC +1)

 

Monday 13 April

Tuesday 14 April

Wednesday 15 April

Thursday 16 April

Friday 17 April

Orthodox Easter Monday

CM1A

CP2 paper 1

CS2A

CP3

 

 

CM1B

CP2 paper 2

SP1

SP4

 

CS2B

CP1 paper 1 

SP2

SP8

SP6

Monday 20 April

Tuesday 21 April

Wednesday 22 April

Thursday 23 April

Friday 24 April

CS1A

CP1 paper 2 

CM2A

SA1

SA2

SA3

SA4

SA7

CS1B

SP5

SP7

CB1

SP9

CM2B

CB2

No exams

Key dates

  • Exam entry available (IFoA members): 9 February 2026
  • Exam entry available (non-members): 16 February 2026
  • Exam entry closing date: 27 February 2026
  • Exams start: 14 April 2026
  • Exams end: 24 April 2026
  • Mitigating circumstances application deadline: 22 May 2026
  • Exam results released: CS, CM, CB: 7 July 2026
  • Exam results released: CP, SP, SA: 9 July 2026

Further key dates will be added soon.

September 2026 exams

Please note that we reserve the right to make changes to these dates.

 

Exam dates

Start time: All exam start times are 09:00 UK time (UTC +1)

 

Monday 14 September

Tuesday 15 September

Wednesday 16 September

Thursday 17 September

Friday 18 September

CM1A

CP1 paper 1

CS2A

CP1 paper 2

SP2

CM1B

SA1

SA2

SA3

SA4

SA7 

 

CS2B

CP2 paper 1

SP1

SP4

 

CS1A

CP2 paper 2 

SP9

Monday 21 September

Tuesday 22 September

Wednesday 23 September

Thursday 24 September

Friday 25 September

Yom Kippur 

CS1B

SP5

SP7

CB1 

CM2A

CB2

SP8

SP6

CM2B

CP3

No exams

Key dates

  • Exam entry available (IFoA members): 13 July 2026
  • Exam entry available (non-members): 20 July 2026
  • Exam entry closing date: 31 July 2026
  • Exams start: 14 September 2026
  • Exams end: 25 September 2026
  • Membership subscription fees due: 1 October 2026
  • Mitigating circumstances application deadline: 23 October 2026
  • Exam results released: CS, CM, CB: 8 December 2026
  • Exam results released: CP, SP, SA: 10 December 2026

Further key dates will be added soon.

Applying for IFoA membership

If you would like to book onto an IFoA exam, other than CS1 or CM1, you will need to be a member of ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿.

If you are not currently a member of ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿, but you would like to book an exam, please make sure you apply to join ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ or that you reinstate your lapsed IFoA membership at least 3 weeks before exam booking opens.

Reinstate your lapsed IFoA membership

Find out more at: reinstate your membership.

Become a member of ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿

You can also find out how to join ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ and the benefits through our student membership page.

Further questions

If you have any further questions about applying for IFoA membership, please contact memberservices@actuaries.org.uk.

Resources

CB3 exam application form

The application form will be available once CB3 dates have been confirmed. DOCX, 50 KB
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Application Access arrangements

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Assessment regulations

Information on regulations, inappropriate conduct, and plagiarism.

Learn more

Qualification handbook

The IFoA qualification handbook, previously the ‘student handbook’, is an essential document for all our members working towards qualification.

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IFoA Examinations Handbook

Important information you need to prepare for and sit IFoA exams.
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