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CIMA Exam pass percentage
CIMA Exam pass percentage
Case study exams 2016/2017
Exam pass rate: total exams passed / total exams taken.
Case study exam pass rates will be made available following the release of strategic case study exam results in each window.
| August (2016) | November (2016) | February (2017) | May (2017) | |
| Operational | 64% | 67% | 45% | 47% |
| Management | 71% | 71% | 62% | 73% |
| CIMA gateway | 39% | 33% | 26% | 39% |
| Strategic | 63% | 65% | 64% | 66% |
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Objective tests
The pass rates cover the objective test sittings between 1 July 2016 and 30 June 2017.
| E1 | P1 | F1 | E2 | P2 | F2 | E3 | P3 | F3 | |
| Overall exam pass rate: Percentage of students who have passed the exam after one or more attempts. | 88% | 68% | 84% | 94% | 75% | 78% | 83% | 78% | 79% |
| First time pass rate: Percentage of students who have passed the exam on first attempt. | 77% | 49% | 72% | 86% | 52% | 54% | 68% | 58% | 58% |
| Exam pass rate:Total exams passed / total exams taken. | 75% | 45% | 68% | 84% | 46% | 50% | 65% | 52% | 53% |
CIMA will publish updated objective test pass rates every quarter following the release of pass rates for case study exams.
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Certificate level exams (Cert BA 2017 syllabus)
The pass rates cover the objective test sittings between 11 January 2017 and 30 June 2017.
| BA1 | BA2 | BA3 | BA4 | |
| Overall | 78% | 67% | 72% | 69% |
| First time pass rate | 74% | 61% | 68% | 60% |
| Exam pass rate | 72% | 59% | 67% | 59% |
CIMA Exam pass percentage
The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) has released its latest exam pass rates. The newly-released information covers case studies sat in November 2015, and updates 2015 objective test and Cert BA pass figures to take into account the entire calendar year.
Case study exams
| February / March | May | August | November | |
| Operational | 44% | 67% | 34% | 61% |
| Management | 33% | 62% | 77% | 78% |
| CIMA gateway | 15% | 20% | 40% | 42% |
| Strategic | 46% | 70% | 67% | 62% |
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Objective tests
The pass rates cover the objective test sittings between 2 January and 31 December 2015.
| E1 | P1 | F1 | E2 | P2 | F2 | E3 | P3 | F3 | |
| Overall exam pass rate: Percentage of students who have passed the exam after one or more attempts between January and September 2015. | 87% | 63% | 82% | 92% | 66% | 66% | 76% | 69% | 67% |
| First time pass rate: Percentage of students who have passed the exam on first attempt. | 78% | 45% | 74% | 85% | 44% | 47% | 61% | 50% | 48% |
| Exam pass rate: Total exams passed / total exams taken. | 76% | 42% | 71% | 83% | 41% | 45% | 58% | 47% | 47% |
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Certificate level exams
These pass rates cover the certificate level exams between 2 January and 31 December 2015.
| C01 | C02 | C03 | C04 | C05 | |
| Overall exam pass rate: Percentage of students who have passed the exam after one or more attempts between January and September 2015. | 81% | 89% | 77% | 84% | 90% |
| First time pass rate: Percentage of students who have passed the exam on first attempt. | 70% | 83% | 62% | 74% | 83% |
| Exam pass rate: Total exams passed / total exams taken. | 67% | 81% | 59% | 71% | 81% |
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Operational and management level
Within each learning pillar, students are advised to sit and pass the operational level subject examination before sitting the management level subject. However, examinations from different learning pillars, at either operational or management level, may be sat concurrently. Students are recommended to sit no more than three examinations at any single diet, in order to optimise the probability of success
The pass mark for each of the operational and management level subject examinations is 50% and permanent credit is awarded for any paper in which the candidate scores 50% or more.
On successful completion of all operational level subjects, students are awarded the CIMA Diploma in Management Accounting.
On successful completion of all management level subjects, students are awarded the CIMA Advanced Diploma in Management Accounting.
Strategic level
When attempting the strategic level subjects, students must sit all three examination papers (one from each learning pillar – Papers E3, P3 and F3) together at the first sitting. At any subsequent examination attempts, these papers may be taken in any order and combination.
The pass mark for each of the strategic level subject examinations is 50% and permanent credit is awarded for any paper in which the candidate scores 50% or more.
Students must pass all three strategic level subject examinations before attempting the Test of Professional Competence in Management Accounting
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Syllabus guidance
A Aims of the syllabus
The aims of the syllabus for the CIMA Professional Chartered Management Accounting qualification 2010 are:
• To provide for the institute, an adequate basis for assuring society that those admitted to membership are competent to act as management accountants for entities, whether in manufacturing, commercial or service organisations, in the public or private sectors of the economy. • To enable the institute to examine whether prospective members have an adequate knowledge, understanding and mastery of the stated body of knowledge and skills. • To enable the institute to assess whether prospective members have completed initial professional development and acquired the necessary work based practical experience and skills
Structure of the syllabus
The syllabus comprises three learning pillars:
• Enterprise pillar
• Performance pillar
• Financial pillar
Each learning pillar is divided into three progressive levels:
• Operational level
• Management level
• Strategic level
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- Complete details of CIMA Syllabus and Subjects
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