CIMA Exam Dates
Scheduling objective test exams
The exams for each of the CIMA objective test exams can be scheduled at any time throughout the year. Simply book up the exam at your local Pearson Vue centre via CIMA’s booking system.
Scheduling case study exams
The CIMA operational, management and strategic case study exams (OCS, MCS and SCS), can only be taken during specific windows, four times per year: February, May, August and November.
For information on the specific dates associated with each of the case study sittings, please see the timetables below:
CIMA May 2019 Case Study Exams
| OCS | MCS | SCS | |
| Exam entry open | 24 Oct 2018 | 31 Oct 2018 | 07 Nov 2018 |
| Exam entry closed | 25 Apr 2019 | 30 Apr 2019 | 09 May 2019 |
| Pre-seen material available | 22 Mar 2019 | 29 Mar 2019 | 05 Apr 2019 |
| Exam dates | 07-11 May 2019 | 14-18 May 2019 | 21-25 May 2019 |
| Results published | 20 Jun 2019 | 27 Jun 2019 | 04 Jul 2019 |
CIMA August 2019 Case Study Exams
| OCS | MCS | SCS | |
| Exam entry open | 24 Jan 2019 | 30 Jan 2019 | 06 Feb 2019 |
| Exam entry closed | 23 Jul 2019 | 30 Jul 2019 | 06 Aug 2019 |
| Pre-seen material available | 21 Jun 2019 | 28 Jun 2019 | 05 Jul 2019 |
| Exam dates | 06-10 Aug 2019 | 13-17 Aug 2019 | 20-24 Aug 2019 |
| Results published | 19 Sep 2019 | 26 Sep 2019 | 03 Oct 2019 |
CIMA November 2019 Case Study Exams
| OCS | MCS | SCS | |
| Exam entry open | 26 Apr 2019 | 1 May 2019 | 10 May 2019 |
| Exam entry closed | 22 Oct 2019 | 29 Oct 2019 | 5 Nov 2019 |
| Pre-seen material available | 20 Sept 2019 | 27 Sept 2019 | 4 Oct 2019 |
| Exam dates | 5-9 Nov 2019 | 12-16 Nov 2019 | 19-23 Nov 2019 |
| Results published | 19 Dec 2019 | 9 Jan 2020 | 9 Jan 2020 |
Do you qualify for exam exemptions?
When starting out on your CIMA qualification journey, you may have already achieved the minimum requirements for some exams through your previous qualifications, meaning that you will be exempt from sitting those exams. To find out if there are any exams that you do not have to complete, head over to CIMA’s exam exemptions page.