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 February 2021 case study exams
| Operational | Management | Strategic | |
| Exam entry open | 29 Jul 2020 | 05 Aug 2020 | 12 Aug 2020 |
| Exam entry closed | 8 Feb 2021 | 15 Feb 2021 | 22 Feb 2021 |
| Pre-seen material available | 25 Sep 2020 | 2 Oct 2020 | 9 Oct 2020 |
| Exam dates | 10-12 Feb 2021 | 17-19 Feb 2021 | 24-26 Feb 2021 |
| Results published | 01 Apr 2021 | 08 Apr 2021 | 15 Apr 2021 |
CIMA May 2021 case study exams
| Operational | Management | Strategic | |
| Exam entry open | 28 Oct 2020 | 4 Nov 2020 | 11 Nov 2020 |
| Exam entry closed | 10 May 2021 | 17 May 2021 | 24 May 2021 |
| Pre-seen material available | 26 Mar 2021 | 1 Apr 2021 | 9 Apr 2021 |
| Exam dates | 12-14 May 2021 | 19-21 May 2021 | 26-28 May 2021 |
| Results published | 1 Jul 2021 | 8 Jul 2021 | 15 Jul 2021 |
CIMA August 2021 case study exams
| Operational | Management | Strategic | |
| Exam entry open | 27 Jan 2021 | 3 Feb 2021 | 10 Feb 2021 |
| Exam entry closed | 27 Jul 2021 | 5 Aug 2021 | 10 Aug 2021 |
| Pre-seen material available | 26 Mar 2021 | 1 Apr 2021 | 9 Apr 2021 |
| Exam dates | 11-13 Aug 2021 | 18-20 Aug 2021 | 25-27 Aug 2021 |
| Results published | 30 Sept 2021 | 7 Oct 2021 | 14 Oct 2021 |
CIMA November 2021 case study exams
| Operational | Management | Strategic | |
| Exam entry open | 28 Apr 2021 | 6 May 2021 | 12 May 2021 |
| Exam entry closed | 26 Oct 2021 | 2 Nov 2021 | 9 Nov 2021 |
| Pre-seen material available | 24 Sept 2021 | 1 Oct 2021 | 8 Oct 2021 |
| Exam dates | 10-12 Nov 2021 | 17-19 Nov 2021 | 24-26 Nov 2021 |
| Results published | 6 Jan 2022 | 13 Jan 2022 | 13 Jan 2022 |
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.
