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 2020 Case Study Exams
| OCS | MCS | SCS | |
| Exam entry open | 23 Oct 2019 | 30 Oct 2019 | 06 Nov 2019 |
| Exam entry closed | 28 Apr 2020 | 6 May 2020 | 12 May 2020 |
| Pre-seen material available | 27 Mar 2020 | 3 Apr 2020 | 6 Apr 2020 |
| Exam dates | 13-15 May 2020 | 20-22 May 2020 | 27-29 May 2020 |
| Results published | 9 Jul 2020 | 16 Jul 2020 | 23 Jul 2020 |
CIMA August 2020 Case Study Exams
| OCS | MCS | SCS | |
| Exam entry open | 29 Jan 2020 | 5 Feb 2020 | 12 Feb 2020 |
| Exam entry closed | 28 Jul 2020 | 4 Aug 2020 | 11 Aug 2020 |
| Pre-seen material available | 27 Mar 2020 | 3 Apr 2020 | 6 Apr 2020 |
| Exam dates | 12-14 Aug 2020 | 19-21 Aug 2020 | 26-28 Aug 2020 |
| Results published | 24 Sep 2020 | 1 Oct 2020 | 8 Oct 2020 |
CIMA November 2020 Case Study Exams
| OCS | MCS | SCS | |
| Exam entry open | 28 Apr 2020 | 7 May 2020 | 13 May 2020 |
| Exam entry closed | 27 Oct 2020 | 3 Nov 2020 | 10 Nov 2020 |
| Pre-seen material available | 25 Sep 2020 | 2 Oct 2020 | 9 Oct 2020 |
| Exam dates | 11-13 Nov 2020 | 18-20 Nov 2020 | 25-27 Nov 2020 |
| Results published | 22 Dec 2020 | 14 Jan 2021 | 14 Jan 2021 |
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.