Key dates
You can find information including examination dates, entry dates and results release dates for our 2021 examinations below.
All exams are online and will be sat in UK time, at home or at your workplace.
CS and CM examinations
CS1, CS2, CM1 and CM2 exams are a combination of both a theoretical (A) and a practical (B) assessment. Both elements, A and B, will need to be taken in the same exam sitting.
When booking for two part exams your booking confirmation will only show the date for the part A exam. Your joining instructions, when issued, will cover both parts of the examination.
CB3 Business Management
| Dates currently available to book: | |
|---|---|
| 10 May - 18 June | 17 May - 25 June |
April 2021 exams
Exam entry
Each online exam has a set capacity, and can become fully booked before the exam entry closing date.
Please book early to ensure you get the exam place you are hoping for. As ever, the earlier you book the better your chances of avoiding difficulty.
Exam entry closed on Friday 19 February and no more exam entries can be accepted.
Exam start times
All examinations are run in UK time with start times varying between 08.00 and 10.00.
The start time for each subject will be shown during the online exam booking process.
You will receive joining instructions two weeks before your examination date.
| Date | Monday 12 April |
Tuesday 13 April |
Wednesday 14 April |
Thursday 15 April |
Friday 16 April |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| am |
CM1A CP2 paper 1 |
CM1B CP2 paper 2 |
CP3 CB2 |
CS1A CP1 paper 1 |
CS1B CP1 paper 2 |
| Date | Monday 19 April |
Tuesday 20 April |
Wednesday 21 April |
Thursday 22 April |
Friday 23 April |
| am |
CS2A SP2, SP4, SP6 |
CS2B SA1-7 |
CB1 |
CM2A SP1, SP5, SP7 |
CM2B SP8, SP9 |
Examination results
Core Principles subjects (CB1-2; CM1-2, CS1-2): Tuesday 6th July 2021
Core Practices (CP), Specialist Principles (SP) and Specialist Advanced (SA) subjects: Thursday 8th July 2021
September 2021 exams
Exam entry
Each online exam has a set capacity, and can become fully booked before the exam entry closing date.
Please book early to ensure you get the exam place you are hoping for. As ever, the earlier you book the better your chances of avoiding difficulty.
Exam entry will open on Monday 19 July for members and Monday 26 July for non members
Exam entry will close on Friday 6 August (17.00 UK time)
Exam start times
All examinations are run in UK time with start times varying between 08.00 and 10.00.
The start time for each subject will be shown during the online exam booking process.
You will receive joining instructions two weeks before your examination date.
| Date | Monday 13 September |
Tuesday 14 September |
Wednesday 15 September |
Thursday 16 September |
Friday 17 September |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| am |
CM1A CP2 paper 1 |
CM1B CP2 paper 2 |
CP3 CB2 |
- |
CS1A CP1 paper 1 |
| Date | Monday 20 September |
Tuesday 21 September |
Wednesday 22 September |
Thursday 23 September |
Friday 24 September |
| am |
CS1B CP1 paper 2 |
- |
CS2A SP2, SP4, SP6 |
CS2B SA1-7 |
CB1 |
| Date | Monday 27 September |
Tuesday 28 September |
Wednesday 29 September |
Thursday 30 September |
Friday 1 October |
| am |
CM2A SP1, SP5, SP7 |
CM2B SP8, SP9 |
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- |
- |
Please note that we reserve the right to make changes to these dates.
Related documents
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CB3 exam entry form
23 March 2021 -
Application form for access arrangements for the IFoA exams
28 January 2021 -
Assessment Regulations - Fellowship and Associateship
28 January 2021
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Behavioural Science Series with Keith Grint - Wicked Problems, Clumsy Solutions and Leading Change
19 April 2021
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Professional Skills Training Webinar - 21 April 2021
21 April 2021
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Actuarial Innovation in the COVID-19 era
This event is online.26 April 2021 - 7 May 2021
Join us for this brand new IFoA webinar weries comprising of a fortnight of webinars, panel sessions and a hackathon, that showcase the range of ways in which the actuarial profession has added value, in the public interest, to the understanding and management of the current and future pandemics through insight and learning. -
This event is now temporarily closed on Monday 26 April, but the session will be repeated on Tuesday 27 April, 09.00-10.30. Please click here to register your place.
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Europe Town Hall
28 April 2021
IFoA Immediate Past President John Taylor would like to invite you to the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries’ (IFoA) virtual Europe Town Hall, hosted by John Taylor with IFoA Council Members Alan Rae, Jennifer Hartley, Maribel Vasquez Flores and IFoA Chief Executive, Stephen Mann.
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Finance & Investment Virtual Conference 2021
Available to watch globally in May.10-12 May 2021
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Wearables in insurance: a win-win opportunity
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Join us for this talk with Professor Sir Adrian Smith as part of the 'Dr Patrick Poon Presidential Speaker Series'. Professor Smith joined The Alan Turing Institute as Institute Director and Chief Executive in September 2018. In November 2020, he became President of the Royal Society, in addition to his leadership of the Turing. He is also a member of the government's AI Council, which helps boost AI growth in the UK and promote its adoption and ethical use in businesses and organisations across the country. He received a knighthood in the 2011 New Year Honours list. -
CILA 2021
Available to watch globally in May.19-21 May 2021
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Pensions Conference 2021
Online webinar series16-22 June 2021
Welcome to the programme for our 2nd Virtual Pensions Conference. This year's conference features 11 webinars offering members and non-members the opportunity to get up to date content from leading experts in the pension industry. There will also be opportunity to ask questions and contribute to the discussion.
Wicked Problems, Clumsy Solutions and Leading Change
Dr Catherine Donnelly will present the basics of the structures for pooling longevity risks and summarise recent research results in this area in addition to outlinging future research around this topic. This is work under a research programme funded by the IFoA's Actuarial Research Centre, called '
Climate-Related Risk - This free to view webinar on Climate-Related Risk is the first in a series focusing on some of the ‘Hotspots’ identified in the 
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This talk will explore the potential benefits that wearable tech can bring to health & protection insurers and their customers. The traditional approach of integrating wearables into insurance has largely focused on measuring steps and using rewards-based incentive programs to encourage more activity.
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