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PLANNING YOUR TIME
Use this planner to fill in exam and college dates, work and personal commitments. For certificate exams you should allow at least six weeks to study, including two weeks of revision.
For professional exams you should allow three months to study, and start your revision (including timed mock exams) four weeks before the exam.

JANUARY 2012 FEBRUARY 2012 MARCH 2012 APRIL 2012 MAY 2012 JUNE 2012 JULY 2012 AUGUST 2012 SEPTEMBER 2012 OCTOBER 2012 NOVEMBER 2012 DECEMBER 2012

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MONDAY 2 2 2 1

Admission advice available for

TUESDAY 3 3 1 downloading - May T4 on PC 3 2

Exam entry opens for May Exam entry opens for November
WEDNESDAY 4 1 professional exams 4 2 4 1 professional exams 3
Certificate level completion Check November professional exam Admission advice for
THURSDAY 5 2 1 deadline for May professional 5 3 5 2 entry dates on the CIMA website 4 1 downloading - November T4 on PC
exams E2, P3 professional resit*

FRIDAY 6 3 2 F2, F3 professional exams resit* 6 4 1 6 3 5 2

Certificate level completion deadline
SATURDAY 7 4 3 7 5 2 7 4 1 for November professional exams 6 3 1
F2, F3 professional exams resit*

SUNDAY 8 5 4 8 6 3 8 5 2 7 4 2

MONDAY 9 6 5 9 7 4 9 6 3 8 5 3
Strategic level preseen available Strategic level preseen available
TUESDAY 10 7 6 10 for May and September 8 5 10 7 4 9 for November and March 6 4
professional exams professional exams

WEDNESDAY 11 8 7 11 9 6 11 8 5 10 7 5

THURSDAY 12 November exam results 9 8 12 10 7 12 May exam results 9 6 11 8 6

Closing date for May T4 on Closing date for November T4

FRIDAY 13 10 9 13 PC exam entry 11 8 13 10 7 12 on PC exam entry
9 7

SATURDAY 14 11 10 14 12 9 14 11 8 13 10 8

SUNDAY 15 12 11 15 13 10 15 12 9 14 11 9
Admission advice available Admission advice available
Admission advice available for Admission advice available for
MONDAY 16 13 downloading - March PC and resit 12 16 for downloading - May 14 11 16 13 downloading - Sept PC and resit 10 15 for downloading - November 12 10
professional exams professional exams
T4 part B preseen available for
TUESDAY 17 March and May professional exams 14 13 17 15 12 17 14 11 16 13 11
T4 part B preseen available for
Closing date for May professional Deadline to apply for extra Deadline to apply for extra time
WEDNESDAY 18 15 14 exam entry (5pm GMT) 18 time for May T4 on PC exam entry 16 13 18 September and November 15 12 17 for November T4 on PC exam entry 14 12
professional exams

THURSDAY 19 16 15 19 17 14 May T4 on PC results 19 16 13 18 15 13 November T4 on PC results

Closing date for March Closing date for September Closing date for November
FRIDAY 20 professional exam entry* 17 16 20 18 15 20 professional exam entry* 17 14 professional exam entry 19 16 14

SATURDAY 21 18 17 21 19 16 21 18 15 20 17 15

SUNDAY 22 19 18 22 20 17 22 19 16 21 18 16

MONDAY 23 20 19 23 21 18 23 20 17 22 19 17

E1, E2, E3, Gateway E1, E2, E3, Gateway

TUESDAY 24 21 20 24 22 professional exams 19 24 21 18 23 20 professional exams
18

Deadline to apply for extra Closing date for late entries, Deadline to apply for extra time for
WEDNESDAY 25 time for March exam entry* 22 21 changes, fees and extra time for 25 23 P1, P2, P3 professional exams 20 25 September professional exam entry* 22 19 24 21 P1, P2, P3 professional exams 19
May professional exams (5pm GMT)
F1, F2, F3, T4 part B (paper or PC) September T4 on PC and F1, F2, F3, T4 part B (paper or PC)
THURSDAY 26 23 22 March T4 on PC and resit* results 26 24 professional exams 21 26 23 20 resit* results 25 22 professional exams 20
Closing date for late entries, changes,
FRIDAY 27 24 23 27 25 22 27 24 21 fees and extra time for November 26 23 21
professional exams (5pm BST)

SATURDAY 28 25 24 28 26 23 28 25 22 27 24 22

SUNDAY 29 26 25 29 27 24 29 26 23 28 25 23

MONDAY 30 27 E1, F1 professional exams resit* 26 30 28 25 30 27 24 29 26 24

Closing date to apply for exemptions P1 resit*, T4 part B Closing date to apply for exemptions E1, F1 professional exams resit*
TUESDAY 31 before May professional exams 28 professional exams 27 29 26 31 before November professional exams 28 25 30 27 25

Re-entry for March PC and resit P1 resit*, T4 part B Re-entry for March PC and resit
WEDNESDAY 29 P2, E3 professional exams resit* 28 students in to May exams 30 27 29 professional exams 26 students in to November exams 31 28 26

THURSDAY 29 31 28 30 P2, E3 professional exams resit* 27 29 27

FRIDAY 30 29 31 E2, P3 professional exams resit* 28 30 28

SATURDAY 31 30 29 29

SUNDAY 30 30

MONDAY 31

*March and September professional exam sittings are not available in all regions. See www.cimaglobal.com/exams for more details.