Examinations
Examinations
The Chartered Governance Qualifying Programme (CGQP) examinations are held in the first two weeks of June and the last two weeks of November each year (unless otherwise advised).
Note: Students who are currently taking the Collaborative Course Agreement (CCA) programmes are NOT eligible to take the CGQP examinations during their CCA studies.
Examination timetable (November 2024)
Reading time: 9.15am – 9.30am
Examination time: 9.30am – 12.30pm
Examination enrolment period: 16 July – 30 August 2024
| Date | Module |
|---|---|
| 18 November 2024 (Monday) | Hong Kong Taxation |
| 19 November 2024 (Tuesday) | Hong Kong Company Law |
| 20 November 2024 (Wednesday) | Interpreting Financial and Accounting Information |
| 21 November 2024 (Thursday) | Corporate Secretaryship and Compliance |
| 25 November 2024 (Monday) | Corporate Governance |
| 26 November 2024 (Tuesday) | Strategic Management |
| 27 November 2024 (Wednesday) | Risk Management |
| 28 November 2024 (Thursday) | Boardroom Dynamics |
(1) Key dates for November 2024 examination diet
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 16 July 2024 | Enrolment for CGQP November 2024 examination diet |
| 20 August 2024 | Release of examination results for June 2024 examination diet |
| 20 August 2024 | Release of examination papers, mark schemes and examiners’ reports for June 2024 examination diet |
| 30 August 2024 | Closing date for CGQP November 2024 examination diet enrolment |
| 3 September 2024 | Closing date for Examination Results Review application for June 2024 examination diet |
| 15 - 17 October 2024 | Pre-released case studies for the Part 2 modules: (1) 15 October 2024: Strategic Management (2) 16 October 2024: Risk Management (3) 17 October 2024: Boardroom Dynamics |
| 30 October 2024 | Release of examination admission slips |
| 19 December 2024 | Closing date for examination postponement applications |
| Late February 2025 | Release of examination results |
| Late February 2025 | Release of examination papers, mark schemes and examiners’ reports |
| Mid-March 2025 | Closing date for examination results review applications |
Note: The Institute reserves the right to change the dates and details without prior notice.
(2) Key dates for Learning Support
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| July – August 2024 | HKU SPACE CGQP Examinations Preparatory Programme (Autumn intake) enrolment period |
| 9 September 2024 and onwards | Enrolment for Examination Technique Online Workshops • Parts I & II: Release of pre-recorded videos • Part III: Release of mock examination paper |
| Late August / early September 2024 | Student Gathering (4th session) – Preparing For & Passing Professional Examinations (Webinar) |
| Mid-September 2024 | Student Gathering (5th session) – Sharing from outstanding students in the CGQP examinations (Physical) |
| 20 September 2024 | Closing date for Examination Technique Online Workshops enrolment: Part III |
| 27 September 2024 | Examination Technique Online Workshops – submission deadline of mock examination paper |
| Late October 2024 | Examination Technique Online Workshops – Part III |
Note: The Institute reserves the right to change the dates and details without prior notice.
Examination paper structure and format
All examination papers are of three (3) hours duration (plus 15 minutes reading time). The total marks for a paper is 100. Please click HERE for examination paper structure and format of each module.
Grades and results
Candidates will usually be notified of their results within ten weeks after the conclusion of the examinations. Result definitions are as below:
| Distinction | 75 - 100 |
| Merit | 65 - 74 |
| Pass | 50 - 64 |
| Fail | 0 - 49 |
Awards for outstanding achievement in the CGQP examinations
- Module Prize
Module prizes are awarded to candidates who have attained the “Distinction” grade (i.e. 75 to 100 marks). Each module prize is HK$3,000. - Merit Certificate
Candidates who have attained the “Merit” grade (i.e. 65 to 74 marks) be awarded the “Merit Certificate”.
Examination postponement
- Candidates who could not attend the examination due to sickness or medical reasons may apply for examination postponement.
- Candidates must apply for the examination postponement within 21 days after the examination’s diet completion. They must provide supporting documents, i.e. medical certificate(s) covering the date(s) that candidate(s) being absent from the examination(s) and pay the application fee set for the applicable financial year by the Institute.
- The examination postponement application fee is non-refundable under all circumstances. The fee and the application are only for the specified examination diet.
- The Institute may allow the applicant to sit for the next examination diet. Examination postponement is considered on a case-by-case basis at the sole discretion of the Institute.
- Examination postponement will NOT be granted due to employment or job reasons.
Review of examination results
- Candidates may apply for a review of their examination results within 10 working days after the release of the results by completing the application form with the grounds for the review application and paying the application fee to the Institute. The application fee is non-refundable unless the examination result review application is successful.
- The review of examination results is a two-stage process. For more details of policy and procedures on review of examination results, please click HERE.
Important documents
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