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.

Enrol in the November 2024 exams to gain free access to relevant video recordings for 30 calendar days. For details, click here.

Notes to applicant

  1. Please register as an HKCGI student before submitting the online examination application. Studentship application deadlines for the upcoming examinations:
    31 January (yearly) – for the following June examinations, and
    31 July (yearly) – for the following November examinations

    Late studentship applications shall pay a late administrative charge for enrolling in the upcoming examinations within 15 calendar days after the deadline.
    For details, please click HERE.

  2. You can submit an enrolment application only once per examination diet. After successful enrolment, you cannot change the module(s) and/or examination centre that you have selected.

Examination timetable (November 2024)

Reading time: 9.15am – 9.30am

Examination time: 9.30am – 12.30pm

Examination enrolment period: 16 July – 6 September 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
6 September 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
mid-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
27 August 2024 Student Gathering (4th session) – Preparing For & Passing Professional Examinations (Webinar)
12 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

  1. 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.
  2. Merit Certificate
    Candidates who have attained the “Merit” grade (i.e. 65 to 74 marks) be awarded the “Merit Certificate”.

Examination postponement

  1. Candidates who could not attend the examination due to sickness or medical reasons may apply for examination postponement.
  2. 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.
  3. The examination postponement application fee is non-refundable under all circumstances. The fee and the application are only for the specified examination diet.
  4. 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.
  5. Examination postponement will NOT be granted due to employment or job reasons.

Review of examination results

  1. 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.
  2. 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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