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 2023)
Reading time: 9.15am – 9.30am
Examination time: 9.30am – 12.30pm
Examination enrolment period: 24 July – 8 September 2023
| Date | Module |
|---|---|
| 20 November 2023 (Monday) | Hong Kong Taxation |
| 21 November 2023 (Tuesday) | Hong Kong Company Law |
| 22 November 2023 (Wednesday) | Interpreting Financial and Accounting Information |
| 23 November 2023 (Thursday) | Corporate Secretaryship and Compliance |
| 27 November 2023 (Monday) | Corporate Governance |
| 28 November 2023 (Tuesday) | Risk Management |
| 29 November 2023 (Wednesday) | Strategic Management |
| 30 November 2023 (Thursday) | Boardroom Dynamics |
(1) Key dates for Examinations
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 24 July 2023 | Enrolment for CGQP November 2023 examination diet |
| Mid-August 2023 | Release of examination results for June 2023 examination diet |
| Mid-August 2023 | Release of examination papers, mark schemes and examiners’ reports for June 2023 examination diet |
| Late August 2023 | Closing date for Examination Results Review application for June 2023 examination diet |
| 31 August 2023 | Closing date for CGQP November 2023 examination diet enrolment |
| 17 October 2023 | Pre-released case studies for the Part 2 modules: (1) Risk Management, (2) Strategic Management, and (3) Boardroom Dynamics |
| Early November 2023 | Release of examination admission slips |
| 21 December 2023 | Closing date for examination postponement applications |
| Mid-February 2024 | Release of examination results |
| Mid-February 2024 | Release of examination papers, mark schemes and examiners’ reports |
| Late February 2024 | 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 |
|---|---|
| 24 July 2023 | Enrolment for Examination Technique Online Workshops |
| July – August 2023 | HKU SPACE CGQP Examinations Preparatory Programme (Autumn intake) enrolment period |
| 24 August 2023 | Student Gathering (5th session): Start your journey to qualify as a Governance Professional |
| 31 August 2023 | Closing date for Examination Technique Online Workshops enrolment |
| 6 September 2023 | Student Gathering (6th session): Sharing from outstanding students in the CGQP examinations |
| Early September 2023 | • Examination Technique Online Workshops – Part I • Release of mock examination paper |
| Late September 2023 | Examination Technique Online Workshops – Part II |
| 13 October 2023 | Examination Technique Online Workshops – submission deadline of mock examination paper |
| Late October 2023 | 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 |
Examination postponement
- Candidates who could not attend the examination due to sickness or medical reasons may apply for examination postponement.
- Examination postponement application must be made within 21 days after the entire examination diet is completed. Supporting documents, i.e. medical certificate covering the date(s) that candidate being absent from the examinations are required to be submitted to the Institute, together with the application fee.
- Candidates should pay the appropriate examination postponement application fee set for the applicable financial year.
- 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.
- Postponement application will NOT be granted due to employment or job reasons.
Review of examination results
Candidates may apply for a review of their examination results by submitting an application fee with the fee to the Institute within 10 working days after the release examination results.
- Candidates may apply for a review of their examination results within ten 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 review of examination results is a two-stage process, and for more details of policy and procedures on review of examination results, please click HERE.
Important documents
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