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

  1. Candidates who could not attend the examination due to sickness or medical reasons may apply for examination postponement.
  2. 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.
  3. Candidates should pay the appropriate examination postponement application fee set for the applicable financial year.
  4. The examination postponement application fee is non-refundable under all circumstances. The fee and the application are only for the specified examination diet.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.

  1. 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.
  2. 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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