CBA Exam process

GRBS^® being an official CIMA Computer-Based Assessment (CBA) Center is pleased to invite you all to sit any of CIMA’s Certificate in Business Accounting level exams in GRBS^® CBA Center. Here you can find all the information you need to know in order to enter and sit these exams.

Certificate in Business Accounting level exams are held by computer-based assessment at official CBA centers. The CBA system is flexible, so you can sit assessments at any time of the year. You are not restricted to the May and November exam sittings. See shown below Exam Schedule in order to choose a suitable date and time.

Part B of T4 exam (The test of professional competence in management accounting) can also be taken on PC. Now there is no need to wait for May and November exam sessions, instead you can sit your exam in any of 4 possible dates in a year (March, May, September, November) and receive your results in just 3 weeks.

Find out more:
Exam rules and regulations for T4 Part B case study on PC (PDF 73KB)
Test of professional competence in management accounting (PDF 41KB)

Exam Schedule

Certificate in Business Accounting Level

The Case Study Examination of TOPCIMA

Exam Fee

Certificate in Business Accounting Level

The Case Study Examination of TOPCIMA

T4 Case Study on PC exam sitting fee is GBP140 and must be completed directly through your MyCIMA account by the dates provided above.

How to register

You can easily regiter by phone or email.

In order to register for CIMA Computer Based Assessment on either any of CBA Level papers or T4 case study on PC just phone to these numbers (994 12) 437 10 51/61 or send an email to exam@grbs.com.

After exam registration you will be emailed a confirmation of your exam entry choices within 24 hours of registration with instructions on all following procedures, if any aplies.

Note: Registration for exams must be completed at least a week before exam date for CBA Level exams and a week before exam entry deadline for TOPCIMA Computer Based Case Study.

You will receive your results and feedback as soon as you finish the assessment. (Aplies for CBA Level only)

You will see your results and indicative feedback on screen as soon as your assessment has finished.

If you are successful, you will receive a Certificate of Achievement and your exam status will automatically be updated at CIMA.

If you are unsuccessful, the feedback you receive will indicate the areas of the syllabus where you should concentrate your studies. You can arrange your re-sit as soon as you are ready.

Before the assessment, familiarize yourself with the CBA software by using the online demo.

Objective test questions are used in CBA. As well as using the ONLINE DEMO you may also find it useful to download past objective test questions from the paper-based exams for exam practice. You can find these in the Study Resources area of the website.

CIMA Certificate in Business Accounting

Why is the Т4 Case Study Exam different?

GRBS^® welcomes entries from students with disabilities or special needs and is able to provide additional help or concessions, such as extra exam time, as appropriate to individual needs. If you have a special need, you should enter the exams online in the usual way and then notify the international Qualifications Department in writing of your requirements.

Contravention of exam rules with regard to unfair methods

Guidance on calculators (PDF 28KB) will help you select a calculator that, under CIMA exam rules, you will be able to take into the exam with you.

If you contravene exam rules by, for example cheating, helping another candidate to cheat or by having materials or items with you that could give you an unfair advantage, you will be reported to the Examinations and Assessment Oversight Board. This is likely to result in your exam paper being voided. It may also result in CIMA taking disciplinary action against you.

The following are deemed to be examples of contravention of exam rules:

• Having any book, notes or documents on you at any time during the exam

• Having any book, notes or documents in a situation which suggests you could have used them during the exam

• Talking to, copying from, or in any way communicating with, another candidate

• Using a mobile phone, including the calculator function

• Leaving the exam room without the permission of an invigilator

• Removing answer books and/or question papers, whether used or blank, from the exam room, during or after the exam

This list is not exhaustive.

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