CBE process

GRBS^® being an official ACCA Computer Based Exam (CBE) Center is pleased to invite you all to sit any of ACCA’s Fundamentals Level's Knowledge Module exams in GRBS^® CBE Center. Here you can find all the information you need to know in order to enter and sit these exams.

ACCA Knowledge Module exams are held by computer-based assessment at official CBE centers. The CBE system is flexible, so you can sit assessments at any time of the year. You are not restricted to the June and December exam sessions. See the below Exam Schedule in order to choose a suitable date and time.

Following ACCA Qualification papers can be sat as CBE:

• F1 - Accountant in Business
• F2 - Management Accounting
• F3(UK) - Financial Accounting (United Kingdom)
• F3(INT) - Financial Accounting (International)

Exam Schedule

Note: Registration for exams must be completed at least a week before exam date.

Exam Details

• Exam contains 50 questions
• Exam duration is 2 (two) hours
• Pass mark is 50%

CBEs contain multiple choice questions, multiple response matching questions and number entry questions.

Exam Fee

• For clients studying ACCA CBA Level at GRBS^® Tuition Center – 83 AZN (VAT included)
• For non-GRBS^® Tuition Center clients – 130 AZN (VAT included)

Payment can be made by credit/debit card, bank transfer or by cash. Payment must be made at least a week before the exam date.

How to register

You can easily get registered to ACCA Computer Based Exams by email. In order to register, please, send an email to exam@grbs.com containing necessary details about you, listed below:

• Name, Surname
• Date of birth (dd/mm/yy)
• Student ID (Not an ACCA student yet? Please follow this link: http://www.accaglobal.com/en/qualifications/glance/acca/dates.html#regfees)
• An exam you wish to take and the date of the exam
• Contact numbers
• Method of payment

Within 24 hours after registration for exam you will be emailed a confirmation of your exam admission. You will need to bring your photo ID with you to the exam.

Note: Registration for exams must be completed at least A WEEK BEFORE exam date.

You will receive your results and feedback as soon as you finish the assessment.

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 ACCA.

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.

CBE Demonstration

ACCA’s CBE demo gives you a flavour of how computer based exams work. Please read through these instructions before trying the demo.

• When you have answered a question you must click the SUBMIT button for your answer to be recorded

• Numerical answers should be submitted without commas and using the full stop as a decimal point eg. 10530.25

• Move to the previous question by clicking PREVIOUS in the left hand column

• You may quit at any time by clicking the EXIT button in the left hand column, but you cannot then return to the exam.

• You can change the answers at any time during the test by clicking the CLEAR button

• You can have unlimited attempts at each question within the overall time limit of the test (the demonstration exams are not time restricted)

• In the demonstration exams the time is not restricted, however in the live exam, the time remaining to you for completing the exam appears in the left hand column.

• The demonstration system is based on the live computer based exam system, to allow you to familiarise yourself with the operation of the software. There are a few additional features in system used for actual exams, however these are explained in the handouts given to you before the exam starts.

Try out the online Computer Based Exams (CBE) demonstration

Special needs

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.

All requests for special needs provision must be accompanied by supporting medical or professional documentation

Improving your Performance

Once you have completed a CBE demonstration exam you may find it helpful to refer to the equivalent paper-based pilot exam. This contains similar questions to the CBE exam, with questions being accompanied by a rationale for each correct answer. In addition, the Examiner's Reports for the paper-based F1, F2 and F3 exams include guidance on answering questions that students found difficult. These reports are relevant to candidates taking computer-based exams, since questions in these exams assess the same syllabus and use similar question types to those found in CBEs. Both of these resources can be found in the exam section of the ACCA Qualification pages on this website.

General guidance on answering questions in CBEs can be found in past editions of the student accountant magazine. Articles of particular relevance are ‘Computer based exams put to the test' August 2008 and ‘Be prepared: Multiple choice questions' June/July 2008. Online copies of these articles can be found in the student accountant magazine section.

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