CFA® Examination Pattern
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Level 1
120 Questions in the morning sessions and 120 Questions in the afternoon session. All 240 Questions will be Multiple choice Questions. Duration of the exam 6 Hours. -
Level 2
60 Questions in the morning session and 60 Questions in the afternoon session. All 120 Questions will be Multiple Choice Questions. Duration of the exam 6 Hours.
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Level 3
60 Questions in all. 50% Essay Type and 50% Multiple Choice. Duration of the exam 6 Hours.
Topics Covered for CFA® Exam
CFA® all 3 Levels |
Ethics |
Quantiative
Methods |
Financial Reporting Analysis |
Derivatives |
Corporate Finance |
Equity Investments |
Fixed Income |
Alternate Investments |
Portfolio Management |
Economics |
Subject-wise CFA® Exam point of view break-up
Subjects |
Level 1 |
Level 2 |
Level 3 |
Ethical and Professional Standards (total) |
15 |
10 |
10 |
Quantitative Methods |
12 |
5-10 |
0 |
Economics |
10 |
5-10 |
0 |
Financial Reporting and Analysis |
20 |
15-25 |
0 |
Corporate Finance |
8 |
5-15 |
0 |
Investment Tools (total) |
50 |
30-60 |
0 |
Equity Investments |
10 |
20-30 |
5-15 |
Fixed Income |
12 |
5-15 |
10-20 |
Derivatives |
5 |
5-15 |
5-15 |
Alternative Investments |
3 |
5-15 |
5-15 |
Asset Classes (total) |
30 |
35-75 |
35-45 |
Portfolio Management and Wealth Planning (total) |
5 |
5-15 |
45-55 |
Total |
100 |
100 |
100 |
CFA ® Certification Fee Details:
June 2012 Exam (Levels I, II, and III)
Payment Deadlines |
15th February 2012 |
14th March 2012 |
Program Enrollment (new Candidates only)* |
$420 |
$505 |
Exam Registration |
$745 |
$1005 |
Curriculum EBook Version |
Save $40 |
Save $40 |
Total |
$1,125* |
$1,470* |
* 2012 curriculum pricing details:
Any one of the three curriculum options can be chosen (all fees are in U.S. dollars): There will not be any refund or exchange for the option chosen.
- If you select the eBook version of the curriculum only, offer US$40 discount: Enrollment + exam registration - $40 = total cost.
- If you select the printed version of the curriculum only, no $40 discount: Enrollment + exam registration + $20 (shipping*) = total cost.
- If you select both the eBook version and the printed version of the curriculum, you pay the cost of the additional curriculum ($30) plus shipping: Enrollment + exam registration + $30 (+$20 shipping for the printed version*) = total cost.
- * Program enrollment fees is paid only once.
June 2012 CFA Exam 6 Indian Test Centres announced. Banglore, Kolkata, New Delhi, Chennai, Mumbai & Pune.
For further details of CFA® Certification and Fees please visit CFA Certification and Fees Details.
Who should write CFA ®
- CFA Aspirants.
- Credit analysts
- Fund managers
- Equity analysts
- Investment bankers
- Equity Researchers
- Chartered Accountants
- Engineer Graduates / Graduates from any stream
- Persons aspiring to have knowledge and skill sets of a CFA to get into Investment Research or Portfopo Management Organizations.
