The Hong Kong Institute of Chartered Secretaries

May 2019 Examination Timetable
	Tuesday 28 May 2019	Wednesday 29 May 2019	Thursday 30 May 2019	Friday 31 May 2019
AM 9:30 - 12:30	Hong Kong Financial Accounting	Hong Kong Corporate Law	Strategic & Operations Management	Corporate Financial Management
PM 2:00 - 5:00	Hong Kong Taxation	Corporate Governance	Corporate Administration	Corporate Secretaryship

The examination enrolment period for May 2019 is from 20 February - 30 March 2019. The examination entry form will be available during the enrolment period.

December 2019 Examination Timetable
	Tuesday 3 December 2019	Wednesday 4 December 2019	Thursday 5 December 2019	Friday 6 December 2019
AM 9:30 - 12:30	Hong Kong Financial Accounting	Hong Kong Corporate Law	Strategic & Operations Management	Corporate Financial Management
PM 2:00 - 5:00	Hong Kong Taxation	Corporate Governance	Corporate Administration	Corporate Secretaryship

The examination enrolment period for December 2019 is from 21 August - 30 September 2019. The examination entry form will be available during the enrolment period.

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Examination Postponement

If a candidate withdraws an application to sit or fails to attend, no part of the fee will be returned. However, if a candidate is prevented by illness from attending the examination and submits a satisfactory medical certificate, Council may at its discretion, allow the candidates to enter the next examination sitting on payment of a non-refundable postponement fee prescribed by the Institute.

Application form for postponement and medical certificate(s) must reach the Institute within three calendar weeks after the completion of the entire examination diet. Postponements may also be allowed under other circumstances, these are considered on an individual basis on application, however, postponements will NOT be granted due to any absence based on employment requirements.

Students should pay the examination postponement fee prescribed by the Institute for current financial year when they apply for examination postponement. This is a non-refundable fee. Such examination postponement should not be carried forwarded to more than one examination diet. [Back to Top]

Grades and Results
Students will usually be notified of their results within nine to ten weeks after conclusion of the examinations. The result will show each subject as a pass or fail with grades to indicate the extent of failure. Result definitions are as below:

Distinction	75-100%
Merit	65-74%
Pass	50-64%
Fail A	46-49%
Fail B	40-45%
Fail C	20-39%
Fail D	0-19%

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Examinations Preparatory Courses

The Institute has endorsed HKU SPACE to organise the IQS examination preparatory courses which courses aim at assisting students for the IQS examinations preparation. The following subjects will be offered: Hong Kong Financial Accounting; Hong Kong Corporate Law; Hong Kong Taxation; Strategic and Operations Management; Corporate Governance; Corporate Administration; Corporate Secretaryship and Corporate Financial Management. One assignment and one take home mock examination are designed for students in tackling examination. Each subject is of 36 contact hours except Hong Kong Corporate Law, which is 45 hours.

For details of the IQS Examinations Preparatory Courses, please contact:
Enquiries: 2867 8317
Email: hkics@hkuspace.hku.hk

The Timetable and Enrolment Form can be downloaded

IQS Examination Permitted Calculators List

The list of permitted calculators can be downloaded from HKEAA website: http://www.hkeaa.edu.hk/en/IPE/hkics/

Policy and Procedures for Review of Examination Results
Review of Examination Results
1.0	A candidate may apply for review of examination results through the Director, Education and Examinations (E&E). The review of examination results is a two-stage procedure.
1.1	A candidate may submit a request in writing through the Secretariat for a review of his/her examination result(s) on the following grounds:
	(a)	the examination was not conducted in accordance with the Examination Regulations or the arrangements prescribed for the Institute's International Qualifying Scheme examinations;
	(b)	an administrative, or other material irregularity has occurred;
	(c)	there are extenuating circumstances that, for valid reasons, the applicant was unable to bring to the attention of the Assessment Review Panel before its meeting. Such circumstances must be supported in writing by contemporaneous or other evidence.
1.1.2	A candidate must submit his/her review application form with the review application fee of HK$2,200.00 per subject to the Secretariat within ten (10) working days from the date of the post-mark posting of the printed examination result slip.
1.2 Stage 1: Request for Review
1.2.1	Stage 1 provides an opportunity to check that the result awarded has not been affected by any error or oversight on the part of the Chief Examiner.
1.2.2	Upon receipt of the request, the Director, E&E will instigate the rechecking procedure:
	(a)	Report to the Chairman of the Assessment Review Panel (ARP Chairman) and proceed for a clerical check on the grades submitted to the Assessment Review Panel.
	(b)	Report on evidence of extenuating circumstances for consideration by the ARP Chairman.
1.2.3	Outcomes:
	(a)	Where a clerical error is confirmed or extenuating circumstances are accepted, or that the ARP Chairman considered that error(s) in the marking are identified, the ARP Chairman of the Assessment Review Panel may adjust the grade approved by the Assessment Review Panel within fourteen (14) working days.
	(b)	The Chairman of the ARP will return the result of the reassessment to the Director, E&E, who will inform the candidate of the outcome within seven (7) working days on the confirmation from the Chairman of the Assessment Review Panel.
	(c)	The APR Chairman, however, determines that there are prima facie grounds for a Stage 2 review, he shall refer the case to the Examination Results Review Panel within 3 working days of his decision.
	(d)	If the ARP Chairman considers that there are no grounds, he/she will overrule the review.
1.3 Stage 2: Examination Results Review Panel
1.3.1	Subject to the referral by the ARP Chairman of 1.2.3 (a) above, an Examination Results Review Panel (ERRP) meeting will be convened. Membership of the ERRP is composed of three members as follows:
	Chairman of the Education Committee or a member of the Education Committee appointed by the Chairman; One Assessment Review Panel member; and Chief Examiner and/or Reviewer of the subject
1.3.2	The ARP Chairman and Chief Examiner may be invited by the ERRP to submit, prior to the meeting, comments relevant to the case under discussion and to attend the meeting of ERRP at which the case is being considered.
1.3.3	The decisions of ERRP shall be final with the Institute.
1.3.4	The fee of HK$2,200.00 per subject will be refunded only if the review results in a change to the grade in either Stage 1 or Stage 2 process. If the review is overruled, the review fee of HK$2,200.00 is non-refundable.

This policy is effective from the December 2007 Examination Diet Approved by Council on 18 September 2007

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