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

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

Exam Fee

Certificate in Business Accounting Level

• For clients studying CIMA 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

• Name, Surname
• Date of birth (dd/mm/yy)
• Student ID (Not an CIMA student yet? Please follow this link: http://www.cimaglobal.com/Study-with-us/Entry-routes/)
• An exam you wish to take and the date of the exam
• Contact numbers
• Method of payment

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

The 2006 CIMA Certificate in Business Accounting syllabus - consists of five subjects and is examined by computer based assessment.

The CBA system is very flexible so you can sit your Certificate level assessments as and when you are ready.

This means that it is possible to fast track through to the Managerial level exams if you so wish. If you plan to do this, please be aware that the following progression rules apply:

• You must pass all five Certificate level computer based assessments before you can sit Managerial level papers.

• You must complete all computer based assessments by 1 March in order to sit Managerial level papers in May.

• The deadline is 1 September if you want to sit Managerial level papers in November.

Why is the Т4 Case Study Exam different?

It is very different to any paper you have studied so far in that there is no syllabus content that you can learn, revise and practice.

Instead the Case Study Exam tests your ability to apply the knowledge and skills you have developed throughout the previous papers.

Additional links:

Click here to listen to a podcast by Stuart Pedley-Smith, one of our award winning TOPCIMA Case Study lecturers.

To view an article 'Should You Sit TOPCIMA on Computer?' written by Zoe Robinson.

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.

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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