CIMA Exams

leanneC

Has anyone completed these exams ?
I am planning to sit the cima exams in may ...my plan is to sit 4 of the managerial papers without doing a course as there is no courses locally .
Is it possible to sit 4 at a time & pass ...I work full time be will be studying independently .Realistically how much study is needed per paper
I would appreciate any advice ......

daheff

realistically forget doing 4 if you are working fulltime.

I work fulltime and only have time to do 1 at a go. I'd say you are looking at about 100hrs study per exam. Get the books for the exams and take a look at how much is in them before you make a decision.

Richard571

I did all my exams 4 at a time, however, I was part of a graduate training scheme and I took evening/weekend courses and had two weeks paid study leave prior to exams with revision courses - and it was still very tough.

If you are not doing courses and have no time off I think doing 4 is a stretch (unless you work every night and weekend). Would suggest taking two a sitting - you'll get through quickly enough. Good luck!!.

Dublin'09

I will be sitting CIMA P1 & P2 in May this year. I am going to request days off from my job and would like to know how many I would need off?

I am considering taking 4 days off and the 2 for the exams. With the weekend days that will be a total of 6 study days before the exam. I am also attending evening classes for this and will be doing the revision weekends.

Can anybody advise me if this is enough time to prepare for the exams?

Thanks..

Luckycharms321

Hi all

Im going to start studying the CIMA managerial level papers from May 09 for the Nov 09 exams. Ill be studying full time over the 7 months.

What are my chances of passing all 6 managerial papers in one go?

Luckycharms321

Luckycharms321 wrote: »

Hi all

Im going to start studying the CIMA managerial level papers from May 09 for the Nov 09 exams. Ill be studying full time over the 7 months.

What are my chances of passing all 6 managerial papers in one go?

You'd probably be better off spending your exam entry fee on Lotto tickets.

Sure try it anyway - if you are the type that studied diligently in college you never know.

muletide

Luckycharms321 wrote: »

Hi all

Im going to start studying the CIMA managerial level papers from May 09 for the Nov 09 exams. Ill be studying full time over the 7 months.

What are my chances of passing all 6 managerial papers in one go?

I would say forget about it. The timetable of classes alone would be prohibitive. I studied with a girl last year who was studying for 4 exams full time and she barely scraped through and almost had a breakdown during the term.

Personally from my expierience 2 is recommended 3 is the maximum that you should attempt in any term

zootroid

muletide wrote: »

I would say forget about it. The timetable of classes alone would be prohibitive. I studied with a girl last year who was studying for 4 exams full time and she barely scraped through and almost had a breakdown during the term.

Personally from my expierience 2 is recommended 3 is the maximum that you should attempt in any term

This. For managerial, I took 3 at a time. First time round I only passed 1. Second time around I passed 2. Third time around I passed the remaining 3. However, when I was at my second and third attempt I was going to night courses and revision courses. I also had generous study leave (4 days per exam). The exams are quite tough, particularly P2 and P8 (in my opinion).

steve9859

I have an MBA and a 10 years of finance and accounting experience. I am thinking of doing the CIMA to effectively formally document my ability. I have looked at the CIMA website, and I just want to establish that I am understanding it right:

there are 3 papers in each of 3 'pillars', followed by the professional competence test. So 10 papers in total. Exams are every 6 months, so if I do 2 or 3 exams each sitting, the qualification should take me 2 years to achieve, right? Or am I missing something, since the CIMA website suggests that the average time is 4 years??

Thanks

http://www.cimaglobal.com/Study-with-us/Entry-routes/I-have-an-MBA/
There is a route specifically for MBAs now - you sit one exam to test your knowledge and then have only the last four exams to sit I think.