This section contains information on the CIMA professional qualification syllabus, as well as sample exam papers, post exam guides and helpful resources.
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Qualification levels
The levels of the CIMA professional qualification are: operational (E1, F1 and P1), management (E2, F2 and P2), strategic (E3, F3 and P3) and the test of professional competence in management accounting (T4 parts A and B).
Students must pass all six operational and management papers before attempting strategic level. All three strategic papers must be passed before a student can attempt the T4 part B case study examination.
Syllabus and resources
Download the full syllabus (PDF 570KB)
Exam papers, guides and articles for each paper can be found by clicking on the relevant level in the right hand menu.
Have a look at our new professional qualification student guides:
- operational level: E1 (PDF 175KB), F1 (PDF 179KB) and P1 (PDF 175KB)
- management level: E2 (PDF 186KB), F2 (PDF 176KB) and P2 (PDF 175KB)
- strategic level: E3 (PDF 177KB), F3 (PDF 228KB) and P3 (PDF 176KB).
Student emagazine
Velocity is our global emagazine for CIMA students.
It has a lively mix of news and features and important notices about exams and study. It is essential reading for study and career support.
Online study
You can also study for the professional qualification with CIMAstudy.com, the CIMA endorsed online study system.
CIMAsphere
CIMAsphere, our online community, provides a resource for students to share information and find expertise and support among peers, as well as gain advice from CIMA members and alumni. See the 2010 qualification discussion boards.
CIMAsphere host online 'ask a tutor' events in April and October each year. This is a great opportunity to send a subject related question to an experienced tutor, and these events are particularly useful for those students who do not have formal tuition courses.
Transition from the 2005 syllabus
CIMA updated the syllabus in 2010. Our transition page explains the differences between the outgoing 2005 syllabus and the 2010 syllabus.