CFA Exam - Chartered Financial Analyst Exam 2019

The Chartered Financial Analyst programme is a professional course offered by the US-based CFA Institute. The programme aims to grant ‘CFA charter’ to investment and financial professionals to help them further their career goals. CFA is a graduate-level program divided into three levels of exam -I, II and III. The exams are conducted online twice in a year.  The exam for all three levels is held in June while Level I exam is also conducted in December. The exam for June session is conducted across 10 cities in India while that for December session is held across 6 cities. The programme covers a broad range of financial aspects including investment management, financial analysis, stocks, bonds and derivatives. CFA exam pattern and level of complexity differ with each level of exam. CFA admit card 2019 has been released for candidates appearing in the June session of exam.

CFA results for Level I and II are made available within 60 days of the exam date and within 90 days for level III candidates. Candidates are required to clear all the three levels of exam as per their sequence. CFA exams are offered in English only. 

Latest: CFA 2019 Result Released - Click here

A candidate who successfully completes the programme, is declared as ‘CFA charterholder’. There are over 1.2 lakh CFA members across 35 countries in the world. 

CFA Exam 2019 Highlights
Exam Name	Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) 2019
Conducting Body	CFA Institute
Exam Level	National Level Exam
Exam Frequency	Twice a year
Exam Mode	Online
Exam Duration	Three hours (Level I)
Language	English
Exam Purpose	to grant ‘CFA charter’ to investment and financial professionals
Course Offered	CFA programme
No. of Test Cities	June Session - 10 cities  December Session - 6 cities
Exam Helpdesk No.	+000-800-100-4025
Exam Website	www.cfainstitute.org/

CFA 2019 Important Dates for June (Level I, II, III)

Events	Dates
Second deadline to request disability accommodations	February 18, 2019
Final (late) registration fee deadline	March 13, 2019
Final deadline to request disability accommodations	March 18, 2019
Availability of admit card	May 30, 2019
Last date to submit requests for change in test centres	June 11, 2019
Exam day for Asia Pacific (Levels I & III); Americas and EMEA (all levels)	June 15, 2019
Exam day for Asia Pacific (Level I) only	June 16, 2019
Religious alternate exam date (Americas and EMEA), all levels	June 16, 2019
Religious alternate exam date (Asia Pacific all levels)	June 17, 2019
CFA 2019 result (Level I, II)	August 6, 2019
CFA Result 2019 (Level III)	August 20, 2019

CFA Important Dates 2019 for December (Level I only)

Events	Dates
Registrations for CFA exam begins	January 24, 2019
Last date to register without late fee	March 27, 2019
Standard registration fee deadline	August 14, 2019
Final (late) fee registration deadline	September 11, 2019
CFA exam	December 7, 2019

Eligibility criteria for CFA first level is given below:

• The candidate must possess an international travel passport.

The candidate must also fulfil one of the following:

Undergraduate:

• The candidate must be a graduate or be a final year bachelor’s degree student. (To register for Level II exam, the candidate must have completed bachelor's degree program) or

Work experience:

• The candidate must possess four years of work experience or a combination of work experience and education that totals at least four years

The course is divided into three levels:

Level I: Focus on basic knowledge of ten topic areas and simple analysis using investment tool

Level II: Emphasis on application of concepts and investment tools with the focus on valuation of all THE assets.

Level III: Focus on applying all the methods and concepts learned for effective portfolio management and wealth planning.

The exam for each level will be for six hours each, suggested prep plan is of six months.

Application process for each level is announced six months in advance. The aspirants can register for the desired level, prepare for the qualifying exam in the next six months and then appear for it. 

The forms are made available online on the official website which is to be filled in and submitted along with registration fee before the last day. 

 

CFA exams are held across 170 cities in June and 70 cities in December across various exam centres around the world. In India, CFA exam for June session is conducted in 10 cities while the exam for December session is held across 6 cities. Candidates are required to select CFA exam centres location while registering for the exam. Candidates can also request for change in CFA exam centre after completion of registration process. The exam centres are allotted to candidates as per their preferences and availability of seats. The details of exam centre is mentioned on the CFA admit card.

CFA Exam Centres 2019 for June Session

Ahmedabad	Bangalore
Bhopal	Chennai
Hyderabad	Kolkata
Lucknow	Mumbai
New Delhi	Pune

 

CFA Exam Centres 2019 for December Session

Bangalore	Jaipur
Kolkata	Lucknow
Mumbai	New Delhi