The Degree awarded by this Institute is one of the toughest attainable degrees with only 38% of the Students who appear managing to clear Level I, 39% managing to Clear Level II and 46% managing to clear Level III (all these figures are approximate and may vary from year to year).
To be eligible to enrol for this Course, a candidate should possess a minimum of Bachelor’s Degree and 4 years of Work Experience. If the student does not have 4 years of Relevant Work Experience – he can still appear for the Exams but the CFA Charter would only be awarded on successful completion of 4 years of Qualified Work Experience.
The Self Study based model of this course enables Candidates to continue with their full time jobs and are only required to appear for Exams. The Exams are conducted in the month of June and December every year at various centres across the Globe. Unlike CPA, Students enrolled for this course don’t have to go to US to appear for Exams and can appear for the Exams from the designated centres in their own country.
About the CFA Course
The Degree awarded by the CFA Institute, US is also referred to asInternational CFA as this degree has International presence with it being recognised in more than 138 Countries across the Globe. This International CFA Course can be undertaken from most of the Countries across the Globe and the Course has been structured in such a manner that Professionals from across the Globe can learn and apply the same in all Countries.
The CFA Institute which was formed in the year 1963 has awarded the Charter to more than 1,00,000 Professionals across the Globe and is themost respected and recognised Investment Credential in this World. A large chunk of these professionals are currently working as Portfolio Manager, Research Analysts etc. Mutual Funds and other Investment Companies are the largest recruiters of Chartered Financial Analysts with their average starting salary being in the range of $60,000-$1,00,000 in the US
Enrolment for International CFA
International CFA is a Graduate Level Self Study Course and to attain this Charter a Candidate should undergo 3 Levels of Exams
- Level I (held in June and December every year)
- Level II (held in June every year)
- Level III (held in June every year)
Although this a Graduate Level course with the minimum eligibility being Graduation, the CFA Charter is awarded only after successful completion of 4 Years of Work Experience. To become a member of this Institute, a Candidate shall apply for Membership after clearing all the Levels, attaining 4 Years of Work Experience and by adhering to the CFA Institute Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct
CFA Exams
To attain the International CFA Charter, a Candidate should undergo 3 Levels of Exams (Level I, Level II & Level III) in sequential order. In order to ensure global consistency, both in administering the Exam Questions and in Grading the Candidates Answers, the Exams are conducted in English Language only
The International CFA Program is not a theoretical academic program but is rather a course that focuses on the Investment Management Professional from the standpoint of a practitioner. The following is the Roadmap for attaining an International CFA Recognition
International CFA Level I Exams are based on a Candidate’s basic knowledge and comprehension questions focussing on Asset Valuation.CFA Level II Exams further emphasize on analysis along with Application while Level III Exams focus on synthesizing basic knowledge with evaluation tools and analytical methods for effective portfolio management.
CFA Level I Exam is a Multiple Choice Exam with 3 options to each question. The CFA Level I Exams are conducted in the month of June and December every year and consist of 240 Questions to be completed in 6 hours (2 sessions of 3 hours each). All questions are free-standing i.e. independent of each other with 3 options to each question. All the Questions are equally weighted and there is no negative marking for wrong answers.
CFA Level II Exams which are conducted in the month of June every year are a combination of Item Set Questions only i.e. Case Study based Questions. 20 Case Studies of 6 Questions each are asked in 2 Sessions of 3 hours comprising of 10 Case Studies each. To answer each question, Candidates have to refer to the Case study to which it belongs which describes the various hypothetical Investment Challenges.
CFA Level III Exams which are also conducted in June every year consists of Essay-type Questions, and 10 Case Studies of 6 questions each. The constructed response portions of the CFA Level III examination (morning session) include questions with varying structures and point values and typically have several parts related to a case study that describes an investment challenge.
The following Video prepared by the CFA Institute interviews various Chartered Financial Analysts who share how this course helps you to climb up the Corporate Ladder
International CFA Passing Criteria
The International CFA Exam Results are declared in the form of a Score Report which is intended to be fairly unspecific. The Score Report only declares a Pass/Fail Result and the range within which his or her performance for each topic area falls: below 50%, between 50% and 70%, and above 70%. Additionally, failing candidates are informed about their decile rank within the body of failing candidates.
The International CFA Exams are challenging with only 38% Students managing to clear the CFA Level I Exams, 39% Students Clearing the Level II and 46% Students clearing Level III. Level II and Level III Pass Percentages are computed taking into account that the Candidate has already cleared the previous level and this figures are approximate figures with the actual pass percentage varying every year.
The Fees for undertaking the International CFA Course varies from $700 to $1000 for each Level Exam depending on the date on which the Candidate registers and an Additional Program Enrolment Fees of $400-$500 for one time enrolment. Interested Students can enrol for this course by visiting the website of the CFA Institute i.e.www.cfainstitute.org
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