Exam info: CAP1 (CA Proficiency 1)
Important information
Please read the
E-Assessment Information page and review the
Exam Rules 2023 before sitting CAP1 exams.
Practice Papers will be available to all students before they sit their exams and can be accessed through the
E-Assessment page. Additionally, students have access to
sample papers .
Students that are enrolled onto the Law exam 23/24 Academic Cycle have access to the Practice Papers on until 12 January 2024.
Please ensure your email address is correct. There will be several important notifications being circulated in relation to the exams and it is in student's best interest to have this information as soon as it is circulated.
Changes to CAP1
Management Accounting – There will be no interim assessment for Management Accounting going forward. Students who are not carrying forward an interim assessment from a previous academic cycle sitting, will be marked out of 100% in their main exams.
DEBK Interim Assessment – 90 Minute, On-demand assessment. The DEBK assessment is worth a maximum of 20% of the overall CAP1 Financial Accounting Exam. A mark of 12 or higher is required to pass the DEBK assessment. Results will be published on student portal 3 working days after the student has sat the assessment. Students who pass their DEBK on second on subsequent sitting will have their score capped at 12.
Law for Accountants- 90 Minute, On-demand assessment. The Law exam pass mark is 50%, a mark of 25 or higher is required to pass. Unlike the DEBK assessment, students will not be capped for any subsequent attempts.
Students are required to pass both the DEBK Interim Assessment and the Law for Accountants exam to be eligible to sit any CAP1 exams in the main sitting.
Students can resit DEBK Interim Assessment and the Law exam as many times as necessary in the examination window in order to achieve the pass mark, subject to payment of the agreed fee for each sitting.
DEBK Interim Assessment and Law exam can be sat in the summer and autumn window:
Summer 2024 - Window 1
Law for Accountants – 11 September 2023 - 21 December 2023 and 2 January 2024 - 11 January 2024
DEBK Interim Assessment - 1 November - 21 December 2023 and 2 January 2024 - 31 January 2024
Autumn 2024 - Window 2
Law for Accountants and DEBK Interim Assessment - 1 – 31 July 2024
For more information on how to schedule on-demand assessment please visit the E-assessment page.
Table of fees
|
SUBJECT
|
€
|
£
|
| Each exam |
110
|
100
|
CAP1 Law - On-demand
|
110
|
100
|
| Financial Accounting Interim Assessment (DEBK) - On-demand |
110 |
100 |
Assessment of CAP1
Assessment at CAP1 comprises a blend of continuous assessment and traditional examinations. An overall mark of 50% will be required to pass each paper (combination of continuous assessment and examination).
The introduction of continuous assessment is in recognition of the fact that certain skills are better assessed outside the traditional end-of-year examination format.
Candidates are advised to consult the relevant examinations publications for specific regulations governing the operation of continuous assessment and examinations. In particular, students should note the requirement to pass the double-entry book-keeping continuous assessment and/or CAP1 Law exam prior to being permitted to sit any of the CAP1 examinations.
For 2022-2023, CAP1 assessment consists of the following:
| Paper |
Subject |
Interim Assessment |
Examination |
|
|
Weight |
Description |
Weight |
Description |
| Paper 1 |
Law for Accountants (ROI) and (NI) |
n/a |
n/a |
100% |
90 min (E-assessment) |
| Paper 2 |
Finance |
n/a |
n/a |
100% |
3 hrs |
| Paper 3 |
Management Accounting |
n/a |
n/a |
100% |
3 hrs |
| Paper 4 |
Financial Accounting |
20% |
90 min Double entry-book-keeping (DEBK) competence test |
80% |
3 hrs |
| Paper 5 |
Taxation I (ROI) and (NI) |
n/a |
n/a |
100% |
3 hrs |
CAP1 Summer 2023- PEC Report and Examination Statistics
Exam results
The results for the CAP1 exams and interim assessments will be published on the Exam Results page in the Student Centre area.
Recommended downloads: CAP1
Examination and appeals regulations
Recommended education/study leave
The Institute recommends that training firms provide time off to their students to present for examination. The recommended education/study leave is intended to accommodate attendance on education courses, e.g. block release, and private study.
The following recommendations are made in relation to education/study leave for those preparing as first attempt candidates for the CAP1 exams:
| Paper |
Recommended Study Leave |
Exam Leave |
| Paper 1 |
one working day |
not applicable as this is an on demand exam |
| Papers 2, 3, 4, 5 |
five working days per subject |
one day (on day of exam) per subject |
| Any repeat/resit exam |
n/a |
one day (on day of exam) per subject*
*excludes paper 1 and interim assessment resits |
NOTE:
Recommended education/study leave is exclusive of time required to sit the examination. Additional time off for sitting examinations is also recommended.
Number of attempts
Students may make a maximum of six attempts over three consecutive years. The first sitting will normally be made at the summer session. If a student does present or defers a sitting, this sitting will be classified as a forfeited attempt.
Adjudication of results
- Candidates are required to pass each subject independently.
- In order to pass each subject, the candidate must achieve a minimum of 50% or better (based on amalgamation of any applicable interim assessment component and the examination paper)
- Independent passes in each subject are referred to as credits. Where a candidate obtains a credit in every subject in the combination of subjects sat, his result will be adjudicated as Pass.
Extenuating circumstances affecting exam performance
If there are medical or other extenuating circumstances which you wish to have considered by the Professional Examinations Committee (PEC) at adjudication please complete and return the Extenuating Circumstances Application 2023 together with supporting evidence. This form should only be submitted after an examination session within ten working days of the final exam to the following address:
Chartered Accountants Ireland
CAP1 Exams Department
47-49 Pearse Street
Dublin 2
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