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CMA Exam Part 1: Financial Planning, Performance, and AnalyticsCMA Part 1 · IMA
100 multiple-choice questions (a small number of unscored validation items) plus 2 scenario questions in the second part — case-based questions in the English exam since May 2026, previously 2 essay questions4 hours: 3 hours for the multiple-choice section and 1 hour for the second (scenario) section
CMA Exam Part 2: Strategic Financial ManagementCMA Part 2 · IMA
100 multiple-choice questions (a small number of unscored validation items) plus 2 scenario questions in the second part — case-based questions in the English exam since May 2026, previously 2 essay questions4 hours: 3 hours for the multiple-choice section and 1 hour for the second (scenario) section
CPA Program — Ethics and GovernanceEthics and Governance · CPA Australia
Not publicly disclosed — The current first-party exam pages and candidate materials cited for this record were reviewed; they do not publish this field.195 minutes (3 hours and 15 minutes) of exam time; the full appointment is 225 minutes including a non-disclosure agreement (5 min), tutorial (10 min), one unscheduled 'Pause the Clock' break (5 min) and a survey (10 min)
Uniform CPA ExaminationCPA · AICPA + NASBA
50–82 multiple-choice questions plus 6–8 task-based simulations per section16 hours total across four 4-hour sections
Uniform CPA Examination — Financial Accounting and Reporting (FAR)FAR · AICPA
50 multiple-choice questions and 7 task-based simulations across five testlets (MCQ testlets of 25 and 25; TBS testlets of 2, 3, and 2); unscored pretest questions are mixed in and are not part of the scoreFour hours of testing time for the section, plus a standardized 15-minute break after testlet three that does not count against testing time (optional breaks between other testlets do count)

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