CFA® Registration 2021 – Register at cfainstitute.org

CFA® Registration 2021 – CFA exam registration can be done online at cfainstitute.org or through the direct link on this page. To register for the exam, candidates have to fill in their basic information, educational qualification details, personal details, etc and pay the registration fee. You can check here complete information on registration 2021 from this page.

CFA® Registration 2021

Registration for June and December exam is released separately. It is important that the candidates must register for the Level I exam to apply for the programme. Check the schedule from the table below.

CFA Exam Dates / Deadlines	May 2021 ​(All Levels)	Jul 2021 (L1 only)	Aug 2021 (All Levels)	Nov 2021 (All Levels)	Feb 2022 (L1, L2)
Exam Registration Opens	20 Aug 2020	19 Jan 2021	20 Aug 2020 (L1, L2) 19 Jan 2021 (L3 only)	20 Aug 2020 (L1, L3) 2 Feb 2021 (L2 only)	4 May 2021
Early Registration Deadline	3 Nov 2020	10 Mar 2021	11 Feb 2021	​4 May 2021	10 Aug 2021
Final Registration Deadline	L1: 2 Feb 2021 L2, L3: 23 Feb 2021	20 April 2021	22 Apr 2021 (previously 4 May 2021)	​10 Aug 2021	1 Nov 2021

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Registration Fees 2021

To register for the Program, candidates need to pay the following amount of fee:

Registration component	Fees
One-time Enrollment Fee	US$ 450
Early registration fee	US$ 700
Standard registration fee	US$ 1000
Late registration fee	US$ 1450

Mode of payment: Candidates can pay the above given amount of application fee by either of the following modes:

• Credit card
• Debit card
• Net banking

How To Enrol and Register?

To successfully register for this program, you may follow the instructions as provided below.

Step 1: Click on the direct link on this page to register for the exam.

Step 2: Next, the candidates have to enter their email id and click on the ‘continue’ button.

Step 3: Next, you need to create an account by providing your name, creating a password, security question and then click on the ‘continue’ button.

Step 4: Click on the ‘register now’ button.

Step 5: In the next screen, you need to select the place you live from the drop-down menu and then provide other details like your address, district, pin code, etc.

Step 6: Select the test center from the list provided based on the country / region you live in and click on ‘save & continue’ button.

Step 7: In the next screen, you need to enter your international travel passport details.

Step 8: Select the requirement on how you qualified for CFA program.

Step 9: Select the employment status in the next screen.

Step 10: Once you complete the other formailities in the registration form, you need to pay the required amount of the registration fee.

Step 11: On completion the above steps, you can preview the completed form and finaly submit it.

How to Request Disability Accommodations?

The Institute offers the exam to be conducted in such a manner that it is accessible for all the individuals with documented disabilities in compliance with the law. Candidates need to submit the request within two (2) business days of registering for the exam. Such a candidate can apply for disability accomadation by simply following the steps as below.

Step 1: Click here to submit the request form for disability accomdation.

Step 2: Fill in details about your disability and the type(s) of accommodations you required.

Step 3: Click here to download the medical professional questionnaire. This form is to be filled out by a qualified professional and returned to the CFA® Instiute.

Step 4: After this, you need to submit recent evaluation, which must be three years old or less.

Step 5: You need to submit the supporting document like school records, grades/transcripts, previous standardized test results demonstrating a history of significant impairment or limitation.

How to Request the Religious Alternate Date?

In case if you have religious obligation or belief which prevents you from taking the exam as per the scheduled date, you can submit a request for a religious alternate date testing accommodation. You may follow the instructions as below to know more about it.

Step 1: Click here to download the Religious Alternate date request form.

Step 2: Take a print out of it and fill in details in the form.

Step 3: Submit the completed form along with the supporting documents to Institute before the deadline. Once the form is receieved, the Institute confirms it via email.

Note: Give at leats 4-6 business days for processing the request.

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