CIMA’s latest pass rates have just been released and are currently available on its website. 

Operational level continue to hover between the 60% range from February 2023 (68%) to May 2023 (64%) to August 2023 (69%). The rates continue to give the impression that OCS students are preparing and handling the case study exams well.

Management level seems to have plunged a bit after hitting a high 72% in February 2023. In May 2023, MCS pass rates were at 67% and now in August 2023, it stands at 58%. The pass rates for Gateway are no longer reported separately, which seems to suggest that the pass rates are now included in the MCS level.

Strategic level still suffers from the hit in February 2023 (56%), which went up slightly in May 2023 (62%), but is now back below 50% ending at 48% in August 2023.

No new pass rates have been released for the Objective Test (OT). The current pass rates covered the period Nov 2021 to Nov 2022. According to CIMA, these will now be reported annually so the new rates is expected to be out after November 2023.

Despite the good performance shown in the pass rates, students must not become complacent about studying. Good results do not mean that the exams are any easier. I’d like to think that it’s more about students focusing and dedicating more towards their studies, thereby earning good marks for their exams.

If you require assistance, visit the Resources page for some helpful links to materials and preparation tips.

For a graphic view of this, here’s our CIMA Exam Pass Rates page.

For Case Studies

For Objective Tests

The results are total exams taken from 1 November 2021 to 30 November 2022 and cover the 2019 Professional Qualification.

 

For Certificate Level

These results are total exams taken from 1 November 2020 to 30 November 2021.