Official 2026 rules and syllabus verified
Examination at a glance
- 4 compulsory papers + 1 elective
- Online examination; 2 hours per paper.
- 100 marks, normally 100 objective questions including cases; question count may vary.
- Some numerical answers may require direct keyboard entry.
- No penalty for incorrect answers.
ABM
Advanced Bank Management
- Statistical applications
- People management
- Credit decisions and monitoring
- Compliance and governance
BFM
Bank Financial Management
- Cross-border banking
- Bank risk
- Treasury operations
- Balance-sheet decisions
ABFM
Advanced Business & Financial Management
- Management decisions
- Advanced corporate finance
- Valuation and business combinations
- Emerging financing approaches
BRBL
Banking Regulations and Business Laws
- Bank regulation and compliance
- Banking legislation: first group
- Banking legislation: second group
- Commercial-law applications
Your elective options
Choose one elective for the qualification; use the official booklet for its detailed coverage.
- Rural Banking
- Human Resources Management
- Information Technology & Digital Banking
- Risk Management
- Central Banking
Read the full official booklet, including your elective and the examination rules, alongside this independent preparation map.
Turn the outline into action
- Build a decision sheet for each case: identify the objective, relevant facts, calculation, risk and reason for the answer.
- Practise explaining why an attractive alternative fails. This reveals assumptions that a correct numerical result can hide.
- Separate your common-paper revision from your chosen elective so the specialist paper receives its own recurring study slot.
- Retest errors with different numbers and a changed business scenario instead of memorising the original solution.
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