March 2026 exams

The March 2026 examinations will take place on Thursday 26th and Friday 27th March 2026.

Bookings for the March 2026 Examinations will open on Monday 3rd November 2025.

The standard entry deadline for this exam sitting is 11:59pm (GMT) Monday 19th January 2026.

The late entry deadline is 11:59pm (GMT) Monday 26th January 2026.

The deadline to withdraw from an exam is 14 days after the booking payment is made.

March 2026 exam results will be available on 13th July 2026. An email will be issued at 09:00 on results day and candidates can log into MyIFE to access results and certificates.

The deadline for submitting a request for reasonable adjustments is 23:59pm (GMT) 26th January 2026. The link to submit an application for reasonable adjustments is here and our reasonable adjustments policy can be found here.

Where a candidate has experienced unexpected severe/adverse circumstances outside of their control that could have affected their performance in an examination, the candidate may apply for special consideration. The Procedures for Applying for Special Consideration can be found here. Special consideration applications open on 26th March 2026.

Candidates are advised to read the following documents relevant to March 2026 examinations prior to booking examinations.

Entry fees and key dates
Terms and Conditions
Guidance on booking examinations
Information and rules for candidates - in-person examinations
Information and rules for candidates - online examinations
Online exam question formats

Candidates who wish to request a Deferral should read the Deferral Guidance first and if they still wish to proceed, should complete the application that can be found on the IFE Exam Applications page here. The deadline for submission of deferral request forms is 24th April 2026.

View the guidance on submitting a re-mark or see your exam results on MyIFE here. The deadline for submitting a re-mark is Monday 17th August 2026.