CFA May 2025 Level 1 registration deadline tomorrow; exam date, topic-wise weightage

CFA May 2025 Registration: The exam will be conducted from May 14 to 20.

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Alivia Mukherjee | February 5, 2025 | 04:54 PM IST

NEW DELHI: The Chartered Financial Analyst Institute will close the CFA May 2025 Level 1 registration tomorrow, February 6. Interested and eligible candidates can fill up the CFA May 2025 Level 1 registration form by visiting the official website, cfainstitute.org. The CFA May level 1 exam scheduling deadline is February 11.

The CFA level 1 August 2025 registration has also commenced. The CFA level 1 August registration 2025 deadline is May 6, 2025. The CFA Level 1 May exam 2025 will be conducted from May 14 to May 20. The CFA May 2025 Level 2 exam is scheduled from May 21 to May 25.

The CFA Level 1 November 2024 result has been declared on January 15. The pass percentage of CFA Level 1 November 2024 result stands at 43% which is lower compared to the previous session

CFA May 2025 Registration: Level 1 eligibility criteria

The CFA Level 1 eligibility criteria 2025 is mentioned below.

  • Bachelor's degree: Candidates are required to have completed a Bachelor’s or equivalent programme from a recognized college.
  • Work experience: Candidates are required to have a total of 4,000 hours of professional work experience.
  • Undergraduate student: Candidates currently pursuing a bachelor's degree are required to have no more than 23 months remaining until their graduation month to be eligible for enrollment.

CFA 2025 Level 1 exam pattern

The CFA 2025 level 1 exam will be conducted in online mode. The CFA 2025 exam will be held in 2 sessions. Each session in CFA level 1 exam 2025 will consist of 90 multiple-choice questions. The duration of CFA 2025 exam is 2 hours 15 minutes for each session. The medium of the CFA 2025 exam is English.

The CFA 2025 session 1 will be based on topics such as ethics and professional standards, quantitative methods, economics, financial reporting and analysis. The CFA 2025 session 2 will be based on topics such as corporate issuers, equity, fixed income, derivatives, alternative investments and portfolio management.

CFA May 2025 Level 1 Exam: Topic-wise weightage

The topic-wise weightage details for CFA Level 1 exam 2025 is given below.

Topics

Weightage

Ethical and Professional Standards

15-20%

Financial Statement Analysis

13-17%

Equity Investments

10-12%

Fixed Income

10-12%

Corporate Issuers

8-12%

Quantitative Methods

8-12%

Economics

8-12%

Portfolio Management

5-8%

Derivatives

5-8%

Alternative Investments

5-8%

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