Free tool · deadline countdown
Every deadline for your exam window, with countdowns and a calendar file.
The short version
Quick answer: This tool lists every published date for your exam window, with countdowns. One calendar file adds them all, with alarms 7 days and 1 day before by default. Your own calendar does the reminding.
Guide
Every date that matters
These are the nearest dates across CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst), FRM (Financial Risk Manager) and ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants). We checked them in October 2026.
| Date | Exam | Window | Deadline | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Nov 2026 | ACCA session exams | December 2026 | Standard entry deadline | |
| 3 Nov 2026 | CFA Level I, Level II & Level III | August 2027 | Registration opens | |
| 5 Nov 2026 | CFA Level I & Level III | February 2027 | Final registration deadline | |
| 9 Nov 2026 | ACCA session exams | December 2026 | Late entry deadline | |
| 10 Nov 2026 | CFA Level I & Level III | February 2027 | Scheduling deadline | |
| 10 Nov 2026 | ACCA session exams | March 2027 | Exam entry opens |
In plain words: the first date you can miss is usually a fee deadline, not the exam itself.
Three dates matter most. The cheaper-fee deadline sets your price. The final deadline decides whether you sit that window at all. The scheduling deadline decides your seat, day and city.
| Deadline | CFA® | FRM® | ACCA® session exams |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheaper fee ends | Early-fee deadline | Early-fee deadline | Standard entry deadline (no early-bird tier) |
| Last chance to register | Standard registration closes | Standard registration closes | Late entry deadline (higher fee) |
| Book your seat | Scheduling deadline: day and test centre | Scheduling deadline: PSI test-centre slot | Pick your centre when you enter in myACCA (your ACCA online account) |
| Results | Not tracked here | Not tracked here | Fixed results day each session |
| Cut-off time | 11:59 pm US Eastern time | 11:59 pm US Eastern time (GARP writes EST) | 23:59 UK time |
Takeaway: every exam has a cheaper and a final deadline; CFA and FRM add a seat-booking step.
You can still sit the exam; it just costs more, like a train ticket booked late. Fees checked October 2026:
Illustrative: we use the ECB (European Central Bank) rate, crossed via EUR, on 23 Oct 2026: USD 1 = ₹94.95. The CFA gap of USD 350 is about ₹33,231. The ACCA gap of £236 per paper is about ₹29,954 (£1 = ₹126.93). Banks add markup, and GST (Goods and Services Tax) may apply.
CFA Institute and GARP (Global Association of Risk Professionals, which runs FRM) close at 11:59 pm US Eastern time. ACCA closes at 23:59 UK time. Both run behind India, so a deadline dated the 5th closes on the 6th in India. Still treat the calendar date as your last day.
For CFA and FRM, paying does not reserve a seat. You must also book your exam day and test centre. Seats go first come, first served, so late bookers can end up in another city.
CFA exams run at Prometric test centres; FRM exams run at PSI test centres. For ACCA session exams, you pick your centre when you enter in myACCA. ACCA’s on-demand papers are BT (Business and Technology), MA (Management Accounting), FA (Financial Accounting) and LW (Corporate and Business Law). You book them with a licensed computer-based exam (CBE) centre, such as the QuintEdge CBE centre in Mumbai. ACCA withdrew remote exams from the March 2026 session in countries that have ACCA exam centres, India included.
Pick an exam, a window and the dates you want. Only windows with a date still ahead appear. The tool shows each official date with a countdown and flags passed dates. It never guesses: if a date is not published yet, it says so and links the live calendar.
The .ics file is the calendar file Google, Apple and Outlook read. It holds one all-day event per date, with alarms at your lead times. Your phone shows them, even offline. QuintEdge sends no reminder emails or WhatsApp messages. Live dates: CFA, FRM and ACCA.
The reminders live in your own calendar. The .ics file holds one all-day event for each date. Each event carries alarms at the lead times you picked. Your phone or laptop shows them, even when you are offline. QuintEdge does not send reminder emails or WhatsApp messages, so nothing depends on us remembering.
Then the tool tells you so in plain words. It never guesses a date. Exam bodies publish windows in stages: sometimes exam days come first and deadlines later. When a date is missing, your result names it and links the live calendar page. Some 2027 windows had no published deadlines when we checked in October 2026.
Our live calendars track every window as it is announced: CFA exam dates, FRM exam dates and ACCA exam dates. Come back to this tool when a new window appears, and download a fresh file.
FAQs
No. Your reminders come from your own calendar. The .ics file you download carries alarms at the times you choose. For example, 7 days and 1 day before each date. Your phone or laptop shows them. QuintEdge only saves the contact details you enter so a counsellor can help if you have questions.
It covers CFA Level I, II and III. It also covers FRM Part I and Part II, one at a time or both in one window. And it covers ACCA session exams: the Applied Skills and Strategic Professional papers. ACCA's on-demand papers (BT, MA, FA and LW) have no sitting deadlines. You book them with a licensed exam centre on a day it offers.
CFA Institute closes its deadlines at 11:59 pm US Eastern time, and GARP writes 11:59 pm EST. That is the next morning in India, around 9:30 to 10:30 am IST, depending on US daylight saving time. Still, treat the calendar date as your last day, because payments can fail at the last minute.
No. ACCA has two entry deadlines for each session: standard and late. Standard entry is the cheapest price. Late entry gives you one more week but costs much more per paper. Both close at 23:59 UK time, which is the early hours of the next day in India.
Yes. Each upcoming date in your result has its own Google Calendar link. Those links use your usual Google notifications. To get the exact reminder times you picked, download the .ics file and import it into Google Calendar instead.
The dates and fees were checked against the official CFA Institute, GARP and ACCA pages in October 2026. Exam bodies can change dates. So confirm on our CFA, FRM or ACCA exam dates page and on the official website before you pay or book.
Not an official tool; the official website always wins. Dates and fees can change. CFA Institute does not endorse, promote or warrant the accuracy or quality of the products or services offered by QuintEdge. CFA® and Chartered Financial Analyst® are registered trademarks owned by CFA Institute. GARP does not endorse, promote, review, or warrant the accuracy of the products or services offered by QuintEdge of FRM® related information, nor does it endorse any pass rates claimed by the provider. Further, GARP is not responsible for any fees or costs paid by the user to QuintEdge nor is GARP responsible for any fees or costs of any person or entity providing any services to QuintEdge. FRM®, GARP®, and Global Association of Risk Professionals™ are trademarks owned by the Global Association of Risk Professionals, Inc. ACCA® is a registered trademark of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.
