Examination Resources
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Kasneb Examination Regulations
Official Guidelines for Examination Candidates
📅 Examination Dates
Examinations are held three times per year in April, August, and December. Students are advised to allow for at least six months of continuous learning before sitting for examinations.
🌐 Examination Language
All examinations are conducted in the English language. Candidates must be proficient in English to successfully complete the examinations.
🏛️ Examination Centres
Lists of approved examination centres are available on the Kasneb website: www.kasneb.or.ke.
General Information
The examinations are conducted in the English language and are held thrice yearly in April, August and December. However students are advised to provide for at least six months of continuous learning before sitting examinations.
Important: Syllabuses are provided to students free of charge upon registration as students through the student management portal.
Registration and Examination Booking Dates
All applications for registration and examination booking must be in the prescribed manner. Students are advised to log into the student management portal for purposes of registration and examination booking from the Kasneb website.
The deadline will be specified for each sitting but may not be later than thirty days to the date of the next examinations.
Student Management Portal: https://online.kasneb.or.ke
Access Student PortalRetention of Credits
Credits for papers passed by candidates under the new syllabus will be retained without limit.
Progression Rule
A candidate will not be allowed to enter a higher level of the examination before completing the lower level except as approved by the board for specific examinations.
Registration Renewal
A registered student must renew the studentship registration once every financial year. Newly registered students will be required to renew their registration on the first day of July following the examination sitting to which they are first eligible to enter.
Important: A student who without good cause fails to renew the registration within three months of the renewal date will be deemed to have allowed the registration to lapse and may thus forfeit the right to write the examination until the renewal position is regularised.
The registration number of a student who fails to renew the registration for three consecutive years will be deactivated, that is, removed from the register of students and will thus not be able to book for examinations until the registration number is reactivated.
A student whose registration number is deactivated for failure to renew the registration may apply for reactivation provided that if the application is accepted, the student shall:
- Pay the registration reactivation fee.
- Pay three years of registration renewal fees.
Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS)
Students can apply for Kasneb courses through KUCCPS to join various Kasneb accredited training institutions for training.
Breach of Examination Rules and Regulations
Candidates are advised that action will be taken for any breach of examination rules and regulations as per the Gazetted Accountants (Examinations) Rules, 2022. These rules are available on the Kasneb website.
Notice: The Gazetted Accountants (Examinations) Rules, 2022 are available on the Kasneb website for reference.
Certificate Collection
Upon a notification that certificates are ready for collection, a student can pick their certificate at our office at Kasneb Towers or make a request via email for the certificate to be mailed to them via postal address.
Collection Email: certificates@kasneb.or.ke
Storage Fee: Students are given a four-month period to collect their certificates thereafter, a storage fee of Kshs. 100 is charged per month.
Examination Account Cancellation
A candidate wishing to register for a new course is required to pay the accrued renewal fee for the current course before their account is deactivated then proceed to register for the new course by paying the requisite registration fee.