ACCA Mauritius – CBE Exams

Computer-based exams (CBE) have been developed by ACCA as part of our overall e-business strategy, providing learning and assessment online and continuing to offer students access, opportunity and flexibility through the ACCA brand.

ACCA was the first professional body to introduce computer-based examinations in 1998.

Computer-based exams (CBEs) are available for the first seven papers (not the options papers) within the Foundations in Accountancy suite of awards and AB, MA, FA and LW (English and Global) from the ACCA Qualification.

Benefits of CBE

Offering CBEs provides the following benefits to students:
Flexibility – Students are not restricted to paper-based exam sessions as CBEs can be sat at any time of the year. CBE also offers flexibility for re-sits which can be taken at any time. There is no restriction on the number of times a student can re-sit exams by CBE.

• Instant result – The student’s result is displayed on the computer screen at the end of the exam.
• Results – Once the student’s result has been uploaded by the CBE centre it is transferred to the student’s ACCA account within 72 hours.

• Students choose ECCS as their preferred TEST centre offering the exam(s) they wish to sit by CBE.
• When arranging bookings with the CBE centre, the exams staff will check the identity of the students against their ACCA registration cards and will also check the eligibility of the students to take the exam(s) they wish to sit.
• Students pay the CBE centre directly for the exams.
• Prior to the exam, the CBE centre will set up time-restricted access to the exams for the students. (The exam must be sat on the scheduled date and time). 
• On the day of the exam, the students’ identity is checked by the invigilator, further validity and eligibility checks are carried out, and then the invigilator instructions will be read out.
• Students are then asked to start the exam software and input validation details into the software. This will further check their identity and eligibility to sit the exams.
• Instruction screens will be displayed and the students may then start the exam when advised to do so by the invigilator.
• Once the exam is started, the questions are displayed on screen and the answers are input directly onto the CBE software.
• Upon completion of the exam, the final percentage score is calculated and displayed on screen.
• Students will be asked to print a copy of the Provisional Result Notification; this copy is retained by the students for their records.
• The CBE centre uploads the results to the CBE system and these will be transferred to the students’ accounts with ACCA within 72 hours.

• The types of questions contained in the exams are:

  • Multiple choice – where you are required to choose one answer from a list of options by clicking on the appropriate ‘radio button’.
  • Multiple response – where you are required to select more than one response from the options provided by clicking the appropriate tick boxes.
  • Multiple response matching – where you are required to select a response to a number of related statements by clicking on the ‘radio button’ which corresponds to the appropriate response for each statement.
  • Number entry – where you are required to key in a numerical response to the question.

  The Introductory and Intermediate Certificate in Financial & Management Accounting exams FA1, MA1, FA2 and MA2 exams will contain the Objective Test (OT) questions listed above – all two marks.

  The Diploma in Accounting and Business (FAB, FMA & FFA) and ACCA Qualification exams will contain the OTs outlined above in Section A and Multi Task Questions (MTQs) in Section B. MTQs are a series of tasks to be completed which relate to one or more scenarios.

  The following additional question types may also be present in MTQs:

  • Gapfill  – where you are required to enter answers into blank answer areas.
  • Hotspot – where you are required to choose one or more answers by clicking on the appropriate hotspot area/areas on an image.

  EXAM FORMAT

  FOUNDATIONS IN ACCOUNTANCY

  Introductory Certificate in Financial & Management Accounting (FA1 & MA1)

  Each exam:

  • is of two hours’ duration
  • contains 50 questions
  • is out of 100 marks
  • has a pass mark of 50 per cent
  • contains two-mark objective test questions –multiple choice questions only.

  Intermediate Certificate in Financial & Management Accounting (FA2 & MA2)

  Each exam:

  • is of two hours duration
  • contains 50 questions
  • is out of 100 marks
  • has a pass mark of 50 per cent
  • contains the following objective test questions (OTs) – all worth two marks:
    – multiple choice questions
    – multiple response questions
    – multiple response matching questions
    – number entry questions

  Diploma in Accounting and Business (FAB, FMA & FFA)

  Each exam:

  • is of two hours duration
  • is out of 100 marks
  • has a pass mark of 50 per cent
  • contains two sections:
    – section A contains objective test questions (OTs)
    – section B contains multi-task questions (MTQs)

  ACCA QUALIFICATION

  ACCA Qualification (AB, MA, FA)

  Each exam:

  • is of two hours duration
  • is out of 100 marks
  • has a pass mark of 50 per cent
  • contains two sections:
    – section A contains objective test questions (OTs)
    – section B contains multi-task questions (MTQs)

  ACCA Qualification (LW)

  • the exam is of two hours duration 
  • is out of 100 marks
  • the examination consists of:

      Section A
          – 25 x 2 mark objective test questions
          – 20 x 1 mark objective questions

      Section B
          – 5 x 6 mark multi-task questions

  • all questions are compulsory

  To allow you to become familiar with the question types above, and the operation of the CBE software, specimen exams are available for each paper on ACCA’s website

FOUNDATIONS IN ACCOUNTANCY

Computer Based Examinations (CBEs) are available for the first seven papers (not the options papers) within the Foundations in Accountancy suite of awards. All students MUST be registered with ACCA prior to being entered for CBEs.

The following papers within the Foundations in Accountancy suite of awards are available by CBE:

FA1 Recording Financial Transactions
MA1 Management Information
FA2 Maintaining Financial Records
MA2 Managing Costs and Finance
FAB Accountant in Business
FFA Financial Accounting
FMA Management Accounting

ACCA QUALIFICATION

Students MUST be registered ACCA students prior to sitting the following papers by CBE.

AB Accountant in Business
MA Management Accounting
FA Financial Accounting
LW Corporate and Business Law (English)
LW Corporate and Business Law (Global)

EXAM CYCLES

You are eligible to sit a maximum of four papers in a three-month exam cycle, across a maximum of eight distinct exams over the course of a calendar year. These can be any combination of computer-based and paper-based exams.

The exam cycles are:

• March session: 1 Jan – 31 March
• June session: 1 April – 30 June
• September session: 1 July – 30 September
• December session: 1 Oct – 31 December

These sessions are in line with the exemption closing dates.

REGISTRATION DEADLINES

Students are not restricted to paper-based exam sessions as CBEs can be sat at any time of the year.

As soon as a student has received confirmation from ACCA that their application has been approved, they may make arrangements to sit CBEs.

Students should arrange their CBEs directly with a licensed CBE centre*.

For more information on registration and exam entry, please visit the General FAQs section.

Our test centre operates at EXTENDED hours between 07h00 and 23h00 (7 days a week including public holiday).

Our normal office hours for any other training/exam booking and other business matters is Monday to Saturday from 09h00 to 17h00. You can email us using the contact form. Our staff members speak English, French and Creole.

HOW TO FIND US

We are located in Allee Brillant, Vacoas (off Floreal Road).

BY BUS

You have easy bus access from Curepipe, Vacoas and Port Louis The nearest Bus Stop is River Walk, Allee Brillant which is just 4 mins walk from our Test Centre From River Walk, Allee Brillant BUS STOP walk uphill (i.e. in the Direction of Floreal/Curepipe), you will walk pass metal barriers both side of the road, you continue uphill. There is a sign posted ECCS next to “Floreal with a NO THROUGH ROAD sign” – turn left to this road – this is Baguant Lane. We are located second building on your LEFT with a sign posted ECCS Training & Consultancy.

BY CAR

If you are coming by car from Vacoas, Quatre Bornes & Port Louis take direction to FLOREAL, Allee Brillant is just located before Floreal (off the main road) few mins from Clarisse House.
If you are coming from Curepipe, head towards Vacoas (via Floreal), the centre is located after Floreal (off the main road) Google map Directions https://goo.gl/maps/PY7MenZzfcz Google map “ECCS Training & Consultancy” PARKING We offer FREE parking space during your visit to our Test Centre.

Additional Info:
We have an onsite self-catered kitchen offering free complimentary coffee, drinks and biscuits to assist you with a postive exam experience. If you still have additional question, please do not hesitate to get in touch with a member of our team.

Payment shall be due upon exam booking. Please note that we reserve the right not to provide any exam until full payment has been received. 

You have the right to cancel without liability 14 days before the exam date and we will issue you with a full refund.