Welcome to the Examinations Department. The examinations department is in charge of conducting/administering the entire stages of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria examinations.

Although the history of the CIBN dates back to November, 1963, when it was established as a local centre of the Chartered Institute of Bankers, London, its first indigenous examination was held in the Foundation stage in April 1978 while the Professional examination was held for the first time in April 1984 with two candidates qualifying as Associates. Before 1978, the Institute only conducted the examination on behalf of the Chartered Institute of Bankers, London.

From April 1978 to September 1990 a total of 115,653 candidates sat for the Institutes' examinations while from April 1991 to October 2001 the total was 101,254.

The examination are in four stages viz: Foundation, Intermediate, Professional Examination I (PE I) and Professional Examination II (PE II). Successful completion of the four stages of the examination will lead to the award of the Certificate known as the Associateship of the Chartered Institute of Bankers (ACIB).

OCTOBER 2010 EXAMINATION DIET

Mode of Registration
All candidates are expected to register for October, 2010 Examination Diet through the CIBN Website.
Candidates are to pay their examination fees and other levies on or before registering for the examination online.

Online Registration Procedure

Log on to CIBN Website (http://www.cibng.org) Click on Member Login on the left hand side Fill in your membership number and CIBN Password Click on CIBN Examinations Click the subject(s) you are registering for For students who had written the Institute's examination before, click on the diet, year and center of your last examination Click on "Proceed" Pick a more suitable payment option from among e-Tranzact, Interswitch or e-Wallet After successfully making your payment, please print your Examination Docket with a bold Passport size 190 X 190 pixel, jpeg Printed docket must be authenticated by either a Fellow, Associate, Honorary Senior Member of the Institute or Branch Manager of Banks

Important Notice

• Registration for October Examination Diet will close at 12 noon on Friday 27 August, 2010
• Candidates will not have access to the Examination portal after Friday 27 Augusr, 2010
• Candidates will need to contact the National Secretariat for any late registration which will attract a penalty of =N=10,000
• Candidates must ensure that payments for Examination are made into the ExamPortal as any Payment in error into other applications such as Exemption, Annual Subscription etc, instead of Examination will not be reversed
• Applications for change of Examination Center must be received by the Institute on or before Monday 20, September 2010
• Candidates are to ensure the accuracy of the information of their registration forms
• Passport photographs must be according to the specification in the online registration procedure above
• Candidates may seek assistance by contacting the help Desk through the following numbers and email address: 01-4610654-5. 4617924, 08023254114, 08033600367, 08033844605, exams@cibng.org

Special Instructions

• Only candidates with authenticated dockets by a Fellows, Associates, Honorary Senior Members of the Institute or Branch Managers of Banks will be allowed into the Examination Halls in the case of Associateship, TDC & CIB Examinations
• Only candidates accredited by the Central Bank of Nigeria and the Institute are eligible to write Microfinance Certificate Examinations

Examination Fees for October, 2010

EXAM LEVEL	REGISTRATION FEE	SUBJECT FEE
Certificate in Banking	=N=2,000	=N=2,000
Foundation	=N=3,500	=N=3,500
Intermediate	=N=3,500	=N=4,500
Professsional I	=N=3,500	=N=5,000
Professsional II	=N=3,500	=N=5,500
Professsional III	=N=3,500	=N=6,000
TDC	=N=6,000	=N=3,500

Time Table

Date & Time Exam Level	Tuesday, October 5		Wednesday, October 6		Thursday, October 7
	9:00am - 12noon	2:00pm - 5:00pm	9:00am - 12noon	2:00pm - 5:00pm	9:00am - 12noon	2:00pm - 5:00pm
Certificate in Banking PART I	Business Communication Skills	Principles of Economics	Introduction to Financial Accounting	-	-	-
Certificate in Banking PART II	Principles of Management	Introduction to Business Finance	Introduction to Business Law & Ethics	-	-	-
Certificate in Banking PART III	Information and Communication Tech.	Elements of Banking	Quantitative Techniques	-	-	-
Foundation	Basic Accounting	General Principles of Law	Economics	-	-	-
Intermediate	Financial Economics	Elements of Banking	Quantitative Techniques	-	-	-
Professional I	Financial & Mgt Accounting	Information Communication Tech.	Mamagement Theory & Practice	-	-	-
Professional II	International Finance	Marketing of Financial Services	Research Methodology	Law, Ethics and Corporate Governance	-	-
Professional III	Strategic Mgt., in the Fin. Services Industry	Practice of Banking	Bank Lending & Credit Admin.	Corporate Finance	-	-
Treasurers Dealership Certificate	Investment Analysis & Management	Treasury Management	Asset Liability Management	Law and Ethics of Treasury Dealership	-	-
Microfinance Certificate (Level I)	-	-	-	Fundamentals of Microfinance Banking	Managing Microfinance Banks	Financial Analysis and Financial Performance Monitoring of MFBs

Examination Centers

Aba, Abeokuta, Abuja, Akure, Awka, Babcock University Ilisan, Bauchi, Benin-City, Calabar, Enugu, Ibadan Ilorin, Jalingo, Jos, Kaduna, Kano, Lagos, Maiguguri, Markurdi, Minna, Onitsha, Osogbo, Owerri, Port harcourt, Sokoto, Uyo and Yola

2010 OCTOBER DIET TIME TABLE FOR PROFESSIONAL WEEKEND CLASSES

DATE: JUNE 26 - SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

VENUE: FEDERAL SCIENCE TECHNICAL COLLEGE, YABA

SATURDAY				SUNDAY
7am - 10am	10am - 1pm	12pm - 2pm	2pm - 4pm	7am - 9am	9am - 11am	1pm - 3pm	3pm - 5pm
FIN & MGT ACCTG	INFO. COMM. TECHNOLOGY	MGT. THEORY & PRACTICE	FINANCIAL ECONOMICS	FMA	ICT	FINANCIAL ECONOMIC	MGT. THEORY & PRACTICE
LAW, ETHICS & CORPORATE GOVERNANCE	MARKETING OF FINANCIAL SERVICES	INTERNATIONAL FINANCE (12pm - 2pm) RESEARCH METHODOLOGY (3pm - 5pm)		LAW, ETHICS & CORPORATE GOVERNANCE	10am - 1pm INTERNATIONAL FINANCE	1pm - 3pm RESEARCH METHODOLOGY	3pm - 5pm MARKETING OF FINANCIAL SERVICES
CORPORATE FINANCE	BANK LENDING & CREDIT ADMIN (10am - 1pm)	PRACTICE OF BANKING (2pm - 4pm)	STRATEGIC MGT IN THE FINANCIAL SERV. IND. (4pm - 6pm)	-	STRATEGIC MGT IN THE FINANCIAL SERV. IND. (10am - 12pm)	PRACTICE OF BANKING (12pm - 2pm)	CORPORATE FINANCE (3pm - 5pm)

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FEES
REGSITRATION FEES	=N=1,000.00
ONE SUBJECT	=N=6,500.00
TWO SUBJECTS	=N=10,000.00
THREE SUBJECTS	=N=12,000.00
FOUR SUBJECTS	=N=14,000.00

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2010 OCTOBER DIET TIME TABLE FOR INTERMEDIATE AND CERTIFICATE IN BANKING WEEKEND CLASSES

DATE:JUNE 26 - SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

VENUE: FEDERAL SCIENCE TECHNICAL COLLEGE, YABA

SATURDAY				SUNDAY
8am - 10am	11am - 1pm	1pm - 3pm	3pm - 5pm	7am - 9am	11am - 1pm	1pm - 3pm	3pm - 5pm
INTRODUCTION TO FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING	BUSINESS COMM. SKILLS	PRINCIPLES OF ECONIMICS		INTRODUCTION TO FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING	BUSINESS COMM. SKILLS	PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS
	INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS LAW & ETHICS OF BANKING	INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS FINANCE	PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT	9am - 11am INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS LAW & ETHICS OF BANKING	INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS FINANCE	PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT
QUANTITATIVE TECHNIQUES	ELEMENTS OF BANKING	INFORMATION AND COMM. TECHNOLOGY	FINANCIAL ECONOMICS	QUANTITATIVE TECHNIQUES	INFORMATION AND COMM. TECHNOLOGY	ELEMENTS OF BANKING	FINANCIAL ECONOMICS

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FEES
REGSITRATION FORM	=N=800.00
TWO SUBJECTS	=N=8,000.00
THREE SUBJECTS	=N=10,000.00
FOUR SUBJECTS	=N=11,000.00

Objectives of the Examination

One of the basic objectives of the Institute is promoting Banking Education in Nigeria through conducting banking examinations. The objective of promoting banking education is to amongst others:

1. Uphold and ensure the observance of professional ethics and tradition in the financial industry;
2. Promote general advancement of banking practice in banks and their branches;
3. Facilitate good rapport between bankers on matters of common interest;
4. Keeping abreast of latest developments in the banking industry;
5. Promote and ensure highest level of adherence to sound and generally accepted banking practices; and
6. Uphold the integrity of the banking profession in order to instill public confidence in the banking system.

Functions of the Examination Department

The functions of the examinations department are as follows:

1. To prepare prospective students as professional bankers recognized nationally and internationally through the education of such students in modern day banking courses and practices.
2. To conduct a free and fair examinations which test students' understanding and continually update already qualified members through the Compulsory Continuing Professional Development (CCPD) Programme.