Exam Dates and Fees

2025

Exam: September 18-20, 2025

Exam Handbook Posted: March 21, 2025

Application Opens: April 11, 2025

Early Application Deadline: June 20, 2025

Late Application Deadline: July 1, 2025 (U.S. Candidates Only)

2026

Exam: January 22-24, 2026

Exam Handbook Posted: September 5, 2025

Application Opens: September 19, 2025

Early Application Deadline: November 3, 2025

Late Application Deadline: November 14, 2025 

Exam: September 17-19, 2026

Exam Handbook Posted: March 23, 2026

Application Opens: April 13, 2026

Early Application Deadline: June 19, 2026

Late Application Deadline: July 3, 2026 (U.S. Candidates Only)

Exam Date Decision

The most important factor in determining exam dates is to continue to ensure the reliability of exam scores. A minimum number of exam candidates are required to assess an equated cut score. With the change in eligibility requirements to one route to eligibility, graduation from a JRCERT-accredited program, one of the results is a smaller candidate pool. The MDCB will continue to assess exam administration dates annually to ensure a sufficient number of candidates, for each administration, for a statistically reliable result.

The dates are selected after careful review of the JRCERT program graduation dates, conferring with the MDCB exam administrator, in consideration of the constraints of the exam administration timeline, i.e. allowing for sufficient time for the appeals process and the advance delivery of the eligibility file to the exam administrator.

The exam is administered at MeazureLearning test sites around the world. 

Exam Fee Structure

All fees are non-refundable once the application has been submitted for review.