MDCB Announce Dates for the 2026 Exam

The MDCB Directors have announced the dates for the 2026 CMD exam as outlined below:

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)

The dates for 2026 were 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 a file of eligible candidates to the exam administrator.