New CFA Exam to Cut Down Excruciating Wait for Test Results

CFA Exam Attracts Record Number of Candidates
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The CFA Institute plans to administer the first level of its exam electronically starting in 2021 -- a move that will shorten the suspense for candidates who’ve poured hundreds of hours into studying.

The change, after almost 60 years of paper testing, allows the institute to offer a wider selection of venues and more flexible scheduling while expediting the announcement of results, it said Monday in a statement.