General ACCAWhat if I don\'t attend an exam (for which I have registered)?

If you don't show up for an exam it counts as a fail. There isn't a max number of attempts at a paper per se, but there is a time limit of 10 years on passing them all.

You can choose to defer an exam, there is an admin fee not sure of timeframe contact ACCA connect.

I'm sure I read that you are only classed as a fail if you have actual sight of the exam paper, in other words if you don't even turn up, it's not a fail and your next attempt is shown as the first attempt. Not sure where I read that but wherever it was, it was quite specific about the timing.

Yes, you're right. I've checked again and you'd be marked as absent for it rather than failing it.

does passing all your exams in the first attempt have any benefit for job prospects i.e. would employers even be able to see this or see that you havn't attended an exam?

Not attending an exam does NOT count as a fail. You are recorded simply as absent. There is no limit on the number of attempts, but there is at the moment an overall limit of 10 years to pass all the exams (although there is a proposal to change this, which will effectively increase the time)

Hi John In regards to the proposal to change the overall time limit do you have any news as to when there will be any announcement from the ACCA. I've contacted ACCA but they never give me any information, today I was told to call back in two years time. Any help will be greater appreciated.

I have no idea - maybe in two years time?!

Ihve been unable to attend acca f5 exam this june because my arm was injured on the eve of the exams and ws unable to write,.. What can acca do in my case?

https://www.accaglobal.com/an/en/help/exam-sessions.html#FAQs-about-sitting-an-exam WHAT HAPPENS IF I ENTER AN EXAM AND THEN CAN NO LONGER TAKE IT? You can amend or even withdraw your exam entry up until the standard exam entry closing date for that exam session. We can then either arrange to refund the exam fee to you or hold the money on your account for payment for the next exams you take. After the standard entry deadline, your examination entry fees are not refundable or transferable. If you cannot sit an exam that you have registered to sit, you will be marked absent. This will not affect the marks of other exams you may have entered to sit and you can sit the exam you missed at the next available paper-based examination session. Alternatively, if the exam you intended to sit is available in computer-based format, you can sit the exam at an approved CBE Licensed centre. It is not possible for you to withdraw an exam entry after the standard entry closing date. If you are unable to attend your exam and feel that there are exceptional reasons for this then you can contact ACCA providing details of these reasons. This must be accompanied by relevant supporting documents at which point it may be considered for an exam withdrawal. Exam withdrawals will only be considered under the most extenuating circumstances, minor illnesses or normal expected workloads cannot be considered. Any supporting documents should be sent to ACCA by 24 June 2016 for the June exam session.

what if we dont attend for an exam and at the next sitting we wrote the same exam and got highest mark will we get a rank on that

@anupriya - to the best of my knowledge - though you would have to ask ACCA for confirmation - being marked "Absent" would be counted as an attempt. Which would make the candidate ineligble for a rank (prize/award) at a later sitting.