{"id":12342,"date":"2026-06-03T05:11:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T05:11:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icap.org.pk\/?page_id=12342"},"modified":"2026-06-03T05:11:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T05:11:21","slug":"cia-challenge-exam","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staging.icap.org.pk\/icap\/members\/membership-benefits\/recognitions\/cia-challenge-exam\/","title":{"rendered":"CIA Challenge Exam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ICAP has been officially listed on The IIA website under \u201cApproved Accounting Bodies\u201d, enabling ICAP members to pursue the CIA Challenge Exam pathway.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Application &#038; Exam Windows<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Applications open:<\/strong> 1 April 2026<\/li>\n<li><strong>Exam windows:<\/strong> February, June, September, and November<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Special Discount (Pakistan Residents)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>ICAP members residing in Pakistan may avail a 20% discount on certification fees till December 31, 2026, subject to prior activation of IIA Pakistan membership before enrolling in the certification. IIA membership provides the following benefits:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Standards &#038; Professional Guidance:<\/strong> Access to exclusive audit standards, authoritative guidance, and tools to help perform internal audit work effectively anywhere.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Continuous Learning &#038; CPE:<\/strong> Professional development through webinars, courses, and complimentary CPE opportunities each year.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Savings &#038; Discounts:<\/strong> Member discounts on certification fees, learning programs, conferences, publications, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Important Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Overview of the process for the application and examination windows: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theiia.org\/en\/certifications\/cia\/challenge-exam\/accounting\/\">https:\/\/www.theiia.org\/en\/certifications\/cia\/challenge-exam\/accounting\/<\/a> <\/li>\n<li>Study material exam preparation: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theiia.org\/en\/certifications\/cia\/challenge-exam\/accounting\/#examprep\">https:\/\/www.theiia.org\/en\/certifications\/cia\/challenge-exam\/accounting\/#examprep<\/a> <\/li>\n<li> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.becker.com\/cia-exam-review\/challenge-exam?utm_source=bing&#038;utm_medium=cpc&#038;utm_campaign=cia_br&#038;utm_source=bing&#038;utm_medium=cpc&#038;utm_campaign=&#038;msclkid=ae9406bd8b3c1e7e1f1e6f15bd340e7c&#038;utm_term=CIA%20challenge%20exam&#038;utm_content=CIA%20Challenge%20Exam\">https:\/\/www.becker.com\/cia-exam-review\/challenge-exam<\/a> <\/li>\n<li>Syllabus: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theiia.org\/globalassets\/site\/certifications\/challenge-exam\/oct-2025-challenge-exam-syllabus-v2.pdf\">https:\/\/www.theiia.org\/globalassets\/site\/certifications\/challenge-exam\/oct-2025-challenge-exam-syllabus-v2.pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Good Standing Letter: Please use the link <a href=\"https:\/\/member.icap.org.pk\/technical-credentials-verification\/\">https:\/\/member.icap.org.pk\/technical-credentials-verification\/<\/a>.\n<ul>\n<li>Log in to the members\u2019 secured area on the ICAP website using the link: <a href=\"https:\/\/member.icap.org.pk\/\">https:\/\/member.icap.org.pk\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Access the request form by clicking, <strong>\u201cService Desk for Technical Credentials Verification\u201d<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Fill out the form and select <strong>Others (Membership Queries)<\/strong> as the required service from the <strong>drop-down menu<\/strong>. In information box, write <strong>\u201cGSL for CIA Challenge Exams\u201d<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Pay the fee, if applicable (Please make the payment from the next page after submitting the form and avoid separate online payments.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>For further queries, please contact IIA:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>General Inquiries:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:IIA-Pakistan@iiachapters.org\">IIA-Pakistan@iiachapters.org<\/a> <br \/>\n<strong>Membership and Learning:<\/strong> 0092 336 320 4185, +92 333 5218656, +92 300 9505887<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ICAP has been officially listed on The IIA website under \u201cApproved Accounting Bodies\u201d, enabling ICAP members to pursue the CIA Challenge Exam pathway. Application &#038; Exam Windows Applications open: 1 April 2026 Exam windows: February, June, September, and November Special Discount (Pakistan Residents) ICAP members residing in Pakistan may avail a 20% discount on certification [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":151,"menu_order":12,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-12342","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.icap.org.pk\/icap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12342","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.icap.org.pk\/icap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.icap.org.pk\/icap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.icap.org.pk\/icap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.icap.org.pk\/icap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12342"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/staging.icap.org.pk\/icap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12342\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12345,"href":"https:\/\/staging.icap.org.pk\/icap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12342\/revisions\/12345"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.icap.org.pk\/icap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/151"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.icap.org.pk\/icap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12342"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}