JAIIB Exam Dates and Registration: Paper-wise Schedule, Windows, Fees

The four papers: date, day and gap

The shape of that table matters more than any single date. There is a three-week gap after the first paper and then three papers in eight days, two of them on consecutive days. Accounting & Financial Management, the paper with the most calculation, sits the day before the last one, so a plan that leaves it for the final week has very little room. The papers are the same for Diploma in Banking & Finance candidates: IIBF’s schedule lists DB&F on the same four dates.

Each paper is about 100 multiple-choice questions for 100 marks in 2 hours, with no negative marking. The questions test regulatory and other developments up to a cut-off that IIBF fixes by the month of the exam; for a September to February sitting that cut-off is 30 June, so these papers use developments to 30 June 2026 (our application of IIBF’s rule, explained in our attempts guide).

This table is the static alternative to the countdown. Its day counts are fixed to 7 October 2026; the tool updates from the current calendar date in India. The 10-to-15-day range comes from the rules booklet, while the one-week column reflects the different timing on IIBF’s membership page and the JAIIB centre-change notice. These are our calculations, not announced release dates. The centre-change notice applies to JAIIB only. For either exam, the candidate profile and the actual admit letter decide the venue and time slot.

Registration: what IIBF ran, and where its three sources differ

Put together: registration opened on 12 August, the +Rs 100 and +Rs 200 late fees were waived “as a special case” for the first two late slabs, and the window closed on 6 September after an extension. The schedule PDF’s 1-21 August dates were never the live ones. IIBF does not say why the window moved; its notices only state the new dates.

Centre change and admit letters

That last line is one of three versions of admit-letter timing on IIBF’s own pages. The JAIIB rules say admit letters will be available for download 10 to 15 days before the examination. IIBF’s membership page says 10 days (by e-mail) and one week (on the website). The notice above says one week. By the rules’ own wording, the first paper’s letter would appear between 17 and 22 October 2026 (our arithmetic). We found no notice saying whether the letters for all four papers appear together or one by one, so check the profile as each date nears. The venue and time slot are allotted by IIBF and printed only on the admit letter. Carry it printed, with an original photo ID; the rest of the day-one rules are in our exam-day guide.

The last sitting, for comparison

IIBF has held JAIIB twice a year in 2026, a May sitting with February registration and a November sitting with August registration. That is the 2026 pattern, not a 2027 date: IIBF has published no JAIIB date after November 2026, and its 2026-27 schedule runs to 17 January 2027, but its last JAIIB paper is on 29 November 2026 and its last CAIIB paper is on 27 December 2026; the January 2027 rows are diploma and certificate exams. We therefore print no date for the next sitting. When IIBF announces one, it will appear first as a notice on the homepage and the JAIIB page.

What to do now

One tracker from registration to result

Use the gaps as revision windows: our plan

Start from the compressed finish of this sitting. Do a first pass through Accounting and Financial Management and Retail Banking and Wealth Management before Paper I, even though their exams come later. That leaves the final week for correcting errors instead of learning both papers from scratch. Keep an error notebook organised by paper: write the concept you missed, the reason you missed it and a small check you can repeat. A wrong calculation and a forgotten definition need different repairs.

A gap of 21 days between exam dates does not mean 21 full days available after the first exam: only 20 complete calendar dates lie between them. The six-day gap before AFM similarly leaves five intervening days. Work shifts, travel and family commitments reduce those windows further. Choose the topics to revisit from your mistakes rather than assigning every topic equal time. If AFM errors come mainly from the order of operations, practise the calculation steps; if PPB errors come from confusing two rules, compare those rules side by side. This is a preparation suggestion, not an IIBF timetable or a promise of a pass.

If you miss a paper: attempt counting and credit retention

Official: applying for the exam uses an attempt whether or not you attend. Credits for passed subjects remain available within the permitted completion window. IIBF limits completion to five attempts or three years from first registration, whichever expires earlier; after that, fresh enrolment does not carry forward earlier subject credits. Missing one paper therefore does not automatically erase every passed paper, but it uses time and may leave a paper outstanding. Check your recorded credits and remaining validity in the candidate profile before planning another sitting.

If an emergency prevents attendance, do not assume an individual makeup date or a refund. The rules say paid fees are not refunded or adjusted, and the reviewed pages do not offer a candidate-selected rescheduling route. A new IIBF notice could change arrangements for a specific sitting; follow that notice if one is issued. A historic re-examination elsewhere is not evidence that your missed paper will be rescheduled. For a disputed record or a portal problem, use IIBF’s official support route with your acknowledgement privately rather than posting personal identifiers online.