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95% of Schweser CAIA students would confidently recommend Kaplan Schweser exam prep to future candidates like you.
With over 30 years of experience, more candidates have trusted Kaplan Schweser for their exam prep than any other provider.
A Proven Record of Success by Your Peers
95% of Schweser CAIA students would confidently recommend Kaplan Schweser exam prep to future candidates like you.
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Our world-class instructors are all CAIA charterholders with years of teaching and industry credentials.
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Our world-class instructors are all CAIA charterholders with years of teaching and industry credentials.
Safeguard for Your Success
Schweser’s Pass Protection guarantees you’ll pass, or we’ll cover the costs of your study package next time around.
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Level I CAIA® Exam FAQs
How to Pass the CAIA® Level I Exam:
- Tip #1: Familiarize Yourself with the CAIA® Exam Format
- Tip #2: Start Studying Early
- Tip #3: Don't Try to Study for the CAIA® Exam All on Your Own
- Tip #4: Focus on Technique, Not Just Concepts
- Tip #5: Don't Panic on Exam Day
Read more about how to increase the likelihood you'll pass the Level I CAIA® exam.
The CAIA exam pass rate for Level I is estimated to be about 60%. However, only 40% of candidates who begin the program actually earn the charter. You can greatly improve your odds of success by learning from other candidates’ experiences and avoiding common study mistakes.
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The Level I CAIA exam is 200 multiple-choice questions. The exam length is four hours. There are 100 questions in the first two hours, followed by a break, and then 100 more questions in the last two hours.
CAIA Association recommends that candidates spend 200 hours studying for the CAIA exam. And, you should do that over a period of a several months. Cramming in the last few weeks for the exam won’t work. The topics you’re being tested on require a type of knowledge that can only be gained over a structured, careful course of study—not last-minute, frantic reviews of core materials.
