CAPE Syllabus: Sections and Question Counts
How the 100 CAPE questions split by section: Financing Products 40%, Self-Management and Work Ethics 20%, with the topics in each section and the source.
- Questions and time
- 100 questions · 120 minutes
- Pass mark
- 70%
- Exam fee
- SAR 1,200
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How the questions are split
The exam has 100 questions in 120 minutes, split across the sections according to the exam specification from Financial Academy.
| Section | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Financing Products | 40 | 40% |
| Financing Mechanism | 13 | 13% |
| Introduction to Operational Risk Management | 13 | 13% |
| Customer Credit Risk | 14 | 14% |
| Self-Management and Work Ethics | 20 | 20% |
| Total | 100 | 100% |
The two largest sections are Financing Products and Self-Management and Work Ethics: together 60 of the 100 questions (60%). Start with them, then take the rest in order of size.
Topics in each section
Financing Products (40 questions)
- Products and contracts
- Consumer protection and disclosure
Financing Mechanism (13 questions)
- Qualitative assessment
- Affordability
Introduction to Operational Risk Management (13 questions)
- Anti-money laundering
- Controls and reporting
Customer Credit Risk (14 questions)
- Customer risk
- Default and collection
Self-Management and Work Ethics (20 questions)
- Objectives and performance
- Professional conduct
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Sources and references
- Financial Academy – exam page fa.gov.sa
- Financial Academy – exam specification fa.gov.sa