The below information outlines the assessment process for joining RICS in ASEAN countries, Australasia, Japan and Korea. It provides details on the types of assessments, application procedures, and key deadlines. Additionally, it highlights resources and guidance for candidates pursuing RICS qualifications to advance their professional development.

Assessment dates and process

The following information is for candidates in ASEAN countries, Australasia, Japan and Korea.

Chartered Assessments:

The following information is for APC, Senior Professional, Academic and Specialist candidates.

RICS run two submission windows every year for final assessment.

Intent to submit

From 20 January 2026, all eligible candidates in ASEAN countries, Australasia, Japan and Korea will be emailed so they can register their intent to submit via the Assessment Platform.

APC Structured Training candidates
- To submit your Intent to Submit, you must first complete 11 months of training (for APC12 candidates) or 23 months of training (for APC24 candidates). You won’t be able to submit your intent until this requirement is fulfilled.

Important: When providing your Intent to submit, ensure your pathway, route and counsellor details are all correct, once you have given your Intent to Submit these cannot be changed.

If you do not provide your intent to submit, you will not be able to apply for the coming assessment, the Assessment window will not appear on your Assessment Platform and you will need to wait for the next assessment session.

 

 

Submission windows

Eligible submissions for ASEAN, Japan and Korea must be received via the Assessment Platform on or before 5:00 PM Singapore Standard Time on the final day of submission deadline.

Eligible submissions for Australia and New Zealand must be received via the Assessment Platform on or before 5:00 PM Australian Eastern Standard Time on the final day of submission deadline.

This is to maximise the RICS support during working hours, or any technical issues or questions that may arise.

 

Session

Intent to Submit Deadline within the Assessment Platform

Submission window within the Assessment Platform

Assessment Dates*

Session 2 - 2025

Intent to Submit not required

04 – 18 August 2025

13 – 17 October 2025

Session 1 - 2026

20 January – 06 February 2026

23 February – 02 March 2026

04 – 22 May 2026

Session 2 - 2026

16 June – 03 July 2026

20 – 27 July 2026

06 – 19 October 2026

 

*We aim to ensure that all eligible candidates are assessed within the above timeframes. However, our ability to deliver assessments in a timely manner is driven exclusively by assessor availability. There may be, from time to time, situations where you will not be interviewed during these specific windows and we ask for your flexibility in being interviewed later.

APC Preliminary Review

Eligible submissions for ASEAN, Japan and Korea must be received via the Assessment Platform on or before 5:00 PM Singapore Standard Time on the final day of submission deadline.

Eligible submissions for Australia and New Zealand must be received via the Assessment Platform on or before 5:00 PM Australian Eastern Standard Time on the final day of submission deadline.

These dates below are for the review stage only.  If you have been successful in your Preliminary Review and need to proceed to the assessment interview stage, please see the Chartered Assessment dates above.

RICS run three preliminary review sessions each year. The sessions for the year are:

 

Session

Submission window within the Assessment Platform

Preliminary Review result due*

Intent to Submit Deadline if successful at Preliminary Review

Final Assessment Submission window within the Assessment Platform

Session 3 - 2025

06 – 20 October 2025

08 December 2025

20 January – 06 February 2026

23 February – 02 March 2026

Session 1 - 2026

12 – 19 January 2026

09 March 2026

16 June – 03 July 2026

20 – 27 July 2026

Session 2 - 2026

13 – 20 April 2026

08 June 2026

16 June – 03 July 2026

20 – 27 July 2026

Session 3 - 2026

05 – 12 October 2026

30 November 2026

January 2027

February 2027

 

*We aim to provide you with a result within 6 weeks of receiving your submission, but we cannot guarantee this. If your result is to be delayed, you will be notified accordingly.

Associate Assessment

Eligible submissions for ASEAN, Japan and Korea must be received via the Assessment Platform on or before 5:00 PM Singapore Standard Time on the final day of submission deadline.

Eligible submissions for Australia and New Zealand must be received via the Assessment Platform on or before 5:00 PM Australian Eastern Standard Time on the final day of submission deadline.

RICS run two associate assessment sessions each year. The sessions for the year are:

 

Session

Submission window within the Assessment Platform

Assessment result due*

Session 2 - 2025

04 – 18 August 2025

30 September 2025

Session 1 - 2026

23 February – 02 March 2026

20 April 2026

Session 2 - 2026

20 – 27 July 2026

14 October 2026

 

*We aim to provide you with a result within 6 weeks of receiving your submission, but we cannot guarantee this. If your result is to be delayed, you will be notified accordingly.

Candidates who are referred have the right to appeal.

You cannot appeal simply because you disagree with the assessors’ decision about your competence. The appeal panel does not question the merits of the assessors’ decision. It looks at the way the final assessment was conducted, and will allow the appeal only if, on the balance of probabilities, there was fault in the process.

It does not reach any conclusion about the candidate’s competence to practise: it considers only administrative or procedural matters.

Appeal panel

Appeals are considered by an RICS appeal panel of three chartered surveyors who have no connection with you or your employer, and no previous knowledge of your final assessment interview.

The appeal panel has no powers to admit a candidate to RICS membership: if an appeal is approved, the original final assessment interview is disregarded and you will be given a fresh interview.

 

 

How to appeal                                                 

You have 21 days in which to appeal. This is taken from the date on which your referral report is issued.

  • Complete the APC candidate appeal form (download it from this page) and submit the required appeal fee (no third party may appeal on your behalf).
  • Detail, in no more than 1,000 words, the reasons for the appeal. No further supporting documentation is permitted and no representations may be submitted by another party who was not present at the interview (e.g. supervisor, counsellor, employer)
  • Send to RICS within 21 days of the date your referral report was issued.

The process takes approximately seven weeks following receipt of your appeal.

 

Once you have submitted and you submission has been confirmed , if you wish to defer your assessment, you must inform RICS by email to apacassessmentdelivery@rics.org It is your responsibility to confirm this to RICS in writing, we cannot accept notification from a third party or over the phone.

RICS grant a 14-day cooling off period from the date that you apply and submit for assessment within which you can defer without charge. If you defer after the 14-day cooling off period, Singapore SGD 232.00, all ASEAN countries USD 171.00 or Korea USD 171.00 deferral for APC/SPA/SPE or Singapore SGD 116.00, all ASEAN countries USD 90.00 or Korea USD 90.00 for Associate deferral fee is payable when you next apply and submit for assessment. This payment will be requested via Assessment Platform at the next application.

While we do all that we can to avoid this, there are instances where assessments may need to be re-scheduled if assessors become unavailable. In the event this occurs the Assessment Delivery Team will contact you as soon possible to schedule a new date.

Unsuccessful candidates will receive a referral report via email within 21 days from the date of their result.

Successful candidates will receive an Award Pack by post. This is ordered on the first day of the next month following receipt of the result and can take 6-8 weeks to be delivered.

Please note that successful candidates will be required to pay an upgrade fee and any increase in annual subscription* upon qualification and can be paid online at rics.org/renew. An email will also be sent alerting newly qualified members to this updated online invoice.

* For qualifications after October, the subscription invoice will cover the following year rather than the current year.

Candidates who are referred will be required to pay as resit fee of Singapore SGD 232.00, all ASEAN countries USD 171.00 or Korea USD 171.00 for APC/SPA/SPE or Singapore SGD 116.00, all ASEAN countries USD 90.00 or Korea USD 90.00 for Associate for every additional assessment. This payment will be requested via Assessment Platform at the next application, with the exception of Singapore candidates where a staff member will provide payment instruction.

Candidate guides and templates - Non-UK Applications

Associate assessment candidate guide

The candidate guide provides all the information you need to prepare your submission for assessment.

Pathway guides

You will also need to download the pathway guide for your chosen area of practice.

Find your pathway guide

APC candidate guide

The candidate guide provides all the information you need to prepare your submission for assessment and prepare for the final assessment interview.

APC candidate guide (PDF 0.61MB)

Published date: 31 January 2024

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Pathway guides

You will also need to download the pathway guide for your chosen area of practice.

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Senior professional applicant guide

The applicant guide provides all the information you need to prepare your submission for assessment and prepare for the final assessment interview.

Pathway guides

You will also need to download the pathway guide for your chosen area of practice.

Find your pathway guide

Specialist applicant guide

The applicant guide provides all the information you need to prepare your submission for assessment and prepare for the final assessment interview.

Pathway guides

You will also need to download the pathway guide for your chosen area of practice.

Find your pathway guide