Assessment dates - ASEAN, Japan & Korea

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.