Assessment dates and process

The following dates are for candidates in Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan.

Preliminary review

We run four preliminary review sessions each year.

Submission dates

19 – 26 August 2024

04 – 11 November 2024

17 – 24 February 2025

12 – 19 May 2025

18 – 25 August 2025

03 – 10 November 2025

*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.

 

Chartered assessment

There are four submission windows every year to be accepted for final assessment.

Submission dates

Assessment dates

15 – 22 July 2024

17 – 22 October 2024

21 – 28 October 2024

16 – 21 January 2025

20 – 27 January 2025

10 – 15 April 2025

21 – 28 April 2025

10 – 15 July 2025

21 – 28 July 2025

16 – 21 October 2025

20 – 27 October 2025

16 – 21 January 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.

 

Associate Assessment

We run four associate assessment sessions each year.

Submission dates

Assessment dates

15 – 22 July 2024

October 2024

21 – 28 October 2024

January 2025

20 – 27 January 2025

April 2025

21 – 28 April 2025

July 2025

21 – 28 July 2025

October 2025

20 – 27 October 2025

January 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.

 

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.

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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.

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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