Examination - Royal Institution of Surveyors Malaysia

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GENERAL

1. Title of the Professional Examination

The Professional Examinations in:

Quantity Surveying
Property Surveying
Building Surveying

shall consist of the following:

Foundation Examination
First / Part I Examination
Intermediate / Part II Examination
Final / Part III Examination
Direct Final / Graduate Entry Examination

2. Examination Centres & Dates

The Examinations are held in or about the month of August in Petaling Jaya and other centres as decided by Council.

3. Syllabuses

Candidates will take the examinations on the syllabuses published by The Institution. These syllabuses may be obtained from the Royal Institution of Surveyors, Malaysia, 3rd Floor, Bangunan Juruukur (RISM), 64 & 66, Jalan 52/4, 46200 Petaling Jaya, Selangor.

4. Application

Application to sit for a professional examination must be made on the prescribed form obtainable from The Institution.

Application forms duly signed by a Member of The Institution and the Candidate's Principal must be submitted to the Examination Secretary of The Institution not later than 28 February of the year preceding the examinations together with the examination fees.

Candidates must submit their applications either personally or by registered post or by ordinary letter post provided that they obtain from the Post Office a certificate of posting.

The receipt of all applications will be acknowledged by The Institution. Candidates must ensure that they receive an acknowledgement of their applications.

5. Use of Books in Examination Halls

No books may be taken into the examination hall except those prescribed in the instructions which are sent to all candidates before sitting.

6. Fees

Council may, from time to time, prescribe the fees payable by candidates for the examinations. The fees that may be prescribed will be as follows:

a. Enrollment Fees

These are to be those prescribed for applications for enrollment to the Attached Classes of The Institution as follows:

No.	Class	Entrance /Admin Fee	Annual Subscription
i.	Students	RM 30.00	-
ii.	Probationers	RM 40.00	RM 60.00

b. Fee for each examination subject:

No.	Examination Per Subject	Fee (RM)	Remarks
i.	Foundation Examination	30	-
ii.	First / Part I Examination	50	-
iii.	Intermediate / Part II Examination	100	-
iv.	Final / Part III Examination	150/paper	Minimum of 2 papers per sitting
v.	Direct Final / Graduate Entry Examination	150/paper	Minimum of 2 papers per sitting

c. Other Fees:

No.	Others	Fee
i.	Processing for Exemption	RM 10/subject
ii.	Appeals	RM 200/subject

d. Penalty fees

Penalty Fee for Late Entry: 100% of (2) above
Forfeitures for Withdrawals: 100%

No candidates for any examination will be enrolled before the payment of the relevant fees prescribed in this rule have been made.

Notice of withdrawal of Examination (written notice must submit and send to RISM address to Examination Board)

No examination deferment are allow if the candidate unable to sit for the examination.

A candidate who absents himself from the whole examination will forfeit all his fees. If he produces a medical certificate acceptable to Council certifying that he was made incapable of sitting the examinations due to illness, the return of the whole or part of the examination subject fees will be at the discretion of Council.

7. Papers and Booklets

Rules and guide to the Professional Exam The Professional Exam:

No.	Division	Price
i.	QS	RM 15.00/copy
ii.	PS	RM 15.00/copy
iii.	BS	RM 15.00/copy

b. Past Year Papers:

No.	Division	Price
i.	QS	RM 5.00/copy
ii.	PS	RM 5.00/copy
iii.	BS	RM 5.00/copy

Alternatively, you may send the cheque/money order for the exact amount plus another RM3.00 for the postage.

8. Appeals

A candidate dissatisfied with the marking of his answer papers may appeal to the Examination Board within one month from the date of the publication of the results. The Board's decision on any appeal of this nature shall be final.

The Board shall not consider any appeal before the payment of the fee at Rule 6.

9. Pass Marks

The pass mark for each of the subjects in the Foundation, First, Part I, Intermediate, Part II, Final, Part III, Direct Final and Graduate Entry Examinations shall be 50%.

10. Publication of Results of Examinations

Action to inform the candidates and to publish the results of each examination will be taken by Council as early as possible after receipt of the report from the Examination Board.

11. Amendments To Rules

These Rules shall be prescribed and published by Council and may be amended from time to time to take cognizance of technological developments that affect the science of surveying and the changing needs of the country.

Downloading of Examination Forms

Click on the following to download the respective forms, print and send it back to RISM Secretariat Office.